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SHOP SMART. BUY LOCAL. GO BEST.

There are probably a million good reasons to live, work and play on the Westside.

In these pages you’ll find more than 600 of them.

The Argonaut’s annual Best of the Westside edition celebrates ingredients of the good life found in our own backyard — worldclass shops and restaurants, ever-reliable service providers, recreational opportunities that are the envy of the world and assorted hidden gems.

Best of all, they were picked by you. Thousands of Argonaut readers cast tens of thousands of votes in this year’s readers’ poll, a 67% participation increase over last year.

In addition to the popular vote, editor’s picks highlight some off-the-beaten-path choices that aren’t easily categorized because of just how unique they are. Eat a scorpion at Typhoon, window shop at Obsolete or sing a few bars at Sifted: LA and you’ll know what we mean.

On this special occasion, we’d like to thank our readers for supporting local, independent journalism on the Westside and remind you to also support the local businesses — many of them in the pages of this very issue — that help our communities continue to thrive.

Shop Smart. Buy Local. Go Best.

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Playa Vista Elementary School Principal Rebecca Johnson

This year’s Best of the Westside edition features three separate covers, each with a different readers’ poll winner: Chef Travis Lett of Gjelina, voted Best Restaurant; Isaac Parfrey of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, voted Best Musical Instrument Shop and Best Music Venue for Small Concerts; and Principal Rebecca Johnson of Playa Vista Elementary School, voted Best Elementary or Middle School.

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DINING........................................... 10 NIGHTLIFE & ENTERTAINMENT... 22 HEALTH & FITNESS....................... 28 BEAUTY & STYLE.......................... 32 SHOPPING.................................... 36 SERVICES....................................... 42 RECREATION................................. 46

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Dining

Best Of the Westside Best American Barbecue 1st Place

Baby Blues BBQ

444 Lincoln Blvd., Venice (310) 396-7675 babybluesvenice.com

2nd place

Chicago for Ribs Westchester

8311 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester (310) 6707427 chicagoforribswestchester.com

3rd Place

Tony P’s

4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-4534 tonyps.com

Best Asian Fusion Cuisine 1st Place

Chaya Venice

110 Navy St., Venice (310) 396-1179 thechaya.com

2nd place

Buddha’s Belly

205 Broadway, Santa Monica (310) 458-2500 bbfood.com

3rd Place

Chinois on Main

2709 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 392-9025 wolfgangpuck.com

Best Bakery 1st Place

Hotcakes Bakes

4119 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey (310) 397-2324 hotcakesbakes.com

2nd place

Angel Maid Bakery

4542 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey (310) 915-2078

3rd Place

Viktor Benes Bakery

13455 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey (310) 578-6553 viktorbenes.com

Best Breakfast 1st Place

26 Beach Restaurant

3100 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 823-7526 26beach.com

2nd place

Coffee Company

8751 La Tijera Blvd., Westchester (310) 645-7315 laxcoffeeco.com

3rd Place

J Nichols Kitchen

4375 Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey (310) 823-2283 jnicholskitchen.com

Best Buffet 1st Place

Lemonade

1661 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 452-6200 lemonadela.com

2nd place

The Warehouse Restaurant

4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-5451 warehousemarinadelrey.com

3rd Place

Whiskey Red’s

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Editor’s Pick

Editor’s Pick

Typhoon Restaurant

1st Place

Paco’s Tacos Cantina

6212 W. Manchester Blvd., Westchester (310) 645-8692 4141 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey (310) 391-9616 pacoscantina.com

2nd place

1st Place

1st Place

1st Place

Tanner’s Coffee Co.

200 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 574-2739 tannerscoffeecompany.com

1517 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 395-8279 baycitiesitaliandeli.com

2nd place

2nd Place

1331 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 399-1233 intelligenciacoffee.com

8501 Pershing Drive, Playa del Rey (310) 439-2256 delreydeli.com

3rd Place

3rd place

671 Rose Ave., Venice (310) 664-8830 2908 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 452-8925 395 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 458-3111 groundworkcoffee.com

10990 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City (310) 390-3497 rollnrye.com

Versailles Cuban Restaurant 10319 Venice Blvd., Palms (310) 558-3168 versaillescuban.com

2nd Place

3rd Place

1906 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica (310) 581-1684 chachachicken.com

Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine 10982 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A. (310) 441-0404 bossanovafood.com

Best Business Lunch

Best Cheap Eats

1st Place

1st Place

Café del Rey

4451 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-6395 cafedelreymarina.com

2nd place

Truxton’s American Bistro

8611 Truxton Ave., Westchester (310) 417-8789 1329 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 393-8789 truxtonsamericanbistro.com

3rd Place

Hal’s Bar and Grill

1349 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 396-3105 halsbarandgrill.com

Best Catering Services 1st Place

Rise and Shine Catering

6511 Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester (310) 649-0906 riseandshinecatering.com

2nd Place

Cantalini’s Salerno Beach 193 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 821-0018 salernobeach.com

3rd Place

Wacky Wok

2805 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 822-7373 wackywokvenice-hub.com 8919 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester (310) 670-0071 wackywokwestchester-hub.com

Take it from a guy who’s a sucker for a sweet glass of Thai iced tea — a guy who even travelled to the Monte Vista Hotel in Flagstaff, Ariz., just to order the nation’s tallest glass of it.

You have to try the Thai tea ice cream at Playa Provisions.

Sure, gourmet ice cream is nothing new to Westsiders. Serious scavengers of the scoop can sample such flavors as rosemary and olive oil, balsamic fig and mascarpone, or even ones based on Maker’s Mark or Guinness at Cool Haus in Culver City.

But there’s something so precise about the Thai tea ice cream at Playa Provisions, celebrity chef Brooke Williamson’s cool new spot quartered into four different sub-stations: a high-end restaurant, a beach café, a whiskey bar and an ice cream shop with patio benches the color of bubble gum ice cream (also on the menu).

The Thai tea ice cream isn’t served every day, but on regular rotation with other tempting flavors elbowing for attention behind the glass alongside Rocky Road, cheesecake and sea salt caramel. So catch it when you can.

— Michael Aushenker

Best Deli

3rd Place

8620 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester (310) 338-0399 eltarasco27.com

119 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 683-5019 | playaprovisions.com

Best Coffee

Cha Cha Chicken

El Tarasco Mexican Food

Thai tea ice cream at Playa Provisions

Best Caribbean / Cuban Cuisine

Tito’s Tacos

11222 Washington Pl., Culver City (310) 391-5780 titostacos.com

Best Soft Drink You Can Eat

Photo by Michael Aushenker

3221 Donald Douglas Loop South, Santa Monica (310) 390-6565 | typhoon.biz If you tell someone at a picnic that they’ve accidentally eaten a bug, their reaction is likely to be one of horror or revulsion. Tell someone the same thing at Typhoon restaurant and they’re likely to say, “Of course, that’s what I ordered.”

Typhoon has featured edible insect appetizers on the menu since it opened in 1991 and remains one of the few places where you can sample Singapore-style scorpions on toast, stir-fried silkworms (with assorted dipping sauces), giant Manchurian chambai ants (“on a hill of shoestring potatoes), and Taiwanese-style crickets.

Most people prefer the crickets tossed with chili peppers, garlic and basil, which have a flavor reminiscent of shrimp. Whichever you try, you’ll certainly have a story for the friends who didn’t join you for that particular meal.

Typhoon also serves more conventional Asian fusion dishes — and they do them quite well — but it is entomophagy that has made them famous.

The runway view of Santa Monica Airport is an added pleasure, and dinners are often accompanied Typhoon’s Asian street food offerings include Singapore-style scorpions on toast by exuberant big band performances.

— Richard Foss

Photo by Joe Piasecki

Best Place to Eat a Bug

Best Burrito

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Tito’s Tacos

11222 Washington Place, Culver City (310) 391-5780 titostacos.com

2nd Place

Gaby’s Express

Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea

Best Contemporary Californian Cuisine 1st Place

J. Nichols Kitchen

4375 Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey (310) 823-2283 jnicholskitchen.com

2nd Place

3rd Place

60 N. Venice Blvd., Venice (310) 823-5396 jamesbeach.com

1407 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 396-7334 abbotspizzaco.com

James’ Beach 3rd Place

The Wood Cafe

Best Chinese Cuisine

12000 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 915-9663 thewoodcafe.com

1st Place

Best Cupcake/Dessert

1512 Pacific Ave., Venice (310) 581-8305 maoskitchen.com

1st Place

Mao’s Kitchen 2nd place

Szechwan Palace

431 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 827-2066

3rd Place

Wacky Wok

2805 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 822-7373 wackywokvenice-hub.com (310) 670-0071 wackywokwestchester-hub.com

Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery

Hotcakes Bakes

4119 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey (310)397-2324 hotcakesbakes.com

2nd Place

Sinners and Saints

2547 Lincoln Blvd., Venice (310) 970-2332 sinnersandsaintsdesserts.com

3rd Place

Urth Caffe

2327 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 314-7040 urthcaffe.com

2nd Place

Mar Vista Farmers Market

3826 Grand View Blvd., Mar Vista (818) 591-8286 marvistafarmersmarket.org

3rd Place

Del Rey Deli Co.

Playa Vista Farmers Market 6400 Seabluff Drive, Playa Vista (310) 600-8252 playavistafm.com

Best Fast Casual Dining

Groundwork Coffee Company Roll ’n Rye

3216 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 823-7299 12219 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City (310) 306-9058 gabysexpress.com

Abbot’s Pizza Company

(310) 458-8712smgov.net/portals/ farmersmarket

Best Diner

1st place

Gaby’s Express

3216 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 823-7299 12219 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City (310) 306-9058 gabysexpress.com

1st Place

Cafe 50s

838 Lincoln Blvd., Venice (310) 399-1955 cafe50s.com

2nd Place

2nd Place

8321 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester (323) 989-2242 humblepotato.com

Humble Potato

Swingers Diner

802 Broadway, Santa Monica (310) 393-9793 swingersdiner.com

3rd Place

3rd place

2805 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 822-7373 wackywokvenice-hub.com

Ronnie’s Diner

Wacky Wok

12740 Culver Blvd., Del Rey (310) 578-9399 ronniesdiner.com

Best Fine Dining

Best Donut Shop

1st place

1st place

4451 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-6395 cafedelreymarina.com

Café del Rey

Randy’s Donuts

805 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood (310) 645-4707 randys-donuts.com

2nd Place

2nd Place

1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 450-1429 gjelina.com

Donut King

Gjelina

1912 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 396-2220

3rd Place

3rd Place

1104 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 395-0881 melisse.com

Wendy’s Donuts

Melisse

4000 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 760-1356

Best Fish and Chips

Best Farmers Market

1st place

1st place

116 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 451-1402 yeoldkingshead.com

Santa Monica Farmers Market 2640 Main St., Santa Monica

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Editor’s Pick Chop Daddy’s

1146 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice | (310) 450-1533 | chopdaddys.com Photo by Joe Piasecki

OK, so it isn’t on the grand scale of Loyola Marymount University’s conversion of the massive former Hughes Aircraft headquarters into University Hall, but Chop Daddy’s (formerly Pork Belly’s) has the right idea when it comes to finding a good new use for an asset that’s already there.

With Abbot Kinney Boulevard leases getting to be about as pricey as finding a spot aboard the International Space Station, the tiny barbecue mainstay doesn’t have much room for dining tables. That’s where we come in. Order the signature Belly Up pork belly sandwich or the appetite-ambitious Big Daddy pulled pork sandwich and you can “dine-in” just outside the door with a custom Argonaut news rack table. They’ve even topped it with a thin piece of wood for that extra “table” feel.

When you’re done, you’re just an arm’s length from a good read Jyll King enjoys a Chix barbecue chicken sandwich on us to take home.

