Noma news? "Last night, I heard from a very reliable source that Noma’s Los Angeles outpost will be in Silver Lake — specifically, at the Paramour Estate on Micheltorena Street." (via The Eastside Rag instagram.com/eastside_rag)

Loved exploring the secrets and lore of Hollywood Forever for this story! Who’s your favorite person memorialized there?https://variety.com/2025/film/features/hollywood-forever-cemetery-secrets-david-lynch-ghosts-1236425445/

Thanks @patsaperstein.bsky.social for this fantastic write-up in Variety of the work we do every day!

Help our colleague find this person and his vicious pit bull who killed her dog in Santa Monica! x.com/haleykluge/s...

Last month, I went to the Smoke House in Burbank to talk with Noah Wyle about #ThePitt, one of the very best shows of this TV season. It was a surprising and delightful conversation! variety.com/2025/tv/news...

The Los Angeles Conservancy recently announced this summer’s #classicmovies lineup—screened in downtown's historic theatres! More info on the popular Last Remaining Seats series 🎬 -> www.laconservancy.org/tours-events... #DTLA

How many of the coolest movie theaters in the world have you been to? variety.com/lists/best-m...

Excellent work by new NYT headline writer Werner Herzog

When it says Goop Kitchen is coming to Silver Lake, it’s actually coming to the Echo Park ghost kitchen with the nightmarish parking. www.instagram.com/reel/DH32zYE...

With the downturn in production, entertainment workers are turning to new careers - including working in homeless services. I wrote about LAURA, a new program helping connect career-changers with case manager jobs. variety.com/2025/biz/new...

Readers of the @latimes.com have some thoughts about the new AI-generated analysis and labels on "Voices" (née Opinion) pieces. Writes one reader from Santa Barbara: "Why not just publish a variety of 'Voices' or further empower your qualified human editors?" www.latimes.com/opinion/lett...

Oscar red carpet looks as rooms in a Silver Lake house for sale

@esotouric.bsky.social Question for you - our friends live on the 1400 block of Bank St. in South Pasadena. Didn't your Crime Bus tour stop there? What was the crime?

What do you think is the most beautiful or the most historically significant movie theater in the U.S.? And what's the best overall moviegoing experience?

Echo Park news: Pollo Campero will be taking over the space vacated by Burger King and Umigame Japanese Kitchen will move into strip mall near Hard Times Pizza, theeastsiderla.bsky.social reports.

An infinitely better movie than probably 95 percent of the Valentines Day programming streamers are throwing up. And watch Chilly Scenes of Winter and Between the Lines on the Criterion Channel while you're at it!

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I loved "Broken English" when it came out. Marianne was a vital part of that singular era of genius, style and debauchery. variety.com/2025/music/n...

Glad to hear that Superba will be opening a new location in our new offices at the Lumen building on Olympic near Sawtelle! After-work drinks, sorted! www.lifesuperba.com

This by @awalkerinla.bsky.social is really great—not just in terms of "what LAers need to know re AQI/air quality"—but in terms of the sometimes impossible task of getting information, people trying to run counter information and spreading bad info without even realizing it!

The push to bring production back to L.A. has taken on a new urgency with crew members desperately in need of work.

I remember getting so excited hearing about some of these David Lynch movies that never came to fruition! We broke down some of the notable ones. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

wrote a short tribute to david lynch, tv auteur: variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Has anyone tried the new Peruvian stand Tiger Milk next to Walgreen's in Echo Park? instagram.com/tiger_milk_l...

Over the last five days, we’ve been witnessing remarkable, even miraculous mutual aid happening all over the city of Los Angeles—but esp. Altadena—, done by ordinary Angelenos, some also fire victims, who care deeply about their city and it’s ppl. We’ve shared those experiences here. Take a look—

If it’s helpful to anyone, there’s a cute 1-bedroom duplex on our street in Echo Park that I’m not sure is on any rental sites.

For those seeking relief from the LA Fires: @elinashatkin.bsky.social at Good Food has this list of food aid resources www.kcrw.com/culture/show...

