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What To Eat In L.A. This Weekend: Parisian Hot Dogs, Steak-Stuffed Eggrolls, and a New Nicaraguan Fritanga
French restaurant Mr. T is hooking up with Pink's Hot Dogs to celebrate the Paris Olympics, with four Parisian-inspired hot dogs this Saturday and Sunday only. The Pink's dogs in Pink's buns will be spruced up by Mr. T's chefs and include the Notre Dame with Bearnaise and pickled peppers. There's also Le Louvre, which takes its lead from beef Bourguignon, with a red wine reduction and a topping of Pink's chili and onion rings. Plus, the Champs Elysees with raclette cheese and a white wine shallot reduction.
Street Vendors Successfully Sue City to Remove Illegal ‘No Vending’ Signs And Won
Last week, street vendors across Los Angeles added another historic win to their decades-long fight to legalize street vending throughout the entire city. The victory comes after a lawsuit was filed in late 2022 by street vendors and local organizations, including Community Power Collective, Inclusive Action for The City, and the East L.A. Community Corporation, alleging that the anti-vending zones violated SB 946, a 2018 state law that had essentially legalized street vending.
Empathy Through Tacos: Meet the Skid Row Taqueros Giving Away Free Food Every Friday to Downtown’s Homeless Community
On the corner of 5th and San Pedro streets, at the heart of Downtown L.A.’s Skid Row, a group of street vendors is making it their mission to provide a sense of home to the neighborhood’s unhoused community, one plate at a time. Tacos Los Huicholes, Klover King,...
This Latina Provides A Safe Space For Women To Learn Free Auto Repair and Maintenance In O.C.
On a hot Saturday morning in late June, Angie Hernandez, owner of Soco Smog Test in Costa Mesa, hosted her fifth “Women with Wrenches” workshop. From oil changes to replacing tires and jump-starting a car, Hernandez’s hands-on sessions provide women with the tools to maintain their vehicles and be prepared for on-the-road emergencies.
LAPD Officer Driving On Wrong Side Of The Road T-Bones Driver, Leaving Them in a Medically Induced Coma (Video)
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released video footage that shows an officer driving a patrol car on the wrong side of the road with their emergency lights and sirens on. The officer proceeded to t-bone the vehicle of a male driver who was making a left-hand turn at the intersection of Adams Boulevard and Gramercy Place near the 10 Freeway.
With Albondigas and Tortillas Hecha a Mano, East L.A.’s ‘La Que Si Llena’ Restaurant Hopes to Stay Open For Another 30 Years
“You did good, mijo,” is a common echo in the life of Armando Guerrero, the proud co-owner of La Que Si Llena Restaurante Familiar. He hears it all the time from the grandmother who inspired him. This small, family-owned business, whose name means “that which fills you up,” has...
L.A. City Council Considers Proposal That Could Send Money To Private Security Firm Made Up of Former IDF Soldiers and U.S. Military Veterans
The Los Angeles City Council is considering a motion that would give millions of public dollars to private security firms to protect religious institutions in Los Angeles. The original motion called for $1 million to be allocated to private security firms in the wake of a heated protest outside of a Jewish synagogue in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood in June. Magen Am, a private security firm primarily made up of retired Israeli and U.S. Military members, was named the recipient of $350,000. Later, the motion was amended, and now no private security organizations are listed in the motion, which calls for $2 million to be spent.
What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: Colombian Ceviche De Chorizo, Knafeh Chocolate Bars, Lobster Tacos, and $11 Steak Frites
In which L.A. TACO's Hadley Tomicki fills you in on the most exciting new restaurants, pop-ups, and food events cracking in and around Los Angeles. Razo's Fish Tacos set ups on the streets of North Hollywood from 6-10 PM every Wednesday through Saturday. The stand makes fresh seafood tacos on the spot, from a simple and short menu offering tacos with battered and fried lobster, Baja-style fish, shrimp, and octopus, as well as a taco mixta with shrimp-and-fish, served on flour tortillas.
Hawthorne’s Very Own COYOTE Are Running L.A.
Coyotes are common in Los Angeles. Their existence in our city is an act of defiance against our unchecked habitat-destroying development. Nightly, they cause trouble by eating our pets and being troublemakers. But the following coyote may not be causing the type of trouble you’d expect from these creatures. This type of Coyote might not be what or who you expect.