— Joe Piasecki

Best Greek/Mediterranean Cuisine

2nd place

Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice abbotkinney1stfridays.com

1000 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 393-5244 santamonicaseafood.com

2nd place

3rd place

4101 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 929-0280 beaches.lacounty.gov

4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-4534 tonyps.com

3216 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 823-7299 12219 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City (310) 306-9058 gabysexpress.com

3rd Place

2nd place

Best Fish Taco

87th Street & Westchester Triangle, Westchester (310) 670-3258

Santa Monica Seafood

Best Adaptive Reuse of an Argonaut News Rack

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Tony P’s

1st place

1st place

Beach Eats Marina del Rey

First Fridays, Westchester

Gaby’s Express

Mykonos Greek Grill

11164 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City (310) 815-0888 mykonos-greek-grill.com

Best French Cuisine

3rd Place

4716 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 821-0300 wahoos.com

1st place

1716 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. (310) 444-0550 zankouchicken.com

2nd Place

1104 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 395-0881 melisse.com

60 N Venice Blvd., Venice (310) 823-5396 jamesbeach.com

Best Hamburger

2nd Place

1st place

3rd place

2321 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 577-9775 frenchmarket-cafe.com

Wahoo’s Fish Taco

James’ Beach

Senor G’s

Zankou Chicken

Melisse

French Market Café

343 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 822-7733 senorgs.com

3rd Place

Best Food Truck

9727 Culver Blvd., Culver City (310) 815-8222 meetrestuarantla.com

1st place

Kogi BBQ

(323) 315-0253 kogibbq.com

2nd place

Roll’n Lobster

(310) 600-1934 rollnlobster.com

3rd place

Father’s Office

1018 Montana Ave., Santa Monica (310) 736-2224 fathersoffice.com

2nd Place

Meet in Paris

Umami Burger

500 Broadway, Santa Monica (310) 451-1300 umamiburger.com

Best Gastropub

3rd Place

1st place

185 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 823-6222 the-shacks.com

The Shack

Father’s Office

1018 Montana Ave., Santa Monica (310) 736-2224 fathersoffice.com

Best Health Food Store

2nd place

1st place

The Grilled Cheese Truck

Waterloo & City

12517 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City (310) 391-4222 waterlooandcity.com

Rainbow Acres (Washington Boulevard) 13208 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City (310) 823-8381 rainbowacresca.com

Best Food Truck Event

3rd place

2nd Place

(323) 552-3418 thegrilledcheesetruck.com

1st place

Abbot Kinney First Fridays

The Tripel

Rainbow Acres (Admiralty Way) 4756 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey

333 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 821-0333 thetripel.com

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2014

Best Of the Westside

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(310) 823-5373 rainbowacresca.com

Best Italian Cuisine

3rd place

Best Place to Dine with Ducks

3rd place

1st place

Playa Vista Central Park

343 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 822-7733 senorgsjuice.com

1525 Broadway, Santa Monica (310) 451-8902coopportunity.com

Co-opportunity Natural Foods

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Ducks, hoping for a snack, waddle through the afternoon at Playa Vista Central Park

There are those who call Playa Vista the Westside’s Irvine — a lovely place to live but beautiful in a synthetic, designed-bycommittee kind of way; a community engineered to be perfect.

Yet the planners who laid out Playa Vista certainly know the magic of masterfully designed, well-placed park space. Hidden a short distance south of the corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Centinela Avenue, Playa Vista Central Park is a crown jewel among the development’s myriad public parks. The brainchild of architect Michael Maltzan and landscape architect James

Best Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt 1st place

Penguin’s Frozen Yogurt 4023 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 301-1010 penguinsyogurt.com

2nd place

N’Ice Cream Homemade Gelato & Sorbet 1410 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 396-7161ilovenicrcream.com

3rd place

Burnett, the park includes an epic band shell, expansive soccer field and succulents gardens bisected by pathways pitch-perfect for a promenade at sunset.

Among the more inviting spaces are the candy-colored benches, tables and chairs surrounding a pond where, during lunchtime, families of ducks glide or waddle in search of free nibbles from their human neighbors. Bring a brown-bag lunch or stop by the nearby Big Mango Café to congregate with the Silicon Beach types and their feathered friends within a 7.9-acre nature oasis. It can really lift your spirits.

— Michael Aushenker

The Bigg Chill

10850 W. Olympic Blvd., West L.A. (310) 475-1070 thebiggchill.com

Best Indian Cuisine 1st place

C & O Trattoria

31 W. Washington Blvd, Marina del Rey (310) 823-9491cotrattoria.com

Best Korean Cuisine

2nd place

1st place

8343 Lincoln Blvd, Westchester (310) 670-6677 alejosrestaurant.com

4029 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 578-7114 wharo.com

Alejo’s Restaurant

8406 Pershing Dr., Playa del Rey (310) 822-1435 tandoor-a-india.com

2nd Place

Akbar Cuisine of India

3115 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 574-0666 akbarcuisineofIndia.com

3rd place

Hurry Curry

12825 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 398-2948

Wharo Korean BBQ

3rd place

2nd place

Cantalini’s Salerno Beach

Gyu-Kaku

193 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 821-0018 salernobeach.com

10925 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A. (310) 234-8641 gyu-kaku.com

Best Japanese Cuisine

3rd place

1st place

11267 National Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 477-6075

13362 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 306-7010

Best Latin/South American Cuisine

Sakura House 2nd place

Irori Sushi

4371 Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey (310) 822-3700 irorisushi.com

3rd place

Tandoor-A-India

G’s Juice

Kifune

405 W. Washington Blvd., Venice (310) 822-1595 kifune.com

Best Juice Bar 1st place

Rainbow Acres (Washington Blvd.)

13208 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 823-8381 rainbowacresca.com

2nd place

Rainbow Acres(Admiralty Way) 4756 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-5373 rainbowacresca.com

Galbi King

1st place

Café Brasil

11736 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 391-1216 cafe-brasil.com

2nd place

Empanada’s Place

3811 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City (310) 391-0888 empanadasplace.com

3rd place

Paiche

13488 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey (310) 893-6100 paichela.com

Best Late-Night Eats 1st place

Jerry’s Famous Deli (Continued on page 16 )

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13181 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey (310) 821-6626 jerrysfamousdelicalifornia.com

1616 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 396-9333 saltairvenice.com

2nd place

Truxton’s American Bistro

8611 Truxton Ave., Westchester (310)417-8789 1329 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 393-8789 truxtonsamericanbistro.com

2nd place

Best Outdoor Dining

802 Broadway, Santa Monica (310) 393-9793 swingersdiner.com

1st place

3rd place

4211 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 578-2293 killershrip.com

12517 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City (310) 391-4222 waterlooandcity.com

2nd place

4451 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-6395 cafedelreymarina.com

Best Mexican Restaurant

4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-4534 tonyps.com

Best Romantic Restaurant

1st place

3rd place

1st Place

6212 Manchester Blvd., Westchester (310) 645-8692 4141 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey (310) 391-9616 pacoscantina.com

13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-4522 whiskeyreds.com

Swingers Diner

Waterloo & City

Paco’s Tacos Cantina

2nd place

Border Grill

1445 4th St., Santa Monica (310) 451-1655 bordergrill.com

Killer Shrimp

Tony P’s

Whiskey Red’s

3rd place

Café del Rey

Café del Rey

4451 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-6395 cafedelreymarina.com

Best Pizza

2nd Place

Winner place

31 W. Washington Blvd, Marina del Rey (310) 823-9491 cotrattoria.com

C & O Trattoria

The Good Pizza

2014

Best Of the Westside

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8343 Lincoln Blvd, Westchester (310) 670-6677 alejosrestaurant.com

2nd place

Best Sandwiches

13950 Panay Way, Marina del Rey (310) 822-4144 chart-house.com

1st Place

3rd place

Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery

1517 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 395-8279 baycitiesitaliandeli.com

2nd Place

Panini Grill

4325 Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey (310) 823-4446 paninigrillmarinadelrey.com

3rd Place

Del Rey Deli Co.

8501 Pershing Drive, Playa Del Rey (310) 439-2256 delreydeli.com

Best Seafood Market

Chart House Marina Del Rey

Chaya

110 Navy St., Venice (310) 396-1179 thechaya.com

Best Smoothies 1st Place

Rainbow Acres (Washington Blvd.)

13208 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City (310) 823-8381 rainbowacresca.com

2nd place

Rainbow Acres (Admiralty Way) 4756 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-5373 rainbowacresca.com

3rd place

Humble Potato

1st Place

Santa Monica Seafood

8321 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester (323) 989-2242 humblepotato.com

7929 Emerson Ave., Westchester (310) 215-1883 8115 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey (310) 827-0500 thegoodpizza.com

3rd Place

8347 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester (310) 670-8588

2nd place

14160 Palawan Way, Marina del Rey (310) 439-3033 pacificahotels.com

Best New Restaurant

12924 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (424) 835-4088 pitfirepizza.com

Best Salads

174 Kinney St., Santa Monica (310) 392-8366 enterprisefishco.com

1st Place

3rd place

1st Place

3rd Place

1025 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 396-5353 primitivowinebistro.com

1407 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 396-7334 abbotspizzaco.com

201 Arizona Ave., Santa Monica (310) 587-2777 tendergreens.com

3760 S. Centinela Ave., Mar Vista (310) 398-2113 mitsuwa.com

2nd place

2nd place

Best Restaurant

2nd Place

Best Seafood Restaurant

3021 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 392-5920 santinosrestaurants.com

119 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 683-5019 playaprovisions.com

1st place

1661 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 452-6200 lemonadela.com

1st Place

3rd place

3rd place

1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 450-1429 gjelina.com

174 Kinney St., Santa Monica (310) 392-8366 enterprisefishco.com

109 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 458-2012 barpintxo.com

3rd place

Hacienda Del Rey

1st place

FIN Culver City

12223 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City (310) 398-8611finculvercity.com

Playa Provisions

Salt Air

Pitfire Pizza

Abbot’s Pizza Company

Gjelina

Beachside Restaurant and Bar

Tender Greens

Lemonade 3rd Place

Alejo’s Restaurant

1000 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 393-5244 santamonicaseafood.com

2nd Place

Enterprise Fish Co.

Mitsuwa Marketplace

Best Spanish/Tapas Experience Primitivo Wine Bistro

Santino’s Tapas and Grill

Enterprise Fish Co.

Bar Pintxo

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Best Steakhouse 1st Place

Chart House Marina del Rey 13950 Panay Way, Marina del Rey (310) 822-4144 chart-house.com

2nd place

something for everyone...

mondays tuesdays MANHATTAN

TACO

1 Manhattan for $8 2 Manhattans for $15 • 5PM til close

Patron Margaritas for $9 Well Margaritas for $8 • Coronas for $4 Tecate for $3 • 5pm til close

George Petrilli’s Famous Steaks

5615 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City (310) 397-1438 georgepetrillisteaks.com

Kanpai Japanese Sushi Bar and Grill 8325 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester (310) 338-7223 kanpai-sushi.net

2425 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica (310) 745-5228 2025 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 829-1155 veggiegrill.com

2nd place

Café Gratitude

Best Tacos

512 Rose Ave., Venice (424) 2318000 cafegratitudevenice.com

1st Place

Tito’s Tacos

11222 Washington Place, Culver City (310) 391-5780 titostacos.com

3rd place

Native Foods Café

2901 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 314-4333 9343 Culver Blvd., Culver City (310) 559-3601

3rd place

2nd place

2442 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 452-1934 thegalleyrestaurant.net

6212 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester (310) 645-8692 4141 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey (310) 391-9616 pacoscantina.com

Best Vietnamese Cuisine

1st Place

3rd place

4349 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City (310) 398-5200 phoshow.net

The Galley

Best Sunday Brunch

Paco’s Tacos Cantina

1st Place

Pho Show

26 Beach Restaurant

Tacos Por Favor

3100 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 823-7526 26beach.com

1406 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 392-5768 tacosporfavor.net

2nd place

2nd place

Best Thai Cuisine

11611 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. (310) 312-2929 lesaigoncuisine.com

The Warehouse Restaurant

4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-5451warehousemarinadelrey.com

3rd place

Whiskey Red’s

13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-4522 whiskeyreds.com

brunch

3rd place

Best Sushi

1st place

3rd place

Natalee Thai

10101 Venice Blvd., Palms (310) 202-7003 nataleethai.com

2nd place

Ayara Thai Cuisine

6245 W. 87th St., Westchester (310) 410-8848 ayarathaicuisine.com

1st place

3rd place

Le Saigon

Le Cellier

417 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (424) 228-5491 le-cellierwinebar.com

Best Wine Selection 1st Place

Sonoma Wine Garden

Sugarfish by Sushi Nozawa

Thai Talay

1345 2nd St., Santa Monica (310) 393-3338 sugarfishsushi.com

8411 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester (310) 670-3055 thaitalaywestchester.com

395 Santa Monica Place, Ste. 300, Santa Monica (424) 214-4560 sonomawinegarden.com

Best Vegetarian/Vegan Cuisine

2nd place

WE DELIVER • OPEN 7 DAYS FOR LUNCH & DINNER

2nd place

310-496-3966 • 13020 Pacific Promenade • Playa Vista 90094

4545 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey (310) 822-7790 sakurasteakhouse.com

Saturday & Sunday 10am – 2pm

Sakura Japanese

1st Place

Veggie Grill

Bin 73 / Mercede’s Grille 14 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 827-6209 mercedesgrille.com

