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ArgonautNews.com VOL 44, NO 49
Local News & Culture
ONLINE EXTRA: Google spends $120 million to buy 12 acres in Playa Vista
OPINION Letters to the editor (growing pains)...................................................................................................... 5
NEWS Annenberg drops controversial $50-million plan for nature center in the Ballona Wetlands........................................................................................................................................... 9 LMU, professor named in a sex abuse lawsuit by former student........................................... 9 TechWeek finds the glass ceiling is a locked door. ...................................................................... 11 Police investigate Del Rey dognapping. ............................................................................................12
FEATURE Urban farming has become so popular that neighbors compete for garden plots and rebel planters are taking over neglected lots. ........................................................................14
THIS WEEK Larry John McNally is the bard of Cinema Bar. .............................................................................17 Pacific Resident Theatre goes back to ‘Fried Meat Ridge Road’...........................................19 Westside Happenings............................................................................................................................... 31 Publisher drops a ‘Mangabomb’ on L.A............................................................................................ 32 Top photographers teach the art of storytelling............................................................................. 35
FOOD & DRINK Toast the chef, if not the branding consultant, at Whiskey Red’s.......................................... 21
BIZ BUZZ Openings, closings and other interesting local business news.............................................. 30 ON THE COVER: Natalie Flores plants a seedling last Sunday at a neglected empty lot on Abbot Kinney Boulevard, where she and friends have established a community garden. Photo by Ted Soqui. Design by Michael Kraxenberger.
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LETTERS Marina growth means more headaches Re: “A gem in need of some polish,” power to speak, Nov. 13 It is quite clear that L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe and other county officials do not live in Marina del Rey. Continually building more apartments and condominiums and the approval of two new hotels have made life much more difficult for Marina del Rey residents. The employees, overnight guests and delivery
ArgonautNews.com vehicles to these two hotels will have a greater impact on our current congestion situation. In addition, Via Marina will be cut down from four lanes to two lanes for at least two years for sewer improvements. When attending the meeting of the commissioners on Nov. 12, none of the commissioners had an answer as to why this sewer improvement was not to run along the beach versus Via Marina. I have lived here in the marina for over 30 years and all of this
new construction will only create more traffic, congestion and additional quagmires in the future. Maybe the supervisors, commissioners and other officials should move to the marina in order to observe the situation which they have created. Yes, Supervisor Knabe, the marina must have some polish but please consider the residents! Jim Maurer Marina del Rey
Ecological missteps in Marina del Rey There appears to be a disconnect between the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County — particularly in Marina del Rey, which is actually unincorporated land and therefore owned by all of the taxpayers who live in L.A. County. The disconnect lies in the cutting down of trees. On the one hand, the City of L.A. was among 40 winners from 200 nominees to obtain a
United States Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Award in 2009 for its efforts in The Million Tree Initiative — ongoing environmental projects to which multiple cities worldwide including Los Angeles, New York, Shanghai, Denver and London, Ontario, have individually committed. A common motive shared between these participating cities is the reduction of carbon (Continued on page 10)
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Annenberg suspends Ballona involvement Controversial plans to build a 46,000-square-foot environmental education center in the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve have apparently been shelved, with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announcing late Tuesday that the Annenberg Foundation has removed itself from the wetlands restoration process. The Annenberg Foundation was prepared to spend some $50 million on the state-of-theart center, which for the past two years was assailed by some local environmental groups opposed to any construction in the wetlands and the center’s inclusion of a domestic animal care component. “After considerable thought and reflection, the Annenberg Foundation’s leadership has made a decision to suspend its continuing involvement in
the restoration planning for the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve. The Foundation informed us of this decision after a comprehensive evaluation of all the community-development projects it is involved in that resulted in a reprioritization of resources and focus,” reads the statement by state Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Jordan Traverso. The Annenberg Foundation, which had proposed building the center east of Lincoln Boulevard near the Culver – Marina Little League baseball fields, did not return calls. The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission and the Coastal Conservancy remain involved in restoration plans. “The other partners will continue to move the restoration project forward,” Traverso’s statement reads.
Crash kills wrong-way cyclist A 39-year-old bicyclist who was killed after colliding with a car at Speedway and South Venice Boulevard in Venice at about 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day had put herself in harm’s way by traveling against the flow of traffic, according to police. “It was an unintentional occurrence,” LAPD West Traffic Bureau officer Brian Millan
said. “There was no alcohol or any other impairment involved. The primary reason for the collision is the bicyclist was going the wrong way on a one-way street.” The vehicle in the crash was making a left turn onto South Venice Boulevard during the collision, Millan said. The driver has not been criminally charged.
Brandon Cramer, 1973 – 2014 Santa Monica activist Jerry Rubin is hosting a memorial on Sunday for Brandon Cramer, a fixture of the Third Street Promenade who died in his sleep on Nov. 24 at age 41. Cramer, who had Asperger Syndrome and battled
epilepsy, was the subject of “Raising Brandon,” a 2009 book written by his mother, motivational speaker Amalia Starr. The memorial starts at 10 a.m. outside Barney’s Beanery, 1351 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica.
Venice sign lighting is Friday The Venice Chamber of Commerce hosts its third annual Venice Holiday Sign Lighting and block party from 6:15 to 8 p.m. Friday at Windward Circle. At precisely 8 p.m., L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin and a surprise
celebrity guest will throw a switch to re-light the iconic Venice sign after its white bulbs have been switched to red and green. Call (310) 822-5425 or visit venicechamber.net for information.
