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Entries from April 2008

Fenced in on Blackburn

April 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments

A tipster emailed me about this (I think) rental on Blackburn. What’s up with the fence-age?

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Tags: REAL ESTATE

Saturday, Echo Park

April 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

On Echo Park Avenue. Are they going to take a load off?

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Tags: ART

Event: West 3rd Street Party Thursday, May 1st

April 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments

A bunch of flyers below from boutiques participating in the West 3rd Street Block Party Thursday, May 1st, from 6:00PM-9:00PM.
In addition, there will be 10% off at Ethel, and at Aero & Co:
May De Chelly Sample Sale
Modal Jersey Skirts, Tops & Dresses $45 - $95
 
30% off Maxine Dillon Spring Merchandise

 
20% off all regular priced merchandise […]

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Tags: FASHION · EVENT · DRINK · EAT

Birdie Moves in on Blackburn

April 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A little bitty birdie made a little bitty nest on the top of the Blackburn Avenue sign at Sweetzer. Too cute. Didn’t catch the little guy in his nest though!

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Tags: PET

Americana at Brand: It’s The Grove…in Glendale…with Expensive Condos

April 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Went to tour the Americana at Brand last weekend, which opens on May 2.
Check out the coverage at Racked LA, tons of photos and info on those $5,000/month 2 bed 2 bath apartments…

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Tags: REAL ESTATE · FASHION · EAT

The Citron, Pricing

April 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Update from earlier post from Alex the Sea Turtle:
First floor unit for sale on the MLS. 795k for 2 +2, here.
There was another, which is no longer coming up.

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Tags: REAL ESTATE

Grizzle Trying to Beat the Heat…

April 28th, 2008 · No Comments

When in doubt, the Grizz takes it under. One half of the hairy beast…

…and the other. Excuse the old-ass dirty flip-flops.

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Tags: PET

Blackburn for Obama?

April 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Three’s generally considered a trend and we have four for Obama (publicly, that is) on Blackburn, though the bottom example seems a bit closeted.

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Tags: CULTURE

Electric Karma Date-o-thon

April 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Speed dating going on at Electric Karma on hotass Sunday evening!

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Tags: Uncategorized

Filming in the Hood

April 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Some sort of filming going on in the neighborhood…

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Tags: FILM

The Citron—”16 New Modern Living Condos”

April 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

These are these new condos on Hayworth north of Beverly Boulevard—around the corner from the Shoe Pavilion. No word  on pricing that I can see on the site. They are located just down the street from an assisted living facility, which is a bring-down. I’m not even particularly interested as to what they look like […]

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Tags: REAL ESTATE

Elliott Lucca Calypso Clutch

April 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Can’t say I’ve spent more than a few bucks on a clutch at a thrift store, but I do really like the ’70s-inspired color combo on this Calypso Clutch by Elliott Luca ($158, elliottlucca.com). Generally, Elliott Lucca’s handbags don’t exceed the $300 range, which I appreciate about the co. Don’t love everything they do, but […]

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Tags: BAGS