Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

Mmm, hot chocolate from Intelligentsia, courtesy of LAist
— Looking for the Best Hot Chocolate in LA / Laist
— Angeli Caffe Will Innovate Nightly Through 2010 / Grub Street LA
— Spotted: Rodarte for Target at the Westfield Topanga / ShopDiary
— Rodarte Collection on Racks in Eagle Rock / Racked LA
— Antidepressants linked to major personality changes / [...]

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— Neighborhoods—West 3rd Street Annual Holiday Party Dec 10
— Bags—TheFind Giveaway, Vivre Suede Jacqueline Tote
— Shops—Marcelita L’Art et Le Thé Taking Former Zipper Space
— Shuttering Shop News—Krisol Closing at End of December on West 3rd
— Shops—Krislyn Closing Retail Location, Opening Studio
— Eats—Italian Restaurant Taking Former Celadon Space?
— Eats—House Cafe Opened on Thursday on [...]

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Phillip Lim at LACMA; click to expand
— Text and photos by Lilliam Rivera
It’s always a great thrill to sneak a peek into the creative process of an artist you admire. Yesterday morning, LACMA’s Costume Council played host to designer and California-bred Phillip Lim as he discussed his recent Picasso-inspired Spring 2010 collection. The designer also [...]

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Gifts for $100 or less from The Pipeline
— Nine West spring/summer 2010 collection / Nitrolicious
— Phillip Lim at LACMA tomorrow morning / Racked LA
— Obama plans to send 30,000-35,000 more troops to Afghanistan / LAT
— COBRA subsidies begin expiring for the unemployed / LAT
— Beware of LADWP Impostors Over the Phone / LAist
— A Bravo [...]

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Audi chalk ad Downtown from Blogdowntown
— All those roving food trucks / Tasting Table
— KULTURAs Bookstore shutters in Santa Monica / SM Daily News
— Pop-Ups: A Preview of Claw Money’s Fred Segal Stash / Racked LA
— Sad, Farrah Fawcett died / TMZ
— Next Big Trend: Ads on the Sidewalk? / Blogdowntown
— ‘Your Bright Future’ at [...]

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B+S reader/commenter/contributor Alex the Sea Turtle reports from last night’s Subway to the Sea meeting at LACMA, which he described as both interesting and entertaining, “especially the public comments”:
There was an older woman who advocated for a monorail after speaking with Ray Bradbury and Frank Gehry. Then there was a guy who [...]

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Korean rice salad from Street from Eating LA
— Street: a first look finds some dishes lost in translation / Eating LA
— Gorgeous Siberian lace from Modern Sage / Pocket Lint
— Peter Bart no longer editor in chief at Variety / Defamer
— LACMA salutes Valentino with Legend Award / LAT
— Kitties, watch out for lilies! / [...]

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As you guys know, I’m the editor of Racked LA, so here’s a link list of this week’s neighborhood-related content!
» Trader Joe’s Aims to Curb Solicitation
» Now Open: Keep Company on Fairfax
» Now Open: Arcade Boutique by Rochelle Gores
» Party (S)hopping: SWAG on Beverly Debuts
» In-Store Now: Scout’s Latest Collection, Skater Skirts and Bursting Prints
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