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Eric Garcetti is L.A.'s Next Mayor

Although early returns showed a lead for Wendy Greuel among mail-in voters, she was unable to maintain her advantage at the polls. See the final election results

By Shayna Rose Arnold
CityThink

Why Has the Lady Turned Her Back on Echo Park Lake?

The Lady of the Lake, long a serene presence on Echo Park Lake’s southeastern edge, has returned to her original perch on the north shore

By Nathan Masters
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
CityThink

Introducing "BIG SHOTS
With Giselle Fernandez"

A few words on our new video series, plus the premiere episode featuring telecom titan and second richest man in the world Carlos Slim

Where Food, Style, Culture, and News Intersect

Election Results: Eric Garcetti is L.A.'s Next Mayor

Posted on: May 22, 2013 by: Shayna Rose Arnold

Although the first bulletin posted by the City Clerk following the closing of the polls last night reported a lead for Wendy Greuel among mail-in voters, she was unable to maintain her advantage with day-of voters. Read More

City Think Blog
Where To Fish for Deals on Sushi

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Garrett Snyder

Cheap sushi isn’t an oxymoron (or a health hazard). These four spots nail the quality-to-price ratio. Read More

Digest Blog
Three Outfits To Get You Through Memorial Day Weekend

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Paige Marie Thomas

These looks will cover all of your holiday needs, from poolside chic to grillside stylish. Read More

The Clutch Blog
Street Style: Lovely In Lace

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Brooke L. Solovy

Street style and where to get this chic look. Read More

The Clutch Blog
CityDig: Why Has the Lady Turned Her Back on Echo Park Lake?

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Nathan Masters

A familiar face will greet visitors from a new location when Echo Park reopens to the public next month. The Lady of the Lake, long a serene presence on Echo Park Lake’s southeastern edge, has returned to her original perch on the north shore. Read More

City Think Blog
Coachella Tickets Go on Sale Friday

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Jenny Lower

The mad grab for Coachella 2014 tickets starts this Friday at 10 am PT. Read More

Culture Files Blog
Vitamina T: Oaxaca Town Café Serves Up a Double-Fisted Sandwich

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Bill Esparza

Welcome to Oaxacalifornia. Here, have a torta. Read More

Digest Blog
Where'd You Get That Frozen Banana? Bluth's Banana Stand at The Grove

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Daniela Galarza

Everyone at The Grove is walking around with a frozen, chocolate-covered banana. Read More

Digest Blog
California Road Trip Pics: Sentient Beings In NoHo

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Chris Nichols

18-foot giants invade the Valley Read More

Ask Chris Blog
My LA To Z: Lauren Conrad

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Marielle Wakim

The author, fashion designer, and native Californian (who recently helped launch Malibu's newest summer spirit, Malibu Island Spiced) gives us her expert opinion on SoCal sushi, picturesque hikes, and local farmer's markets. Read More

My LA to Z
Five Questions for Ramona Ausubel

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Kristin Yinger

Her much-lauded debut novel, No One Is Here Except All of Us, put Ramona Ausubel on the literary map. Her second book, A Guide to Being Born (which came out May 2), explores the world in the same fantastical way. Read More

Books
Sushi in L.A.: Round and Round We Go

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Lesley Bargar Suter

Help yourself to the conveyor belt history of the city's sushi scene Read More

Digest Blog
Bad Week for Journalism: Grub Street L.A. Goes Dark

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Daniela Galarza

Editor Hadley Tomicki says he found out about the changes to the site this morning at 9 a.m. Read More

Digest Blog
'The Bling Ring' Book: a Primer on Fame and a Warning about its Perils

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Tess Hofmann

A potent mix of greed, ambition, and self-delusion, the real-life escapades of the "Bling Ring" have been chronicled in a non-fiction book that comes out today. Read More

Culture Files Blog
The Essential Movie Library #29: Red River (1948)

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Steve Erickson

Director Howard Hawks was the movies’ great contradiction, a pro and subversive at the same time, and when it came to the film’s troubled production, financing the herd alone made this a Western with which to be reckoned. Read More

Culture Files Blog
10 Reasons Why "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Still Slays

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Renee Camus

On the tenth anniversary of the show’s series finale, we consider what made it groundbreaking television Read More

Culture Files Blog
Amy Wallace’s Latest Run in With “Hollywood’s Information Man”

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Shayna Rose Arnold

Nearly twelve years after writing about Peter Bart, Variety’s then editor-in-chief, for Los Angeles magazine, editor-at-large Amy Wallace returns to the profile for Harvard’s Nieman Storyboard’s “Annotation Tuesday!”—and fills us in on the experience Read More

Off the Record
Garcetti & Greuel Go Head to Head Over Burgers, Tacos, and Pizza

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Daniela Galarza

Tracking the campaign, from one tasty restaurant to another. Read More

Digest Blog
Saint of the Hood

Posted on: May 21, 2013 by: Ed Leibowitz

With Homeboy Industries, Father Gregory Boyle has turned the nation’s gang capital into an unlikely place of redemption. Behind one of L.A.’s great stories of moral uplift lies a 25-year struggle between a priest’s unlimited compassion and a city’s harshest realities Read More

Features
L.A.’s Most Bodacious Over-The-Top Sushi Rolls

Posted on: May 20, 2013 by: Garrett Snyder

These rockin’ rolls may not be bona fide, but they’re proof that sometimes more is more Read More

Digest Blog

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

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Gardens of the Renaissance

This Getty Museum exhibition documents how the era interpreted green spaces. Read
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Salsa Congress

The international festival expects 3,000 Latin music fans to show up each evening. Read
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Granny Squared

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