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Nightlife & Entertainment

Best Of the Westside Best Band or Musical Artist 1st Place

Marina del Rey Summer Symphony

(a spinoff of the Culver City Symphony Orchestra) Summer Concerts: Burton Chase Park, Marina del Rey Winter Concerts: Kirk Douglas Theater, Culver City culvercitysymphony.org

2nd Place

Mariachi Voces De Mexico

Performs Thursday through Sunday at Casa Sanchez 4500 Centinela Ave., Del Rey (310) 397-9999 casa-sanchez.com

3rd Place

Unkle Monkey

Performs 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at The Warehouse Restaurant 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-5451 unklemonkey.com

Best Bar 1st Place

Tompkins Square Bar & Grill 8522 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester (310) 670-1212 t2barandgrill.com

2nd Place

Melody Bar & Grill

9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester (310) 670-1994 barmelodylax.com

3rd Place

Hal’s Bar & Grill

1349 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 396-3105 halsbarandgrill.com

Best Bar Food 1st Place

Tony P’s Dockside Grill 4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-4534 tonyps.com

2nd Place

Melody Bar & Grill

9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester (310) 670-1994 barmelodylax.com

3rd Place

Warehouse Restaurant

4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-5451 warehousemarinadelrey.com

Best Bartender 1st Place

Julie at The Shack

185 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 823-6222 the-shacks.com

2nd Place

Christine at Mo’s Place 203 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 822-6422 mosplacepdr.com

3rd Place

Joey at The Shack

185 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 823-6222 the-shacks.com

Best Beer Selection 1st Place

Rock & Brews

143 Main St., El Segundo (310) 615-9890 LAX Terminal 5, 500 World Way (424) 702-1619 rockandbrews.com

2nd Place

Tony P’s Dockside Grill

Brothers Jeff and Billy Tompkins of Tompkins Square Bar & Grill, voted Best Bar PAGE 22 THE ARGONAUT September 25, 2014

4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-4534 tonyps.com

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Editor’s Pick

1st Place

1018 Montana Ave., Santa Monica 3229 Helms Ave., West L.A. (310) 736-2224 fathersoffice.com

swankmgmt.com

Father’s Office

Best Place to Become an Internet Sensation 12422 W. Bluff Creek Drive, Playa Vista | youtubespacela.com Photo by Jorge M. Vargas Jr.

the YouTube Space L.A. lobby.

The high-ceilinged workspace features a massive digital screen that divides into as many as 25,000 separate viewing panels, giving visitors an idea of just how much video content is being distributed through the medium.

“It’s a town center for the video community,” says Liam Collins, head of YouTube Space L.A. “It’s intended to be a place that’s always busy, cacophonous — a place for people to come together.”

— Joe Piasecki

2nd Place

2941 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 396-6678 mainonmain.com

Best Dive Bar 1st Place

1st Place

3rd Place

185 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 823-6222 the-shacks.com

4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-4534 tonyps.com

twitter.com/DJCreepysPants

2nd Place

Best Comedy Night or Club

1657 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica (310) 395-1741 chezjays.com

Tony P’s Dockside Grill

2nd Place (TIE)

Hal’s Bar & Grill

1349 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 396-3105 halsbarandgrill.com

The Shack

185 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 823-6222 the-shacks.com

3rd Place

Joe’s Restaurant YouTube Space L.A. head Liam Collins

DJ Weatherman

DJ Michaelis

Best Bloody Mary

YouTube Space L.A.

You don’t have to be a musically inclined cat, stand up for Britney Spears or chase double rainbows to become an Internet star.

With seven video production stages, a pair of broadcastquality digital control rooms, 10 private editing suites and a vault stocked with top-of-the-line film equipment, You Tube Space L.A. bridges the resource gap to allow video entrepreneurs to make real, broadcast-quality content worth watching.

The $25-million, 41,000-squarefoot Playa Vista campus is both creative workspace and business incubator. Operators of YouTube channels with 10,000 subscribers or more can book production days at the space for no cost and retain the rights to the content made there, so get to work on building an audience and this can be your creative playground.

Once they’ve gathered enough grassroots cred, digital content producers can also attend monthly networking happy hours and other special events hosted in

3rd Place

2014

Best Of the Westside

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1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 399-5811 joesrestaurant.com

Best Cheap Date 1st Place

Santa Monica Pier

(310) 458-8901santamonicapier.org

2nd Place

The Getty Museum

1200 Getty Center Drive, West L.A. (310) 440-7300 getty.edu

3rd Place

Paradise Cove Beach

28128 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu (310) 457-2503 paradisecovemalibu.com

Best Club/Event DJ

djmichaelis.com

DJ Creepy

1st Place

M.i.’s Westside Comedy Theatre 1323 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica (310) 451-0850 westsidecomedy.com

2nd Place

Venice Underground Comedy 9 p.m. Wednesdays at Townhouse Venice 52 Windward Ave., Venice (310) 392-4040 townhousevenice.com

3rd Place

Comics on the Spot

7 p.m. Mondays at The Warehouse Restaurant 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-5451comicsonthespot.com

The Shack

Chez Jay

3rd Place

Hinano Café

15 W. Washington Blvd., Venice (310) 822-3902 hinanocafevenice.com

Best Gay Bar 1st Place

Roosterfish

1302 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice (310) 392-2123 roosterfishbar.com

Best Happy Hour 1st Place

Tony P’s Dockside Grill

Best Dance Club

4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-4534 tonyps.com

1st Place

2nd Place

Zanzibar

FIN Culver City

1301 5th St., Santa Monica (310) 451-2221zanzibarlive.com

12223 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 398-8611 finculvercity.com

2nd Place

3rd Place

The Circle Bar

Melody Bar & Grill

2926 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 450-0508 circle-bar.com

9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester (310) 670-1994barmelodylax.com

3rd Place

Best Hookah/Vapor Lounge

Main on Main

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1st Place

9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester (310) 670-1994 barmelodylax.com

6208 W. 87th St, Westchester (310) 670-0708 thecandybarhookahshoppe.com

3rd Place (TIE)

The Candy Bar Hookah Shoppe 2nd Place

13464 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 751-6598 venicevaporlab.com

10400 Culver Blvd., Culver City (310) 839-3892 backstageculvercity.com

Ye Olde King’s Head

116 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 451-1402 yeoldekingshead.com

3rd Place (TIE)

Best Local Microbrew

2909 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 314-6900 twitter.com/FIX_Vapor

1st Place

Zaman Ultra Hookah Lounge

140 Main St., El Segundo (310) 529-3882 elsegundobrewing.com

FIX Vapor

12340 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. (310) 826-6699 twitter.com/smhookalounge

Best Jukebox

El Segundo Brewing Co. 2nd Place

Venice Duck

1st Place

At Melody Bar & Grill 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester (310) 383-4927 veniceduckbrewery.com

9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester (310) 670-1994 barmelodylax.com

3rd Place

2nd Place

1901 Del Amo Blvd., Torrance (310) 320-7664 smogcitybrewing.com

Melody Bar & Grill

Mo’s Place

Smog City Brewing Company

203 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 822-6422 mosplacepdr.com

Best Margarita

3rd Place

1st Place

195 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 821-6550

311 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 821-2252 bajacantina.com

The Harbor Room

Baja Cantina

Best Karaoke

2nd Place

1st Place

4141 S. Centinela Ave., Venice (310) 391-9616 pacoscantina.com

The Shack

Paco’s Tacos Cantina

185 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 823-6222 the-shacks.com

3rd Place

2nd Place

1025 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 899-1106 elcholo.com

Melody Bar & Grill

El Cholo

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Editor’s Pick

Best Open Mic at a Thrift Shop Sifted: LA

6259 W. 87th St., Westchester | (323) 428-7193 | siftedla.com The 500-foot stretch of 87th Street between the Sepulveda Eastway and Truxton Avenue in Westchester has the kind of unstated cool that goes with not trying to be cool. Along that low-key streetscape are actually no less than five hair salons, two restaurants, a bakery, a hookah lounge, a hobby shop, a needlework store, an art shop, a pole-dancing workout studio and, keeping the scene very much unlike Abbot Kinney Boulevard, a Dollar Plus store.

And then in walks Chris Getto, a psychologist who’s worked as a job coach and employment services case manager for the past 10 years, with a dream of starting a thrift store. But not just any thrift store, as the mural

by Venice artist Jules Muck that tops Sifted: LA’s entrance (facing the Staples parking lot) would suggest.

In addition to its assorted vintage furniture, gently worn clothes, vinyl records, books, hats, antique lanterns, 50-pound carved wooden elephant head, antique sewing machine, noir metal lantern and seven-foot resin

Photo by Joe Piasecki

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Sifted: LA founder Chris Getto can also carry a tune

pirate sculpture, Sifted LA is also a community gathering place for the fun and funky of Westchester and beyond.

Sifted: LA opened in July and last month hosted its inaugural open mic night during the Westchester First Fridays food truck gathering, drawing a handful of serious singer-songwriters, talented hobbyists who hadn’t stood in front of a hot mic in years and even a spoken-word poet.

But the store’s makeshift back-corner stage, adorned with paintings by Santa Monica artist Richard Klix, is an “always open mic,” and Getto, 35, encourages

shopper-performers to drop by anytime between 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays to give it a go.

Getto says he loves “sifting” through garage-sale and secondhand shops to find his vintage gems, but his initial calling remains very much a part of the mission. As Sifted: LA evolves, the store will double as a nonprofit employment, entrepreneurship and social skills training center for adults with developmental disabilities. Now if that isn’t cool, what is?

— Joe Piasecki

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3rd Place

1st Place

Central Park, Playa Vista playavista.com

Hal’s Bar & Grill

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2nd Place

Café Del Rey

4451 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-6395 cafedelreymarina.com

3rd Place

Tony P’s Dockside Grill 4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-4534 tonyps.com

Best Movie Theater 1st Place

Summer Concerts in the Park

Best Music Venue (Large Concert) 1st Place

The Broad Stage

1310 11th St., Santa Monica (310) 434-3200 thebroadstage.com

2nd Place

Burton W. Chace Park

13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey (310) 305-9595 chacepark.com

Best Music Venue (Small Concert) 1st Place

McCabe’s Guitar Shop

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Witzend

The Landmark

10850 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A. (310) 470-0492 landmarktheatres.com

3rd Place

Cinemark Movies 18 XD

at The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center 6081 Center Drive, Westchester (310) 568-3394 cinemark.com

Best Music Festival 1st Place

Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey (310) 3059545 beaches.lacounty.gov

2nd Place

Twilight Concert Series at the Santa Monica Pier santamonicapier.org

1411 Lincoln Blvd., Venice (310) 450-6052

Best Place to Play Darts 1st Place

Ye Olde King’s Head

116 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 451-1402 yeoldekingshead.com

2nd Place

The Cock ’n Bull

2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 399-9696 cocknbullbritishpub.com

3rd Place

Brennan’s Pub

4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 821-6622 brennanspub-la.com

1717 Lincoln Blvd., Venice (310) 305-4792 witzendlive.com

3rd Place

The Good Hurt

12249 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista goodhurt.com

1310 11th St., Santa Monica (310) 434-3200 thebroadstage.com

Best Radio Station

The Broad Stage 3rd Place

KCRW 89.9 FM

Kentwood Players at the Westchester Playhouse

1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 450-5183 kcrw.com

8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester (310) 645-5156 kentwoodplayers.org

2nd Place

Best Trivia Night

(213) 225-7400 kusc.org

1st Place

3rd Place

2941 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 396-4725 obrienspub.com

1st Place

KUSC 91.5 FM

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O’Brien’s Irish Pub Quiz

Best Sports Bar

1st Place

311 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 821-2252 bajacantina.com

1st Place

1901 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 828-2120

2nd Place

Mo’s Place

203 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 822-6422 mosplacepdr.com

1st Place

15 W. Washington Blvd., Venice (310) 822-3902 hinanocafevenice.com

1401 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 399-1171 abbotshabitvenice.com

Best Radio Personality

2nd Place

1st Place

23 Windward Ave., Venice (310) 566-5610 dannysvenice.com

“Morning Becomes Eclectic” KCRW 89.9 FM

3rd Place

Warren Olney

The Talking Stick Coffee Lounge

KCRW 89.9 FM

Best Pool Table

3rd Place

Danny’s Venice

2nd Place

Garth Trinidad

2nd Place

Best Open Mic Night Abbot’s Habit

3rd Place

Loyola Marymount University (310) 338-2866 kxlu.com

House of Billiards

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Hinano Café

Jason Bentley 2nd Place

“To the Point” and “Which Way, L.A.?”

