An industrial building in South Los Angeles may be reborn as apartments. Yesterday, an entity called Luxe Holdings, LLC submitted an application to the Department of City Planning to convert the three-story structure at 4851 S. Alameda Street into 118 apartments through the artists in residence ordinance. The property, which spans an L-shaped site at 48th […]
Blog: One of LA’s Most Celebrated Pastry Chefs Strikes Out on His Own
Moving on Shannon Swindle is moving on from Craft. The popular pastry and bread maestro has held his role at the upscale Century City restaurant run by Tom Colicchio for some 13 years, but he’s walking away from the paycheck at the end of the month. Instead, in a personal email sent around, Swindle says […]
Blog: Your no-drama drinking guide for the holidays
This is controversial, and I won’t pretend I’m not conflicted about it. But my feeling is, if you’ve spent all this time at the wine store, lovingly curating a menu for your family, you get to treat yourself (and a chosen few) to something special. I may be known to hide a bottle or two […]
Blog: Read the memo from William Barr
Read the memo William Barr sent to the Justice Department. Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times
Blog: Man suspected of pushing teen onto Metro Red Line tracks dies of heart attack in police custody
Police responded to a report of an assault around 9:20 a.m. at 5th and Flower streets in downtown Los Angeles. When officers arrived, they found a man being detained by a group of construction workers, LAPD Officer Mike Lopez said. Police took the man into custody, using what they described as less-than-lethal force — firm […]
Blog: Putin blames U.S. for ‘raising the risk’ of catastrophic nuclear war
Now, with the U.S. threatening to withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, America is taking yet “another step” toward destabilizing the situation. Both Moscow and Washington signed the treaty, which banned ground-launched nuclear missiles. The U.S. has said it would exit the agreement because Russia had violated its terms. Source: latimes.com – Los […]