Filed under:The directive closes nonessential businesses: restaurants, farmers markets, and grocery stores can remain openLos Angeles, like San Francisco, now has its own government mandate to stay at home, which is being billed as a . Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, and Department of Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer jointly announced the new directive just moments ago. The order, which closes nonessential businesses, requires social distancing for more than 10 million people across the most populous county in America. Dr. Ferrer said the order...…Filed under:The directive closes nonessential businesses: restaurants, farmers markets, and grocery stores can remain openLos Angeles, like San Francisco, now has its own government mandate to stay at home, which is being billed as a . Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, and Department of Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer jointly announced the new directive just moments ago. The order, which closes nonessential businesses, requires social distancing for more than 10 million people across the most populous county in America. Dr. Ferrer said the order...WW…

On another Saturday night on Artesian Street, an otherwise unassuming industrial block of Lincoln Heights, a crowd swells after the final bat swing at Dodger Stadium nearby. Smoke billows from beneath pop-up tents. The blare of car horns reverberates off warehouse walls, mixing with dance music and taqueros who shout order numbers to a swarm of customers. Masked-up families, teens, and TikTok superstars break between bites to dance in the middle of the street. It’s shoulder-to-shoulder through portions of the block, voices straining above the noise and eyes blinking against the harsh glow...…On another Saturday night on Artesian Street, an otherwise unassuming industrial block of Lincoln Heights, a crowd swells after the final bat swing at Dodger Stadium nearby. Smoke billows from beneath pop-up tents. The blare of car horns reverberates off warehouse walls, mixing with dance music and taqueros who shout order numbers to a swarm of customers. Masked-up families, teens, and TikTok superstars break between bites to dance in the middle of the street. It’s shoulder-to-shoulder through portions of the block, voices straining above the noise and eyes blinking against the harsh glow...WW…

Filed under:County public health officials are formalizing a regional plan to allow for dining modifications starting Monday, April 5There’s more news today on the broad in place for Los Angeles County. Per LA County public health director Dr. Barbara Ferrer, the nation’s most populous county will move to align with California state guidance (mostly) beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, April 5. That leaves a few extra days for bars, breweries, wineries, and restaurants to prepare for the largest hospitality industry reopening since the start of the pandemic, as LA has never progressed out of...…Filed under:County public health officials are formalizing a regional plan to allow for dining modifications starting Monday, April 5There’s more news today on the broad in place for Los Angeles County. Per LA County public health director Dr. Barbara Ferrer, the nation’s most populous county will move to align with California state guidance (mostly) beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, April 5. That leaves a few extra days for bars, breweries, wineries, and restaurants to prepare for the largest hospitality industry reopening since the start of the pandemic, as LA has never progressed out of...WW…

Filed under:Plus, another car crash at Mozza, the return of chef Mimi Williams, and soft pretzels find a home in Culver CityIt’s been a terrible year for so much of LA’s queer nightlife scene, with COVID-19 closures and a slowing economy several of the city’s most prominent players over the past few months. Among them is Rage, the iconic 37-year-old West Hollywood gay nightclub staple, which following a landlord dispute. But now comes a beam of hope for the Santa Monica Boulevard address.Per Instinct Magazine, plans are underway to build the largest LGBTQIA nightclub in America at the...…Filed under:Plus, another car crash at Mozza, the return of chef Mimi Williams, and soft pretzels find a home in Culver CityIt’s been a terrible year for so much of LA’s queer nightlife scene, with COVID-19 closures and a slowing economy several of the city’s most prominent players over the past few months. Among them is Rage, the iconic 37-year-old West Hollywood gay nightclub staple, which following a landlord dispute. But now comes a beam of hope for the Santa Monica Boulevard address.Per Instinct Magazine, plans are underway to build the largest LGBTQIA nightclub in America at the...WW…

Filed under:A new vaccine redistribution project from state officials will, when completed, likely push many Southern California counties into the less restrictive red tier for reopening — and it could come as soon as Tuesday nightAs has been by local public officials over the past few days, it seems increasingly likely that Los Angeles County and nearby areas across Southern California will be able to move into a less restrictive lockdown tier — from purple, the most restrictive tier, to red — soon, and potentially as quickly as next week. The move would bring about to daily life for...…Filed under:A new vaccine redistribution project from state officials will, when completed, likely push many Southern California counties into the less restrictive red tier for reopening — and it could come as soon as Tuesday nightAs has been by local public officials over the past few days, it seems increasingly likely that Los Angeles County and nearby areas across Southern California will be able to move into a less restrictive lockdown tier — from purple, the most restrictive tier, to red — soon, and potentially as quickly as next week. The move would bring about to daily life for...WW…

