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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6—SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7
WHO: Electronic Waste Collection Event
WHAT: OK, not a sale, but a good event! Dispose of your old Computer Monitors, Television sets, PC Systems, Printers, Laptops, Copiers, Scanners, Fax Machines, Toner Cartridges, UPS & PDAs, Power Supplies, Main Frame Units, Networking Equipment, Mother Board Systems, VCR/VCD/DVD Players, Home Entertainment Systems, Landline and [...]

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Can we just stop for one moment and talk about Tanya Aguiñiga’s rope knot necklaces? Lilliam and I were totally transfixed when we first saw Aguiñiga’s work at Commune’s Community Shop pop up over the holidays—a mix of cool nautical bracelets, textural furniture pieces and colorful textiles that you want to wrap yourself up in, [...]

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For those who, in fact, do want to keep up with the Kardashians, here’s a reality TV show to potentially star in just for you, brought to you by an unnamed “major cable network.” The Good Life is casting right in our neighborhood at Polkadots & Moonbeams at 8381 West 3rd Street this Friday, January [...]

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Get word from a B+S reader that there are three vacant seats—’Arts,’ ‘Renters’ and ‘Medical’—on the Mid-City West Community Council Board. Elections for each of the seats will be held tonight at a public meeting Tuesday, January 12 at 7pm in the main auditorium of the National Council of Jewish Women at 543 [...]

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West 3rd Street isn’t the only nabe partying tonight. It’s also the 2nd Annual Avenues of Art & Design Holiday Shopping Night from 6pm-9pm on Melrose Avenue, and Robertson and Beverly Boulevards. More than 300 shops and businesses covering the realms of fashion, interior design and furniture, food and art comprise the district, [...]

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As I mentioned, tonight is the West 3rd Street Holiday Party from 6pm-9pm, with more than 60 participating boutiques, restaurants and businesses on West 3rd between La Cienega and Fairfax.
The West 3rd Street Business Association has amped up its efforts and enlisted a marketing professional to get the word [...]

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I was very psyched a couple weeks ago to receive an advance copy of Eat: Los Angeles 2010, the Eat LA accompaniment and food guide edited by writer and publisher of Prospect Park Books Colleen Dunn Bates, along with a team of writers, journalists and bloggers. Covering 1,300-plus food spots (from restaurants and food [...]

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— Text and photos by Christina von Messling
Unique LA took place this past weekend in Downtown, and I must say it was a great experience. Since it’s the beginning of the holiday season, I was still lacking some bigger and a lot of smaller gifts, and the idea of finding something more creative than a [...]

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This is the sixth year running that Decadestwo has put on its Chanel extravaganza at its 8214 Melrose Avenue boutique, featuring pre-owned clothing, handbags and accessories from the late 1990s-2009. Notably, this is the first time co-owner Christos Garkinos has sourced items for the event from Paris and London, as well as inside [...]

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— Text and photos by Christina von Messling
Celebrating the art of craftsmanship and local produce, artisan producers Valerie Confections and Patz & Hall Winery collaborated with Heath Ceramics and invited guests to a cheerful evening of wine and food tasting in Heath Ceramics Store on Beverly Boulevard.
“We created Chardonnay-Apple-Vanilla Bean [...]

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It’s that time of year. The West 3rd Street Annual Holiday Party is next week, Thursday, December 10 from 6pm-9pm. There will be drinks, merriment, music, shopping and complimentary valet parking (check here for deets). The list of participating boutiques, restaurants and other businesses is long and distinguished, just check above. Also, note [...]

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— Text by Keri Pina
Celebrating Taschen’s latest release, Los Angeles: Portrait of a City, Fendi and Vanity Fair held an outdoor evening gala to raise money for the Los Angeles Conservancy at the iconic Crossroads of the World. The scene felt very Wes Anderson—affluent guests swelling the courtyard around [...]

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