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Eric Garcetti Up 7 Points In New Mayoral Poll; Mike Feuer Has Commanding Advantage In City Attorney Race

Eric Garcetti has a 7-point lead over Wendy Greuel in the race for L.A. mayor with just four days to...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-18-2013  |  The Informer

Wendy Greuel Heads To Hollywood To Challenge Eric Garcetti's Turnaround Claim

Wendy Greuel attacked Eric Garcetti on his home turf today, challenging his jobs figures and blaming him for a recent...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-18-2013  |  The Informer

Is The Varnish the Best Bar in the World? Spirited Bar Awards Finalists Announced

Hot on the heels of last year's Best American Cocktail Bar award at Tales of the Cocktail, The Varnish is...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  Squid Ink

DUI Checkpoints Tonight in Lincoln Heights, Van Nuys

After a flurry of anti-drunk-driving operations this spring, culminating with a massive Cinco de Mayo crackdown, the cops around here...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  The Informer

Los Angeles Times Could Be Yours: Crowdfunding Campaign Launches

Some folks are really scared that billionaire conservatives are going to run the "free press." News flash: Billionaire conservatives already...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  The Informer

Weekend Preview: Improving Matt Kemp, Dodgers Begin Roadie Tonight in Atlanta

Rebounding from an eight-game losing streak with victories in four of their last five, the Dodgers have hit the road...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  The Informer

Koreatown's Beer Belly Throws a Three-Day Beer Party

When beer bars and gastropubs started sprouting up en masse across Los Angeles a few years ago, not many could...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  Squid Ink

3 Kentucky Products That Should be Smuggled Instead of KFC

As recently reported in The Washington Post, al-Yamama, a Palestinian delivery company, has been sneaking Kentucky Fried Chicken into the...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  Squid Ink

Upskirt Perv Victimized More Than 100 Women in Antelope Valley, Cops Say

It's upskirt season is Southern California. The sun comes out, and so do the pervs. Our latest suspect is Mylyn...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  The Informer

ABC's New Comedy Mixology on Track to Ruin Bartending, Television + Life on Earth

As far as we can tell, no one is very excited about much of the programming the major networks are...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  Squid Ink

Ex-Clipper Nick Young Says West Hollywood GHB Rape Allegation Bogus

Former NBA Clipper Nick Young is accused in a lawsuit of drugging and raping a woman after a 2011 encounter...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  The Informer

4th Annual L.A. Street Food Fest Coming in June

Six days post-Tacolandia is, maybe, more than enough rest to prep for the return of the largest gathering of street...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  Squid Ink

Man Who Allegedly Took Upskirt Photos of Model Brittanie Weaver Charged

Model Brittanie Weaver says a perv "picked the wrong girl" when he used an iPad to take upskirt photos of...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  The Informer

3 Great Bars For Celebrating World Whisky Day

It's World Whisky Day on Saturday, May 18, declared last year by a Scottish college student named Blair Bowman who...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  Squid Ink

What's in Season at the Farmers Market: GMO Blues + First Summer Corn

When you Google Monsanto, the website link has both the company's name and its slogan -- A Sustainable Agriculture Company...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  Squid Ink

Robert Colt Wilson Had Bombs, Meth & Gun In Westside Case, Prosecutors Say

You know what we really need more than a man with 16 or so pipe bombs in his Westside apartment?...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  The Informer

Decrying TV Attacks, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Gives A Boost To Wendy Greuel

So much for staying neutral. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has said that he would not get involved in the campaign to...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  The Informer

Five People Making L.A. a Better Place

This year's People issue celebrates the 56 Angelenos we find most intriguing. But some of the people in this year's...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  The Informer

Guest Dinner at Cortez: Louisa Shafia's The New Persian Kitchen

On Sunday, May 19, Cortez in Echo Park is hosting a dinner featuring recipes from Louisa Shafia's The New Persian...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  Squid Ink

Lina's Party Pick of the Week

Photo by Amy Darling BLISS 525 525 E. Broadway, Long Beach, Sat., May 18; competition starts at 11:30 p.m. When...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  West Coast Sound

Fanatics! This Sunday's Show Will Go Long

See also: Henry Rollins: Why I'm Not Playing Music Anymore RADIO BROADCAST #216 05-19-13 Fanatics. I am sitting in a...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  West Coast Sound

The Best Concerts to See in Los Angeles This Weekend

Don't forget to check our constantly-updated Los Angeles Concert Calendar Friday, May 17 The International Swingers VIPER ROOM With New...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  West Coast Sound

Did Daft Punk Play Avalon Last Night? Nope! It Was a Prank

Reporting by Dennis Romero The buzz on Twitter today: Daft Punk played at surprise set at Avalon Hollywood last night...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-16-2013  |  West Coast Sound

Man Gives Abercrombie Clothes to Skid Row Homeless to Defy Douchey Brand (VIDEO)

