aggregated from: LA Now Blog

The warm, sunny weather enjoyed by Southern Californians on Saturday -- the first day of spring -- is expected to return Sunday in time for the Los Angeles Marathon.Although fog is forecast along the coast early Sunday morning, the clouds shoul...

topics: beach, burbank, echo-park, gallery, long-beach

aggregated from: Green L.A. Girl

The first thing that ll wow you at Better Life Cuisine is the water the delicious, fruit-infused water.We re not talking a simple lemon spritz. Better Life takes its unbottled water seriously, steeping it with yummy, flavorful, organic fruits. Just...

aggregated from: LA Now Blog

Check out the Times interactive map of the Los Angeles Marathon, which will be held Sunday.Drivers, beware: Cars will not be allowed to cross the marathon route. Roads along the route will begin to be closed as early as 3:15 a.m. Sunday. The race wi...

topics: artist, los-angeles, marathon, race, santa-monica

aggregated from: LA Daily

The Hump and Typhoon restaurants. The Hump, the Santa Monica restaurant that faces a federal charge for serving endangered whale meat, announced it's closing its doors effective Saturday. The Hump hopes that by closing its doors, it will help bring a...

aggregated from: LAist

AP Photo/Reed Saxon The sushi restaurant that was exposed for selling endangered sei whale meat will be closing its doors today after 12 years of business in Santa Monica, according to MyFoxLA. The Hump will close permanently--and voluntarily to...

topics: activist, business, los-angeles, restaurant, santa-monica

aggregated from: LA Land

A plan unveiled Monday by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa proposing a $2.50-per-month rate hike as of April 1 for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power energy consumers could result in electric bills rising 8.8% to 28.4% over the next year. Althoug...

topics: beverly-hills, housing, la-mirada, leed, los-angeles

aggregated from: LA Now Blog

A Santa Monica sushi restaurant facing federal charges for serving endangered whale meat appears set to close its doors Saturday, according to a statement posted to The Hump's website Friday which called the decision a self-imposed punishment. ...

topics: los-angeles, oc, restaurant, santa-monica, sushi

aggregated from: Eater LA

AROUND TOWN Feast Chicago reports that Chi-Town restauranteur Graham Elliot Bowles is looking to expand to Los Angeles: We are looking at doing something in L.A., as well as in Washington, D.C. I'm actually in California now getting a lay of the la...

topics: los-angeles, santa-monica

aggregated from: LA Daily

Animal rights gangsters (except when it comes to making plea deals). A member of the radical group Animal Liberation Front pleaded no contest Friday to three counts of stalking and three of conspiracy to commit stalking in connection with the group's...

topics: los-angeles, santa-monica, ucla

aggregated from: Curbed LA

This shot was taken last year; via Vin Dog Nuch is on a roll, taking down two more supergraphics on a building at the corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Highland Ave. Via the Times: Two of the tallest and most controversial supergraphics in Los Angele...

topics: architecture, hollywood, los-angeles, santa-monica