Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

New boutique for little ones Eggy at 8365 West 3rd Street (on the same block as Benefit Cosmetics, Polkadots & Moonbeams, Traveler’s Bookcase, D’Amore’s Pizza, incoming Magnolia Bakery and more) looks to be coming along, with its new bright orange exterior…
» Shops—Baby Boutique Eggy Coming to Former Orchid Wrangler Space

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— Shops—Valerie Confections and Patz & Hall Winery at Heath
— Fast Fashions—Sonia Rykiel for H&M Lingerie, A Few Notes
— Saturday, Dec 12 Last Day for Chanel at Decadestwo!
— Designers—Standout Indie Designers and Artisans at Unique LA
— Shops—Tokidoki and ‘Kaiser Karl’ Hit Melrose
— Shops—A Total Lush, In a Good Way, Rolling Greens Nursery Opens [...]

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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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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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The Emmy Awards are over and done with, but the menu from the Governors Ball continues at Pinot Bistro (12969 Ventura Boulevard; 818-990-0500) in Studio City through Saturday, September 26. The $60 prix fixe meal includes a ‘Flavors from the Farmers Market’ first course, an [...]

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Thanks to Anonymous who tipped me that D’Amore’s Pizza opened yesterday at 8369 West 3rd Street, a day ahead of schedule. I got over there late afternoon and met owner Joe D’Amore, his daughter Christie, who will be managing the West 3rd location (there’s also a D’Amores in Malibu, Tarzana, Westwood, Thousand Oaks, Canoga Park [...]

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Word from staffers at the Traveler’s Bookcase is that a women’s clothing boutique will be opening next door on West 3rd Street…

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