KCRW 89.9 FM

Tony P’s Dockside Grill 4445 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-4534 tonyps.com

2nd Place

Mo’s Place

203 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 822-6422 mosplacepdr.com

3rd Place

Sports Harbour Bar & Restaurant

13484 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 823-0933 thesportsharbour.com

Best Theatre Venue or Company 1st Place

Center Theatre Group at the Kirk Douglas Theatre

Baja Cantina 3rd Place

Brennan’s Pub

4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 821-6622 brennanspub-la.com

Best Wine Bar 1st Place

Sonoma Wine Garden

395 Santa Monica Place, Ste. 300, Santa Monica (424) 214-4560 sonomawinegarden.com

2nd Place

Bodega Wine Bar

814 Broadway, Santa Monica (310) 394-3504 bodegawinebar.com

3rd Place

Primitivo Wine Bistro

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Best Of the Westside Best Acupuncture 1st Place

Santa Monica Healing Arts

12304 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste. 301, West L.A. (310) 207-0222 santamonicahealingarts.com

2nd Place

Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 13315 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 577-3000 yosan.edu

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Emperor’s College

1807 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 453-8300 emporers.edu

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Dr. Michael Billauer

Billauer Family Chiropractic 2901 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 306-1983 drbillauer.com

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Dr. Danielle D. Sager

616 Venice Blvd., Venice (310) 455-6088 venicefamilyfriendlychiropractic.com

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Dr. Andrea Bradshaw

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Best Cosmetic Surgeon 1st Place

Dr. Grant Stevens

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Dr. David Stoker

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3rd Place

Dr. Luis Macias

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Best Cosmetic Surgery Center 1st Place

Marina Plastic Surgery Associates 4644 Lincoln Blvd., Ste. 552, Marina del Rey (310) 827-2653 marinaplasticsurgery.com

2nd Place

Marina View Surgery Center 4640 Admiralty Way, Ste. 1000, Marina del Rey (310) 300-1779 drstoker.com

3rd Place

Younique Cosmetic Surgery

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Best Dance Studio 1st Place

Santa Monica School of Dance and Music 2923 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 453-7617 santamonicaschoolofdan ceandmusic.com

2nd Place

Your Neighborhood Studio

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3rd Place

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Editor’s Pick

Best Dentist or Dental Office

Best Place to Rent an Ocean-going Rowboat

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There are plain old rowboats like the kind Huck Finn tooled around on and then there are modern, oceanworthy rowboats that really get the job done.

Among the kayaks, stand up paddleboards and various other options for taking to the water in Marina del Rey, Phins Water Sports Club is the only place to rent a sliding-seat ocean-ready rowboat and head out into the Pacific, where the dolphins are jumping.

The “All Water” Whitehall Spirit Solo 14 and two-seat Tango 17 sculling boats are sturdy — virtually unsinkable, in fact — but also easy to row, providing a full-body cardio workout with no stress on the knees and ankles.

But don’t just show up hoping to jump in a boat. These babies retail for about $10,000 and $15,000 each, so first-time sliding-seat rowers should call ahead to schedule a brief tutorial before expecting to head out on the water. Phins is a club, so to join you must purchase credits that can also be applied to other forms of watercraft, which is good in case a kayak turns out to be more your speed.

The sliding-seat boats really do cut the water and can take whatever waves and wind the ocean might be dishing out, but, truth be told, most people just like to get a good workout rowing around the marina, which is just as worthwhile.

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4644 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 306-6966 accessmedicalgroup.com

1st Place

3rd Place

390 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 1140, El Segundo (310) 926-4415 nawellness.com

9808 Venice Blvd., Ste. 703, Culver City (310) 838-3133

2nd Place

Dr. Linda Narvaez

Best Gym 1st Place

3rd Place

360 Hampton Drive, Venice (310) 392-6004 goldsgym.com/veniceca

Gold’s Gym Venice

8410 Pershing Drive, Playa del Rey (310) 822-2011delreydental.com

2nd Place

Best Dermatologist or Dermatology Clinic

2469 Lincoln Blvd., Venice (310) 560-1957 privatefitnesscenter.com

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Dr. Nita Patel

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2nd Place

Beach Cities Dermatology Medical Center 3831 Hughes Ave., Ste. 504, Culver City (310) 204-3376 beachcitiesderm.com

3rd Place

Dr. Marcia Glenn

324 Sunset Ave., Ste. B, Venice (888) 762-0949 cmcproboxing.com

Best Health/Fitness Club 1st Place

Spectrum Athletic Clubs

6833 Park Terrace, Westchester (310) 216-3060 2425 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 829-4995 spectrumclubs.com

4832 Lincoln Blvd, Marina del Rey (310) 821-7658

2nd Place

Best Family Physician or Group

4333 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 822-0611 marinacityclub.net

1st Place

3rd Place

6020 S. Seabluff Drive, Playa Vista (310) 862-0400 pvmedcenter.com

12811 Coral Tree Place, Del Rey (310) 745-1086 drenched360.com

Playa Vista Medical Center 2nd Place

Dr. Steven M. Krems Access Medical Group

3rd Place

MOA Wellness Center

4533 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey (310) 574-9900 moawellness.org

Best Hospital 1st Place

Saint John’s Health Center

3rd Place

1st Place

Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine

520 Arizona Ave., Santa Monica (310) 451-8880 akashacenter.com

13155 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey (310) 821-2611marinafamilydental.com

Del Rey Dental

Naturopathic Wellness Center

Marina City Club Fitness Center

Evolution 180

Best Holistic Medicine Practitioner or Center

2121 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 829-5511 newstjohns.org

2nd Place

UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica 1250 16th St., Santa Monica (424) 259-6000 uclahealth.org

3rd Place

Marina Del Rey Hospital 4650 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 823-8911 marinahospital.com

Best Licensed Massage Therapy 1st Place

Spa Soleil Massage

4728 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 822-4200 spasoleilmassage.com

2nd Place

Marina Massage

13456 W. Washington Blvd, Marina del Rey (310) 822-0555 marinamassage.com

3rd Place

L.A. Sports Massage

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2nd Place

Dr. Jeffrey M. Colbert

Best Martial Arts Studio 1st Place

DISC Sports & Spine Center 13160 Mindanao Way, Ste. 325, Marina del Rey (310) 574-0388 discmdgroup.com

Marina Martial Arts

3rd Place

2nd Place

DISC Sports & Spine Center 13160 Mindanao Way, Ste. 300, Marina del Rey (310) 574-0400 discmdgroup.com

Dr. Frederic Nicola

13203 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 821-6768 marinamartialarts.net

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Best Optometrist or Optometry Group

13347 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 650-0060 kravmagala.com

3rd Place

Brasil Brasil Cultural Center & Capoeira Batuque

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2nd Place

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3rd Place (TIE)

Craig Stocker, Marina Athletic Club 4600 Via Marina, Marina del Rey (310) 591-0199 marinaathleticclub.com

Kim Smith, Kinesis Center for Integrated Living 12528 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City (310) 745-4275 kinesisliving.com

Best Pilates Studio 1st Place

Turning Point Pilates

612 S. Venice Blvd., Venice (310) 217-7630 turningpointpilates.com

The Moving Joint

12813 Venice Blvd, Mar Vista (424) 228-5348 themovingjoint.com

Del Rey Optometry

Best Medical Group

8511 Pershing Drive, Playa del Rey (310) 577-6401 13161 Mindanao Way, Ste. D6A, Marina del Rey (310) 823-4595 delreyoptometry.com

1st Place

2nd Place

Playa Vista Medical Center

1st Place

2nd Place

1st Place

11928 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 397-3667

Best Place to Work Your Butt Off

Luis Gascon, Luis Gascon Fitness

Santa Monica Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Group

3rd Place

Best Personal Trainer Michael Reeves, Drenched 360

1st Place

3rd Place

Playa Pilates

6020 S. Seabluff Drive, Ste. 6, Playa Vista (310) 862-0499 playapilates.com

Best Yoga Studio

6020 S. Seabluff Drive, Playa Vista (310) 862-0400 pvmedcenter.com

Eye Institute of Marina del Rey 1st Place 4644 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey YogaWorks (310) 822-0022 donziseye.com

2nd Place

3rd Place

Manchester Medical Group

Family Eyecare Center of Optometry

Editor’s Pick

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The steeper of the two, a winding cement staircase right at 4th Street, takes you some 190 steps up or down. The “easier,” wider and more direct wooden staircase just a short jog east cuts it down to 172 steps, but the canyon and ocean views are no less breathtaking once you get to the top. And they better be — you’ve earned them.

With such beauty, it should be no surprise the Santa Monica stairs are an exercise hotspot for health-conscious Westsiders. It’s also incredibly motivating to see people of all ages scaling the canyon alongside you, providing an extra bit of encouragement to mentally put aside the burning pain in your calves and glutes.

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Marina del Rey Pharmacy

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Beauty & Style

Best Of the Westside Best Barber or Barbershop 1st Place

Phil’s Barbershop

12761 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 574-1971

2nd Place

Marc at Palace Barbershop 8917 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester (310) 645-7044

3rd Place

Gettin’ Faded Barbershop 6205 W. 87th St., Westchester (310) 410-3221

Best Beauty Supply 1st Place

Waterside Apothecary

4722 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 827-3345

2nd Place

Beyond Beauty Supply

560 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 827-4700

3rd Place

Eliza’s Beauty Supply

2719 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 255-9995

Best Bikini Wax 1st Place

Queen Bee Salon & Spa

2530 San Vicente Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 570-2282 queenbeesalonspa.com

2nd Place

European Wax Center

4371 Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey (310) 302-9299 waxcenter.com

3rd Place

Christine Valmy (Marina del Rey) 4722 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 821-8892 cvalmymdr.com

Best Children’s Haircut 1st Place

The Yellow Balloon

1328 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 458-7947 yellowballoonsm.com

2nd Place

Snip-Its, El Segundo 730 S. Allied Way, El Segundo (310) 322-7647 snipits.com

Best Day Spa 1st Place

The Institute at Marina Plastic Surgery

4644 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (877) 298-9915 thestevensinstitute.com

2nd Place

Christine Valmy Marina del Rey 4722 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 821-8892 cvalmymdr.com

3rd Place

The Lounge Spa

4130 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City (310) 398-1498 theloungespa.com

Mekaya Martinez works on Lucianna Josephine at Ink Monkey Tattoo in Venice, voted Best Tattoo Studio

Best Eyebrow Wax 1st Place

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4371 Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey (310) 302-9299 waxcenter.com

13175 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey (310) 821-8012 johnperisalon.com

European Wax Center

Mary at John Peri Salon 3rd Place

2530 San Vicente Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 570-2282 queenbeesalonspa.com

4722 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 821-8892 cvalmymdr.com

Queen Bee Salon & Spa Via Dolce Salon

330 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 827-9000 viadolcesalon.com

Best Facial 1st Place

Christine Valmy Marina del Rey 4722 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 821-8892 cvalmymdr.com

2nd Place

The Institute at Marina Plastic Surgery 4644 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (877) 298-9915 thestevensinstitute.com

3rd Place (TIE)

Queen Bee Salon & Spa

2530 San Vicente Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 570-2282 queenbeesalonspa.com

Ann Yacullo at Marina Plastic Surgery

4644 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 827-2653 marinaplasticsurgery.com

Best Hair Colorist 1st Place

Lesa Peri at John Peri Salon 13175 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey (310) 821-8012 johnperisalon.com

David Girard at Christine Valmy

Best Hair Salon 1st Place

John Peri Salon

13175 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey (310) 821-8012 johnperisalon.com

2nd Place

Marina Beach Hair

13339 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 821-9161 marinabeachhair.com

3rd Place

Killer Hair

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Best Hair Stylist 1st Place

Lesa Peri at John Peri Salon

13175 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey (310) 821-8012 johnperisalon.com

2nd Place

Angela Burchett

560 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey 310-890-0012

3rd Place

David Girard at Christine Valmy 4722 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 821-8892 cvalmymdr.com

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Editor’s Pick

Best Place to Swap Some Style Give + Take Swap Boutique

1740 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica | (310) 310-3746 | giveplustake.com Sign up for a monthly membership fee of $30 and gain access to all the women’s fashion you could ever want.

At Give + Take, a fashionista can do just that. Have a pair of shoes that are no longer your style and in need of a party dress for the weekend? Just head over and make the swap for a ready-towear dress. Then bring it back the following week and exchange it for that handbag you’ve had your eye on.

The whole thing works on a point system: shoes worth, say, $100 can be exchanged for a dress or bag of the same value, and you can hold on to your finds until you’re ready to move on to something new.