We've been hating on Abercrombie & Fitch for more than a decade now, ever since T-shirts depicting stereotypical Asian characters...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-16-2013  |  The Informer

LAPD's Rampart-Era Consent Decree Finally Over

The final black cloud over the Los Angeles Police Department has lifted. A 2001 consent decree that put LAPD under...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-16-2013  |  The Informer

5 Best Dosas in Los Angeles

There are as many kinds of dosas as there are moms in South India -- which is to say, a...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-16-2013  |  Squid Ink

Dr. Dre on His USC Academy: "This Is the Biggest Thing I've Ever Been a Part Of"

As our sister blog The Informer reported yesterday, Interscope Records boss Jimmy Iovine and boss of all bosses Dr. Dre...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-16-2013  |  West Coast Sound

Latino Vote Crucial for L.A. City Hall Candidates

With nearly one in three people in the L.A. electorate claiming Latino heritage, the city election Tuesday could be decided...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-16-2013  |  The Informer

The Undercover Vegetarian: Rustic Canyon

Chef Jeremy Fox once presided over the most celebrated vegetarian menu in the country at Ubuntu in Napa. So now...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-16-2013  |  Squid Ink

Smog, Freeway Emissions Can Be Stroke, Heart Attack Risks

You've heard of good and bad cholesterol before, right? Fish oil good, Big breakfast with hotcakes bad. Simple enough. Maybe...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-16-2013  |  The Informer

10 Restaurant Meals That Will Make You the Fattest

On Tuesday we reported on two university studies that found that restaurant meals are really, really fattening. One meal, on...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-16-2013  |  Squid Ink

Party People, Prepare for a .05 DUI Alcohol Limit

If you thought .08 was a tough blood alcohol limit for driving under the influence, just wait. There's a movement...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-16-2013  |  The Informer

Now Open: Indian Gastropub Badmaash in Downtown L.A.

To get a sense of what new Indian gastropub Badmaash is all about, look no further than the three samosa...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-16-2013  |  Squid Ink

The Six Types of Transplants Ruining L.A.

See also: Fear and Loathing of Los Angeles: Let Them Keep Hating. We Know Better. Every day, hundreds (just to...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-16-2013  |  The Informer

Henry Rollins: Why I'm Not Playing Music Anymore

[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday,...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-16-2013  |  West Coast Sound

Wednesday Attack Ad Round-Up: Three New Spots Slam Mayoral Candidates in English and en Español

We're already getting a little nostalgic for the L.A. mayor's race, which will be over next Tuesday. Call us crazy,...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-15-2013  |  The Informer

Overland Avenue Explosives Stash Prompts Evacuations, Westside Traffic Tie-Ups

Updated at the bottom with the suspect's ID and the end of evacuations. First posted at 1:45 p.m. A traffic...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-15-2013  |  The Informer

L.A. Is Dog-Bite Capital for Postal Workers

Among our many fine distinctions -- smog capital, traffic capital, douche capital -- is a new one: The U.S. Postal...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-15-2013  |  The Informer

Happy Hour: Duck Wings and Sangria at Blue Cow Kitchen in Downtown L.A.

Place: Blue Cow Kitchen, 350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles; (213) 621-2249. Hours: Weekdays 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (drinks);...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-15-2013  |  Squid Ink

Gov. Jerry Brown Attacks Carmen Trutanich for Flip-Flop on Prison Realignment

Gov. Jerry Brown has weighed in on the race for L.A. city attorney, recording a robocall attacking incumbent Carmen Trutanich...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-15-2013  |  The Informer

American Craft Beer Week Is Here: A List of Important Beer Events

American Craft Beer Week is under way and picking up speed. The Brewers Association-- a nonprofit group recognized as the...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-15-2013  |  Squid Ink

Clayton Kershaw at Risk in 132-Pitch Win?

Clayton Kershaw is as close to deity as anyone in baseball, and he's getting closer with each passing five-day period...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-15-2013  |  The Informer
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Mark Sanford's victory is a triumph of ideology over decency

The good news is that Jon Stewart will have no shortage of material for The Daily Show in the foreseeable future. The bad news is that the good people of South Carolina's 1st Congressional District will hang their heads and deny their origins when they travel beyond the Lowcountry in the foreseeable future.
Charleston City Paper  |  Will Moredock  |  05-09-2013  |  Commentary

A 278-year-old error over the N.C.–S.C. border is riling residents

Unceremoniously marked 278 years ago with a stone here or a notch on a tree there, King George's boundaries leave a portion of Fred Berlinger's Polk County home in South Carolina.
INDY Week  |  Billy Ball  |  05-09-2013  |  Environment

Triumph for the Humpbacks?

Why a Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council member wants the whales removed from the endangered species list.
Maui Time Weekly  |  Anthony Pignataro  |  05-17-2013  |  Environment