BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER

It’s that time again - 3rd street will be open for business, lots of free booze, eats and other festivities, Thursday, December 6th from 6:00PM-10:00PM. Posted below is Rodan vs Griffith’s flyer. I suggest ending there because they know how to party. The last one was loads of fun, and with 50-plus shops and restaurants […]

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The Rhino Records Pop-up store opened in Filly’s old space on December 1st, and will stay open through the month to fill all your limited boxed set, vinyl, DVD, Rhino merch, and silkscreen poster needs. Check out the shop’s events calendar here, which includes a number of parties. Open from noon-8:00PM daily.

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Modern men’s haunt All Purpose on Flores is teaming up with design curators/retailer Citizen: Citizen and sleek sex toy purveyors Jimmyjane for a week of retail fun starting December 4th-December 9th. Find offerings from all three and make yourself, or, if you’re feeling in the giving spirit already, someone else, very happy.

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As much as I thought the whole Puppies & Babies idea was odd, I always find it a little annoying when a business has a location in its name that is incorrect. I realize this is an extension of the shop that is actually in Bel Air, but we’re not in Bel Air.

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Three cheers for the Beverly Center’s east escalators now working! Sure, the walking up six flights of stairs was good exercise, but it was a real pain in the ass - literally.

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San Francisco-based Benefit Cosmetics is now opened on 3rd Street, steps east of Orlando. Love Benefits’ feminine, fun products, but also love that the shop does all types of waxing, plus eyebrow and lash tinting, ranging from $9 for a lip wax to $65 for a full leg and bikini wax.

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