And don’t worry about the cleanliness issues that often come with secondhand stores (we all know that musty “vintage” smell), as each item is cleaned between exchanges.

The place has amazingly cute designer clothes, all completely clean and in impeccable shape.

Founders Celina Burns and Rachel Sarnoff are super nice and helpful, so it’s not a bad place to just hang

Photo by Jorge M. Vargas Jr.

3rd Place (Tie)

2014

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out and peruse.

Not only is this a great way to save money while keeping in style, the process is also eco-friendly — a sharing model that recycles

fashion instead of letting it collect dust between wears. As Give + Take’s motto goes, “swap is the new shop.”

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Best Place to Put a Lid on It

Best Manicurist

2nd Place

Nick Fouquet Hats

1st Place

4726 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 821-6030 ccknails.com

1629 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice | (310) 310-2315 | nickfouquet.com Photo by Jorge M. Vargas Jr.

Nick Fouquet at work

Tucked in the back of the left.house boutique on always trendy and never dull Abbot Kinney Boulevard is the workshop of Nick Fouquet, an artisan who handcrafts custom hats with just a few simple tools: flatirons, steam, brushes, open flame and his own two hands.

Dubbed by some the Mad Hatter of Venice (though he seems quite sane), Fouquet, an assistant and a Shebu Inu pup named Luca have created unique headpieces in various styles using 100% beaver fur felt that is sustainably harvested in Tennessee.

The “Mountie” hat Pharrell Williams wore on stage during his Grammy Awards performance with Stevie Wonder — that was Fouquet’s handiwork. So was Madonna’s big white cowboy hat.

Sure, they may be a little on the pricey side, but each Fouquet creation is designed to reflect the wearer’s individual style aesthetic and takes a month or more to create through a multi-step process. The French-American hatter promises each of his creations is so one-of-akind that they are works of art that cannot be re-created.

— Gabrielle Flam

CCK Nails & Spa

Christine Valmy (Marina del Rey) 4722 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 821-8892 cvalmymdr.com

3rd Place

2nd Place

1846 Westwood Blvd., West L.A. (310) 481-3917

Touch of Elegance Nails & Spa

Vo Michael Lang

2303 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 396-6869

Best Tanning Salon

3rd Place

1st Place

4220 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 822-0700

4716 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 827-5228 totaltanla.com

Van at Avenue Hair Company

Total Tan Inc.

Best Medispa

2nd Place

1st Place

2901 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 392-8989 copatan.com

Cop A Tan

Christine Valmy (Marina del Rey) 4722 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 821-8892 cvalmymdr.com

3rd Place

2nd Place

4270 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey

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Best Tattoo Studio 1st Place

Skin by Lovely

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2nd Place

Black Diamond Tattoo

1st Place

Hana Nails

13400 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 8233029 hana-nails.com

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Shopping

Best Of the Westside Best Adult Boutique 1st Place

A Touch of Romance

1604 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica (424) 291-7000 5901 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City (310) 391-1346 atouchofromance.com

2nd Place

Secret Desires

2432 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 255-0506 secretd.net

3rd Place

Pure Delish

10746 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City (310) 591-8792 puredelish.com

Best Antique Shop 1st Place

Surfing Cowboys

12553 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 915-6611 surfingcowboys.com

2nd Place

Galerie Sommerlath & French 50s60s

9608 Venice Blvd., Culver City (310) 838-0102 galeriesommerlath.com

3rd Place (TIE)

Obsolete

222 Main St., Venice (310) 399-0024 obsoleteinc.com

Sunya Currie Collections 1130 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 581-7980 sunyacurrie.com

Best Art Gallery 1st Place

Bergamot Station Arts Center

2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica (310) 453-7535 bergamotstation.com

2nd Place

Sherman Gallery

4039 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 305-1001 shermangallery.net

3rd Place

G2 Gallery

1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 452-2842 theg2gallery.com

Best Arts and Crafts Supplies 1st Place

Needlepoints West

6227 W. 87th St., Westchester (310) 670-4847 needlepointswest.com

2nd Place

Sherman Gallery

4039 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 305-1001 shermangallery.net

3rd Place

Graphaids Inc.

3030 La Cienega Blvd., Culver City (310) 204-1212 shopgraphaids.com

Best Auto Dealer 1st Place

Marina del Rey Toyota

4636 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 821-8879 marinadelreytoyota.com

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W.I. Simonson

1626 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 829-4511 wisimonson.net

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Editor’s Pick

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3rd Place

Lexus Santa Monica

Best Hole-in-the-Wall Everyday Oddities Shop

1501 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 229-9956 lexussantamonica.com

Best Bicycle Shop

Pepe’s Thrifty Shop

13106 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 823-5831 tobaccotraderusa.com

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Helen’s Cycles

2472 Lincoln Blvd, Marina del Rey (310) 306-7843 2501 Broadway, Santa Monica (310) 829-1836 helenscycles.com

2nd Place

Summit Ski and Cycle

8419 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester (310) 568-8357 summitskiandcycle.com

3rd Place

Chubby’s Bikes

5431 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City (310) 751-6162 chubbysbikes.com

Lone Wolf Cigars

223-B Broadway, Santa Monica (310) 458-5441 lonewolfcigars.com

Best Comic Book Store 1st Place

Dreamworld Comics 2nd Place

Hi De Ho Comics & Books With Pictures 1431 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 394-2820 hidehocomics.com

1st Place (TIE)

3rd Place

Small World Books

will require ingenuity.

This is one of those shops where you go around a corner and see something you didn’t know existed a moment ago, but that you now must have. The prices are higher than you’d see at a garage sale, but unlike those homemade affairs you don’t have to sort through the old bowling shoes and other such junk to get to the good stuff.

— Richard Foss

3rd Place

12402 Washington Place, Mar Vista (310) 390-7860 dreamworldcomicbooks.com

Best Bookstore

There may be a more interesting clutter of secondhand stuff somewhere on the Westside, but it’s doubtful.

The array of goods at Pepe’s Thrifty Shop ranges from tiny glass trinkets to gigantic bedroom sets, and there is no discernible organization to the stock. It must be interesting when someone buys a sofa or sideboard from somewhere deep in the pile, because getting it out

2nd Place

Tobacco Trader

1st Place

4577 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey | (310) 306-5354

2729 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 828-4511 theoriginaltinderbox.com

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Best Gift Shop 1st Place

Petals ‘N’ Wax

13432 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey (310) 305-8883 petalsnwax.com

2nd Place

Jules By The Sea

4650 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 577-5539

3rd Place

The Guilded Cage

8917 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester (310) 641-7850

Best Grocery Store 1st Place

Gelson’s Marina del Rey 13455 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey (310) 306-2952 gelsons.com

2nd Place

Bristol Farms

1407 Ocean Front Walk, Venice (310) 399-2360 smallworldbooks.com

Comics Ink

4267 Overland Ave., Culver City (310) 204-3240

8448 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester (310) 410-0593 3105 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 829-3137 bristolfarms.com

Mystic Journey Book Store

Best Dive Shop

3rd Place

1st Place

13208 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City (310) 823-8381 rainbowacresca.com

1624 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 399-7070 mysticjourneybookstore.com

Sport Chalet

2nd Place

Sam Johnson’s Bookshop

12310 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 391-5047 samjohnsonsbookshop.com

Hennessey + Ingalls

214 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 458-9074 hennesseyingalls.com

Best Cigar Shop 1st Place

From Nice to Naughty with Comfortability and Class

13455 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey (310) 821-9400 sportchalet.com

Best Home Furnishings

2nd Place

1st Place

Ocean Adventures Dive Company

3rd Place

Rainbow Acres

1915 Lincoln Blvd., Venice (310) 578-9391 oceanadventuresdiveco.com

3rd Place

Eco Dive Center

4027 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City (310) 398-5759ecodivecenter.com

The Sofa Company

2316 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 838-7632 thesofaco.com

2nd Place

Surfing Cowboys

12553 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 915-6611 surfingcowboys.com

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Best Liquor Store

11276 Washington Place, Culver City (310) 397-0171

1st Place

Best Jeweler

4935 McConnell Ave., Ste. 21, Del Rey (310) 306-2822 beveragewarehouse.com

1st Place (TIE)

2nd Place

4027 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 574-8777 marinabaywatch.com

2107 Westwood Blvd., West L.A. (310) 475-0606 wallywine.com

Not Too Shabby

Marina Bay Watch Company Universal Jewelers Manufacturing

Beverage Warehouse

Wally’s Wine & Spirits 3rd Place

Dales Jr Market

4718 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 301-9797 universaljewelersmfg.com

8105 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey (310) 574-6775 dalesjrmarket.com

Best Men’s Clothing

2nd Place

Swiss Jewelers USA

4371 Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey (310) 822-2753 swissjewelersusa.com

1st Place

Alandales Men’s Clothing, Sportswear & Hair Studio

3rd Place

9715 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City (310) 838-5100 alandales.com

630 N. Sepulveda Blvd., El Segundo (310) 640-1074 westchesterwatchworks.com

2nd Place

Best Lingerie Shop

411 Rose Ave., Venice (310) 399-0341 dnaclothing.com

1st Place

3rd Place

Westchester Watch Works

A Touch of Romance

5901 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City (310) 391-1346 1604 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica (424) 291-7000 atouchofromance.com

2nd Place

Pure Delish

Secret Desires

2432 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 255-0506 secretd.net

Deus Ex Machina

1001 Venice Blvd., Venice (310) 953-4932 us.deuscustoms.com

Best Motorcycle Shop 1st Place

10746 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City (310) 591-8792 puredelish.com

3rd Place

DNA Clothing Co.

Bartels’ Harley-Davidson 4141 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310)823-1112 bartelsharley.com

2nd Place

Deus Ex Machina

1001 Venice Blvd., Venice (888) 515-3387 us.deuscustoms.com

Editor’s Pick

Best Place to Outfit Trent Reznor’s Next Music Video Obsolete

222 Main St., Venice | (310) 399-0024 | obsoleteinc.com Behind the plain wooden door and shaded windows of Obsolete lies a nightmarish world of antiquated industrial creepy cool — the stuff Nine Inch Nails videos are made of (sans crucified monkey and beating heart pinned to a board, for now).

Equal parts art gallery and curio shop, Obsolete is the darkness that balances the bright, beachy colors of the Main Street shops and cafés that surround it.

Here you might find a 19th-century glass eye in its original velvet-lined silver case, eerie 150-yearold mannequins, a giant mechanical pulley from the 1920s, 1880s German botanical models, 1930s industrial substation wall lights, an 1850s marble bust of the Duke of Wellington, a hand-painted backdrop for early 20th-century photography sittings, an English Windsor chair from the 1870s, 1940s porcelain half-dolls, the hands of an 18thcentury grandfather clock, an 1890s dissecting microscope in its original box, a traveling wooden confessional from the 1920s and an 1831 anatomical chart of the human nervous system.

These artifacts play to maximum effect alongside carefully curated rotating displays of new art, through October the work of Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison. from long ago,” says Obsolete’s Justin Coates.

