Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

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Bodhi Tree in the 1970s; Bodhi Tree in the 2000s
LA Weekly’s LA Daily blog brings word that Bodhi Tree Bookstore and spiritual center will be closing “in a year’s time.” Blame the closure on cheap online book prices and now easy access to “Books on Wicca and Astrology and Native American shamanism,” which were [...]

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Every kid’s dream fort—an actual tent
Design firm Commune has collabed with a stellar list of artists to create a pop up shop, located in its 650 North Robertson Boulevard studio (an awesome space I wish I could move into), just south of Santa Monica in West Hollywood. It’s open Tuesdays and Thursday from 2pm-6pm and [...]

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— Text and (non-show) photos by Lilliam Rivera
As soon as I heard the ripping guitar of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” and saw Joey Arias strapped to a rotating wheel with puppet aliens ready to probe, I knew my night at Redcat was going to be far from sedate. Drag queen icon Joey Arias [...]

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A page from JC Penney catalog circa 1975, from Jancee Dunn; click to expand
It’s the end of an era, people. WWD reports today that this year’s fall/winter edition of JC Penney’s biannual ‘big book’ catalog will be its last. Makes sense, of course, with online and ecommerce and, you know, killing all those trees.
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Sloan’s Dry Cleaners at 8166 West 3rd Street airs some dirty laundry for USA…

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At least one West 3rd Street retailer took its The Tyra Show doormat—denoting that the talk show has moved to KTLA—straight to the garbage, sending over these photos:
“Glad you covered this. Ours went straight to the dumpster. What a wasteful publicity stunt! So Tacky! Maybe I will drop it off at KTLA – [...]

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Um, apparently, The Tyra Show has moved to KTLA, and desperately wants everyone on West 3rd Street (and who knows what other areas) to know about it. These photos just came in from a local retailer chronicling the advertising campaign that includes the entire storefront of the former Plushpod space at 8211 West 3rd Street [...]

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It’s as if Christian Audigier (who, apparently is moving into Michael Jackson’s home) and L. Ron Hubbard were maniacally laughing from their respective lairs: “Nice try, suckers! You thought you could leave us in LA? You think our cult-ish following stops at the city limits? Not so, not so…”
Right on Wisconsin in Georgetown is an [...]

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DC’s SmartBikes left; Hyatt Regency also offers guests the chance to take a ride; click to expand
It’s not clear and sunny like it was on Saturday when I took these photos, casting a pretty glow on DC SmartBikes (at left) and the Hyatt Regency’s bikes lined up for guests’ use (at right). I was struck [...]

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Ahhh, the very talented Crystal Meers—Los Angeles Editor of DailyCandy and stupendous and endlessly creative Treat Street baker—sent over this friggin’ adorable birthday card from Someecards.com. Cheeky, fun, modern with a sideswipe of, yikes, truth, check ‘em out!

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