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Beloved Local Venice Coffee Shop Menotti’s Expands to Hollywood
New coffee
There’s a new coffee player in Hollywood today, albeit one with a familiar face. Popular local Venice shop Menotti’s has taken over the shuttered BrewWell walk-up window on Sunset Boulevard, almost right across the street from Gwen and Hearth & Hound. They’re open as of today, keeping hours from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, per their social media.
A troubling moment
A homeless person has been arrested after throwing hot coffee in the face of a local doughnut shop owner in Canoga Park. Per CBS LA, the incident at Spudnuts occurred when the alleged attacker was asked to leave the restaurant.
Hotel stays
Looking to get away from the city madness on New Years? The newish Skyview in Los Alamos is doing a $195 four-course party with champagne and entertainment up in Los Alamos, California for the big night.
Stay stellar
The short-lived Air Food space in Santa Monica is set for a flip, operating soon under the new name Interstellar. That’s according to Toddrickallen, who shows off ABC license paperwork to the space on Broadway in downtown Santa Monica.
The party continues
Speaking of New Years Eve, Simone in the Arts District is also doing a decadent party meal to welcome in 2019. Seats are available now for the nine-course finer dining affair, with dishes like wagyu beef, aged duck, and lots of truffles.
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Source: https://la.eater.com/2018/12/10/18134444/morning-briefing-restaurant-news-los-angeles-menottis-hollywood
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LACMA’s new building design tweaked yet again
A $650 million redesign of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art by award-winning Swiss architect Peter Zumthor is moving slowly but surely ahead with the release Friday of its final environmental impact report. The latest incarnation calls for the new building museum to be shorter and smaller, and it could be built in significantly less time, according to the report.
The design has been tweaked several times, and, under the newly released plans, the building would be 347,500 square feet—40,000 square feet smaller than the last version and more than 45,000 square feet smaller than the four existing LACMA buildings that will be razed and replaced by the Zumthor-designed structure.
The updated design also calls for the removal of the “chapel galleries” atop the building. Eliminating those galleries will shave down the height of the building to 60 feet tall now, instead of 85 feet as previously proposed. The building’s blob-like shape has remained, and it will still span Wilshire Boulevard.
The construction period would be quicker too—51 months instead of 68 months as previously planned.
As recently as July, LACMA director Michael Govan noted that the museum needed to raise $600 million by the end of 2018, or else, he told the Los Angeles Times, “it’s not gonna work.”
The museum’s website for the project says that to date, the museum has raised “approximately $560 million.”
Construction on the museum’s new building is expected to begin in late 2019 and wrap up by the end of 2023, “when the new Metro [Purple Line] station will open across the street from the museum.”
Next door, the Academy Museum of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and its 130-foot-tall glass and concrete sphere is under construction and expected to open this year.
Floor-to-ceiling windows will be a feature of the portion of the museum that sits above Wilshire.
The building as seen from the sidewalk on Wilshire.
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Source: https://la.curbed.com/2019/3/25/18281313/lacma-new-building-peter-zumthor
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Pasadena Family Portaits : The Barrett Family
Welcome to my blog! I’m a photographer based in Orange County, California. Wedding photography is what I specialize in but I love capturing ALL the special moments life has to offer! This blog serves as my online journal where I’ll post pictures from my most recent photo shoots, share my favorite “YouTube” videos, post adorable pictures of my dogs (yes, I’m one of “those” people), and talk about anything else I feel like! Take a look around…I hope you enjoy your time here!