“It’s sort of a combination of antiques — anything Obsolete is a favorite of set designers and th from the 17 century through the 1970s — and a collectors, but what about Trent Reznor? gallery for contemporary artists. There’s always “I’ve never seen him in here, but we’d love that,” been a link between the art that we’re drawn to says Coates. from this time and the objects that we’re finding — Joe Piasecki

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3rd Place

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(310) 398-2134 centinelafeed.com

Best Shoe Store

3rd Place

2nd Place

4110 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 822-1045 honda-sm.com

2nd Place

1st Place

13211 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 821-7873 ridershack.com

5435 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City (310)482-3900

Best Musical Instrument Shop

4718 Lincoln Blvd., Marina Dely Rey (310) 829-8500 1110 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 458-2004 healthyspot.com

1344 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310) 314-9700 toms.com

Best Thrift or Resale Store

3rd Place

2nd Place

1st Place

6842 La Tijera Blvd., Westchester (310) 216-9595

2621 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 829-7030 toptotop.com

214 Lincoln Blvd., Venice (310)664-9036 outofthecloset.org

Best Wine Store

3rd Place

2nd Place

1st Place

4716 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 301-0709 shop.marmishoes.com

1533 4th St., Santa Monica (310) 451-1358 salvationarmy.org

4935 McConnell Ave., Ste. 21, Del Rey (310) 306-2822 beveragewarehouse.com

Honda Kawasaki of Santa Monica

1st Place

McCabe’s Guitar Shop 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 828-4497 mccabes.com

2nd Place

Boulevard Music

Healthy Spot

3rd Place

Allan’s Aquarium & Pet Center 845 Lincoln Blvd., Venice (310) 399-5464 allansaquariumandpet.com

Best Record Store 1st Place

3rd Place

8701 La Tijera Blvd., Westchester (310) 641-8877 soundstationsrecords.com

Marina Music Center

4564 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey (310) 391-7010 marinamusicla.com

2nd Place

Best Nursery / Garden Center

12436 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. (310) 979-4577 recordsurplusla.com

1st Place

Marina del Rey Garden Center 13198 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-5956 marinagardencenter.com

2nd Place

Hashimoto Nursery

Record Surplus 3rd Place

Touch Vinyl

1646 Sawtelle Blvd., West L.A. (310) 933-5540 touchvinyl.com

Best Shopping Area

1935 Sawtelle Blvd., West L.A. (310) 473-6232 hashimotonursery.com

1st Place

3rd Place

1351 3rd St., Santa Monica (310) 393-8355 downtownsm.com

The Jungle

Third Street Promenade

1900 Sawtelle Blvd., West L.A. (310) 235-2875 thejungle.biz

2nd Place

Best Pet Shop

6000 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City (310) 390-5073 westfield.com/culvercity

1st Place

Centinela Feed & Pet Supplies 8655 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester (310) 3420239 1448 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica 3860 S. Centinela Ave., Mar Vista

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Best Skateboard Shop

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2nd Place

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Best Toy Store

3rd Place

2nd Place

1st Place

4935 McConnell Ave., Ste. 8, Del Rey (310) 306-9463 lawineco.com

102 Washington Blvd., Venice (310) 577-1131 arborcollective.com

1411 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica (310) 393-9201 toyzoo.com

Best Women’s Clothing

3rd Place

2nd Place

1st Place

323 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 821-2527 cleanaesthetic.com

10800 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles (310)474-5908 toymandala.com

500 Broadway, Santa Monica (310) 458-6365 fredsegal.com

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Best Surf Shop

3rd Place

2nd Place

1st Place

2010 Lincoln Blvd., Venice (310)452-2900 huzzahtoys.com

2654 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 450-7360 americanapparel.net

ZJ Boarding House

Huzzah Toys

American Apparel

2619 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 392-5646 zjboardinghouse.com

Best Video Store

3rd Place

2nd Place

1st Place

2940 Main St., Santa Monica (310)396-1767 shopplanetblue.com

4144 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 827-2233 actionwatersports.com

302 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 392-8508 vidiotsfoundation.org

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Services

Best Of the Westside

Ron Radziner and Leo Marmol of Marmol Radziner, voted Best Architects

Best Accountant 1st Place

David Stern Wind & Stern LLP 6100 Center Drive, Ste. 600, Westchester (310) 342-6400 wscpas.com

2nd Place

Jeanine Young & Associates 1750 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 399-1556

3rd Place

David E. Lazarus

10801 National Blvd., West L.A. (310) 474-5108 dlazaruscpa.com

Best Architecture Firm 1st Place

Marmol Radziner

12210 Nebraska Ave., West L.A. (310) 826-6222 marmol-radziner.com

2nd Place

Robert Sawyer Architects 8116 Gonzaga Ave., Westchester (310) 822-7137 rsarch.org

12415 W. Jefferson Blvd., Del Rey (310) 827-4292 marinawestautobody.com

2nd Place

2nd Place

2nd Place

6900 S. Centinela Ave., Culver City (310) 915-0303 playavistacarwash.com

1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 434-4000 smc.edu

3568 Overland Ave., Palms (310) 836-1740

3rd Place

3rd Place

3rd Place

8801 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester (310) 348-9677 westchesterhandwash.com

9045 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester (310) 665-6800 otis.edu

Piper’s Body Shop

Platinum Auto Refinish and Collision Center 4065 Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey (310) 577-6118

Best Auto Repair Shop 1st Place

Playa West Automotive

8145 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey (310) 822-9115 playawestautomotive.com

2nd Place

Modesti’s Car Care Center 12121 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City (310) 827-2400 modestis.com

3rd Place

Marina Shell Service

3rd Place

4770 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 823-2330 marinashellservice.com

57 Market St., Venice 310-829-9932 davidhertzfaia.com

Best Car Wash or Auto Detailing Service

Best Auto Body Shop

1st Place

1st Place

12681 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 398-6211 handyj-carwash.com

David Hertz

Marina West Auto Body

Handy J Car Wash and Lube

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Playa Vista Car Wash

Westchester Hand Wash

Santa Monica College

2014

Best Of the Westside 2nd Place

Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences 1715 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 828-1196 xrds.org

Otis College of Art & Design

3rd Place

Best Child Care Center

Best Dry Cleaners

7831 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester (310) 670-5422 wlcs.org

1st Place

1st Place

Best Financial Institution

1 Loyola Marymount University Drive, Westchester (310) 258-8900 admin.lmu.edu/lmucc

800 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 827-9565 hangerscleaners.com

1st Place

2nd Place

8601 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester (310) 410-9672 3027 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (800) 854-984 kinecta.org

Loyola Marymount University Children’s Center

2nd Place

Ecole Claire Fontaine

352 Westminster Ave., Venice (310) 314-9976 laclairefontaine.org

3rd Place

Carousel Preschool & Infant Center

7899 La Tijera Blvd, Westchester (310) 645-9222 carouselschool.com

Best College or University 1st Place

Loyola Marymount University

1 Loyola Marymount University Drive, Westchester (310) 338-2700 lmu.edu

Hangers Cleaners and Laundry

The Cleaning Baron

566 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 823-8003 cleaningbaron.com

3rd Place

Hollyway Cleaners

13020 Pacific Promenade, Playa Vista (310) 862-5790 hollywaycleaners.com

Best Elementary or Middle School 1st Place

Playa Vista Elementary School

13150 W. Bluff Creek Drive, Playa Vista (424) 228-1800 playavistaschool.com

Westchester Lutheran Church & School

Kinecta Federal Credit Union

2nd Place

One West Bank

13405 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 577-6142 2827 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 399-9262 1630 Montana Ave., Santa Monica (310) 829-4478 1750 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 452-3802 11310 National Blvd., West L.A. owb.com

3rd Place

First Bank & Trust – Marina del Rey

4519 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-4545 firstbanks.com

(Continued on page 44)

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Editor’s Pick

Best Place to Meet the Inventor of a New Music Theory Marina Music Center

4564 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey | (310) 391-7010 | marinamusicla.com Photo by Ricard Foss

The clutter of new and used instruments at Marina Music exerts a magnetic pull on musicians both amateur and professional.

Strolling among the guitars, mandolins, bouzoukis and more exotic instruments you will find the proprietor, Alex Sioris, who occasionally takes an instrument off the wall and plays it like the pro he is.

Sioris is happy to discuss, demonstrate and even occasionally sell his instruments — but even more delighted if the conversation turns to teaching music. At the drop of a hat he’ll start demonstrating his original and inventive theory of musical notation, which he calls Echometrics. He believes his system can help people who are baffled by sheet music learn to play quickly and inventively, and he proclaims its virtues with missionary zeal.

This journalist doesn’t fully understand conventional music notation or Sioris’ system,

Best High School

2nd Place

Best Moving Company

1st Place

120 Broadway, Santa Monica (310) 576-2100 bryancave.com

1st Place

13000 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 577-4200 venicehigh.net

3rd Place

11934 W. Jefferson Blvd., Culver City (800) 441-6683 ssmovers.com

2nd Place

4560 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-3943 laelderlaw.com

2nd Place

Bryan Cave

Venice High School

Joseph C. Girard Law Offices

Santa Monica High School 601 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 395-3204 samohi.smmusd.org

Best Library

3rd Place

1st Place

Santa Monica Main Library

St. Monica Catholic High School

601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 458-8600 smpl.org

1030 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 394-3701 stmonicachs.org

2nd Place

Best Interior Design

Playa Vista Library

6400 Playa Vista Drive, Playa Vista (310) 437-6680 lapl.org

1st Place

Tim Clarke Design

3rd Place

2110 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 452-8374 timclarkedesign.com

Westchester Library

7114 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester (310) 348-1096 lapl.org

2nd Place

Bridgid Coulter Design

Alex Sioris is happy to discuss, demonstrate and even occasionally sell his instruments

but was delighted to converse with someone who shows such passion for teaching. Sioris is a visionary, and whether or not you take to his method he’s fascinating to talk to — a standout character in an area with many characters to choose from.

— Richard Foss

2014

Best Of the Westside

(Continued from page 42 )

Starving Students

Delancey Street Movers

(323) 662-4888 delancystreetfoundation.org

3rd Place

REAL RocknRoll Movers (323) 254-7625 realrocknroll.com

Best Nonprofit Organization 1st Place

Heal the Bay

1444 9th St., Santa Monica (310) 451-1500 healthebay.org

2nd Place

Venice Family Clinic

905 Venice Blvd., Venice (310) 392-8636 venicefamilyclinic.org

1419 5th St., Santa Monica (310) 963-5360 bridgidcoulter.com

Best Local Public Servant (Elected)

3rd Place

3rd Place (TIE)

1st Place

1845 Pontius Ave., West L.A.

Cynthia Marks Interiors

2701 Airport Ave., Santa Monica (310) 391-6190 cynthiamarksinteriors.com

Velvet Hammerschmidt Design 1512 11th St., Santa Monica (310) 828-7900 v-hdesign.com

Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin (424) 208-8840 nkla.org 7166 W Manchester Ave., Westchester (310) 568-8772 11thdistrict.com

Best Oil Change

2nd Place

1st Place

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles (213) 978-0600 lamayor.org

Best Law Firm

3rd Place

1st Place

5055 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles (310) 652-3095 waxman.house.gov

Congressman Henry Waxman

Voss & Associates

4640 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 306-0515

Best Friends NKLA Pet Adoption Center

1st Place Handy J Car Wash and Lube 12681 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 398-6211 handyj-carwash.com

2nd Place

Playa Vista Car Care

6900 S. Centinela Ave., Culver City (310) 915-0303

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3rd Place

Marina Shell Service

4770 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 823-2330 marinashellservice.com

Best Pet Boarder/ Groomer 1st Place

4718 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 827-8500 1100 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 458-2004 healthyspot.com

2nd Place

Dogromat

Maya Shoe Repair

2nd Place

3rd Place

5534 W. 78th St., Westchester (310) 641-5404 gerhardweiseplumbing.com

Rick Campos Plumbing & Heating Inc.

5600 Venice Blvd., West L.A. (310) 837-8852 rickcamposplumbing.com

3rd Place

Russell’s Plumbing

7607 Midfield Ave., Westchester (310) 670-5537

Best Real Estate Agent

12926 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 306-8885 venicedogromat.com

1st Place

3rd Place

330 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 990-5686 susanwilliamsproperties.com

Doggie Central

Susan Williams

11818 Teale St., Culver City (310) 390-3645 doggiecentral.com

2nd Place

Best Picture Framing

444 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (424) 203-1828 stephanieyounger.com

1st Place

Sherman Gallery

4039 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 305-1001 shermangallery.net

2nd Place

Mittel’s Art Center 2499 Lincoln Blvd., Venice (310) 399-9500 mittels.net

3rd Place

Universal Art Gallery 2001 Lincoln Blvd., Venice (310) 302-8909 framegallery.com

Best Plumbing Services 1st Place

Stephanie Younger

3rd Place

The Bizzy Blondes

3516 S. Centinela Ave., Mar Vista (310) 301-2323 bizzyblondes.com

Best Shoe Repair

Maddalena Bearzi

2209 Main St., Santa Monica (310) 393-2239

Necko Jewelry Studio and Ocean Conservation Society | neckodesigns.com | oceanconservation.org

Best Travel Agency 1st Place

Travel by J & R

2554 Lincoln Blvd., Venice (310) 827-8101 travelbyjr.com

2nd Place

E-Z Travel Services

10200 Venice Blvd., Culver City (310) 836-1477 e-ztravels.com

3rd Place

Aakash Travel

3638 Overland Ave., Palms (310) 838-6786 aakashtravelusa.com

Best Veterinary Services 1st Place

Mar Vista Animal Medical Center 3850 Grand View Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 391-6741 marvistavet.com

2nd Place

Dr. Shane’s Veterinary Medical Center

2nd Place (TIE)

3rd Place

324 Culver Blvd, Playa Del Rey (310) 823-3055 miracleshoerepair.com

4716 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey (310) 773-9286 thecatpracticela.com

8730 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester (310) 641-8656

Miracle Shoe Repair

Best Way to Adopt a Dolphin and Buy an Organic Necklace

Buster’s Shoe Repair

Quality Shoe Repair

1st Place

Editor’s Pick

6206 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester (310) 670-2467

Marina del Rey’s Dr. Maddalena Bearzi heads up the Ocean Conservation Society and can often be seen miles offshore with eyes peeled for the bottlenose dolphin she continually studies.

