BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER

I’ve written before about the multi-talented Elizabeth Paige Smith and her Atelier on Abbot Kinney. The artist has teamed up with Roxy and shot a film, Ritournelle, which will be screened and feted Wednesday, August 29th, from 5:00PM-10:00PM; the festivities start with a gallery exhibition of Roxy Studio Artists at Elizabeth Paige Smith’s gallery at […]

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At the very least, you’ve probably seen Elizabeth Cole’s Resin Tusk Necklace (shown bottom left of image, usually $204, now $143), since it has been given tons of press, among other pieces, from Vogue to WWD to Elle. The collection is on discount during a Labor Day sale through midnight September 3rd. It’s playful costume […]

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As part of its campaign for the Adidas Originals Sleek collection, the 8009 Melrose Avenue shop is having a shopping party Wednesday, August 29th from 7:00PM-10:00PM. Expect drinks, DJ, manis, makeovers, and gifts with purchase like CDs, cosmetic samples, and the like.

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Eater L.A. tipped me off on this one. Food Court L.A., which I posted about earlier, supposedly has opened per an Eater L.A. reader. But then the husband went by around 8:30PM Monday night and it was not opened. There was a menu in the window with the date September 26th, 2007 on it. He […]

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I got to go to the press preview of Beautiful Morning, a two-act play showing at the Egyptian Arena Theatre through September 16th, written by Julien Schwab and directed by Nicholas Cotz. I haven’t gone to a ton of theater - a handful of Broadway shows and a few plays - but I’ll give you […]

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The signage is up for Magenta, a boutique steps west of Pixie Market on 3rd Street. I wish I had more info to offer, but at this point, it’s just the pic.

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It looks like a boutique called Romp will be opening up at 7928 W. 3rd Street, where Millennium Salon used to be just west of Fairfax. The contact person hails from Vrhnika, Slovenia according to a posted business card; the site listed on the card is iuv.si, which is not in English, so not very […]

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Love it or hate it, Pinkberry is now open at the Farmers Market at The Grove. And this Pinkberry is opened earlier than all the rest - starting at 9:00AM, you can get your fix. Go online to hear Lady Tigra’s ‘Pinkberry Song’ for the frozen treat in audio form.

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OK, Doughboys, you really need to get your sh*t together. Doughboys on 3rd Street is closed again, this time for vermin infestation. They posted this notice saying termites are the issue, but vermin could be all types of creepy crawlers, and we could definitely not be getting the full scoop here. This, on top of […]

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I went to the launch for the semi-new Image section of the L.A. Times last night, which was at Bar Nineteen 12 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. I had never been to Bar Nineteen 12, and I have to say it was pretty fantastic with a lot of outdoor space and sweeping views of the […]

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I actually wrote about Iconology on La Brea for Los Angeles mag’s most recent ‘Best of L.A.’ issue, anointing it best boutique for trunk shows. While working on the story, I did notice its lackluster site. There just wasn’t really anything on it; it felt like a placeholder. Clearly, Iconology was well aware and already […]

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Turntable Lab on Fairfax is having a record release party tonight from 8:00PM-10:00PM for Madlib’s latest Beat Conducta in India (Vol. 3-4). Love the liberal use of exclamation points in the post above from Turntable Lab’s blog. All the info is there though and it sounds like an awesome event - music courtesy of DJ […]

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