Source: http://tristalerit.com/blog/2016/11/30/pasadena-family-portaits-the-barrett-family/
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Who's Brokering Los Angeles (October 29): Linda May
Hilton & Hyland
Over the last three decades, Linda May has become the go-to, luxury real estate broker in Los Angeles’ most prestigious neighborhoods. Her specialty is marketing residential listings with a rich architectural and historical pedigree, as well as hotspot development opportunities. Last year was May’s most successful year to date and 2018 is shaping up to have a similar, if not better outlook. May’s most recent notable, as well as, personal record breaking sale, was the Brad Grey Estate in Holmby Hills, which resulted in a significant double-ended sale in under two months. With a total sales volume of over $320 million in the last 12 months, May only continues to soar in luxury real estate through her knowledge of the market, her expansive network of contacts and her experience as a foremost, acknowledged and successful real estate broker on the Westside.
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Source: http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2018/oct/30/whos-brokering-los-angeles-october-29-linda-may/
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Couple appear on “Trading Spaces” again after first “terrible” makeover
“I was so shocked that I just didn’t even comment on how much I hated it"
Kelly (second from left) and Mary Geerts (second from right) appeared for the second time on “Trading Spaces” with their new partners (Credit: TLC)
The second time proved to be a charm for Kelly and Mary Geerts, a couple who made a return appearance on TLC’s “Trading Spaces” after a “terrible” experience almost two decades ago.
The couple were on the show in 2001 and ended up with a bright yellow living room with canary-colored curtains, zebra-print furniture and a suspended buffet table, according to the Chicago Tribune. They were not fans.
“I was so shocked that I just didn’t even comment on how much I hated it. Like, I did not like it,” Mary Geerts told the Tribune. “It was very, very yellow and very, very bright. In the daytime when the sun was shining through the window through the front, it looked like, literally, like you were in the center of the sun.”
The Geertses moved to the suburbs not long after the 2001 episode and the new owners of the condo ended up repainting the yellow room.
“I think they kept the artwork,” Mary Geerts told the Tribune. “We had a hanging table, and I’m not sure if they kept that or not. It wasn’t what sold the house, I’ll say that.”
Since then the Geertses divorced, found new partners and moved from their Albany Park condo to separate homes in suburban Park Ridge. On the episode set to air at 7 p.m. Saturday, the couple will redesign spaces in their exes’ new places.
On Sunday, a Facebook thread about the episode was filled with criticism for the designs of both rooms — largely aimed at designers Hildi Santo Tomas and Doug Wilson. Mary Geerts weighed in saying their second experience on the show was better than the first: “As one of the homeowners on tonight’s shows—stop hating. We BOTH liked the rooms we got. The space was not being used at all so what do we care what they do? Anything is better than nothing.” [Chicago Tribune] — John O’Brien
Source: https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2019/04/14/couple-appear-on-trading-spaces-again-after-first-terrible-makeover/
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Broad Coalition Rallies Against Proposition 6
More than a hundred people rallied this morning at North Hollywood Red Line Station urging voters to reject Proposition 6.
Proposition 6 is a ballot measure that would repeal Senate Bill 1 (S.B. 1), last year’s statewide 12-cent gas tax increase. Statewide S.B. 1 raises about $5 billion each year, of this about $760 million for transit projects. What is especially pernicious about Proposition 6 is that it would basically make it nearly impossible in the future to ever raise fuel taxes or tolls to fund transportation projects. If it passes, a ballot referendum would be required to raise fuel taxes, tolls, or other transportation user fees. Many have pointed out that Prop 6 is a Republican Party ploy to try to drive up turnout among anti-tax conservatives.
Calling this election “the most important election of your life,” L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti decried Prop 6, stating that, if it passes, L.A. County would “hit the brakes” on “over 900 projects.” L.A. City Councilmember Paul Krekorian called Prop 6 proponents “penny-wise and pound-foolish” because “pennies a day” worth of taxes will result in billions of dollars worth of improvements. Among these projects, Krekorian cited two nearby: Metro Orange Line upgrades (under construction) and Van Nuys light rail (expected to break ground in 2021).
Carolyn Coleman of the League of California Cities emphasized public safety in maintaining and repairing structurally deficient bridges. Coleman also acknowledged the need for bipartisanship, stating that “there are no Republican potholes, no Democrat potholes.”
