By Jill Weinlein, 4/19/2012
Community Wine Dinner at Playa Playa is hosting a special dinner with Master winemaker Manual Farina with wines from the region of Toro, Spain tonight at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy a rare tasting tour of six Spanish wines and a five-course tapa-style dinner for $80 per person. 7360 Beverly Blvd. (323)533-5300. New Menu at Red O [...] [...more]
By Aaron Blevins, 4/12/2012
Peter Walsh, a doctorate student at USC, played the piano across the street from LACMA on Thursday, as part of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestraâs âPlay Me, Iâm Yoursâ event. The orchestra licensed the event through artist Luke Jerram, and Thursday marked the first time the program has come to Southern California. The pianos have [...] [...more]
4/12/2012
The Dodgers won their home opener Tuesday to celebrate their 50th season at Dodger Stadium. Upon going through the newspaper archives, a photograph was uncovered depicting the 1929 Pasadena Buicks baseball team. A 10-year-old boy used to come to the teamâs practices and shag balls. He is pictured in front of the team. His name [...] [...more]
By Edwin Folven, 4/12/2012
When Marlborough School sophomore Anna Silk attended 3rd Street Elementary school, she wished there were more dance instruction programs offered for elementary school students. So when she began attending the Marlborough School for Girls, she decided to team up with her friend and fellow Marlborough sophomore, Emma Daily, to launch âDance From the Heartâ, a [...] [...more]
By Josh Premako, 4/12/2012
Steamed or grilled? With ketchup or mustard? You want relish, onions or sauerkraut on that? Almost as iconic as the 50-year-old Dodger Stadium is its meaty, bigger-than-the-bun concession stalwart, the Dodger Dog. Dodger Stadium snack counters sling somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.5 million of the 240-calorie pork frankfurters every season, according to information provided [...] [...more]
By Jill Weinlein, 4/12/2012
Celebrate Tax Season Over In honor of the 2012 tax season, the Lexington Social House will offer guests 17% off their entire bill from Fri. April 13 to Tues. April 17, with the mention of Tax Day 2012. Enjoy Executive Chef Jared Simonsâ new spring menu featuring steak tartare with root beer âcaviar,â braised boneless [...] [...more]
By Jill Weinlein, 4/12/2012
Hidden on the corner of Edgecliffe Dr. and W. Sunset Blvd in Silverlake, is an enchanted dining destination with its corrugated tin roof and large bamboo trees lining the outdoor dining terrace. Colorful, comfy pillows run along the open-air banquets making a cozy environment for intimate or group dining. The twinkle lights among an old [...] [...more]
By Tim Posada, 4/12/2012
The original raunch-pack are back, and they subdue the vanilla taste of 2003âs âAmerican Weddingâ with a fourth slice of âPieâ worth every bite. Like any good high school reunion, this one overflows with an array of inside jokes that mean little to newbies, but for those of us who went to high school with [...] [...more]
By Aaron Blevins, 4/12/2012
Actress Amanda Bynes, known for her television work on Nickelodeonâs âThe Amanda Showâ, âRugratsâ and âAll Thatâ, was arrested in West Hollywood on Friday morning for DUI. According to police, on April 6, at approximately 3 a.m., a Los Angeles County Sheriffâs deputy in a marked black and white radio car was stopped at the [...] [...more]
By Aaron Blevins, 4/05/2012
Actor Adam West, best known for portraying the Caped Crusader in the 1960s television show, âBatmanâ, was honored with the 2,468th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, April 5. A Washington native, West began his career as a radio DJ and television host. After arriving in Hollywood in 1959, he made his [...] [...more]