Articles for West Hollywood

No holiday plans? This social app will match you with a group of strangers for dinner
6 days, 17 hours ago

No holiday plans? This social app will match you with a group of strangers for dinner

LA Times  

When David Brown moved from Chicago to Los Angeles this summer, one of the first things he did was download an app that aims to “fight big-city loneliness.” The 35-year-old sales director had seen an Instagram ad for Timeleft, which matches users with strangers for dinner via a personality algorithm. Some of them were born here,” says Haraba, who said …

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One of L.A.’s most acclaimed restaurants just returned in a new space with high ambitions
1 week ago

One of L.A.’s most acclaimed restaurants just returned in a new space with high ambitions

LA Times  

For two brief years, in-the-know L.A. diners gathered around a small U-shaped counter hidden within José Andrés’ now-closed restaurant the Bazaar to witness chef Aitor Zabala craft whimsical, avant-garde creations at Somni, one of the country’s most notable fine-dining experiences. L.A. Times Food critic Bill Addison called Zabala’s 20-plus courses “the headiest heights of luxury dining” and Somni appeared on …

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O.C. sheriff’s employee lived lavished lifestyle by stealing from her grandma. She now faces prison
1 month ago

O.C. sheriff’s employee lived lavished lifestyle by stealing from her grandma. She now faces prison

LA Times  

An Orange County sheriff’s employee has pleaded guilty to stealing from her unsuspecting grandmother, fraudulently using credit cards in her name. Roxana C. Laub, 33, of Santa Ana, recently pleaded guilty to two felony charges for forging checks and fraudulently using credit cards in her grandmother’s name, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release. After admitting she wasn’t …

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‘Trans Diaries’ actors counter election attacks with a powerful tool: their own stories
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Trans Diaries’ actors counter election attacks with a powerful tool: their own stories

LA Times  

The performers gathered in the West Hollywood City Council Chamber for two presentations of “The Trans Diaries” — monologues that serve as vehicles for trans people to share their stories. Lindsey Deaton, a musician and artistic director who served as West Hollywood’s first appointed transgender commissioner for arts and cultural affairs, created “The Trans Diaries” five years ago. Cast members …

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With Trump’s win, some women wonder: Will the US ever see a female president?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

With Trump’s win, some women wonder: Will the US ever see a female president?

Associated Press  

Voters had the chance this election to break the highest glass ceiling in American politics by electing Kamala Harris the nation’s first female president. Supporters react as they watch election results at an election night campaign watch party for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Share Share Copy Link copied …

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Anxious L.A. voters poured out on this historic election day, even if they couldn’t sway the main event
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Anxious L.A. voters poured out on this historic election day, even if they couldn’t sway the main event

LA Times  

“Nervous.” “Emotional.” “Worried.” “Insecure.” Los Angeles-area voters were feeling much like the rest of the country as election day dawned. “That’s a hell no for me,” said Koryn Frye-Fuentes, 30, widening her eyes for emphasis as she panned Proposition 36 outside her polling place at Plummer Park in West Hollywood. Incarceration “doesn’t help people with drug addiction.” The proposition, backed …

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After a century, concrete plant that helped build L.A. makes way for a deluxe tower
1 month, 3 weeks ago

After a century, concrete plant that helped build L.A. makes way for a deluxe tower

LA Times  

If the new apartment tower had been planned for another plot of land, chances are good the concrete plant in the middle of the city would have helped build it. The Cemex Hollywood Concrete Plant was one of the last industrial businesses operating in West Hollywood, said Jennifer Alkire, the city’s assistant director of community development. The Cemex concrete plant …

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Take off before — or after — your LAX flight at Hawthorne’s new weed lounge
2 months ago

Take off before — or after — your LAX flight at Hawthorne’s new weed lounge

LA Times  

Barely four hours after he had arrived in Los Angeles from Georgia to attend his nephew’s birthday bash, James Huling was seated at a bar rolling a joint and sipping a cannabis-infused agua fresca on a recent Thursday afternoon. The Artist Tree’s ninth location, which opened in late September, marks the first dispensary and first cannabis consumption lounge to open …

