[Bouchon via ] It’s a sad fact that life in L.A. can get pricey. Even if you’re still in the “aspiring” phase of your acting career and thus trying to live frugally, this city’s access to the finer things in life means that you’ll inevitably end up breaking down and shelling out for some luxury item, some concert ticket, or more often than not, some meal you can’t afford.
From the moment he landed in NYC in 2008, tech billionaire Sean Parker has indulged the big city scene, quite literally some would say, like a kid in a candy store.
Go HERE for more photos by Desiree Ann and tag yourself and your friends! Although its the new kid on the block, having opened its Melrose Place doors just last month, stylehaüs had no problem drawing a sharp crowd of locals last night to help it ring in the holiday season. Of course, it doesn’t hurt when you have chic neighbors like Frederic Fekkai to team up with for the cause. As L.A.’s first members-only, seriously high-end boutique and style haven, it makes perfect sense for stylehaüs to have snagged a spot on Melrose Place, and especially one conveniently located next door to Frederic Fekkai
For the second time in less than a month, President Barack Obama shall pay Los Angeles a visit for the night, expected to arrive at LAX just before 5pm today.
– Go HERE for more photos by Casandra Campeas and tag yourself and your friends! Making the move to a new city is a big adjustment and can be quite a trying process, but Friday night at her birthday celebration for the big 2-1, it was clear Esme Brown , a friend of GofG L.A., has made the transition from NYC to the City of Angels like a pro, which you’ll get to see for yourself on her upcoming Ryan Seacrest-produced reality show. Turning another year older has never felt so great than when it’s your 21st, a momentous milestone in any young American’s life that means liberation from fake ID drama and no longer having to map out an exit strategy should the club/bar/whatever place the law says you’re not allowed to be get a surprise pop-in cop raid to sniff out the underagers. These once major concerns are suddenly lifted when we turn 21, making this particular birthday extra cause for celebration
The protest that began on Saturday known as Occupy LA in solidarity with NYC’s Occupy Wall Street as a demonstration against “corpratocracy” has entered day three this morning as protesters woke up from their camps on the sidewalks in front of City Hall downtown. Blogdowntown.com reports on Saturday over 1,000 marched from Pershing Square to City Hall. An Occupy LA march is scheduled for 5pm today from City Hall through the financial district
For the first time, state officials report eighth-grade dropout rates in CA public schools, find 3.5% of eighth-grade students don’t return for ninth. [ LATimes ] The hugely popular anonymous twitter @CondeElevator reporting things overheard in the Conde Nast building elevators quits voluntarily saying, “[t]his got really crazy
Go HERE for more photos by Rosie Kaller and tag yourself and your friends! It’s safe to say that without a robust education in the arts, many of our city’s best and brightest people would have never found success.
When you run a less than authentic Mexican restaurant with a name that’s a euphemism for a vagina located in a yuppie mall, you’re already fighting an uphill battle for credibility. Something tells me humiliating nature’s saddest animal won’t help with that. But don’t tell that to Pink Taco in the Century City Mall, who made national headlines last week by chaining a shaved, spray-painted donkey to their front door to celebrate a regional Mexican military holiday .
[Photo via ] Last night the city of Los Angeles was on fuego with setting a new precedent for just how “L.A.” this town can get at the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G Launch event.