Rotary drive benefits homeless youth The Rotary Club of Westchester’s newly formed young professionals group is hosting a donation drive on Saturday for Safe Place for Youth, a Venice-based resource center for homeless adolescents and teens. The nonprofit lost its inventory of supplies in the Oct. 25 fire at the Extra Space Storage facility in Venice, which took 365
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LMU named in sex abuse lawsuit Student claims campus officials ignored report that teacher had abused her in high school By Gary Walker Loyola Marymount University has joined the list of Los Angeles-area colleges accused of mishandling a report of sexual assault, only this case involves allegations that a teacher molested a student long before either arrived on campus. A 25-year-old former LMU student who remains unnamed in Los Angeles Superior Court records filed a lawsuit against LMU on Nov. 20 claiming that school officials ignored her complaints in 2009 that a then-professor had molested her years earlier, instead encouraging the student to enroll in different classes. In her lawsuit the plaintiff claims that former LMU Visiting Assistant Professor Elizabeth Brewer repeatedly sexually assaulted her while the plaintiff was a student at Notre Dame Academy, an all-girls Catholic high school in West Los Angeles, and Brewer was an English teacher there. Brewer, 39, was arrested in October at her Culver City home and faces six felony sexual assault charges, including three counts of sexual penetration with a foreign object, two counts of oral copulation with a minor and one count of forcible oral copulation. Her arraignment is set for Dec. 29, said L.A. District Attorney’s office spokesman Greg Risling. Brewer became an assistant professor with LMU’s Specialized Programs in Urban Education program in the 2011-12 school year after working as an adjunct faculty member in the LMU School of Education in 2007, according to a pamphlet introducing new hires at the time. Brewer’s academic research included “the role of technology as a tool for teaching students about the dangers and consequences of cyberbullying behaviors as well as the role of teachers in this process,” according to the document. Brewer’s affiliation with LMU ended last year. The civil complaint — which targets Brewer, Notre Dame
A booking photo of Elizabeth Brewer, who was arrested in October after being accused of molesting a high school girl before Brewer became a teacher at LMU and the alleged victim enrolled at the college Academy and LMU for unspecified damages — accuses LMU of failing to report the plaintiff’s claims of prior sexual abuse to law enforcement. “LMU is required to report what they were told to the police as a mandated reporter,” said David Ring, one of the plaintiff’s attorneys. Mandated reporters are professionals required by state
Academy as a sophomore in the 2003-04 school year. Over the next three years, Brewer’s activities allegedly escalated to include sexually suggestive remarks, texting nude photographs of herself to the plaintiff’s cell phone, and finally digital penetration and oral copulation on the Notre Dame campus and at other locations until the plaintiff graduated in 2006. In 2007, while the plaintiff attended LMU and Brewer was teaching there, Brewer began paying for counseling and therapy for the plaintiff but rescinded the payments, claiming she had become ill and could not afford them, according to the lawsuit. “In summer 2009, fearing that Brewer would abuse other students and continue her sexual harassment and abuse of the plaintiff, plaintiff scheduled a meeting with the Loyola Student Affairs office, where she reported Brewer’s prior sexual abuse,” the complaint reads. “Loyola Student Affairs highranking personnel told plaintiff that they could not do anything about the abuse and then suggested that plaintiff enroll in different classes to avoid seeing Brewer on campus.” A representative of LMU’s human resources department contacted the plaintiff in the fall of 2013, saying her “name had been raised” as part of an investigation of Brewer, according to the lawsuit, but after finding out about the plaintiff’s report of abuse four years earlier allegedly said “no one ever took any action on the 2009 report.” “This is a situation where not one but two schools were blatantly negligent and carelessly turned their back on this young girl. It is unimaginable that school officials who are supposed to protect children took no action, given they were aware of the horrific situation,” Ring said. Ring said he did not expect the civil case to proceed until the criminal charges against Brewer are resolved.
“This is a situation where not one but two schools were blatantly negligent and carelessly turned their back on this young girl.” — attorney David Ring
law to report allegations of child abuse or neglect, including doctors, teachers, school administrators, social workers and police. “We are aware of the lawsuit. We can’t comment on it because it is a personnel matter,” LMU spokesman Mason Stockstill said. According to the complaint, Brewer began “grooming” the plaintiff for sexual abuse by paying her an inordinate amount of public and private attention “with the intent of manipulating her emotions” shortly after the girl enrolled at Notre Dame
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developers to kill numerous mature trees on properties along dioxide in the air to combat the Via Marina. As a matter of fact, effects of global warming. there are plans by the county to Planting trees is the best way to remove about 60 mature coral pull carbon dioxide out of the air. trees from the medians along Via The Los Angeles project is Marina. funded by a mix of federal money According to websites like and municipal funding, charities, TreeMapLA.org and TreePeople. and corporate donations aimed at org, a mature tree can pull increasing the urban forest through around 48 pounds of carbon the planting of one million trees. dioxide out of the air per year On the other hand, you have L.A. (one ton in 40 years), which County cutting down trees like means that cutting down 60 crazy along Admiralty Way in mature trees would increase the Marina del Rey and allowing amount of carbon dioxide in the
air by around 2,880 pounds per year (58 tons in 40 years). In addition, there are plans to remove over 1,000 trees from Mariners Village, which would increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the air to roughly 48,000 pounds per year (960 tons in 40 years). Does the left hand know what the right hand is doing? When is L.A. County going to partner with the City of L.A. to combat climate change — or is it more concerned about achieving higher density, which means
fewer trees, wider roads, more traffic, more noise, and more carbon dioxide pollution? I suppose that we could justify all of this with more jobs and more tax revenue, but where are all of these extra taxes going? Are the taxes going to pay for the infrastructure to support yet more density? When does it stop, and what happens then? It seems that the left and right hands need to work together toward the same end game. William R. Hicks Marina del Rey
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POSTED TO ARGONAUTNEWS.COM: Re: “Toxic Trouble in Playa del Rey: An underground chemical plume complicates already controversial development plans for Culver Boulevard,” cover story, Nov. 20 If they pull that stuff under my house I’ll sue the pants off “Brentwood-based CAJA Environmental Services.” If Reznik thinks there’s no risk, why’s he fighting the EIR tooth and nail since day one? I bet if he owned a house and lived here he’d want one. Bill Scott
Crenshaw Blvd Closure dec 1 – 14 Plan ahead to avoid delays.