Decades ago, Bebe Neuwirth said, "In Los Angeles, you have nothing to fear but earth, air, fire and water."

🐟🎣🦈 It's disappointing that a new L.A. "sustainable Pacific seafood" restaurant's only remotely local fish is Baja striped bass. Otherwise only Alaskan black cod, Chilean salmon and ahi from god knows where. There's so few places that offer a variety of Cali/Baja-caught seafood. 🐟🎣🦈

L.A. lost a legend today. RIP to the pibil powerhouse of Los Feliz.

Caught up with #Nightbitch, which viscerally takes you inside that fraught state of early motherhood. Not quite what I expected but Amy Adams is terrific. Read Variety's review to see why you shouldn't expect a horror movie. variety.com/2024/film/re...

Not sure why I care but I believe it was actually released on April 28, 1975.

The York in Highland Park had a good run! Now Meryl Streep's son, musician Henry Wolfe Gummer, is taking it over. abc.ca.gov/licensing/li...

Sage in Echo Park was never able to come back from the decision to add regenerative agriculture meat products to the menu. If those protestors/harassers were trying to ruin a family's livelihood and force them to close, good job vegans! www.foxnews.com/media/protes...

For those interested in Los Angeles, and it’s public realm, Alissa Walker’s @awalkerinla.bsky.social year in review is a must read www.torched.la/not-the-end-...

Not sure I'm down with most of these trends...though I predicted chamoy-mania a while ago. You can keep the sunchoke avocado coffee, thank you very much! www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/d...

My most-read piece from 2024 was this one, about Pasadena’s forgotten Chinatown. ericbrightwell.com/2024/05/16/p...

Nossa Caipirinha Bar is closing in Los Feliz, and though The Kitchen has a sign saying it's closing, word is that it's being taken over by the manager with a new menu. www.instagram.com/p/DEGkp2ay5o...

I can't reveal whether I've seen any 3D films since the press preview for Michael Jackson's "Captain EO" at Disneyland in 1986. But anyway, seeing "Flesh for Frankenstein" at the Academy Museum was quite the experience! Those bats! Those close-ups of Udo Kier's face! Love this Variety review ad.

One of the best things I’ve read in a while. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/ess...

Glad to see Silver Lake Yoga represented and learn about some new studios!

Every time I go to a suburban theater on Christmas, I forget how many people wear flannel pj's and slippers to the movies! Might have to join in next year if we get a set of family Godzilla pajamas.

Checked out #LosFrikis tonight because my son loved Peanut Butter Falcon. Pleasantly surprised by this touching, punky little film - hope it finds an audience when it comes to streaming since it’s only in one LA theater.

I was just informed that Matthew McConaughey’s “viral” tuna salad contains wasabi, corn and frozen peas and just nope. www.today.com/food/trends/...

Our Hanukkah-eve movie was "A Real Pain," which we all enjoyed. My Polish grandmother also came on "the Jewish Mayflower" as they say in the movie, so I could relate. Particularly liked the golden-hued cinematography of Michal Dymek. Owen Gleiberman's review is fantastic: variety.com/2024/film/re...

These are my 7 favorite books about L.A. *Becoming Los Angeles, DJ Waldie Angel City Press *Eternity Street, John Mack Faragher W.W. Norton *Southern California: An Island on the Land, Carey McWilliams *Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies, Reyner Banham University California Press

👀 moments from the Blake Lively lawsuit:

You can do "That's it, I've canceled my subscription!" or you can do "I can't read this, it's behind a paywall." But doing the first and then the second....nope.

The now-abandoned Roxie Theatre was the last theater built on Broadway in Los Angeles, and the only one built in the Art Deco style. See the rest: www.abandonedamerica.us/the-roxie-th...

Did you know that idden in an Echo Park ghost kitchen, a master French baker is turning out rustic, organic breads with ancient grains -- plus chocolate and cranberries? www.theeastsiderla.com/neighborhood...