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    Storefront Report: More room for cooks and diners at Echo Park vegetarian cafe

    It’s been a long time coming but Elf Cafe, the tiny Echo Park vegetarian restaurant on Sunset Boulevard, has acquired the storefront next door as the owners prepare to apply for a beer and wine license.  But don’t expect the new space to be crowded with tables. Instead,  owner Scott Zweizen said much of the [...]

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    Storefront Report: A corner of hip emerges in Cypress Park

    With the orange Home Depot signs shining overhead, the southern edge of Figueroa Street in Cypress Park is better known for building supplies than boutiques. But at Figueroa and Avenue 28, the opening of Finster Studio,  a vintage furniture and home accessories store,  next to Footsies bar and across from Maintain skate shop has helped [...]

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    Storefront Report: Echo Park nonprofit to expand Sunset Boulevard frontage

    Workers have been gutting the interior of the former Alamar jewelry store, one of the many Cuban businesses  that once thrived in Echo Park.  Is there a new store or cafe coming to the 1800 block of Sunset Boulevard that is home to Masa restaurant and The Echo nightclub? Nope.  The former Alamar store and [...]

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    Storefront Report: More change in store for a Silver Lake corner

    The once low-key strip of storefronts at the northeast corner of Sunset Boulevard and Micheltorena Street has in recent years attracted some upscale tenants, including Lark Bakery, The Hive Salon and Stark waxing studio.  Now, the one-story  building across from the Micheltorena Elementary playground is preparing for new and expanding businesses. The former dry cleaner [...]

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    Storefront Report: New owners take over Echo Park’s Chango Coffee

    View Larger Map Chango Coffee is a scruffy Echo Park coffeehouse that has served as a magnet for neighborhood hipsters. Susina Bakery & Cafe is known for its high-end baked goods served out of a glossy Beverly Boulevard storefront.  Now these two very different cafes have merged after the owner of Susina took over Chango [...]

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    Storefront Report: Los Feliz bar owner branching out to Silver Lake

    It’s been only about three months since Domenico’s Italian restaurant on Silver Lake Boulevard closed its doors but a renovation of the space (pictured) by new occupants is already underway. What will replace Domenico’s in the small storefront across from La Mill? That’s not clear but Dustin Lancaster, owner of Bar Covell in Los Feliz, [...]

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    Storefront Report: Has the last pupusa been served at Echo Park’s La Botana?

    The salt and pepper shakers sit atop blue tables, and a yellow and orange banner outside invites passersby to stop by for Happy Hour specials and karoke. But the tables at Echo Park’s La Botana (formerly Nuvia’s) have remained empty and the karoke machine silent since late October, leaving nearby merchants to wonder what happened [...]

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    Storefront Report: Nightclub owner expands Silver Lake presence

    The Sunset Boulevard building that housed the former La Parrilla Mexican restaurant in Silver Lake has been purchased by nightclub owner Steve Edelson.  The purchase leaves Edelson, who also operates El Cid and Los Globos, with potentially three Sunset Boulevard clubs and restaurants within a mile of each other. An associate of Edelson confirmed that his [...]

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    Echo Park’s Cookbook starts new chapter

    The owners of Cookbook, Echo Park’s upscale grocery store, are now planning to open a new restaurant a few blocks away. The yet-to-be-named restaurant is now under construction in a brick building on Allison Avenue and Sunset Boulevard.  Cookbook owner Marta Teegan, who appeared tonight before the Echo Park neighborhood council’s planning committee, did not [...]

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    Storefront Report: The comings and goings of Silver Lake restaurants

    While Silver Lake’s former Tantra restaurant reopened on Monday as Naya, another neighborhood restaurant a few blocks away has apparently closed its doors. Passersby and customers of La Parrilla Family Restaurant found the doors to the longtime Mexican restaurant – which once hosted performances by a “Mexican Elvis” – closed last weekend. The doors of [...]

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    Storefront Report: New restaurant planned for east end of Echo Park

    A new restaurant is in the works for a renovated brick building on the border of Echo Park and Angeleno Heights. It’s not clear what kind of restaurant will open but the owners have pulled building permits and have asked the city permission to serve beer and wine at a proposed restaurant located at Allison [...]

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    Storefront Report: Silver Lake Indian restaurant unveils its second act

    After a nine-month long renovation,  Silver Lake’s former Tantra restaurant on Sunset Boulevard reopened on Monday as Naya, with an updated menu, a dramatic interior and garden.  Chef Ali Mookhi’s Cal-Indian fusion cuisine is served in a bright dining room, where drapes of white linen wrap around white banquettes.  Meanwhile, Naya Lounge,  drinks are served [...]

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    Storefront Report: Pilates studios pop up in Echo Park & Silver Lake

    After yoga studios of all kinds opened their doors in recent years across Echo Park and Silver Lake, pilates studios now seem to be following suit, with two opening up this year. Earlier this year, The Pilates Bodyshop, established by by Kerri Campbell of Atwater Village, began offering classes in a former office building on [...]

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    Storefront Report: Silver Lake apparel store opens in an out-of-sight location

    When Eileen Burke moved to Los Angeles from Charlotte, she looked across the city for a spot to reopen her apparel store focused on affordable clothes for young women and teens. She finally found a space in the 3300 block of Sunset Boulevard  behind a bike shop and a vintage fashion store.  Walk down a [...]

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    Storefront Report: Compact music shop opens in Echo Park

    In a storefront that is no bigger than some living rooms, John Roller has opened up a 300-square-foot vinyl record shop on Echo Park’s busy Glendale Boulevard.  Roller, whose Mono Records  opened about a week ago at 1805 Glendale Boulevard near Branden Street, sees opportunity on a strip that many consider blighted and choked with [...]

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    Storefront Report: Marty’s to get a makeover

    Marty’s, the Highland Park bar owned by businessman and former City Council candidate Rudy Martinez, has been closed for about a week. But Martinez said the closure of the York Bouelvard bar is only temporary. He said the bar will reopen in about two weeks ago after some remodeling and a name change.  Martinez, who [...]

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