To allow construction for the Crenshaw/LAX project, a portion of Crenshaw Boulevard (from Exposition to Coliseum Street) will be closed.
from 6am monday, december 1, through 6am sunday, december 14 Please plan ahead if you are traveling in the area, especially if going to West Angeles Church of God in Christ, Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza or other local establishments. Detour routes have been approved by the City of Los Angeles and can be found at metro.net/crenshaw. Metro bus lines 210, 710 and 740 will be rerouted to Arlington Avenue during the closures. For details, check metro.net/advisories or call 323.go.metro.
A privilege to serve Re: “Living Monuments,” cover story, Nov. 6 As a psychoanalyst practicing in West Los Angeles, I am so appreciative of your coverage of the Soldiers Project and the free therapy it provides to veterans. I am in charge of a program coming up on March 6 for the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis that aims to certify as many analysts as possible for treating veterans. Giving back to these veterans — and by extension, their families — is a privilege. If you are a veteran in need, call (877) 576-5343 or visit thesoldiersproject.org. Meryle Gellman Venice
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Excellent reporting!!! We need to save PDR from toxins and overdevelopment. Lyndsey Duro PdR is a disheveled mess. There is no design or beauty to the area at all. It could have been designed to remain a quaint little beach town but instead looks like a garbage dump. What a shame for the last little beach community to appear to go nowhere. Chris Keep up the good work, Friends of PdR and The Argonaut!! This lovely beach town has one of the smallest footprints of any L.A. County beach town and deserves to be preserved and protected. Kathy Laudenback Laidlaw
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Women aren’t trending in tech Gender equality lags in the male-dominated world of Silicon Beach, TechWeek panelists say By Michael Aushenker A dearth of women working in the booming Westside digital technology sector and in the nation as a whole was the focus of one of the larger panels during TechWeek Los Angeles, a two-day summit for industry professionals that took place Nov. 20 and 21 at the Santa Monica Pier. Marina Lee, founder of the Santa Monica-based Women in Tech Network, headed a roster of speakers that included Women in Games International President Belinda Van Sickle; Karen Eng, CEO of the engineering consulting firm CSMI; Bret Lockett, a Mobli and M2 Jets partner and former NFL player; and angel investor Frank Grant. Fox LA Channel 11 reporter Susan Hirasuna moderated the 40-minute conversation. According to Lee, only 4.2% of venture capital funding for tech startups goes to female entrepreneurs.
Marina Lee (from left), Karen Eng, Bret Lockett, Susan Hirasuna, Belinda Van Sickle and Frank Grant led the TechWeek Los Angeles panel scrutinizing an industrywide gender imbalance Lee also used Google’s employee makeup as a gauge for industrywide employment of women. The tech giant, which maintains a local headquarters in Venice, has self-reported that 30% of its employees are women. Breaking those numbers down further, women account for only 17% of Google’s tech
workers but occupy 48% of its non-tech positions. Rolling with those statistics, Hirasuna queried whether America’s female workforce has been supremely taken for granted: “If we have to go all the way to England to find talent, maybe we have to acknowledge there is a problem,” she said.
“We need to bring these women in and connect them with jobs right after college. We need a ton of VCs mentoring up with a ton of startups,” said Lee, whose networking organization’s One Million Movement campaign intends to help facilitate a million women joining the industry by 2020. According to a recent column posted to techcrunch.com, industry experts have labeled the issue “a pipeline problem” of getting women to enter the industry, but research shows that many women who enter the field leave it. Harvard Business Review research concluded that women often left the field due to “the machismo that continues to permeate these work environments.” Panelists agreed that women, if given the right opportunities, can excel in tech. But, as a whole, “I think the environment is not supportive,” Lee said. “I was able to start my own
company [only] because I had saved up money,” Van Sickle said. From Lockett’s vantage point, the businessman has not been witness to many conversations among his peers about hiring women. “There’s no real discussion at the top. They don’t see a problem. That’s a problem,” he said. “They’re making a mistake,” said Grant of tech companies either passing over or failing to pursue talented women. The panelists did acknowledge some strides forward—at least when it comes to identifying the problem. More than ever, media reports on the industry have been picking up on its gender imbalance. “I used to go back years to search for articles. Now every medium is talking about women in tech,” Lee said. Eng, who has a young daughter, said women are able to find a
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LAPD investigates apparent Del Rey dognapping One of two small dogs that disappeared during a burglary remains missing Photo courtesy of Sue Downing
By Gary Walker LAPD detectives are investigating the disappearance of two dogs — one of them returned last Saturday under mysterious circumstances — during a home burglary in Del Rey. Penny, a 13-year-old Pomeranian given medication for a heart condition, and 3-year-old Spice, a five-pound black-and-white poodle mix, were reported missing after a Nov. 21 break-in on the 11900 block of Weir Street. Homeowner Sue Downing, a veterinary oncologist, said she returned home to find that someone had rifled through her belongings and left the back door of the house and a fence gate open. Though Penny and Spice were gone, Downing said she found her other dog, also a Pomeranian, safe inside and that nothing else appeared to be missing. “I’m not really sure if [Penny and Spice] were taken or they
Police believe Spice, a five-pound black-and-white poodle mix, was taken during a burglary in Del Rey walked out because the door and the gate were open, but they’re not the kind of dogs that would run off. It makes no sense to me,” said Downing, who works at a Westside animal clinic. Spice “walks oddly” due to an injured back leg and likely wouldn’t be able to travel far,
