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The Magic Castle Hollywood Continues to Enchant Audiences After Six Decades

  Featured image credit: Minnaert We hear a lot about the magic of Hollywood, but there’s only one place in LA where you can get it on tap. Sandwiched between the Hollywood Bowl and the Walk of Fame, you’ll find an esteemed house of illusion. Instantly recognizable by its larger-than-life Gothic Renaissance architecture, the Magic Castle Hollywood is a refuge for...

Emporium Thai Brings Southern Thai Spice to LA’s Culinary Melting Pot

  Thai Emporium is THE most coveted Thai Restaurant in Los Angeles. With a thriving Thai community gracing the city, Los Angeles enjoys an embarrassment of riches when it comes to Thai cuisine. It renders choosing the best Thai restaurant Los Angeles offers a daunting task verging on the impossible. But many of those who have sampled the Southern Thai stylings of Emporium Tha...

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16 Ways to Spend Your Time in Little Tokyo Los Angeles

  Featured image credit: MetroLink Los Angeles is fortunate to be home to one of only three Japan-towns in the U.S. And with Japan an ocean away, many Angelenos will likely only experience a taste of Japanese culture through our city’s Little Tokyo district. Little Tokyo Los Angeles is a protected National Historic Landmark. In its open-air markets and malls,...

That Service Fee Restaurant Owners Are Pushing is Leaving Diners Confused and Frustrated

  Dining out is a major part of the quintessential Los Angeles experience. The convening of the city’s disparate cultures are mirrored in flavor combinations you won’t find anywhere else. You can discover culinary wonders to perk up palates from fine dining establishments to corner food trucks. But chasing that foodie fix is becoming more tough on the bank account. Now, ...

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Los Angeles Palm Trees, the Ultimate Transplants, Could Be Moving On

For those not born in LA, the first moments of arriving in the city typically result in some cognitive dissonance. Especially the closer you get to Hollywood. Yes, the tourist hub of the city is a bit more in-your-face and raw than the silver screen leads you to believe. But you can’t fault anyone for false advertising when it comes to those precariously swaying Los Angeles palm trees...

Local Happenings: September Events in Palm Springs!

Local Happenings: September Events in Palm Springs!  Local News, Misc. August 21, 2023August 21, 2023  Lindsey Wallace The fun isn’t over. As summer turns to fall, September 2023 will still bring on plenty of events and local happenings. Here are some of our top picks for local events that will be taking place right here in Palm Springs this upcoming mon...

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Surprising Meanings Behind the Names of Los Angeles Area Neighborhoods

  Featured image credit: Ken Lund With a city as sprawling as LA, city planners in days of yore had to get pretty creative when it came to naming Los Angeles area neighborhoods. Sometimes to the point of desperation (we’re looking at you, Beverlywood). All kidding aside, a lot of LA’s neighborhoods have surprising meanings.  When You Wish Upon the Tar ...

LA’s Streetside RV Camps Are Beginning to Slowly Roll Away

  Over the last five or so years, every Angeleno has experienced that moment when, frantically searching for street parking, they turn onto a stretch of road completely saturated with recreational vehicles, better known as RVs. For several reasons, these unauthorized RV camps have become a precarious facet of life in LA. Many of these permanent RV dwellers outright own their homes o...

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Last Chance to Pick Up Your Iconic Strawberry Donut from Donut Man Glendora!

Featured image: The Donut Man In the Greater Los Angeles area, it can sometimes seem like there are more buildings that are donut shops than aren’t. Seriously, for a city of people that look so fit, we sure love our donuts. It makes it a nearly impossible task for a donut shop to stand out from the rest. But The Donut Man Glendora residents have been swarming for yea...

5 of the Most Creative Local Coffee Shops in Los Angeles

Approximately 63% of Americans are coffee drinkers, a statistic that holds weight in the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles. While a good portion of java junkies are content to line up at the closest Starbucks, a smaller sect demands a little more when caffeine cruising. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of unique local coffee shops to keep Los Angeles buzzing through the day. Here ar...