Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

If you haven’t noticed the ‘for lease’ sign on the Borders at 330 South La Cienega Boulevard, just south of West 3rd, here it is. A B+S reader pointed it out to me; it’s likely I’d walked beneath it a number of times without seeing it. So, what’s the deal? A staffer told me the [...]

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— Shuttering Shop News—Cook’s Library Closing April 30
— Sales—Erin Wasson’s Garage Sale at Rogue Status in Venice Today!
— B+S Eats—Busy and Tasty First Night for Minestraio
— Shops—Opening Date for CB2 at 8000 Sunset
— TVs—Bania!
— Target—Rogan Rolling Out Loomstate April 19
— LA Fashion Week—BoxEight Day 2 Proves Rocky, But Captures Indie Spirit
— Shops—What Comes [...]

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I caught up with Victoria Kray (left) and Maggie Wachsberger (right), who hosted a party last night to inaugurate Malgosia as the new Modern Sage, a purveyor of conscious fashion. “It has to be eco-friendly, sustainable, handmade, or small production, and not from China,” says Kray, owner Wachsberger’s right-hand at the boutique.
The 8336 West [...]

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Just in case you haven’t yet heard, very sadly the Cook’s Library at 8373 West 3rd Street is shuttering Thursday, April 30, after 20 years in the biz. The LAT Book Jacket reports owner Ellen Rose pointed to a loss of business due to Amazon:
“She and her staff might spend 30 minutes with [...]

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