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Playing With Fire: Your Ultimate Guide to Grilling

From meat to mesquite, L.A. chefs fork over tips for working the open flame
CityThink

L.A. Alum: Alton Brown

The Food Network funny guy and chef extraordinaire fills out our questionnaire for Angelenos who flew the coop.
Digest Blog

Top 15 Sushi Restaurants

From Little Tokyo to the Valley’s “Sushi Row,” L.A. pairs rice and raw fish like nowhere else. With special attention to sustainability, we dive into the city’s number one cuisine. Here’s where to find the city’s best

By Lesley Bargar Suter
Features

Freeway Rick Is Dreaming

Out of prison and on the move, the legendary crack dealer is seeking his fortune yet again. A journalist picks up the trail of the man who has captivated and confounded him for decades

By Jesse Katz
CityThink

Elections: City Hall Reacts

County supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, city council president Herb Wesson, and primary mayoral candidate and city councilwoman Jan Perry weigh in on L.A.'s future leader

By Shayna Rose Arnold
Features

Saint of
the Hood

Father Gregory Boyle's Homeboy Industries has helped save the lives of countless former gangbangers. But can it survive the crushing cost of manufacturing hope?

By Ed Liebowitz

Where Food, Style, Culture, and News Intersect

The Man Who Recorded Fleetwood Mac Writes A Tell-All

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Sonya Singh

Thirty-seven years ago, a promising British-American band convened at the Record Plant in Sausalito, California to create their second album. The result of these efforts was 'Rumours,' an LP that would catapult Fleetwood Mac to fame. Read More

Culture Files Blog
The Dude Would Approve

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Kari Mozena

The Beverly Hilton’s pool gets a makeover and a party ensues Read More

The Seen
This Week in L.A. Food News: May 24 Edition

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Daniela Galarza

The good, the bad, AND the ugly. Read More

Digest Blog
Disaster Awareness: What the Boston Bombings and the London Soldier Attack Can Teach Us About Ourselves

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Mary Melton

You don't need to live in a big city to worry about unforeseen threats, manmade or otherwise. But you have to ask yourself: Would you run into the chaos, or would you have run away? Read More

City Think Blog
VIDEO: Arrested Development Tackles Urban Beekeeping

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Lesley Bargar Suter

Oh G.O.B., when won't you learn...? Read More

Digest Blog
National Tap Dance Day: Celebrating with Master Tapper, Dean Barlow

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Renee Camus

Dean Barlow has worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra and Marlene Dietrich to Paula Abdul and Seth MacFarlane. Tomorrow, he'll celebrate National Tap Dance Day. Read More

Culture Files Blog
Playing With Fire: Your Ultimate Guide to Grilling

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Lesley Bargar Suter

From meat to mesquite, L.A. chefs fork over tips for working the open flame. Read More

Digest Blog
Foam Finger: Sports Roundup

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Sean Fitz-Gerald

What to know before catching the next rounds of local competition, plus a Foam Finger farewell Read More

City Think Blog
Jubilee Festival Gears up for its Downtown Debut

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Tess Hofmann

Capitalizing on its downtown locale, organizers of the Jubilee Music & Arts Festival are cranking up the volume, pushing back set times, and, for the first time, will host indoor and outdoor stages. Read More

Culture Files Blog
Today's Lesson: The Election of Teacher Monica Ratliff to the LAUSD School Board — A Declaration of Educational Independence

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Ed Leibowitz

Monica Ratliff, a fifth grade elementary school teacher, faced a single opponent in Tuesday’s runoff election for an open seat on the LAUSD school board. However, her narrow victory was not merely over 31-year-old political operative Antonio Sanchez. Read More

City Think Blog
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! 49¢ Slushie Drinks for All

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Daniela Galarza

Slurpee Days are here. Read More

Digest Blog
Food Events Worth Nibbling On: May 24-28 Edition

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Dominika Bacinsky

A guide to the weekend's most delicious happenings. Read More

Digest Blog
Character Study: Alicia Silverstone in Clueless

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Brooke L. Solovy

This week’s character is such a Betty! Break down of Alicia Silverstone in Clueless. Read More

The Clutch Blog
Exclusive: A City's Bread Comes Home

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Daniela Galarza

For the first time in over two decades, the bread of Jean Baptist Garacochea will be available to the public. Read More

Digest Blog
Behind the Bartender: Julian Cox of Circa

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Caroline on Crack

From Manhattan Beach to Mid-City, Cox has helped develop some of the city's best bars. Read More

Digest Blog
Video Village With Ask Chris: Liberace Vs. Batman

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Chris Nichols

The piano playing peacock is no match for the caped crusader! Read More

Ask Chris Blog
L.A. Alum: Alton Brown

Posted on: May 24, 2013 by: Annelise Alexander

The Food Network funny guy and chef extraordinaire fills out our questionnaire for Angelenos who flew the coop. Read More

City Think Blog
This Week in L.A. History: The King of Late Night Bids "A Heartfelt Good Night"

Posted on: May 23, 2013 by: Matt Le

After hosting 4,531 episodes of The Tonight Show, Johnny Carson said his goodbye to television audiences in May of 1992. Read More

Culture Files Blog
Deep Breaths: Why The Fact That Los Angeles Is The Most Stressful City Is Not Another Thing To Stress About

Posted on: May 23, 2013 by: Marielle Wakim

Though one study named Los Angeles the nation's most stressful city, it's still home to plenty of things that can lower your cortisol levels. Here are ten Best Of L.A.-certified ways you can release the tension, starting with some activities for the upcoming holiday weekend. Read More

City Think Blog
Nina Garcia Brings Mexico City-Style Street Food to the Carnitas Uruapan Market

Posted on: May 23, 2013 by: Bill Esparza

Breed Street might be gone, but the corner of St. Louis and Cesar Chavez just got a little more interesting. Read More

Digest Blog

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All the Preisents' Man

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[ Fashion ]
Best Luggage Shops

By Linda Immediato

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James Turrell

Science and imagination intersect in the works of James Turrell, the visionary Southern California artist. Read
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Savannah Cemetery

Join local docents for a Memorial Day tour of the oldest American cemetery in Southern California. Read
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Gardens of the Renaissance

This Getty Museum exhibition documents how the era interpreted green spaces. Read
[ The Guide ]
Native Voices

Cultures collide at this showcase that presents new theatrical works by top playwrights with indigenous roots. Read
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Anne Carson

The poet and essayist revisits the characters she created 15 years ago in Autobiography of Red. Read
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Art of the Brick

Nathan Sawaya walked away from a lucrative law career to pursue his first love: assembling dazzling life-size creations. Read
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Granny Squared

Yarn Bombing Los Angeles as they stitch together 12,500 fabric squares that will blanket CAFAM’s facade. Read

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