Meowdy has a lot of cute new scarves and natural stone necklaces for your Mother’s Day gifts. Buy 3 or more and get 15% off on any combination of jewelery, including earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings! Geoffrey & Lee Real Estate is hosting an open house ... Read More »
Category Archives: Shopping
Shopper & Diner Report: Indie label music market returns to Silver Lake; Celebrate Free Comic Book Day; Gourmet donuts on York?
The Independent Label Market returns to Silver Lake this weekend with a larger roster of indie music labels selling limited edition vinyl and other music products, more artist appearances and, of course, food trucks. Organizers said the one-day market, which will be held on Saturday at ... Read More »
Wal-Mart or Trader Joe’s? What’s in store for the Glassell Park Fresh & Easy?
It’s official. The British owners of the Fresh & Easy announced today they will sell or close the five-year-old grocery chain, taking a $1.8 billion write-off in the process, according to the L.A. Times. That means the Fresh & Easy on Eagle Rock Boulevard in Glassell ... Read More »
Shopper & Diner Report: Highland Park hardware store gets into the garden & outdoor movie biz; Little Joy for Dodger fans
The Do It Best Hardware store in Highland Park has opened up a garden center in its own backyard. Well, it’s actually a former storage area behind the York Boulevard store that has been cleaned up and now stocks a variety of plants and fertilizer as ... Read More »
Shopper & Diner Report: “Vintage Mall” opens in Los Feliz; Atwater awaits the $8 glass of juice
Time to hit the mall – the vintage mall. That’s the term being used to describe a group of vintage dealers and vendors who have taken over three storefronts at the corner of Sunset and Hollywood boulevards in Los Feliz. The Vintage Vortex is carved up ... Read More »
Silver Lake renegade retailer to close Sunset Junction shop
Sarah Dale was a twentysomething Silver Lake waitress and punk rock drummer in 2000 when she heard that Pull My Daisy, a the Sunset Junction dress shop, was up for sale. “I thought I could totally do it” said Dale, who ended up buying the Sunset ... Read More »
Storefront Report: Not your mother’s bridal store opens in Echo Park
Bride, a boutique featuring non-traditional, custom-made and vintage bridal wear, is opening its first shop in Echo Park. Owner and tailor Maria Luciana Diaz joins several other fashion designers who have leased space in the brick storefronts that line Sunset Boulevard on the eastern edge of ... Read More »
Goat Cheese and Crepes? Eagle Rock Farmers Market to get a tasty makeover
New tastes await at the Eagle Rock Certified Farmers Market. Photo by Katie Hughes By Brenda Rees Look for changes at the Eagle Rock Certified Farmers Market where the weekly fresh fruits and veggie selections will no longer be the only draw for locals on Friday ... Read More »
Shopper & Diner Report: A new style of Echo Park barbershop; Eagle Rock pizza parlor to reopen with a new owner and new look
Brian Girgus, owner of New California Barbershop | Photo by Tricia Noble Coachella Valley native Brian Girgus had worked in numerous barbershops before opening the New California Barbershop in Echo Park earlier this month. But the 36-year-old wants his barber shop to be more than just ... Read More »
Cost of living just went up for Glassell Park bargain hunters
For more than 20 years Jose Mejia shopped at Shims Bargain Center in Glassell Park for deeply discounted and 99-cent packs of napkins, tape, paint rollers, disposable plates, sodas and Christmas decorations. Nearly a week did not go by when the Glassell Park resident did not ... Read More »