BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER

By Alex the Sea Turtle
We’ve got our eye on this 1926 3 bedroom, 2 bath Spanish revival on Drexel. The update:
They haven’t torn this house down, but last week they put up the fence and today they cut down a tree in the back yard that was probably 80 years old. This could possibly [...]

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As you guys know, I’m the editor of Racked LA, so here’s a link list of this week’s neighborhood-related content!
» Storecasting: Inago Masculine on West 3rd Street
» Storecasting: Keep Company Heads West
» Party (S)hopping: Rebecca Taylor Fall ‘08 Trunk Show September 4, A Look at Spring ‘09
» Expansion Photos: Whole Foods Construction at West 3rd [...]

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An apartment building bites the dust on Sweetzer, just north of West 3rd Street and right next to the new-ish faux Mediterranean apartments. What will go up next? More of the same cookie-cutter faux-Meds? Or perhaps a pricey loft situation?

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Got into Kiss My Bundt just before it wrapped up its opening day. Owner/chef Chrysta Wilson seemed pleased with her debut, noting some kinks that need to get worked out, but the place was bustling with last customers getting their fill before closing. Wilson said before Kiss My Bundt’s flagship, she worked a 40-hour job [...]

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Yay! All Kinds of Yum reports that Kiss My Bundt is opening tomorrow at 8am sharp. Grand opening is set for Saturday, September 6. Apparently owner Chrysta Wilson is also promising “better-than-Coffee-Bean coffee.” Definitely can’t wait to try out.

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The guitar lessons place is gone and Wokcano is getting bigger. Not a Wokcano fan, have to say. Overpriced and below mediocre food, but I guess many people disagree if they need more seats.

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This is a look inside the Panini Cafe construction, gonna be sizable.

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This was shot some days ago, but Kiss My Bundt is heading toward completion.

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So, there’s been a whole thing going on online regarding the story of Doughboys’ demise. The cafe closed down nearly a year ago and now former owner Frank Waldman has posted a 2,000-word plus account of the how the place grew and how it eventually fell. I read it in its entirety. I was never [...]

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Big news came yesterday that both Danmark and Meg are closing on West 3rd Street. I posted the details at Racked LA. Both shops are have blowout sales to get rid of inventory.

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The lights, camera, action on West 3rd Street was not the spot of a teen flick, but Hilary Duff filming a PSA at EM&Co. More pics and info at Racked LA.

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