Rounding out the speakers were several labor union leaders and the head of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. These two sides don’t agree on a lot of issues, but they are both urging voters to reject Prop 6.
More than a hundred people showed up for this morning’s rally against Prop 6. The crowd was predominantly men and women representing labor, and also included local electeds, environmentalists, business groups, livability advocates, and others.
The L.A. rally was not as photogenic as last weekend’s San Francisco ride responding to an Orange County politician’s claim that Prop 6 opponents are “forcing you to take bikes, get on trains… [which] does not work with my hair and heels.” It nonetheless showed broad support for rejecting the cynical partisan Prop 6.
All of the California Streetsblog sites – California, San Francisco, and Los Angeles – have endorsed voting No on Proposition 6.
Source: https://la.streetsblog.org/2018/10/30/broad-coalition-rallies-against-proposition-6/
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Residential Conversion Planned for 1920s Industrial Building in South L.A.
An industrial building in South Los Angeles may be reborn as apartments.
Yesterday, an entity called Luxe Holdings, LLC submitted an application to the Department of City Planning to convert the three-story structure at 4851 S. Alameda Street into 118 apartments through the artists in residence ordinance.
The property, which spans an L-shaped site at 48th Place and Alameda, was built out in phases between the 1920s and 1950s. As currently built, it offers approximately 260,000 square feet of industrial space. The building overlooks the Alameda Corridor's Mid-Corridor Trench, which is used to move freight to and from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
But despite its industrial setting, the project site is located just a half-mile walk from the Blue Line's Vernon Station.
The developer, Luxe Holdings, is based out another 1920s industrial building at 1340 E. 6th Street in the Arts District. That property is also slated for conversion to apartments.
Source: https://urbanize.la/post/residential-conversion-planned-1920s-industrial-building-south-la
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1339 McCollum Street in Silver Lake
Take Sunset’s newest listing is this stylish Silver Lake Spanish home, full of charm and character.
This move-in ready two-bedroom, two-bath residence is set up from the street with lovely treetop views and an open floor plan with amazing indoor to outdoor flow.
From the front porch enter into a light-filled living room with newly redone beamed ceiling and lighting, new hardwood floors, and a spacious dining area.
The updated kitchen has an eat-in area, high-end appliances, and lots of storage.
The front bedroom gets great light and is very spacious, while the master bedroom suite has en-suite bath and large walk-in closet.
The property also comes with a great detached studio space (approximately 200 square feet) with its own bathroom.
There is a patio right off the kitchen, which leads to a large fenced-in grassy area–perfect for outdoor dining and play.
Mature landscaping surrounds the property for maximum privacy. There is also a one-car detached garage.
Located close to many great Silver Lake and Echo Park spots including Freedman’s, Moon Juice, and Mohawk Bend.
Silver Lake living at its best!
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Source: https://takesunset.com/2018/10/1339-mccollum-street-in-silver-lake/
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85-Room Aloft Hotel Takes Shape in Glendale
Just north of the core of Downtown Glendale, the wood-and-concrete frame of a new Aloft Hotel is taking shape.
Located at the northeast corner of Brand Boulevard and Dryden Avenue, the project consists of a six-story building featuring 85 guest rooms with ground-floor restaurant space and 85 parking spaces in two basement levels.
Alajajian Marcoosi Architects is designing the podium-type building, which will be clad in a mix of aluminum, metal mesh screen, and stucco, as well as other accent materials. Architectural plans show that the hotel will feature amenities including a gym, meeting rooms, and a rooftop terrace.
The project, which is being developed by investor Michael Tchakmakjian, received $17.6 million in construction financing in February 2018. At the time, it was estimated that construction would be complete in May 2019.
Tchakmakjian previously considered developing the property with a five-story apartment complex in 2015, but changed his plans to the current hotel project one year later.
