BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER

OK, granted you get a dozen rather than a hundred file folders for $13.75 (delight.com), but these woodgrain Birds & Flowers or Damask organizers are particularly pretty, and may even motivate you to keep your desk clear of clutter. If I get a couple sets, then all I’ll need is a mid-century Danish desk and […]

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The new organic Mediterranean cafe at 3rd and Sweetzer I posted about a couple weeks ago now has a name - Natura Mediterranean Foods - and is set to open in December. What’s in the small print (the fault of the image not the sign)? It bills itself as a ‘quick casual Mediterranean restaurant, with […]

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Krislyn makes it more official (see Monday’s post below) with a pretty sign in the window.

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With Victoria’s Secret, the fit and quality of the clothes aren’t always stellar, so I usually end up going through this thought process if I spot something reasonably priced and cute: hm, wonder what this such-and-such looks like on a non-Brazilian lingerie and swimsuit model… This generally ends the transaction before it starts, but if […]

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More, more, more boutiques on 3rd Street. No info on when this one will open, but Jane Doe & Ani Lee is setting up shop at 8478 W. 3rd Street, just east of La Cienega. Couldn’t find a website for the company, but did find Ani Lee on Linked In, which indicates Ani Lee, LLC […]

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Anonymous wrote in response to my earlier query regarding the space at 8216 W. 3rd Street, ‘i think this is where krislyn floral couture is moving. www.krislyndesign.com from her place on melrose. if it is the space across from toast.’ As the signage indicates, this B+S tipster was right and fancy floral is in the […]

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