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friends helping in the search for Spice. “We haven’t had any leads about where Spice might be, but we’ve all been rejuvenated since Penny’s been back. This gives me hope that Spice will come home too,” she said. Salazar said dognapping was not a common occurrence in communities that the LAPD’s Pacific Division serves, which include Del Rey, Mar Vista, Westchester and Venice. Savvy, a 10-year-old Sheltie that was taken from a Culver City home during a Nov. 7 burglary, was returned the next day by a person who bought the dog prior to seeing a news report about its disappearance, according a report by KCAL 9. Downing asks that anyone with information about Spice call (310) 766-0491. Police are asking those with information about the burglary to call detectives at (310) 482-6313. gary@argonautnews.com
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Above: Bee stencils mark where Flores has planted seeds
From left: George Liebel, Natalie Flores, Pete Maziak and Charlotte Vanhaecke met Sunday to build an herb patch in place of dead grass on a vacant lot in the 2700 block of Abbot Kinney Boulevard
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Natalie ‘Sunshine’ Flores is building a green-thumb army to convert vacant lots into urban farms Story by Joe Piasecki Seeds of a movement are growing in a fenced-off empty lot on the unflashy south end of Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Natalie Flores, 27, passed by the space a few doors down from Washington Boulevard — then a trash-strewn mess of dry grass and a handful of dying trees — during a meditative barefoot morning walk in February. “I’m looking at all these empty plots, passing them one by one. Eventually I started exploring and noticed the fence in back of this one was open. I just started pulling weeds, thinking ‘here goes my insecurity, here goes my doubt,’” recalls Flores, who was working at Groundwork Coffee Co. on Rose Avenue at the time. “A neighbor came by and asked if I was building a garden. I said ‘sure’ and he brought me some tools.” Flores and friend Sarah Klein, 35, began to enlist the help of others through a series of weekend gardening parties that, over the past 10 months, have given rise to vegetable plots, avocado and banana trees, a patch of succulents and an herb garden of basil, oregano, rosemary, sage and
thyme. The wooden skeletons of two abandoned couches have been repurposed as planters for an upcoming crop of “couch” potatoes. The gardeners don’t have permission to be there. They didn’t ask. “The space was open and we just kind of took it over,” says Flores. ***** Flores and Klein have extended their efforts to spaces in Mar Vista and Santa Monica, though in those cases by invitation, under the name Sunshine Partnerships. “The main idea is to take over empty lots and bring neighbors together to help them realize they can grow their own food,” says Klein, who works with special-needs kids. In keeping with that initial rebel spirit, Flores and friend Pete Maziak, a 38-yearold groundskeeper and web designer from Culver City, say they frequently “seed bomb” other Westside vacant lots, with Flores often leaving a spray-painted bee stencil as a marker of reclaiming space for nature.
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Working with Flores at the Abbot Kinney garden last Sunday were Maziak, professional gardener George Liebel, 34, and painter Charlotte Vanhaecke, a 29-yearold French transplant who’s lived in Mar Vista for the past four years. Vanhaecke met Flores through Transition Mar Vista, a grassroots community-building group that spearheads a Good Karma Gardens Project — a pay-it-forward network of neighbors who help neighbors tear out their lawns to install vegetable gardens. She found Transition Mar Vista through Good Karma Gardens organizer Matthew Van Diepen, a Venice-based entrepreneur who grows and sells seedlings at the Mar Vista and Santa Monica Flores’ guerilla garden started farmers markets. as an empty lot in February “There are a lot of young people who grew up with climate change on the radar and our looking for other ways of doing In organizing their garden parties — things,” says Van Diepen, 29. “We like the the next one on the 2700 block of Abbot idea of the front-yard garden. It creates a Kinney Boulevard happens Sunday — conversation piece for the neighborhood.” Sunshine Partnerships has tapped into a Julie, a co-founder of The Learning strong pre-existing network of urban garden enthusiasts who’ve developed their Garden at Venice High School, swapped her front yard on Luella Avenue for a green thumbs less as a hobby than a vegetable garden in March with the help transformative lifestyle choice.
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Sunshine Partnerships cofounder Sarah Klein has also contributed to Kiss the Ground’s efforts in Venice
Above: Flores makes dirt angels after a morning spent working in the garden Middle: Flowers bloom at the Holy Nativity Garden in Westchester Below: Kiss the Ground volunteers pose for a snapshot after a day’s work building the new ecology literacy garden outside Beyond Baroque, the scene of a fundraiser party on Saturday
Ocean View Farm, a city-sponsored public garden in Mar Vista, offers 500 15’-by-15’ public garden plots. Each is currently occupied, and 620 people have signed up for future openings — a waitlist about four years long, volunteer garden manager Christy Wilhelmi says.
garden manager Christy Wihlelmi says. “We’re big, but there’s a huge waiting list of people who really want to garden but are living in apartments,” says Wilhelmi, author of the book Gardening for Geeks. She lives in Mar Vista, blogs at gardenerd.com and designs edible gardens for a living. Community garden space only got tighter in January with the closure of the Venice Community Garden, a vacant lot on Mildred Avenue that had contained 50 plots, to make way for development after sale of the land. In only 1,200 square feet of space, a community garden at Holy Nativity Church on 83rd Street and Dunbarton Avenue in Westchester yields hundreds of pounds of fresh produce for the LAX food pantry each year, says founder Joanne Poyourow. “That’s a lot of vegetables for a skinny ribbon of land nobody had thought much of,” says Poyourow of the environmental and social justice project that also spun off into the Emerson Avenue Community Garden at Orville Wright Middle School. “A lot of the silver-haired generation think of environmentalism as just a concept, but it’s a changing world. You have generations coming up looking at sustainability very differently,” she says.