Source: https://urbanize.la/post/85-room-aloft-hotel-takes-shape-glendale
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These California beaches have long been off-limits. But public outrage is changing the tide
Dozens of owners and ranch supporters, in detailed emails and public testimonies, have also pleaded their case to the commission. They worry that unfettered access could spoil the ranch’s coastline and undo years of effort to protect the land. They point to the temporary access that they already grant to scientists, academics, historical societies, environmental groups and schoolchildren, and question how someone unfamiliar with the rugged terrain could safely navigate the steep canyons, unpaved roads and high tides without cell service.
Source: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-hollister-ranch-settlement-20181228-story.html
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Beyonce drops lawsuit against Texas-based apparel brand
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Friday, January 18 2019
Beyonce ended a legal battle against a Texas-based apparel brand. The singer had been in a two-year lawsuit a brand that printed wording inspired by her song on clothing and lifestyle items. The lawsuit has since been dropped, at the singer's request.
Called Feyoncé, the brand earned popularity online when it launched its line of apparel and accessories including t-shirts, tote bags and mugs. It sold its items on Etsy, and marketed towards young engaged women with a jovial influence from Beyonce's hit "Single Ladies." Items in the line featured printed wording that took inspiration from the song's lyrics, such as "He put a ring on it."
Though the name of the brand and its product offerings were a comical take on Beyonce's name and her song, the singer filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Feyonce, and asked the brand to stop manufacturing their products.
However, the case was dropped on Wednesday, at Beyonce's request. A judge had ruled in Feyonce's favor in September, as it saw the brand's name as a play on words, and therefore not intending to trick consumers into thinking it was associated with the singer.
Source: https://fashionunited.com/news/fashion/beyonce-drops-lawsuit-against-texas-based-apparel-brand/2019011825687
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LA’s next big earthquake could displace 270,000 people
In the three days after the Northridge Earthquake, sociologist Paul O’Brien trekked to the epicenter to collect survivors’ stories. He spoke with 31 survivors, some over the phone, but for the most part, he met people where they were lodging during those first few days and nights: on the street.
“One could not drive down any street in the Northridge section of town, and not find tents staked out on lawns, in parks, and anywhere else residents could find room,” he wrote in a research report published the same year.
Twenty five years later, experts still look back at Northridge to prepare for the inevitable: The next “Big One” will force hundreds of thousands of people out of their houses. How authorities respond to the crisis will largely determine the number of people displaced—and how long they will have to wait until they can return to home.
“It is a bit daunting if we were to have the Big One, just because LA is so big and so densely populated,” says Sonya Young-Jimenez, an emergency management coordinator for the city’s recreation and parks department, which shoulders the immense task of identifying and assessing sites for potential disaster shelters. “We’re talking hundreds of thousands of people being affected.”
The impact will be felt more intensely for some Angelenos than for others. It’s expected that those who can afford it will either flee or profit, increasing the value of their homes through renovations made with insurance payouts. Those who can’t will be left with fewer resources to pick up the pieces.
What unfolds in the aftermath could permanently change LA’s demographics, potentially exacerbating the gap between the rich and poor and even causing regional depressions. A short-term shelter crisis could evolve into a long-term community-building crisis. The general anxiety reported after natural disasters could result in so many people moving away that businesses shutter.
The Lopez and Garcia families camp out in a city park after their homes were heavily damaged by the Northridge earthquake.
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In 2008, a team of scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey used complex computer models to simulate what would happen if a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the San Andreas fault.
The report, titled ShakeOut, estimates that quake would kill 1,800 people; rupture 966 roads, 21 railroads and 32 aqueducts; down 141 power lines; and damage 300,000 buildings.
As many as 270,000 people across Southern California would be displaced from their homes. About 500 public shelters would be needed to house roughly 175,000 of those people—nearly double the population of Santa Monica—because they wouldn’t be able to find shelter with family or friends or in hotels.
The biggest issues first responders and evacuees will face won’t be the ones caused by the quake itself. The real trouble will start after the ground stops shaking, says Lucy Jones, seismologist and author of The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters have Shaped Us.
