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Looks from Isaac Mizrahi’s 2010 resort collection from Elle News Blog
— Thumbs up for Kassava on West 3rd Street / LAT
— David Vahedi Concedes in 5th District Race / LAist
— Review of Susan Feniger’s Street restaurant / LAT
— L.A. closes loophole for medical marijuana dispensaries / LAT
— All about khaki / WhoWhatWearDaily
— The Trouble With [...]

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B by Aperire shoes run $165 to $220; click to expand
— Japanese brand B by Aperire opens on Melrose, east of Fairfax / Racked LA
— A Max Mara brand is coming to Melrose Place, but not SportMax / Racked LA
— The Generic Man is popping up at Space 15 Twenty / UrbanDaddy
— Paul Koretz to [...]

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Special elections are tomorrow, Tuesday, May 19, which includes our next LA City Council District 5 member—Paul Koretz or David Vahedi.
Be sure to vote! Check out the LAT ‘Election at a Glance,’ and find your polling place at lavote.net.
There’s also one last forum between Vahedi and Koretz tonight, Monday, May 18, at the [...]

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— Sales—Reminder of This Weekend’s 3rd Street Spring Stroll
— Fast Fashions—Forever 21’s Plus-Size Faith 21 Hits Stores and Online Today
— Eats—Lines Out the Door at Corner Bakery
— Shops—CB2 Opens Thursday at 8000 Sunset, The Preview Here!
— Shops—Goodwill on Beverly Boulevard Opening May 8
— Jewels—Robindira Unsworth’s Rich Moroccan Inspired Creations
— Jewels—May de Chelly and [...]

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With the May 19 Statewide Special and Consolidate Elections coming up, the race for our 5th District City Council seems to be heating up a bit. A couple days back, we received a flyer from the Paul Koretz campaign, shown above, the front reading, ‘Why one of LA’s biggest outdoor advertising firms is [...]

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— B+S Eats—The Golden State Shines Friday Night
— B+S Dreams—Still of Green Spaces
— Eats—New, Lesser Expensive Offerings at Ortolan
— Fashions—Oh No, Madonna Doing Line for Christian Audigier
— Fashions—Forever 21 Launching Plus-Size Faith 21
— Fashions—Stop Staring! Offers Vintage Appeal from XS to XL
— Shuttering Shop News—Fashion Factory Outlet Closed on Beverly
— Fashions—Get In on [...]

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Click to expand; Paul Koretz corner campaigning
That’s City Council District 5 candidate Paul Koretz holding the sign above his head with the blue buttondown at the corner of Beverly and La Cienega—some last-minute campaigning in the works. I caught him last night around 5:30pm-ish as I was walking home, first from voting, then walking up [...]

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Just a reminder to vote in the LA City Elections tomorrow, Tuesday, March 3 from 7am-8pm. These are the Primary Nominating and Consolidated Elections, including mayor, city attorney, and (our) City Council District 5. Get info here.
» City—Last Week’s ‘Race for the 5th’ City Council District 5 Forum
» City—Last Sunday’s LA City Council District 5 [...]

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The Snuggie hits the NYC streets from NYT
— LAT endorses Ron Galperin for City Council District 5 / LAT
— Former Mayor Richard Riordan endorses Adeena Bleich / Daily News
— Taking the Snuggie to the streets of NYC / NYT
— Proper toilet paper orientation / TreeHugger
— Recession response: splash of color / NYT
— Sex education/teen pregnancy [...]

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— City—LA Times Unveils the Neighborhood Map, We’re in ‘Fairfax’
— Real Estates—King-Sized on Colgate for (Nearly) $2.5 Mill
— Eats—Le Petit Bistro Gets Lounge-y with Expanded Space and Later Hours
— Eats—Pita Bar & Grill on Fairfax
— City—Last Week’s ‘Race for the 5th’ City Council District 5 Forum
— Shops—Beverly Blossoms Moving to West 3rd, Candles [...]

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Candidates Robyn Ritter Simon, Ron Galperin, David ‘Ty’ Vahedi; click to expand
Last week’s ‘Race for the 5th’ City Council District 5 forum brought out about 150 audience members, a more diverse, younger and bigger crowd than January’s forum put on by the Beverly Wilshire Homes Association.
This forum, moderated by Ted Miller of Conroy Commercial [...]

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Psst, just a reminder of the ‘Race for the 5th’ City Council District 5 Forum Tuesday, February 10 from 7pm-9pm at Hancock Park Elementary School (408 South Fairfax Avenue, enter off Colgate Avenue). Get all the deets.
» City—’Race for the 5th’ City Council District 5 Forum Feb 10
» City—Last Sunday’s LA City Council District 5 [...]

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