of the Good Karma group. “It takes way less water, and you’re getting food. This summer I was giving ***** cucumbers out to people walking by with their dogs. That builds community,” Mann “There’s so much work to be done, but says of the result. “It’s important that we it’s all so possible. We’re celebrating, re-educate ourselves on how to do this. digging in the dirt and remembering We’ve forgotten.” where we came from,” Flores says while at work in her guerilla garden on Abbot ***** Kinney Boulevard. Reconnecting with the Earth and When the work is done, she lays in working to replenish its life-giving soil is the dirt triumphantly. This has become an existential issue for the health of a habit, her friends say. society, says Ryland Englehart, founder of “For some people it’s a kind of healing Café Gratitude, a locally sourced and process. They never get their hands in the organic vegan restaurant on Rose Avenue. soil, never do this type of work I take for Englehart is a founder of Kiss the granted. I love to see what the newcomers Ground, a Venice nonprofit that coalesced get from it,” Liebel says. volunteers to convert the barren landscape “What is great about this is it gets the outside Beyond Baroque on Venice Boule- neighborhood involved. People walk by vard into an “ecology literacy center”: and come back with their kids. I’d like specifically a food forest of 25 fruit trees them to take the next step and come on and 10 raised garden beds watered their own to take care of the garden,” through drip irrigation as well as resays Vanhaecke. claimed wood furniture and a cob earth Even if that means taking over private oven. land without permission? On Saturday, Kiss the Ground hosts a “I don’t want to ever have to ask to make Venetian Garden Raising party and the world a better place,” answers Liebel. fundraiser to celebrate and continue their “You don’t need to ask!” Flores efforts. So far, more than 300 volunteers fires back. have already taken part in the work. ***** “The intention is to weave local food systems into the fabric of the cool, hip, Kiss the Ground’s Venetian Garden eco-conscious culture of Venice,” says Raising party and fundraiser is from Englehart. “The way Abbot Kinney has noon to 5 p.m. Saturday outside become such a trendy space, we need to Beyond Baroque at 681 N. Venice Blvd., remain grounded and connected to simple, Venice. Visit kisstheground.co for more quality things.” information. It’s a sentiment that’s catching on. ***** Demand for public garden space has reached a fever pitch among Westside Sunshine Partners are hosting residents. their next garden work party from Ocean View Farm, a city-sponsored 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday in the six-acre public garden in Mar Vista, offers lot on the west side of the 2700 block 500 15’-by-15’ public garden plots. Each of Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Visit is currently occupied, and 620 people are sunshinepartnerships.org. already signed up for future openings — a list “about four years long,” volunteer joe@argonautnews.com December 4, 2014 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 15
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Music Matters Larry John McNally returns to Cinema Bar after traveling a long and winding road By Bliss Bowen Regulars at the Cinema are familiar with its eclectic musical offerings, but passersby who casually wander into the hole-in-the-wall bar rarely expect the kind of viscerally satisfying grooves, elegant melodies and intelligent, atmospheric lyrics that fill the room when Larry John McNally performs. Eschewing flash for understated soul, McNally and his accompanists — bassist David Schwartz (composer for TV’s “Arrested Development,” “Deadwood” and “Northern Exposure”), drummer Michael Jerome (Better Than Ezra, Richard Thompson) and background singer Nichelle Monroe (Common, Talib Kweli, Bobby Womack) — aren’t your typical bar band. McNally’s name may ring bells for fans who geek out on album credits; his songs have been recorded by Joe Cocker, the Eagles, Don Henley, Chaka Khan, Aaron Neville, Michael Ruff, Mavis Staples, Rod Stewart and Bonnie Raitt, who included McNally’s “Nobody’s Girl” on her Grammywinning 1989 album “Nick of Time.” When McNally sat down to write that, all he had was the title. The song it unearthed
became a lifeline during a critical transition, and a relatable anthem for countless women. “That line ‘She don’t need anybody to tell her she’s pretty/ She’s heard it every single day of her life’ — there’s some built-in contradiction in that subject
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“I get Spotify statements that are 15 pages of plays, different songs, but after 15 pages it’s like 15 cents. If Bonnie [Raitt] did another song of mine it would be welcome whether it sold or didn’t sell, but the amount of money it would make wouldn’t be enough to pay your phone bill for a year.”
money began rolling in, and McNally became his own publisher. He realized he could finally travel “to other music places like Nashville and London. Then I moved to New York around ’91 and started making independent albums the way that I wanted.” Long since returned to LA (after 10 years in NYC) and a transformed industry, he interacts with US and European fans online and tracks which songs they listen to most through streaming services. But because songwriter royalty rates do not yet equitably reflect changes wrought by those technologies, the mailbox money (i.e., royalty checks) that’s enabled artists like McNally to build self-sustaining careers has dwindled. He doesn’t cast blame and doesn’t expect past practices to return, but he — like small business owners nationwide — worries about the future. And keeps writing: “The artist’s job in society is incredibly important.” “There are many songwriters making a very good living today at their craft,” drummer Jerome observes. “Larry’s more of a living representation of songwriters who remember a time when many more records of diverse variety and genre actually sold to a broad listening audience. Today music is much more diverse (Continued on page 36)
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Playwright and actor Keith Stevenson has created an unusual brand for his theatrical trilogy. Fans of the three comedies — “Out There on Fried Meat Ridge Road,” “A Fried Meat Christmas” and “The Unfryable Meatness of Being,” all set at the Fried Meat Motel in West Virginia — have become so passionate, so obsessive, that Stevenson considers them much more than loyal audience members. He calls them the “Fried Meat family.” After various successful individual runs over the past three years at the Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, Stevenson’s Fried Meat plays return for an encore this weekend under the guidance of Guillermo Cienfuegos, whose unconventional minimalist staging of Shakespeare’s “Henry V” played to sellout audiences at PRT from February to July. Stevenson says the inspiration for his comedy canon came from a real motel on Fried Meat Ridge Road in his native West Virginia, on a street that supposedly got its name during the Civil War. “A convoy of wagons was traveling on this road and they got shelled. One of the wagons was the chuck wagon, so the whole ridge smelled like fried meat,” Stevenson said. In creating his world, Stevenson birthed a hero for himself to play — JD, a “long-haired, very affable hillbilly of mysterious origins.” Of course, other odd characters enter the story — an artistically inclined drug addict, her gangster-