Fires, water shortages, limited transit, job accessibility, and communication outages like the loss of cell phone service will exacerbate the damage and displacement.
“You get this compounding problem,” says Jones. “The economic system works because we all feed on each other. If employees aren’t going to work, then they’re also not going to eat at the nearby restaurant. Every one individual job has impact.”
Today, rising temperatures and changing intensity of winds could potentially be survivors’ worst enemy. As Jones laments, the Santa Ana Winds could stoke fires sparked by the quake, into fires not unlike the Woolsey and Camp Fires at the end of 2018.
Those issues could be complicated by the current homelessness crisis, leaving hundreds of thousands of Angelenos without temporary or even short-term shelter.
Officials are acutely aware that LA’s worsening housing shortage could raise the number of people displaced after a disaster. If hundreds or thousands of housing units were made inhabitable due to earthquake damage, even more people would be searching for new places to live.
Last year’s horrific wildfires are a tragic example, with tens of thousands of people displaced from the Camp Fire swamping the city of Chico.
The fires have presented incoming California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his office of emergency services an opportunity to change the way the state responds and delivers aid.
“That we still have a lot of people in shelters is indicative that we’re still learning,” says Tina Curry, the department’s deputy director of planning and preparedness. “But sometimes shelter operations can be extended and we’ll have to learn to support that.”
A loss of housing after the Woolsey Fire has created a surge in renters and spikes in listings, forcing the city of Malibu to put price gouging rules into place indefinitely.
Hefty payouts from insurance companies also fuel the problem. Updating insurance policies to a loss-of-use type is an effective way to prepare for a disaster, but as Jason Ballman, communications manager at the Southern California Earthquake Center emphasized, it also has priced people who don’t have insurance, or can’t afford it, out of the game.
In the case of Malibu and the Woolsey Fire, “some people who lost homes—and could afford it—simply left the country for the rest of the year,” Sandro Dazzan, real estate agent with The Agency told The Real Deal.
In 1994, people who could afford it named the earthquake as the catalyst for leaving California for good, as the New York Times chronicled in a 1994 article. As experts point out, and as the Los Angeles Times has reported, the population in Los Angeles has only ever dipped four times—two of those times occurring in the years following the Northridge quake.
If Californians were to flee, all eyes are on Arizona as the most probable state to absorb SoCal’s potential refugees—so much so that Phoenix leaders spent the latter part of 2018 running drills in the event that the Big One does come.
But what happens to those who choose not to leave?
Data collected after Northridge indicates people will head outside, to parks, open areas, anything away from a building, as long as it’s relatively near their own homes.
The recreation and parks department is preparing for many people to form tent camps in open spaces or on their front lawns. Official shelters, like those operated by the Red Cross and other agencies, will be set up in recreation facilities and public buildings.
“We do assessments of all our sites,” said Young-Jimenez. “And our partner is the Red Cross. Every week they’re assessing something. It’s pretty much ongoing.”
For many others, staying in LA will not be a choice.
“One statistic claims that for affluent white men, it takes an average of seven days to return home post-disaster, but for poor women of color, it takes an average of seven years,” says ShakeOut co-author Dennis Mileti, retired sociologist and director emeritus of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder, citing findings published by natural disaster sociologist Robert Bolin after the Whittier Narrows Earthquake in 1987.
“I keep telling people: Stop worrying about the earthquake killing you, start worrying about the earthquake bankrupting you.”
Young-Jimenez’s department is using software that layers socioeconomic data on top of geographic and seismic data to model potential scenarios. The models can be used to identify how poorer areas of the city—those with older homes that most likely haven’t been retrofitted—would be affected by a major earthquake, in comparison to more affluent areas.
The reality is that earthquakes are indiscriminate. As Jones puts it: “Earthquakes shake everybody.”
