LA’s Natural History Museum’s First Friday Series Closes for the Season

By Alice on Jun 4, 2015 in General Posts |

The Natural History Museum’s First Fridays series closes for the season on June 5 from 5-11 pm, and they’re taking the party outside for the finale. The night begins with tours/lectures including “Mathemagician” Arthur Benjamin on “The Magic of Math” and “How Bird Watchers Can Save the World” by Rick Bonney of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Live music by Hanni El Khatib, Chicano Batman, Avid Dancer. Spinning tunes is resident KCRW DJ Raul Campos featuring Captain Planet. Tickets: $20, free for Museum members....

2015 Great Gatsby Party @ The Park Plaza Hotel

By Alice on May 20, 2015 in General Posts |

Interested in partying inside one of Los Angeles forgotten gems? We know that its still a couple months away, but if you haven’t seen the interior of this beautiful landmark you’re going to want to jump on these tickets asap! Join us in traveling back to the roaring 20’s at the historic and legendary Park Plaza Hotel on Saturday, August 8th for specialty cocktails, music, dancing and a few surprises! Don’t forget to dress the part! The Park Plaza Hotel will be split into separate ballrooms, each with different themes. Traditional swing, jazz, 1920’s themed dance music and current hits played by our resident DJ. Proceeds from this benefit will go to Noah’s B-ark, whose aim is to rescue dogs from shelters and find permanent homes for rescued pets. Cash bar, 21+ Purchase general or VIP tickets here!...

The Cheese Store of Silverlake remembers their founder and local legend Chris Pollan

By Alice on May 12, 2015 in General Posts |

The entire community has been saddened by the loss of The Cheese Store founder and local legend Chris Pollen. Join us on Sunday, May 17th 6PM at The Cheese Store of Silverlake, to eat and drink, toast and cheers, share stories and tears in remembrance of this amazing, larger than life man!   $30 at the door will get you a glass, plate and fork, all proceeds will go to Chris’ favorite charities, The Wounded Warrior Project, American Heart Association and the West Valley Food Pantry. Please do take a chance to read about the wonderful groups we will be supporting at this event in Chris’s honor. http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/# http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/ http://www.westvalleyfoodpantry.org/index.html ———————————————————————————– The Cheese Store of Silverlake 3926 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90029 323.644.7511 cheesestoresl@yahoo.com...

The recent earthquake in Nepal has devastated the region, leaving thousands dead and hundreds of thousand homeless. In the aftermath of this terrible tragedy a world away, many of us wonder how we can make a difference. So as always, craft beer to the rescue! Join us on May 9th at participating breweries and beer bars around Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino Counties. Participating locations will have at least one beer on draft as their “donation beer.” 100% of the proceeds will go to GlobalGiving, a highly vetted organization raising funds for both immediate use as well as long term recovery. They have already raised over $2 million! Can’t make it Saturday or like to make a separate donation? Visit our fundraising page: http://www.globalgiving.org/fundraisers/crawl4nepal/ #Crawl4Nepal Participants so far include: 1642 (on Temple Street) The Bruery Angel City Brewery Eagle Rock Brewery Golden Road Brewing Mohawk Bend Tony’s Darts Away Sunset Beer Company The Rookery Cismontane Brewing Ritual Brewing Co. Barley Forge Brewing Co. Sanctum Brewing Co. Bread & Barley Beach City Brewery Bottle Logic Brewing Phantom Carriage Brewery Blue Palms Brewhouse Three Weavers Brewing Co King Harbor Brewing Company Far Bar Little Tokyo Noble Ale Works The Lost Knight Select Beer Store City Tavern DTLA Hangar 24 38 Degrees Ale House & Grill Barbara’s at the Brewery Alosta Brewing  ...

Moby pulls the heartstrings of LA’s vegans with his new venture “Little Pine”

By Alice on Apr 27, 2015 in General Posts |

Well, well, well, Look like Moby is back and with a vengeance! His plant-based vegan restaurant “Little Pine” is finally under construction with a debut date just later this summer. In addition to its celebrity roots, Little Pine’s kitchen will be overseen by Anne Thornton, the Food Network regular who also hosts Dessert First. Previously employeed at The Wavery Inn, Thornton will be leading Little Pine’s team in creating all-vegan plates with seasonal twists and will also feature some serious retail including meatless cookbooks and a number of artisianal food products. Little Pine’s menu will initially serve dinner before expanding into all day service with the eventually addiction of brunch and breakfast components.  Get ready for some summer inspired plates like mushroom leek pot pie, cauliflower steak and even lemon mint pea pâté! We can’t wait to finish off this summer with Silverlandia’s newest addition! Little Pine 2870 Rowena Ave. Los Angeles,...

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House

By Alice on Apr 15, 2015 in Architecture, General Posts, Los Feliz News |

Los Angeles is already madly in love with the Hollyhock House, Frank Lloyd Wright‘s first Los Angeles house, a prototype for California Modernism, and a pretty magical hilltop spread with beautiful views of Griffith Observatory and Hollywood. After a five-year restoration, the city-owned house reopened just last month for a full 24 hours of tours, as Friday the 13 turned into Valentine’s Day, and “as many as a thousand people at a time” lined up to get inside,reports the LA Times. The line started forming around 2 pm, hours before opening, and stayed long all night, with crowds coming through even in the small hours (and everyone allowed to take pictures just this once). Here’s a look at all those devotees, in roughly chronological order, and you can take our virtual tour of the early-1920s Hollyhock right over here. The house will be open Thursdays through Sundays from 11 am to 4 pm from now on, with a $7 free for adults....