poet boyfriend and a creepy fetishist among them — but it’s these offbeat souls that create the almost absurdist comedy that has lifted the plays to a cult-like status. When the first play, “Out There on Fried Meat Ridge Road,” premiered it was scheduled for a three-week run. That turned into a six-month run and led Stevenson to win the LA STAGE Alliance’s Ovation Award for Best Playwriting for an Original Play. The second and third plays followed with similar success. While Stevenson describes his style of comedy as “farce meets magical realism,” others have called it “white trash comedy” — a label Stevenson rejects. “I resent that. I think the plays are a bit smarter than that. First of all, I don’t believe in ‘white trash’; I believe in people. So for me to call these characters white trash would be to call my own brothers and sisters from my home state white trash, which I won’t do,” Stevenson said. Whatever you call it, Westside audiences can’t seem to get enough. “It’s not uncommon for people to come back three or four times,” Stevenson said. “One guy, Ryan Smith, came to see the original play 50 times. Another lady came back 30-something times, and it’s because of the funny characters. I’ve even had friends come up to me after seeing the show and, even if I’ve known them for years, they say, ‘Can you just be JD for a little bit?’ They’d rather hang out with JD than me.” “Out There on Fried Meat Ridge
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Toast the chef at Whiskey Red’s Waterfront views pair well with a menu heavy on the classics
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13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey (310) 823-4522 whiskeyreds.com There’s an industry of branding consultants who spend lots of time coming up with business names that sound clever, intriguing or might give someone the idea that they once ate at a restaurant and liked it, even if it opened yesterday. The process can take a lot of time and cost plenty. Whiskey Red’s probably spent about a minute on the same decision and made what seems like an odd choice. The restaurant used to be called Shanghai Red’s despite not serving Chinese food, and last year it changed to Whiskey Red’s despite having no particular focus on whiskey. I expected an intimate place in which craft cocktails were sipped in a masculine, clubby atmosphere. Instead I arrived at an airy, old-school waterfront restaurant where waterfront-view tables are the focus rather than the bar. With the exception of a pleasant patio by the entry, just about every seat here has some view of the marina, and even if you’ve lived here all your life it’s fun to gawk at the sailboats
and water. Most people choose to do that during their weekend buffet brunches, but it’s every bit as pleasant on a weekday evening, which was when we visited. The menu here is heavy on the classics, though a few contemporary ideas make an appearance. One of these is a kale salad with broccoli and carrot slaw, apples, currants and sunflower seeds with a peanut butter dressing. We ordered a half portion, which was a decently sized starter for two. The flavors were excellent together; we were told that the
effect is delicious. We departed from the theme for a classic mai tai, which was slightly sweeter than I prefer but generously poured. After the cocktails we switched to wine, a Sokol-Blosser white blend that goes particularly well with seafood and a HandCraft Petite Syrah. The wines suited our meals, a pistachio-crusted halibut and a New York steak. Steaks and seafood are the focus here, though a few sandwiches, a lone chicken dish, and one pasta cover the bases for those who prefer something else. The nut-crusted halibut was good but not extraordinary — the fish was moist and flavorful, but the crust could have used a bit more spice and hadn’t crisped the way it can when all the stars come into alignment. It was served with some good garlic mashed potatoes, lightly sautéed spinach with lemon, and a shallot sauce that the chef put together because we had asked whether such a sauce was available. It usually isn’t, but this one added a dimension to the fish and should always be included. The steak was one of the best I’ve had in some time. I usually prefer the fattier but more flavorful rib eye steak to a New York steak, but this one was exceptionally good and very
The steak was one of the best I’ve had in some time. restaurant has a new chef, and if this is one of his creations that’s a very good sign. We also tried a clam chowder that was very successful, the clams and potato in a buttery, rich broth with plenty of herb flavor. This was a time-honored recipe well executed, and even my non-chowder-loving companion enjoyed it. In honor of the name, we decided to start with a whiskeybased cocktail called The Gold Rush: Woodford Reserve bourbon, honey and lemon juice. Invented in New York a decade ago, I had never had one before but I will certainly have one again, as the sweet-and-sour
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tender. Once again the chef had created a sauce to order, brandy and pepper with what might have been a bit of au jus from the steak or a prime rib. It was so good that I dipped my french fries in it and my companion daubed bits of his dinner roll to catch every last bit. Those fries were dotted with herbs and very crisp, and the steamed vegetables that also accompanied the steak were nicely al dente.
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For dessert we decided to split a chocolate whiskey cake served with raspberry topping as well as a scoop of ice cream over crumbled biscuit. The cake was good enough that we thought it might be the work of a specialty baker, but our server corrected us proudly and said it was made in house. Our meal was very good, if pricey. Ocean view property is not cheap, and dinner for two with two cocktails and two glasses of wine ran $140 — fine
for a special occasion but a bit above my everyday range. I did notice an offering of three-course sunset dinners for only $21, which is a real deal for a very good experience. Despite the curious marketing strategy, Whiskey Red’s has solid cooking and a beautiful setting, and you can even get a good cocktail while you’re there. Whiskey Red’s opens at 11 a.m. Mondays through Fridays, at 10 a.m. Saturdays and at 9 a.m. Sundays. See a full menu online.
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ONE BEDROOM I Bed/1 Bath Marina Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,999/MO TWO BEDROOM 2 Bed/2 Bath City & Mountain Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,800/MO THREE BEDROOM 3 Bed/2 Bath City & Mountain Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,950/MO 3 Bed/2 Bath Marina & Ocean Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,995/MO
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22 $999,643
34 $1,037,900
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10 $565,600
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NOv '14
13 $673,400
9 $881,900
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NOv '14
63 $1,262,500
45 $1,598,500
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18 $1,763,500 NOv '14
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19 $847,200
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“This two-story penthouse, has floor-to-ceiling windows, and ocean, mountain, and city views,” says agent Charles Lederman. “The living area features a wet bar, and the kitchen has a walk-in pantry and a separate chef's entrance. The second story consists of a loft and a laundry room. The master bedroom overlooks the Santa Monica coast and the city, and the second bedroom has a marina view. Marina City Club's amenities include a gym, free classes, pools, courts, gourmet restaurant, café, room service, car wash, and 24 hour gated, guarded security. Walk to the beach and many restaurants.” The property is offered at $995,000. Information, Charles Lederman, Marina City Realty, 310-821-8980.