But because of the difference in quality of infrastructure and lack of accessible resources people in lower-income communities face, the effects are often not.
“If you’re poor, you’re more likely to live in substandard housing, and be in a job that says to you, ‘Oh hell, give up,’” Jones says. “I keep telling people: Stop worrying about the earthquake killing you, start worrying about the earthquake bankrupting you.”
It’s also essential to consider where people come from, says Joselito Garcia-Ruiz, regional disaster program officer for the Red Cross’s LA Region.
“I came to work during Northridge, and I saw with my own eyes that many people from Central America and Mexico at that time were afraid to go inside the shelters, because they came from the ’85 earthquake in Mexico and they brought with them that experience,” he said.
While the long-term effects of a major quake could forever alter the economic and cultural landscape of Los Angeles—potentially sending its most vulnerable communities into economic depression while more affluent residents flee—there may be another surprising outcome.
Natural disasters are also good at knocking down social barriers.
Those unplanned shelters that popped up in 1994 were established not only out of convenience, but because of the bonds that had formed across walls both real and socially constructed. People—neighbors who may not have known each other until their homes were destroyed—wanted to be near each other.
“Even people who before a disaster hated each other, will end up hugging and kissing each other,” said Mileti. “It brings the best out in humanity.”
Source: https://la.curbed.com/2019/1/15/18182585/earthquake-california-evacuation-shelter-predictions
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Proenza Schouler buys company back
In a major shakeup, Proenza Schouler founders Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez have bought their company back from Castanea Partners with the help of an unidentified group of investors. Buying back their company also means that CEO Judd Crane and CFO John Paolicelli are out, and Kay Hong, known for turning around companies around, will be taking over as CEO.
The buyback includes an injection of capital, though it has not been disclosed just how much money has been raised.
Hong was previously chief executive of plus-size fashion company Torrid. Prior to that she was managing director of global turnaround firm Alvarez & Marsal. Proenza Schouler is still staying afloat in a tough retail climate, but they have had to shut several stores, including their Upper East Side location, and four stores in Asia. As an independent label not backed by a luxury conglomerate like LVMH or Kering, Proenza Schouler has found a roadblock in scaling up their business.
WWD once reported that Proenza Schouler's sales are estimated to be around 85 million, but according to Business of Fashion, someone familiar with their balance sheet said the business was smaller than that.
Proenza Schouler will be bringing other new people on board including Mary Wang, former head of global operations at Alexander Wang, as COO, and Jonathan Friedman will be stepping in as interim CFO. The company has also elected a new board of directors whose identities have not been disclosed.
In a joint statement, McCollough and Hernandez said that they "couldn't be happier" with the change in leadership, indicating that ownership would allow them to have "full authority over our company’s destiny.
As reported by Business of Fashion, from 2007 to 2011, Proenza Schouler was minority-owned by the Valentino Fashion Group, a part of Permira, a London-based mergers and acquisitions firm. In 2011, a group of private investors, including Rosen and Howard, bought out Permira. In 2015, Castanea acquired a minority stake, although the terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Proenza Schouler plans on using their new capital to expand globally. With the main Proenza Schouler line positioning them to compete in the luxury category, and their diffusion line PSWL helping them compete in the contemporary space, the brand is in a good place for a turnaround and expansion with their new business partners.
photo: courtesy of PR Newswire Source: https://fashionunited.com/news/business/proenza-schouler-buys-company-back/2018111224516
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Mixed-Use Complex Rises Next to El Monte Bus Station
On a 2.3-acre parcel next to the El Monte Bus Station, concrete and rebar are now rising for a mixed-use development known as The Paseo at the Gateway.
The project, which is being developed by Grapevine Advisors, will consist of a four-story building on a featuring 208 market-rate apartments and 25,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Plans call for a mix of studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments - each of which will come with a stainless steel appliance package and in-unit washer-dryer sets.