Bearzi has been researching the local dolphin A dolphin leaps from the water in Santa population for Monica Bay the last 18 years, and the society several others. offers a dolphin “adoption” As if one life’s work wasn’t program through which people enough, Bearzi is also an can help fund its research amazing jewelry maker. Back and conservation studies. on land she runs Necko Designs, The individual dolphins have creating one-of-a-kind artistic been photo-identified by necklaces and bracelets that Ocean Conservation Society blend wood, fabric and metal researchers, so there’s a real with a masterful touch inspired connection there. Choose among by a love for nature.

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Photo by Pat Reynolds

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Recreation

Best Of the Westside

Venice Beach, voted Best Beach

Best Adventure Activity 1st Place

Marina del Rey Parasailing 13717 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey (310) 306-2222 marinadelreyparasailing.com

2nd Place

Marina del Rey Sportfishing 13759 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey (310) 822-3625 mdrsf.com

3rd Place

UCLA Marina Aquatic Center 14001 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-0048 marinaaquaticcenter.org

Best Beach 1st Place

Venice Beach 2nd Place

2nd Place

Ballona Creek Bike Path 3rd Place

Marvin Braude Beach Trail

Best Bowling Alley

3rd Place

3rd Place

3rd Place

(310) 641-7850 westchestermhg.org

1233 Rose Ave., Venice (310) 396-6228 golf. lacity.org/cdp_penmar.htm

435 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey (310) 574-1920 innatplayadelrey.com

Best Cultural Event

Best Hiking Trail

Best Local Sports Team

1st Place

1st Place

1st Place

15900 Pacific Coast Hwy., Pacific Palisades (310) 840-2187 laparks.org

300 Continental Blvd., El Segundo (310) 535-4500 kings.nhl.com

Westchester Holiday Home Tour

AMF El Dorado Lanes

Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park

2nd Place

2nd Place

12125 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 391-5288 amf.com/marvistalanes

at the Santa Monica Pier (310) 458-8901 santamonicapier.org

1st Place

8731 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester (310) 670-0688 amf.com/eldoradolanes

AMF Mar Vista Lanes

13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey (310) 305-9595 beaches.lacounty.gov

Twilight Concert Series

3rd Place

3rd Place

234 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 399-7731 amf.com/bayshorelanesca

AMF Bay Shore Lanes

Abbot Kinney Festival

Penmar Golf Club

Temescal Gateway Park

20825 Entrada Road, Topanga (310) 455-2465 parks.ca.gov

uclabruins.com

3rd Place

LMU Lions

Will Rogers State Park

Best Golf Course

Best Hotel

1st Place

1st Place

1st Place

Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., G1, Santa Monica (310) 586-6488 smmoa.org

venicegardentour.org (310) 821-1857

6900 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester (310) 649-9173 westchestergc.com

1 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica (310) 587-1707 shuttersonthebeach.com

2nd Place

2nd Place

2nd Place

(310) 430-2214 veniceartcrawl.com

10460 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A. (310) 8387373 golf.lacity.org/cdp_rancho.htm

4375 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-1700 ritzcarlton.com

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Best Museum

Bike Trail

Venice Art Crawl

3rd Place

(310) 396-3772 abbotkinney.org

1st Place

Venice Beach Bike Path

UCLA Bruins

1501 Will Rogers State Park Road, Pacific Palisades (310) 454-8212 parks.ca.gov

3rd Place

1st Place

Los Angeles Kings 2nd Place

Topanga State Park

Best Charity / Nonprofit Event Venice Garden & Home Tour

Inn at Playa del Rey

2nd Place

Playa del Rey Dockweiler State Beach

2014

Best Of the Westside

Westchester Golf Course

Rancho Park Municipal Golf Course

Shutters on the Beach

The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey

Santa Monica Museum of Art 2nd Place

Flight Path Learning Center & Museum 6661 Imperial Hwy., Westchester (424) 646-7284 flightpathmuseum.com

3rd Place

The Museum of Flying

3100 Airport Ave., Santa Monica (310) 398-2500 museumofflying.com

Best Place to Shoot Hoops 1st Place

Venice Beach Recreation Center 1800 Ocean Front Walk, Venice (310) 399-2775 laparks.org

3rd Place

1st Place

1332 6th St., Santa Monica (310) 393-2721 ymcasm.org

Best Place to Fly Without Leaving the Ground

Best Tennis Courts

Flight Simulator at Museum of Flying

Santa Monica Pier

(310) 458-8901 santamonicapier.org

2nd Place

Palisades Park

Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica (310) 458-2239 smgov.net/parks

3rd Place

Santa Monica Family YMCA

1st Place

The Tennis Key

7000 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester (310) 642-0762 thetenniskey.com

2nd Place

Marina del Rey channel entrance

13196 W. Bluff Creek Drive, Playa Vista (310) 437-6070 playavista.com

Best Surf Sport

3rd Place

1st Place

Marine Park Santa Monica

6660 Esplanade Place, Playa del Rey (310) 396-1615 laparks.org

El Porto, Manhattan Beach

1406 Marine St., Santa Monica (310) 458-8540 smgov.net/parks

2nd Place

Best Yacht Club

Del Rey Lagoon Park

Best Public Park 1st Place

Burton W. Chace Park

(310) 305-9503 beaches.lacounty.gov

Malibu Point 3rd Place

Venice Breakwater

13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey (310) 305-9595 chacepark.com

Best Swimming Pool

2nd Place

1st Place

Palisades Park

Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica (310) 458-2239 smgov.net/parks

3rd Place

Tongva Park

1615 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica (310) 458-8310 smciviccenterparks.com

Editor’s Pick

Best Scenic View

2nd Place

Playa Vista Sports Park

2014

Best Of the Westside

Annenberg Community Beach House

Rancho Park

2551 Motor Ave., Palms (310) 836-8879 laparks.org

3rd Place

1st Place

California Yacht Club

4469 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey (310) 823-4567 calyachtclub.com

2nd Place

Del Rey Yacht Club

13900 Palawan Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-4664 dryc.org

415 Pacific Coast Hwy., Santa Monica (310) 458-4904 beachhouse.smgov.net

3rd Place

2nd Place

4267 Marina City Drive, Marina del Rey (310) 822-9082 mvyc.org

Westchester Family YMCA

8015 S. Sepulveda Blvd, Westchester (310) 670-4316 ymcala.org/westchester

Marina Venice Yacht Club

3100 Airport Ave., Santa Monica | (310) 398-2500 | museumofflying.com The idea of piloting an aircraft is alluring to almost everyone, but the closest most people get is in their dreams.

You can get at least a taste of the experience in the flight simulator at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica, and without actually imperiling yourself or any passengers who would be so foolhardy as to come with you.

The flight simulator has very realistic pedal and rudder action, and you will feel the sensations of swooping through the skies as you solo over a well-defined city and countryside. Several different aircraft types are offered, so you can be at the controls of a lumbering DC-3 or take a barrel roll in a tiny aerobatic racer.

When you’re done, stroll the museum’s collection of aircraft and chat with the docents, most of whom are retired industry personnel with stories of their own.

The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $10, or $8 for students and seniors, $6 for kids 3 to 12 and free for kids 2 and under. The flight simulator is $8 and all riders have to be at least four feet tall.

The visit is fun for the whole family, and a chance to experience a dream come true.

— Richard Foss

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From 10 to 11 a.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, the nonprofit Friends of Ballona Wetlands holds regular freshwater marsh tours that are guaranteed to teach you something about this interesting and critically important environment.

For example, there are more than 200 species of birds either living or passing through the Ballona Wetlands each year.

An endangered butterfly is making a comeback, and it’s one of the few places you can see a California legless lizard.

The history of the wetlands is also fascinating.

A short trip to this special place on the map is like a step back in time to feel what the Playa del Rey and Marina del Rey landscape was like before modern development pushed its way in to make room for all of us.

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Five live entertainment stages, three beer gardens, a children’s activity area and vendors galore are expected to draw 100,000-plus on Sunday to the center of West Coast cool

By Joe Piasecki These days it’s hard to imagine Abbot Kinney Boulevard by any other name, but three decades ago GQ’s “Coolest Block in America” was a low-rent, rough-and-tumble stretch of roadway known as West Washington Boulevard.

“People were afraid to come to Venice. There were still guns going off,” said Don Novack, a real estate developer who became a restaurateur nearly 28 years ago when he took over The Merchant of Venice, now Hal’s Bar and Grill — Abbot Kinney’s longestsurviving business.

Novack’s first Abbot Kinney Festival, in 1987, was basically a sidewalk-sale collaboration of some of the business owners on the block that drew about 8,000 people.

“Almost like a First Friday [food truck event] now, but that was busy for us back then,” he said.

Organizers of Sunday’s 30th annual Abbot Kinney Festival expect more than 100,000 people — maybe as many as 125,000 — to pass through the .7-mile stretch of boulevard between Main Street and Venice Boulevard.

They’ll find plenty to keep busy: three live music stages, a spoken

word stage, a children’s stage, three beer gardens (Firestone Walker, Goose Island and Shock Top) and plenty of food trucks and merchandise vendors.

The festival remains free, though food and drinks must be purchased.

“And even though its grown over 30 years, it’s still truly a community festival,” said Donna Humphrey, chair of the nonprofit Abbot Kinney Festival Association, which took over organizing duties in 1990 — the same year West Washington Boulevard got its now iconic new name. “You see neighbors, friends.

It’s the day the community comes out to have fun together.”

Case in point: The live music stage at Andalusia Avenue features a locals-only lineup curated by Venice singer-songwriter Matt Ellis.

The music starts at 10:30 a.m. with the volunteer Venice Symphony Orchestra, which charts the course of music history “from Beck to Beethoven” with tunes that blend classical and pop/ rock aesthetics, jams and big beats included.

At 11:15 it’s up-and-coming singer songwriter Lacey Kay Cowden, who recently released a

debut EP and “has a great big old voice and an acoustic guitar and stomps her foot along for the back beat,” said Ellis.

Blue Eyed Son performs psychedelic/acoustic surf rock at noon, and then at 1 p.m. Paul Chesne and his band perform what Chesne describes as a mixture of Dr. Dre and Johnny Cash — “which is pretty apt,” said Ellis.

Ellis performs American rock with a full band at 3 p.m. A native of Australia, he moved to the neighborhood with his wife in 2005.

“The Abbot Kinney Festival was one of our first experiences in Venice. We had just arrived and were trying it on. There was such a welcoming atmosphere, such a fun day, that it definitely sealed the deal,” Ellis said. “So I just wanted to help out this year and celebrate local bands.”

Nocona, a new band that’s already played Outside Lands and the Stagecoach Fest, do their cowpunk thing at 4 p.m.

Then celebrated singersongwriter Tom Freund, a fixture of the Venice music scene, closes it all out at 5 p.m. with songs from his new album “Two Moons.”

To mark this year’s milestone anniversary, three longtime Venice

Singer-songwriter Matt Ellis (second from left) has curated (and will perform on) the locals-only Andalusia sound stage during the Abbot Kinney Festival, featuring (from left) Blue Eyed Son, Adrienne Cohen Isom and Chris Isom from Nocona, Paul Chesne, Tom Freund and Lacey Kay Cowden

artists of international standing — Ed Moses, Laddie John Dill and Tom Everhart — lent their talents to help raise funds for the Abbot Kinney Festival Association’s nonprofit community grants program, creating a series of commemorative posters for sale at the festival.

The association is funding 11 grants this year, a total of $30,000, for various community and youth programs in Venice, Humphrey said.

The locals-only Andalusia Stage also hosts the 2 p.m. presentation of the Spirit of Venice Awards, which honor people who’ve made special contributions to the welfare of the community.

This year’s recipients include community activist Mariana Aguilar, who organizes youth programming for the Oakwood Recreation Center and Eduardo Manilla, chair of the Venice

Neighborhood Council’s arts committee. Moses, Dill and Everhart are also receiving awards, with a posthumous award going to late Z-Boy skater Jay Adams.

So what does Novack see in the decades of change on the boulevard, reflected by the monumental growth of a festival that still remains community at its core?

“It’s good and bad. A lot of the old timers and people who were on the street can’t afford to stay, but it’s good that there’s new life and new people and some great new shops opening,” he said.

“Venice still has the stuff — an amalgamation of all kinds of people.”