Filed under:Plus, Damian returns, a big pop-up in West Hollywood, and free Kogi for those in needPasadena staple , known for its massive breakfast burritos and Greek diner staple favorites, is suing food delivery app company Postmates over what it says is unfair business practices. , the restaurant is alleging that Postmates “uses its name without authorization and intentionally posts a menu bearing incorrect information for the diner, including lower prices.” What’s more, Pasadena Now says, ownership believes that Postmates has even gone so far as to “retaliate” against the company by...…Filed under:Plus, Damian returns, a big pop-up in West Hollywood, and free Kogi for those in needPasadena staple , known for its massive breakfast burritos and Greek diner staple favorites, is suing food delivery app company Postmates over what it says is unfair business practices. , the restaurant is alleging that Postmates “uses its name without authorization and intentionally posts a menu bearing incorrect information for the diner, including lower prices.” What’s more, Pasadena Now says, ownership believes that Postmates has even gone so far as to “retaliate” against the company by...WW…

It’s been four years of waiting () but now La Brea’s long-dormant 83-year-old Firestone Tire building is up and running — and looking rather gorgeous in all this vintage glory. The historic former car service station, with its open design and wraparound views, has been formally and fully overhauled as a do-it-all space for tacos, beer, and more, right in the heart of Mid-Wilshire. Let’s take a look inside.The Firestone building, spanning more than 13,000 feet in total, is a preservationists dream. First built in 1938, the building retains much of its streamline moderne appeal, from the...…It’s been four years of waiting () but now La Brea’s long-dormant 83-year-old Firestone Tire building is up and running — and looking rather gorgeous in all this vintage glory. The historic former car service station, with its open design and wraparound views, has been formally and fully overhauled as a do-it-all space for tacos, beer, and more, right in the heart of Mid-Wilshire. Let’s take a look inside.The Firestone building, spanning more than 13,000 feet in total, is a preservationists dream. First built in 1938, the building retains much of its streamline moderne appeal, from the...WW…

Filed under:Owner Baret Lepejian has retained the legal services of Mark Geragos, whose own restaurant Engine Co. No. 28 has also filed suit against LA County public health officials over lockdownsBurbank restaurant and bar Tinhorn Flats is back in the news today, in part because of a planned city meeting that could have major implications for the future of the business at large. Owner Baret Lepejian and his family have been vocally against the rolling county-led public health lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic, operating on-site dining (mostly outdoor, though social media has shown...…Filed under:Owner Baret Lepejian has retained the legal services of Mark Geragos, whose own restaurant Engine Co. No. 28 has also filed suit against LA County public health officials over lockdownsBurbank restaurant and bar Tinhorn Flats is back in the news today, in part because of a planned city meeting that could have major implications for the future of the business at large. Owner Baret Lepejian and his family have been vocally against the rolling county-led public health lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic, operating on-site dining (mostly outdoor, though social media has shown...WW…

Filed under:Plus, Long Beach breakfast sandwiches, Indio’s food vendor solution, and bootleg charity hats?out of Santa Monica got shut down by city officials over the weekend. The street food setup, while partially permitted as a catering operation, does not have license to vend from the street (few vendors actually do, owing to at the county public health level), and they certainly don’t have the proper paperwork to run a Texas-style offset smoker anywhere in Los Angeles County (nobody does). So what’s it all add up to? There’s the $1,000 fine, which is really a $500 violation for not...…Filed under:Plus, Long Beach breakfast sandwiches, Indio’s food vendor solution, and bootleg charity hats?out of Santa Monica got shut down by city officials over the weekend. The street food setup, while partially permitted as a catering operation, does not have license to vend from the street (few vendors actually do, owing to at the county public health level), and they certainly don’t have the proper paperwork to run a Texas-style offset smoker anywhere in Los Angeles County (nobody does). So what’s it all add up to? There’s the $1,000 fine, which is really a $500 violation for not...WW…

Filed under:Track the statewide and local guidelines, announcements, mandated orders, and changes during COVID-19, from March until todayLA is quickly approaching the five-month mark when both LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and California Gov. Gavin Newsom implemented to combat the spread of COVID-19. During that same mid-March week, both leaders ordered the .Since then, government officials changed the very nature of the restaurant industry by mandating social distancing. Restaurants were forced to change their business models with as the new normal, along with , protective gear for staff, and a...…Filed under:Track the statewide and local guidelines, announcements, mandated orders, and changes during COVID-19, from March until todayLA is quickly approaching the five-month mark when both LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and California Gov. Gavin Newsom implemented to combat the spread of COVID-19. During that same mid-March week, both leaders ordered the .Since then, government officials changed the very nature of the restaurant industry by mandating social distancing. Restaurants were forced to change their business models with as the new normal, along with , protective gear for staff, and a...WW…