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A beloved West Hollywood valet was beaten unconscious. His alleged attacker is now behind bars
2 months ago

A beloved West Hollywood valet was beaten unconscious. His alleged attacker is now behind bars

LA Times  

Dorian Michael Gray, a 28-year-old Van Nuys resident, was arrested Friday on suspicion of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and battery in connection with an incident of punching and sending a beloved valet in West Hollywood to the hospital last month, Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives announced Tuesday. A man has been arrested in connection with an incident …

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How to see the lost art of rebel Disney Imagineer Rolly Crump in L.A.
2 months ago

How to see the lost art of rebel Disney Imagineer Rolly Crump in L.A.

LA Times  

Rolly Crump, who died in 2023, is seen here in 2018. The show, dubbed “Crump’s The Lost Exhibition,” is curated by Rolly’s son, Christopher, who followed in his father’s footsteps to work for Walt Disney Imagineering, the division of the company responsible for theme park design. “The Lost Exhibition” will draw heavily on Crump’s late-1950s and early-1960s work, specifically his …

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Gjusta and Gjelina chef-founder returns to Venice with RVR, a modern izakaya
2 months, 1 week ago

Gjusta and Gjelina chef-founder returns to Venice with RVR, a modern izakaya

LA Times  

Charred sweet potato with miso butter and katsuobushi, a chopped-tuna and negi hand roll at RVR Venice, and boiled shrimp dumplings at RVR in Venice. It’s a concept that has been percolating in me for a long time.” RVR executive chef Ian Robinson, left, with chef-owner Travis Lett in the Venice restaurant’s kitchen. Lett, who trained under multiple Japanese chefs, …

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Jessica Alba flashes a hint of her toned abs in a black crop top as she enjoys a date night with husband Cash Warren in West Hollywood
2 months, 1 week ago

Jessica Alba flashes a hint of her toned abs in a black crop top as she enjoys a date night with husband Cash Warren in West Hollywood

Daily Mail  

She was ridiculed by fans for her 'cringeworthy' endorsement during the 2024 Presidential Election. But Jessica Alba brushed off the backlash as she enjoyed a night out with her husband Cash Warren at Birds Street Club in West Hollywood on Friay. Jessica Alba showed off her toned abs in a black crop top as she enjoyed a night out with …

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Barney’s Beanery valet who was beaten unconscious is improving as attacker remains at large
3 months ago

Barney’s Beanery valet who was beaten unconscious is improving as attacker remains at large

LA Times  

Authorities are seeking the public’s help in identifying this suspect in the beating of a West Hollywood valet. A beloved valet at Barney’s Beanery was improving Wednesday after a brutal attack outside the West Hollywood restaurant over the weekend that authorities have characterized as attempted murder. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was seeking the public’s help, disseminating photos in …

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West Hollywood valet hospitalized after being attacked in ‘violent rampage’
3 months ago

West Hollywood valet hospitalized after being attacked in ‘violent rampage’

LA Times  

A beloved valet for a popular West Hollywood restaurant has been hospitalized after being kicked and punched repeatedly by another man over the weekend. The attack occurred Saturday around 10:30 p.m. when a man went on a “violent rampage” on Santa Monica Boulevard, first attacking someone at a bus stop and then two other people near the Soho House, said …

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‘Emily in Paris’ gave Lucas Bravo his big break. He’s learning to embrace stardom
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Emily in Paris’ gave Lucas Bravo his big break. He’s learning to embrace stardom

LA Times  

“Something crazy happened to me the other day,” Lucas Bravo says as he sits al fresco at Swingers, the diner that’s a longtime staple along Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, on a sticky August day. Lily Collins as Emily with Lucas Bravo as Gabriel in an episode from the fourth season of “Emily in Paris.” After getting his professional life …

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Woody Harrelson wants snacks, soft drinks at his cannabis cafe. He needs Newsom’s signature
3 months, 1 week ago