SVA Architects is designing the project, which will sit atop two levels of parking - one of which will be located underground - and feature a podium-level amenity deck. Wide sidewalks will wrap around the low-rise structure, creating space for outdoor dining and seating. The project will also connect to a nearby bike trail along the path of the Rio Hondo.
The Paseo is budgeted at approximately $99 million.
The project is the second phase of a 60-acre planned development to the north of the El Monte Bus Station, which rises on the former El Monte city yard. Construction is already complete for a 132-unit affordable apartment building on an adjacent parcel.
Source: https://urbanize.la/post/mixed-use-complex-rises-next-el-monte-bus-station
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10 Best Korean BBQ Joints in LA
There are few things in the world that I love more than Korean BBQ. Nothing beats gathering around a fiery tabletop grill with your friends while marinated meats are cooked to perfection right in front of you. Grab a hot piece of caramelized short rib with your chopsticks and pop it in your mouth followed by a swig of cold Korean beer. Yes, life is good.
After years of extensive research, here are my 10 favorite Korean BBQ restaurants in LA:
Kang Ho-dong Baekjeong
1. Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong (3465 W 6th St, Los Angeles) Part of a chain from Seoul owned by a comedian/wrestler, this place has everything you want in a Korean BBQ joint: a super fun and bustling atmosphere, fantastic service and incredible food. The only downside: they don’t take reservations and there is always a long wait.
Chosun Galbee
2. Chosun Galbee (3330 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles) While the food here is authentic and traditional (and absolutely amazing), I’ve found Chosun Galbee to be very accessible for Korean BBQ novices and it’s where I usually bring first-timers. Everything here is big — the menu, the restaurant (including a large patio) and the flavors. There are private rooms in the back which are perfect for parties. My favorites here are the chadol (thiny sliced brisket), spicy pork bulgogi and marinated galbi.
Magal BBQ
3. Magal BBQ (3460 W 8th St, Los Angeles) Magal is the cool new kid in town. It’s a recent import from a successful chain in Korea and has a party-like atmosphere. Make sure to check out their signature Beef Sushi and Volcano Fried Rice.
Genwa Korean BBQ
4. Genwa Korean BBQ (5115 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles and 170 N La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills) The big draw here is the banchan, the little side dishes of kimchi and other fermented vegetables, sliced pancakes, potato salad, boiled peanuts, braised beef and other Korean delicacies. While most Korean BBQ places give you between 4 and 7 different kinds of banchan, Genwa gives you around twenty different varieties and, as with virtually all Korean restaurants, they’re all refillable upon request.
Park’s BBQ
5. Park’s BBQ (955 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles) This joint is the top choice for ballers and foodies who demand the highest quality meats and don’t mind paying the highest prices. Their heavily marbelized Wagyu beef may ruin you for all other Korean BBQ.
Soowan Galbi
6. Soowan Galbi (856 S Vermont Ave B, Los Angeles) While the decor of this small strip mall eatery is a bit plain and the atmosphere is a bit staid, the BBQ is anything but dull. The quality of the food here is incredible and their marinated meats are among the best in town.
Hanjip
7. Hanjip (3829 Main St, Culver City) Owned by celebrity chef Chris Oh and LA restaurant maven Stephane Bombet, Hanjip is one of the few great LA Korean BBQ places outside of Koreantown. It’s also my favorite of the all-you-can-eat joints. In addition to the meats, make sure to order their incredible Kimchi Fried Rice, Uni Steamed Egg and Bone Marrow Corn Cheese. For extra fun, enjoy Soju poured into your mouth through a marrow bone “luge.”
Quarters Korean BBQ
8. Quarters Korean BBQ (3465 W 6th St, Los Angeles) Located in historic Chapman Plaza in the center of K-town, this is where I usually wind up when the line is too long at neighbor restaurant Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong. It’s fun and modern and they have great banchan and excellent bulgogi.
