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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High fashion Madonna, from The Pipeline
— Corey Lynn Calter’s eye-popping Resort 2009 collection / All the Rage
— James Franco to General Hospital—No, For Real / Gawker
— Intelligentsia Coffee Roasting Classes / Squid Ink
— Barney Greengrass Fires Waiter for Twittering About Guests / GrubStreet LA
— LAist Interviews: Coco Before Chanel / LAist
— Anthropologie TV: Man Shops [...]

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Looks from Marc Jacobs show, from NYT
— Station Fire 91% contained / LAist
— Nearly 1,000 Layoffs Loom at City Hall as Money Runs Out / LAist
— 7 Eleven Opens New Store: Free Pizza + The Laker Girls / Squid Ink
— RIP, Patrick Swayze / LAT
— Top Five Patrick Swayze Dance Sequences / StyleCaster
— Cathy Horyn [...]

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Kobe in China from WSJ
— 285 Bicycle Meter Hitches Now Throughout the City / LAist
— Formally AK, now The Tasting Kitchen / Daily Dish
— Locali’s Bicycle Treats / Kitsune Noir
— Where does a pirate drink artisanal cocktails? R Bar. Really. / Daily Dish
— MTV’s Styl’d filming on Melrose Place / Fashion Rules!
— Kobe Bryant [...]

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A photo from Madonna’s fall 2009 Louis Vuitton ads from Fashionologie
— Conan O’Brien Slips to #2, garners young crowd / WSJ
— Michael Jackson in pictures / NYT
— That spectacular Farrah ‘do / Fashionista
— More Michael Jackson photos / WWD
— Anna Sui’s Gossip Girl–Inspired Target Collection / The Cut
— 50 Cent has significant equity in new [...]

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Guaranteed press: Madonna at the Met Costume Institute Gala from The Cut
— Win an invite to the Hervé Léger by Max Azria event! / Live! On Sunset
— LA Craft Beer Festival in Silver Lake / Thrillist
— Former Rodarte intern launches retro Geronimo swimwear / DailyCandy
— Media Pressure Brings Reward to Reality for Fatal Hit & [...]

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Amy Adams in W
— Silver Lake’s BBQ Record store and roving vegan cupcake truck / Eating LA
— Raven Kauffman’s amazing bags at Des Kohan / La Vie En Rose
— Drew Barrymore likes to drop the ‘F’-bomb / LA Weekly
— Poketo’s ‘Bang! Bang! Draw’ event / Poketo Blog
— Amy Adams profile / W
— Amy Adams never [...]

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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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Madonna in ad campaign for Louis Vuitton, shot at Le Figaro in Los Feliz
I’m just not feeling this collab. My Fashion Life reports that Madonna will be teaming up with LA’s Christian Audigier to do a collection for Audigier’s Ed Hardy label:
“Madge who considers Audiger to be a true fashion innovator was wooed by [...]

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Looks from Roberto Cavalli’s doggie collection from W
— Reservoir Restaurant opens in Silver Lake / DailyCandy
— Lab, all about eats and beer, opens Downtown / Thrillist
— Loudly and colorfully, opposing sides debate Proposition 8 / LAT
— Umm, I want to go to Palm Springs, drink kumquat martinis / Pocket Lint
— Inside LA’s Gaylord apts with [...]

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