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Monthly archive August, 2011
Silverlake Mid Century Gem & Edward Cella A+A Opening

Silverlake Mid Century Gem & Edward Cella A+A Opening

 Mid Century Silverlake Beauty: As featured in  Modernism magazine. 1973 Redesdale Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90039 $1,070,000 Bedrooms : 3 Bathrooms : 2 Lot Size : 0.19 ac Finished Sq Ft : 1,840 sq. ft. Type : Single Family Style : Architectural (N) Year Built : 1960 Subdivision : Silver Lake – Echo Park Stories...
Currywurst Debuts + Tim Burton Summer Session

Currywurst Debuts + Tim Burton Summer Session

It’s official: Currywurst on Fairfax Ave has opened!  German cuisine seems to be taking over Los Angeles, if not it’s taking over our neighborhood: Kai Loebach’s Currywurst opens with an eastern spiced power punching menu. The excitement of all the palette pleasing gems popping up in the Mid City West district is putting us up there...
Home + Body: Missoni a la Target

Home + Body: Missoni a la Target

 Target(West Hollywood Gateway) and Missoni, the legendary Italian fashion house, to introduce a limited-edition collection of apparel and accessories for women, men and baby, as well as home dressings including bedding, dinnerware, stationery and décor. Have you seen the ads? The color blast of a gorgeous 400-piece Missoni for Target collection transforms an assortment of fashion and...
Last Evening for Movies in the Park + LACMA Jazz

Last Evening for Movies in the Park + LACMA Jazz

A bittersweet end to Movies in the Park at The Grove tonight, August 25- which will be showing Tangled. I’ve noticed that  this year’s movie line up consists of more child friendly/family movies. I was really loving all the action(still family friendly) movies like last years (Indiana Jones…). Thursday have been my favorite non weekend night to...
For the Gents: Biergarten, Scotch & a proper Shine

For the Gents: Biergarten, Scotch & a proper Shine

Dedicated to the gentlemen, image courtesy of The Satorialist. Vintage photos.   Two new loves- Wirsthaus & Rosewood Tavern  Now I don’t have to drive all the way past downtown to get my German sausage & beer fix at Wurstküche!  Wirtshaus hopes to carve a niche for itself with a menu of updated German classics...
Market Watch: WeHo on Fire + Mortgage rates Chill

Market Watch: WeHo on Fire + Mortgage rates Chill

Mortgage rates plunged into uncharted territory last week as fears that the U.S. and Europe might be headed for another recession had investors moving funds out of stock markets and into the relative safety of government-backed bonds and securities that fund most mortgage lending. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey showed rates on both fixed-...
Real Estates: Neighborhood Crush

Real Estates: Neighborhood Crush

I am currently crushing on this property just blocks from Pan Pacific Park/Melrose Ave. Double pane windows and a HUGE master bedroom, his and hers walk in closets(I know!), stunning floors, beautifully redone. Turn key.The pictures do not do it justice! You NEED to see this place and daydream like I do in it. Just a For a...
Designer Dossier + Parisian Cafe = Amour

Designer Dossier + Parisian Cafe = Amour

Tipped Havisham hoops Marie Claire Designer Dossier On days when I need a serious neighborhood walk, I travel down to West Third Street and do a loop: beginning from Fairfax Ave heading west to La Cienga and a hop over to the opposite side of the street and head back east. West Third Street is...
Real Estates: Mediterranean Charmer

Real Estates: Mediterranean Charmer

Stunning Mediterranean at 516 Poinsettia Place just north of Beverly Blvd, 4 bed 3.5 bath plus separate 440 s.f. guest house. Beam ceilings in living room with fireplace. Large, open dining and family areas with arches. French doors lead to patio, grassy yard. Kitchen with breakfast area, Wolf double oven/grill, Bosch. Wide plank mahogany floors....
Umami Burger + The Grove

Umami Burger + The Grove

Eater LA reported last week that Umami Burger will be extending their franchise to include a new restaurant at our beloved Grove. Their new location will be at the former Wonderland Bakery space just across from the Whisper Lounge, with intentions to open this fall. The space will have 175 seats and of course one...
The Historic Kronish House

The Historic Kronish House

The Kronish House was built in 1955 by legendary architect Richard Neutra. This beauty within this stunning architectural home on Sunset is vast, however soon it’s existence could be at stake. The residence was sold in a foreclosure auction in January for $5.8 million and put back on the market in April.  A new buyer...
Welcome HOME.

Welcome HOME.

What is Grove living? In Los Angeles somewhere in the middle, south of the hills, east of the beach cities, north of miracle miles and west of downtown- there is this magical community that lives and thrives. It is saturated with culture, architecture, spectacular restaurants, social gastropubs, divine access to entertainment and COMMUNITY. It’s the people that...