Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

In case you were wondering, it’s a commercial space going in at the northeast corner of Melrose and Fairfax / Curbed LA
Abbot Kinney takes a hit, no more Equator Books, no more beauty spot Vert / Eater LA; Yo! Venice
The polls are in! Worst Angeleno of all time? Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa / Fishbowl LA
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Oscar de la Renta pre-fall, from Elle News Blog
— Culver City Expo Line Stop May Not Open till 2012 / Curbed LA
— Abbot-Kinney’s Food Truck Love Affair Hits A Bump in the Road / Grub Street LA
— The Massage Diet / Chic Leak
— Chef Mark Peel’s Top Five Tips For Flawless Holiday Meals / Good [...]

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A seersucker heel from Omelle’s spring/summer 2010 collection, from Nitrolicious
— State cuts give private colleges an edge / LAT
— Gold Line extension opens / LAT
— West Hollywood’s medical marijuana success story / LAT
— Review: Sarah Palin’s Going Rouge / WSJ
— Longest brunch ever, and not in a good way: Casa del Mar / ShopEatSleep
— W’s [...]

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Word that an eyeglasses shop would be coming to the former Devon Leigh space at 8026 West 3rd Street has been confirmed with the opening of Optical Sphere, which relocated from Melrose and La Jolla after 15 years. And while owner Alex—a quirky Russian guy with a true passion for specs—is sad [...]

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Harvard does a men’s line, from WWD; click to expand
— Harvard does men’s collection called Harvard Yard / WWD
— Japanese Village gets a cleanup / Racked LA
— Shop the closet / WhoWhatWearDaily
— Yoga at the Roosevelt / DailyCandy
— Richard Tyler creates Scientology uniforms / Gawker
— Picnic basket food / GOOP
— New Blog Food Cruisers Covers [...]

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Heroines chic from W
— Noirish heroines shot by Craig McDean / W
— Brad Pitt’s face up close and personal / W
— Accompanying Brad Pitt interview / W
— $.99-an-ounce Nivea makes mag’s top eight winter moisturizers / W
— Mmm, 15-minute herb fried chicken / NYT
— Chicks with Knives Supper Club / DailyCandy
— Chanel opens its third [...]

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