Soot Bull Jeep
9. Soot Bull Jeep (3136 W 8th St, Los Angeles) The pork baby back ribs here are insanely good. All of the meat is cooked at your table on charcoal grills, which adds a great smokey flavor to your food. The charcoal smoke fills up the restaurant and creates a magical atmosphere on a cold wintery night. The fact that the smokey smell remains in your clothes and hair when you leave is a small price to pay for all of that charcoal grilled goodness.
Chung Ki Wa
10. Chung Ki Wa (3545 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles) This traditional looking joint has old school charm and solid BBQ. The galbi is especially good here. Make sure to also order their famous cold buckwheat noodles.
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Qubit unveils personalisation portfolio at Shoptalk
Qubit, a leader in marketing personalisation technology, has announced a new tiered product portfolio of services at Shoptalk to help take enterprise and high-growth retail brands “on the path towards integrated personalisation”.
"Businesses need to modernise, accelerate and transform their personalisation programs," said Graham Cooke, chief executive of Qubit in a statement. "The products announced today will enable organisations to build differentiated customer experiences in a frictionless way, either beginning or doubling-down on personalisation.”
The tiered personalisation portfolio aims to jump-start retailers personalisation initiatives, drive growth, and enable advanced API-driven use cases, and includes, Qubit Start, which allows fast implementation while providing an on-ramp to personalisation, the firm explained, offering social proof, product recommendations and product discovery solutions.
While Qubit Grow aims to solve specific industry and business challenges, allowing the retailer to go multichannel and driving customers from first to second purchase by notifying visitors when products are back-in-stock and deploying relevant messaging based on behavioural data.
The final product is Qubit Pro, a service that helps firms scale up, while building developer tools and deep integrations, enabling businesses to coordinate, lead and direct customer journeys with unrivalled scale, and tap into business data.
Cooke, added: “With 83.9 percent of retail shoppers only ever purchasing once, Qubit is here to ensure we're fixing the biggest industry problems and building solutions that match up to the strategic goals of our customers."
A British retail group using Qubit Pro is River Island, with Tim MacIvor, head of customer experience for River Island, stating: "It's not just about shipping products to somebody, it's about the curation of a look and really deep personalisation, and we've got a real opportunity to be more a part of a customer's lifestyle than just providing garments to them.”
Source: https://fashionunited.com/news/retail/qubit-unveils-personalisation-portfolio-at-shoptalk/2019030526531
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Uniqlo teams up with TikTok for user-generated social campaign
Huw Hughes
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Monday, June 24 2019
Uniqlo has teamed up with short-form mobile video platform TikTok to launch a new user-generated #UTPlayYourWorld campaign.
The campaign will go live on TikTok on 25 June and invites users to share “creative, authentic and inspiring” videos of themselves wearing Uniqlo’s line of ‘UT’ graphic t-shirts. The in-app challenge, which will be open to TikTok users from the US, France, Japan and Taiwan, will last until 11 July, before the final winners are announced between 12-19 July.
To be eligible for the selection of winners, candidates need to wear ‘UT’ shirts that are sold at Uniqlo stores or on its website during the 2019 Spring/Summer season. Winners of the challenge will appear on the monitors in Uniqlo stores around the world.
"TikTok empowers everyone to be a creator directly from their smartphones and is committed to building a community by encouraging users to share their passion and creative expression through their videos,” Masaki Nishida, vice president and head of monetization at TikTok Japan, said in a statement. “We see a huge opportunity for brands to connect with today's generation and expand their reach by embracing the native, natural and creative form of content on TikTok. We are excited to support the #UTPlayYourWorld campaign and look forward to continuously supporting the global creative community in the future."
The news comes just days after Uniqlo UT announced a collaboration with South Korean boy band BTS - or, more accurately - a collaboration with the band’s team of eight animated characters, BT21.
Photo credit: TikTok
Source: https://fashionunited.com/news/fashion/uniqlo-teams-up-with-tiktok-for-user-generated-social-campaign/2019062428492
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