“This home is just a block from the beach,” say agents Peter and Ty Bergman. “The huge living room has a fireplace and a lagoon patio, and the large family room has an ocean view. The gourmet kitchen has granite counter tops and birdseye maple cabinets. The master suite has huge walkin closets and a skylighted marble shower. There are four other bedrooms, a maid’s suite, a spacious recreational room, an exercise room, and the rooftop deck is perfect for entertaining.” The property is offered for lease at $12,000 per month. Information, Peter and Ty Bergman, Bergman Beach Properties, (310) 821-2900.
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“Enjoy all the amenities of the Marina City Club from this two bedroom, two bath unit with great views,” says agent Eileen McCarthy. “Within walking distance of the beach and many fine restaurants, Marina City Club offers a gym, free yoga, cardio and spinning classes, pools, tennis and paddle tennis courts, a gourmet restaurant and bar, daytime café, room service, car wash, and 24-hour gated, guarded security.” The property is offered at $544,900. Information, Eileen McCarthy, Marina Ocean Properties, (310) 8228910.
“This canal property on an end lot has water views,” says agent Bill Ruane. “Each unit has two bedrooms, three baths and a roof deck, and there is room for an office. With over 4,000 square feet of living space in very large rooms, and a 5,000 square foot lot, this property is designed for condo conversion. There are also seven parking spaces.” The property is offered at $2,890,000. Information, Bill Ruane, RE/MAX Beach Cities, (310) 877-2374.
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“This recently renovated three bedroom, two bath home in North Kentwood has wide plank wood floors,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “Abundant natural light fills the living room and formal dining area. The entertainer’s kitchen has sleek Silestone counters and stainless appliances, and overlooks the family room with open beamed ceilings and a fireplace. The master suite has a spa-like bath, dual vanities and a jetted tub. The generous detached garage would make a great office or bonus room.” The property is offered at $1,089,000. Information, Stephanie Younger, Teles Properties, (424) 203-1828.
“This wonderful five bedroom, two bath home is located in the heart of Kentwood,” say agents Kevin and Kaz Gallaher. “The living room has beautiful hardwood floors, and the kitchen has new appliances. The home is set in the middle of the block, with a private back yard and a two car detached garage.” The property is for lease at $4,800/month. Information, Kevin and Kaz Gallaher, RE/MAX Execs, (310) 410-9777.
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The Carrington family recently hosted a dinner for Heal the Bay at the California Yacht Club, Venice Chamber of Commerce presents the third annual Venice giving nonprofit staff and Sign Holiday Lighting on Friday supporters the chance to mingle at Windward and Pacific avenues. with boaters and discuss marineThe event kicks off with a street protected areas in the Santa party beginning at 6:15 p.m., Monica Bay. People can support followed by the sign lighting Heal the Bay’s efforts by visiting ceremony to follow at 7:45 p.m. the Santa Monica Pier AquariCity Councilman Mike Bonin um, 1600 Ocean Front Walk, returns with a celebrity guest to Santa Monica. (310) 393-6149; pull the switch that will change healthebay.org the lights on the Venice Sign Plaza El Segundo (760 S from white to red and green. Sepulveda Blvd., El Segundo) Venice Symphony Orchestra, held its annual tree lighting guided by Conductor Wesley event on Nov. 21, this year Flowers, returns as musical featuring the El Segundo Middle entertainment performing mash-ups of everything from School Choir, El Segundo High Beck to Beethoven. venicecham- School Choir, Wondertree Kids, ber.net Legacy Dance, Infinite Learning The LAX Coastal Chamber of Center, Messiah Community Commerce’s Holiday SingChoir, the Redwood Stills, Along in the Garden runs from strolling carolers, a stilt walker 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the dressed as a live holiday tree, Emerson Avenue Community hay rides, an “Elf on the Shelf Garden, 6550 W. 80th St., Scavenger Hunt” and photos Westchester. Festivities include with Santa Claus in Candyland. sing-along music, snacks and
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Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse General Manager Janette Han, LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce President Christina Davis, Fred Sutton of L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin’s office and Meals on Wheels West Executive Director Chris Baca toast the opening of Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Marina del Rey during the restaurant’s “steak cutting” ceremony on Nov. 17. Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse celebrated the grand opening of its new Marina del Rey restaurant on Nov. 17 with an official “steak cutting” and a $2,500 donation presented to Meals on Wheels West by restaurant General Manager Janette Han. The newest arrival at Marina Marketplace (13455 Maxella Ave.), the restaurant spans 10,300 square feet with its grand cocktail-and-wine bar, two private dining rooms, two outdoor patios and a 250-seat dining room of contemporary, exposed-beam décor. (310) 821-4593, ruthschris.com Marina ManLand Plastic Surgery — a division of Dr. Grant Stevens’ Marina Plastic Surgery Associates that specializes in surgeries to maintain masculine features with a natural look — celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 6 in its offices at 4644 Lincoln Blvd., Ste. 552, Marina del Rey. (310) 827-2653; marinamanland. com Diane von Furstenberg celebrated the opening of her latest DVF boutique on Nov. 9 at 395 Santa Monica Place. The shop provides the designer’s full line of dresses, eveningwear and sportswear, plus accessories such as shoes, scarves, handbags and sunglasses. (310) 388-6314; dvf. com Hayley Williams and Heather Roseborough, former pastry chef at Ford’s Filling Station and currently at Loteria Grill, have soft-opened their brand-new Crave Dessert Company location at 13322 W. Washington
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Blvd., Culver City. (310) 2793087; cravedessertcompany.com Spanx opened up its first California store at Santa Monica Place, Level 1, 395 Santa Monica Place. (310) 260-8333; spanx.com Sparkleyard Outdoor Maids recently opened for business. Owner Dawn Hollier offers white-glove detailing of exterior residential spaces, including party prep and regular service. Sparkleyard workers remove cobwebs, grime and dead leaves from eaves, furniture, plants, decks, trash cans and barbecues. (310) 822-0111; sparkleyard. com Fish Window Cleaning has arrived in Santa Monica with the opening of a new franchise location at 11321 Iowa St. Founded in St. Louis in 1978, Fish Window Cleaning is the largest window cleaning franchise in America, with more than 250 locations nationwide. 1-877-707-FISH; fishwindowcleaning.com Manhattan Beach-based comic book shop The Comic Bug opened a second shop in Culver City in November. The Comic Bug, 4267 Overland Ave., Culver City. (310) 204-3240; thecomicbug.com Former Argonaut sales representative John Gentile recently launched Perfect Balance Trail Mix, now distributed throughout Westside neighborhoods via Whole Foods Market. The sulfite-free and gluten-free trail mix product provides 100% raw blends. (310) 922-1120; perfectbalancetrailmix.com
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Closings After 18 years, Raphael Lunetta is closing his fine-dining experience JiRaffe on Valentine’s Day. Opened with Josiah Citrin (who left to open Melisse in 1999), the Santa Monica restaurant was one of the first L.A. restaurants to push market-to-table haute cuisine. Lunetta has also announced plans to open a new, as-yetunnamed eatery in place of JiRaffe at his 502 Santa Monica Blvd. storefront in the spring. LGH Hospitality will shutter Callahan’s Diner in Santa Monica on New Year’s Eve. The group also owns The Misfit in Santa Monica.