The Abbot Kinney Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Visit abbotkinney.org. joe@argonautnews.com Image courtesy of the Abbot Kinney Festival

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There’s a very practical sort of genius that consists of noticing opportunities that other people have overlooked. It’s common in the culinary world, exemplified by the guy everybody knows who can make a gourmet delight out of the most mismatched, random leftovers. This is an incredibly useful skill, and those who have it will never lack for a good meal.

This skill is also useful when it comes to architecture, as many buildings have odd corners that seem useless until someone comes up with a brilliant way to make them an asset. Both the culinary and design aspects of capitalizing on overlooked opportunities come into play at Barlo, a restaurant in an odd space and at which ingredients are combined with eccentric brilliance.

Though the restaurant has a small conventional café and bar inside the Hotel Erwin, its most pleasant space is shaped like a quarter-oval and bordered by Pacific Avenue, an alley and the hotel’s drive-up entrance. It must have seemed an unpromising space, but the addition of metal mesh curtains and mood lighting makes it a small oasis where one can see but not be seen.

The menu reads like a parade of oddities, and there is an obvious love of unusual contrasts; the burger is topped with herbed chevre, tomato marmalade and bacon caramel, and the venison Wellington is made with blackberry duxelle and raspberry Mountain Dew. As we read the menu it was obvious that someone in the kitchen has a fascination with both sweet and pickled flavors, and we could hardly wait to see what came out of it.

We decided to start with poutine with pork belly, country fried rabbit and (at our server’s suggestion) the house pickled salad. This salad was actually one of the more conventional items on the menu — beets, pickled egg and greens with a mild, tangy dressing and some garrotxa cheese. Garrotxa is from Catalonia and has some of the pleasant funkiness of blue cheese, and it made the difference as a foil for the other sharp flavors.

The poutine had an arresting presentation — a pile of big, crisp French fries was topped with gravy and cheddar, but you couldn’t immediately tell because on top of that were two slices of pork belly and a fried egg.

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I’m not precisely sure how this was supposed to be eaten — it was a bit unwieldy as finger food and no easier with a fork — but it was tasty.

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I was more than a little surprised to find that the venison that had been marinated in raspberry Mountain Dew wasn’t incredibly sugary. The soft drink sweetness went well with the smoked apples that were also inside the crust, and the dab of blackberry sauce added a welcome tartness. It’s a recipe I would have never come up with, but it works.

The chicken that had been roasted was a small one that had not been doing weight training, but the portion was sufficient for one and the sauce of wine and mirepoix of chopped celery, carrot and onion was delicious. It was a classic recipe and showed that the kitchen knows when to leave a good thing alone. The steak over chevre mashed potatoes with béarnaise was only slightly more unconventional thanks to the "bacon snow" that flavored it, and it was richly delicious.

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Westside Happenings Thursday, Sept. 25 Chess Club, 4:15 p.m. Kids ages 5 to 16 can learn to play chess or improve their strategy through free classes each Thursday at VeniceAbbot Kinney Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl. org/branches Spirited Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m.

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Heal the Bay. (310) 804-0514; strongboardbalance.com Psychic Lynn Miller, 7:30 p.m.

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Saturday, Sept. 27 U.S. Open Doubles Paddle Tennis Championships, 8 a.m. The United States Paddle Tennis Association holds its annual Venice Beach event that draws the world’s best paddle tennis players and offers other divisions for players of all ability levels. At the Venice Beach Recreation Center, 1800 Ocean Front Walk, Venice. Center. Cost: $25 for the A and B Divisions and $40 for the Open Division, which includes a T-shirt. For more information on attending or participating, contact Donald Land at (213) 308-5263; John Coray (310) 200-9094 or Mark Groves at (310)936-1152.

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Virtuoso violinist Joseph Gold and guitarist-composer Jaume Torrent present a concert of music from Spain, featuring works by Granados, Rodrigo, Sarasate and Torrent. Free tickets released one hour prior to the concert. Seating is limited and on a first arrival basis. Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. Bring supplies.

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Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com “Willy Wonka” All-Ages Musical, 3 to 4 p.m. Roald Dahl’s most famous tale follows young Charlie Bucket as he crosses paths with the strange and elusive confectioner Willy Wonka after winning the Golden Ticket in his chocolate bar.

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SOLD: 310 Tahiti #105, Marina del Rey 2bd/2ba | $700,000

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Michelle’s nominated as one of the three BEST agents in CA? And she works...here???

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By Bliss Bowen Last year, the folks behind Rhode Island’s venerable Newport Folk Festival helped launch Way Over Yonder, a two-day event on the Santa Monica Pier intended to be a West Coast counterpart, right down to the watery surroundings. (The main stage at the Newport fest overlooks the harbor.) This Friday and Saturday, Way Over Yonder returns with headliners Jackson Browne and Lucinda Williams.

Newport, of course, is one of the most historic festivals in the country. It’s where Dylan went electric, and early and midcentury bluesmen like Son House and Howlin’ Wolf renewed their careers in the 1960s. After a decade and a half of inactivity, the Newport Folk Festival revved up again in 1985, and since then has established itself as one of the most prestigious gigs for Americana, folk and indie-rock artists.

If you haven’t actually arrived when you play Newport, the door has at least been opened to check you out.

Who knows whether Way Over Yonder will achieve similar longevity, but considering the number of acclaimed up-and-comers in its tastefully curated lineup, the festival seems similarly geared toward open-minded audiences predisposed to listen to new music. Its emphasis on singer-songwriters respects Newport tradition as well as LA’s own storied music history, particularly its 1970s Laurel Canyon and 1980s roots-revival chapters, in which Browne and Williams each played key roles.

Grammy winner Williams was famously named “America’s best songwriter” by Time magazine, and Browne was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007; he’s also a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and last week he was honored with the Spirit of Americana Free Speech in Music award by the Americana Music Association.

That sets the bar of expectations high for other artists performing this weekend, for whom the festival presents opportunity as well as professional validation.

“I feel really lucky that I get to play a show like this,” says Leslie Stevens, who’ll be playing songs from her forthcoming Jonathan Wilson-produced album on the Carousel Stage.

“There’s a heartfelt thread running through that lineup — a lot of sincerity happening.”

And generally independent; some artists have higher profiles and better distribution deals, but they’re all pretty much hoeing their own rows

in the indie music field. That includes Browne and Williams, who are promoting new albums on their own labels: Browne’s “Standing in the Breach,” due Oct. 7, and Williams’ doubledisc “Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone,” slated to be released Sept. 30.

Country-blues troubadour Joe Fletcher will likely be touting his “You’ve Got the Wrong Man,” a bare, gritty set that manages to evoke Johnny Cash and Lightnin’ Hopkins; he’s an old soul with an acoustic guitar and unhinged imagination, recalling a bar-hopping adventure with Hank Williams’ ghost (“Hank”) and speculating why a neighbor’s house exploded (“The Wilsons”).

Joe Pug is another unvarnished gem; with stunners like “Not So Sure” and “I Do My Father’s Drugs” in his tune bag, he’s in the vanguard of songwriters poised to inherit the mantle of elders like John Prine and Steve Forbert.

Jamestown Revival’s songcraft relies more on their signature harmonies and rustic instrumentation, but their set should also be a highlight this weekend. As should Moses Sumney’s — expect the KCRW darling to bring smooth-toned, stripped-down soul and a lot of buzz with songs from his “Mid-City Island” EP. “It’s definitely American music, through and through,” says Stevens in her sugar-and-smoke soprano.

Once a regular presence on LA club stages, for the past couple of years the young mother has focused on making music for TV and singing harmony with artists like Father John Misty; this summer she started performing her own tunes live more often. Like others on the bill, her music is melodic and relatable, and not always simple to categorize.

“Americana or folk. To me, that’s where my heaven is — to try to convey a story or some sort of emotional happening through a song,” she says.

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Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presenter una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue unna copla al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegan. Su respuesta por escrito en esta en format legal correcto si desea que processen su caso en la corte. Es possible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de les Coretes de California (www.sucorta.ca.gov.), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca.Si no pueda paga la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de extencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puee parder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisites legales.

Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remission a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es possible que cumpla con los requisites para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de unprograma de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contontacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiena derecho a reclamar la cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concrsion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): Santa Monica Courthouse 1725 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA. 90401 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Eugene Rome of Rome & Associates, APC 2029 Century Park East, Suite 1040 Los Angeles, CA. 90067 The Date the Complaint was filed: March 5, 2014.

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SUPERIOR cOURT OF cALIFORNIA, cOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SUmmONS cASE NUmbER Sc122167 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Cecil Chambers, an individual, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMONDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Maria Mashkova, an individual, NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away.

If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decider en su contra sin escuchar su version.

Le la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presenter una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue unna copla al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegan. Su respuesta por escrito en esta en format legal correcto si desea que processen su caso en la corte. Es possible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de les Coretes de California (www.sucorta.ca.gov.), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca.Si no pueda paga la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de extencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puee parder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisites legales.

Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remission a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es possible que cumpla con los requisites para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de unprograma de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contontacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiena derecho a reclamar la cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concrsion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y direcciÛn de la corte es): Santa Monica Courthouse 1725 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA. 90401 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Eugene Rome of Rome & Associates, APC 2029 Century Park East, Suite 1040 Los Angeles, CA. 90067 The Date the Complaint was filed: March 5, 2014.

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LEGAL ADVERTISING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014219486 The following person is doing business as: Accent Hospitality Services 8601 lincoln Blvd. #3201 Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: Marwan Ayesh 8601 Lincoln Blvd. #3201 Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by a individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)).

Registrant Signature/Name: Marwan Ayesh. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on August 8, 2014.

Argonaut published: September 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2014. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of

Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014236934 The following person is doing business as: Eighth & Grand 800 S. Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90017. Registered owners: CP IV G8, LLC 1000 Sansome St. STE

180 San Fransisco, CA. 94111. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)).

Registrant Signature/Name: Don Campbell. Title: EVP. COO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on August 20, 2014. Argonaut published: September 18, 25, October 2, and 9, 2014. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts

set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014241165 The following person is doing business as: Alder 19401 Parthenia Street Northridge, CA. 91654.

Registered owners: CP IV Parthenia, LLC 1000 Sansome St. STE 180 San Francisco, CA. 94111. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant

who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)).

Registrant Signature/Name: Don Campbell. Title: EVP COO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on August 25, 2014 Argonaut published: September 18, 25, October 2, and 9, 2014. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a

Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014243184 The following person is doing business as: Malco Manufacturing 13917 South Main Street Los Angeles, CA. 90061. Registered owners: Aluminum Pros, INC. 13917 South Main Street Los Angeles, CA. 90061. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Mohammad

Tabassi. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: August 27, 2014.

Argonaut published: September 11, 18, 25, and October 2, 2014.

NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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LEGAL ADVERTISING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014246686 The following person is doing business as: Deepstrat 227 Broadway #302 anta Monica, CA. 90401. Registered owners: Thinkgasm! LLC 340 S. Lemon 1775 Walnut, CA. 91789. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)).

Registrant Signature/Name: Anthony Greenberg. Title: Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on September 2, 2014.

Argonaut published: September 18, 25, October 2, and 9, 2014. NOTICEIn accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014247189 The following person is doing business as: Ready For Anything 8301 Westlawn Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: Fingers Hourian 8301 westlawn Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)).

Registrant Signature/Name: Fingers Hourian. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on September 2, 2014. Argonaut published: September, 11, 18, 25, and October 2, 2014. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

The following person is doing business

as: Ready For Anything 8301 Westlawn Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: Fingers Hourian 8301 westlawn Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by an individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)).

Registrant Signature/Name: Fingers Hourian. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on September 2, 2014. Argonaut published: September, 11, 18, 25, and October 2, 2014. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014247197 The following person is doing business as: get Ready! Dog Training 3749 Redwood Ave. Mar Vista, CA. 90066.

Registered owners: Robyn M. McNutt 3749 Redwood Ave. Los Angeles, Ca. 90066. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)).

Registrant Signature/Name: Robyn M. McNutt. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on September 2, 2014. Argonaut published: September 4, 11, 18, 25, 2014.

NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014247221 The following person is doing business as: Third Wind Press 1245 16th Street Suite 210, Santa Monica, CA. 90404.

Registered owners: Stephen Sideroff 20555 Cheney Dr.. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Stephen Sideroff. Title: Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on September 2, 2014. Argonaut published: September 11, 18, 25, and October 2, 2014.

NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014258580 The following person is doing business as: The Law Offices of Payvand Moghaddas, and Moghaddas Law Firm 1512 Amherst Ave. #405 Los Angeles, CA. 90025. Registered owners: Payvand Moghaddas 1512 Amherst Ave. #405 Los Angeles, CA. 90025. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Payvand Moghaddas. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on September 15, 2014.

Argonaut published: September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 2014. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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September 25, 2014 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 77

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