Woody Harrelson wants snacks, soft drinks at his cannabis cafe. He needs Newsom’s signature

LA Times  

Woody Harrelson, a co-owner of the Woods cannabis lounge in West Hollywood, is asking Gov. Let’s please make this happen.” The three-time Oscar nominee, who last year visited Capitol Hill to urge lawmakers to legalize marijuana at the federal level, called the California bill “extremely important” for lounges and dispensaries across the state that are facing closure due to “all …

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California lawmakers pass bill allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes
3 months, 3 weeks ago

California lawmakers pass bill allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes

LA Times  

Patrons enjoy a joint at a restaurant and cannabis bar in West Hollywood, which is allowed to operate through a license issued by the city. Gavin Newsom signs Assembly Bill 1775, cities in the Golden State would have the leeway to permit so-called “cannabis cafes,” which could sell food and nonalcoholic beverages and host live music and other performances. Assemblymember …

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A train from LAX to the Hollywood Bowl? Metro to approve K Line extension routes this fall
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A train from LAX to the Hollywood Bowl? Metro to approve K Line extension routes this fall

LA Times  

A Metro train, traveling on the new K Line, makes its way along Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles during a test run in 2022. “I think it’s going to come down to analyzing current ridership trends, but also development patterns,” said Elkind, author of a history of the modern L.A. Metro Rail system. “I think the real upside of this …

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West Hollywood road rage altercation leaves 68-year-old dead, suspect arrested
4 months, 2 weeks ago

West Hollywood road rage altercation leaves 68-year-old dead, suspect arrested

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department personnel on the scene of a deadly altercation in West Hollywood on Tuesday. A man was arrested on suspicion of murder after allegedly fatally punching another driver in a road rage altercation this week in West Hollywood, authorities said. At 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded to a convenience store in the …

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Road rage altercation in West Hollywood ends with fatal punch, witness says
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Road rage altercation in West Hollywood ends with fatal punch, witness says

LA Times  

Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department personnel on the scene of a deadly fight in West Hollywood on Tuesday. Detectives are investigating after what appears to be a road rage-fueled physical altercation following a collision in a West Hollywood parking lot that left a man dead. The incident, according to an LASD news release, occurred in the 7900 block of Santa Monica …

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Hartbeat company pumps up underrepresented comic talent
5 months ago

Hartbeat company pumps up underrepresented comic talent

LA Times  

“Look at this office daytime show, scouting at the worst hours possible!” Vinny Fasline jokes. “You can’t be cozy and watch comedy while you’re getting fed shrimp.” The Hartbeat entertainment company’s content, branding and distribution divisions are here, plus executives, industry collaborators, invited talent, and Hartbeat friends of all stripes. Following roughly two dozen comedy releases in 2023, 2024 highlights …

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Euphoria's Lukas Gage playfully packs on a PDA with two female friends during a wild night out in West Hollywood
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Euphoria's Lukas Gage playfully packs on a PDA with two female friends during a wild night out in West Hollywood

Daily Mail  

Euphoria star Lukas Gage playfully packed on the PDA with two female friends during a wild night out in West Hollywood on Wednesday. Euphoria star Lukas Gage playfully packed on the PDA with two female friends during a wild night out in West Hollywood on Wednesday The actor, 29, who was briefly married to Kim Kardashian's hairdresser Chris Appleton, was …

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Americans watch Trump and Biden in election debate
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Americans watch Trump and Biden in election debate

Associated Press  

HAMILTON, Ohio — U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, met for the first general election debate of the 2024 season — a chance for the candidates to try to reshape the political narrative and persuade undecided voters. Just because I am an African American doesn’t mean I am a Democrat, But Trump got some …

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Robert Kennedy didn’t make the debate stage but he answered the same questions during a rival event
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Robert Kennedy didn’t make the debate stage but he answered the same questions during a rival event

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wasn’t with his better-known rivals, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, when they debated Thursday in Atlanta. Supporters of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stand at a lemonade stand near the presidential debate site before President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump debate in Atlanta, …

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