Why You Should Be Tipping Your Servers and Budtenders In L.A.
An anonymous L.A. influencer trying to get internet-famous by leaving zero tips while eating and drinking around Los Angeles is the latest manifestation of a growing trend that sees consumers questioning and turning away from offering gratuities. According to a Forbes survey, 18% of people in the U.S. tip less...
The Newest Addition to the L.A. Dodgers is a 14-Year-Old From Culiacán, Sinaloa
This week, the hashtag #EzequielRivera went viral on social media, gaining speed as the heartwarming news that 14-year-old Ezequiel Rivera Velarde was signing with the Dodgers spread quickly through a touching video on social media. In the clip, Rivera shares the life-changing announcement with his mother over the phone. “Mom,...
The Singer For Brujería, L.A.’s Biggest Mexican-American Shock-Rock Death Metal Band, Has Died
Bi-cultural metalheads are soaking up the tears in their embroidered Brujería t-shirts this morning as they wake up to news of the untimely passing last night of the iconic band's co-vocalist, Ciriaco "Pinche Peach" Quezada, from heart failure. L.A.'s Brujería, which counts Dead Kennedys' singer Jello Biafra as a...
The 24 L.A. Rappers You Need to Know in 2024
After witnessing the historical event of Kendrick Lamar's Inglewood concert, “The Pop Out” back in June, it’s easier to recognize L.A.’s place as a hot spot for the budding talent, musicians, and rising artists in hip-hop today. And while many artists and creatives from all over...
13 L.A. Destinations For Tejuino, Raspados, and Ice Cream To Keep You Cool While Riding Metro This Summer
These are the drinks that will keep you cool in L.A. this season. Summer is in full effect, which this heat prevents us from forgetting. We’re looking at 90-degree weather almost daily over the next two weeks, so buckle up. As someone who has taken public transportation for as long as I can remember, I know it gets hot in these streets.
‘I Wasn’t Prepared For This:’ Placita Olvera’s Iconic El Burro Is Given A 30-Day Eviction Notice Following A Unanimous Vote on Thursday
For the last three months, the family behind La Carreta, the home of the now-famous El Burro at Placita Olvera, has been fighting the potential removal of their decades-long business. According to City News Service, the Board of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority Commissioners voted to evict...
Downtown L.A.’s First Proudly Queer-Owned Dispensary Is Thriving
As businesses purge their social media and stores of rainbow palettes now that Pride Month is done, Green Qween’s disco ball continues to summon all her queer children to a downtown L.A. dispensary that stays queer all year round. Owners Taylor Bazley and Andrés Rigal opened the doors of...
What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: Whole Lobster Katsu, Cannabis Omakase, Smoked Brisket Agnolotti, and a Carne Asada Fest Discount
In which L.A. TACO's Hadley Tomicki fills you in on the most exciting new restaurants, pop-ups, and food events cracking in and around Los Angeles. Plus, a discount for members to Saturday's Asada Fest. DOWNTOWN. This Saturday, EVERYone is invited to the carne asada. Asada Fest, to be specific. It's...
This Veteran Journalist Wrote a True Crime Book About Gangs Taxing Streets Vendors in MacArthur Park
MacArthur Park, mythologized in an improbable pop hit that said nothing about it, is a crowded immigrant portal plagued by homelessness, gangs, and drugs. When Jesse Katz, a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Magazine, moved next to the park in 2011, he knew its rep: bad, very bad.
Westlake’s 61-Year-Old Gay Bar Forced to Close, Set to Be Replaced With An Apartment Complex
Already facing imminent demolition, Silver Platter, Westlake’s oldest gay bar, recently had its liquor license suspended, forcing the business to close its doors. Now it’s looking even less likely that the 61-year-old watering hole will be saved. But preservationists and community members are still holding out hope that the city council can step in and do something.
Open Thread: Who Is L.A.’s Greatest Band?
As the U.S. capital of entertainment, both corporate and deeply underground, L.A. has birthed some of history's most incredible bands. From the inner city eclecticism of War to the dark roadhouse psychedelia of the Doors to the gutter hair metal of G'N'F'N'R to the darker art-school psychedelia of Jane's Addiction to the addled chaos of the Germs to the necro-demonic hardcore of Slayer to the punishing progression of Rage Against the Machine to... we could really go on for days.
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