Coming Soon David Kuo opens his 1,000-square-foot rotisserie restaurant Status Kuo tomorrow at 3809 Grand View Blvd. in Mar Vista, where entrees include chicken, lamb, prime rib, Peking duck, Chinese barbecue pork and suckling pig. In addition to the main event, the TaiwaneseAmerican owner’s eatery offers breads, sandwiches, pasta and vegan offerings. facebook.com/ eatstatuskuo LGO Hospitality plans to open Ingo’s Tasty Food — a farm-totable diner which already has a presence in Phoenix, Ariz. — early next year in place of Callahan’s Diner at 1213 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. Ingo’s is known for its Texasstyle burger. ingostastyfood.com
holiday cheer. Sponsored by Musical Beginnings and the Emerson Avenue Community Garden. laxcoastal.com The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce hosts a Speed Networking event from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 17 at Lowes Hotel, 1700 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. The fast-paced network-
ing event gives all attendees the opportunity to network one-onone through a round robin at three-minute intervals. Members, $20 in advance; $25 at the door; non-members, $30. smchamber.com The Santa Monica chamber is also sponsoring its State of the City 2015 breakfast networking and educational event on Jan. 20 at SGI- USA Auditorium, 606 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. This year’s program highlights community game-changers. Members, $20 in advance; $25 at the door; non-members, $30. smchamber.com
Milestones The Warehouse Restaurant (4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey) celebrated its 45th anniversary on Nov. 6 with a party honoring founder Burt Hixon that included a birthday cake for the restaurant and live jazz. “We are so proud to have grown up with Marina del Rey — and we think we still offer the best sunset views in the Harbor!” said Marti Spencer, co-owner of the restaurant with her husband, Lee. (310) 823-5451; warehousemarinadelrey.com On Nov. 20, Esther Chaing celebrated the 35th anniversary of Hama Sushi (213 Windward Avenue, Venice) with an historical photo exhibit and party. Chaing has owned the venerable restaurant for 10 years. (310) 396-8783; hamasushi.com
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Hama Sushi owner Esther Chaing hosted a celebration of the restaurant’s 35th anniversary on Nov. 20
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Holiday Sing-Along in the Garden, 3 to 4:30 p.m. A festive celebration of the holidays includes live sing-along music, snacks and holiday cheer at Emerson Avenue Community Garden, 6550 W. 80th St., Westchester. Free. eacgc.org.
Ceramic Holiday Sale at LMU, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sale continues from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, with free parking on Saturday, at Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive., Westchester. (310) 338-3053; day of sale, (310) 338-3056
Holiday Pop-Up Launch Party, 7 p.m. An evening of refreshments and music by a live deejay hosted by Mally Steves Chakola kicks off the Mally’s Top Picks For the Holiday Season Pop-Up Friday through Sunda and features such brands as Nuera Swim, Indah clothing, Krown, Fel Los Angeles, Naked Undies, Sita Couture, Bungalow 360, dMondaine, Koral Activewear, Riley & Coco, Teeki, NCLA, Bkr, EJH Brand and LA Kaiser. M. Steves Beauty Cottage, 604 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (888) 533-4449; msteves.com
PRT Weekend Fundraiser, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Also same time Saturday and Sunday. Sale linked ot an adjacent antique shop benefits the programming at Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd, Venice. (310) 822.8392; pacificresidenttheatre.com
22nd Annual “Candy Cane Drive, 10:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Santa Claus is coming to town early this year... and Santa Monica’s firefighters and police officers are leading the way. See Kris Kringle and his public safety helpers distribute good cheer and thousands of candy canes. The schedule: 10:30 to 11 a.m. at Douglas Park, California Avenue and 25th Street; 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. at Christine Reed Park, California Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard; noon to 12:30 p.m. at Third Street Promenade and Wilshire Boulevard; 1:45 to 2:15 p.m. at Virginia Avenue Park, 2200 Virginia Avenue; 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. at Marine Park, Marine Street and 17th Street; 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. at Clover Park, Ocean Park Boulevard and 25th Street. (310) 458-8474; community.affairs@smgov.net
“The People vs. Larry Flynt”/ “Auto Focus,” 7:30 p.m. In anticipation of Tim Burton’s “Big Eyes” on Christmas Day, the American Cinematheque pays tribute to screenwriting partners Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (the team that also wrote Burton’s “Ed Wood”) with arguably their biggest hit, the Milos Forman-directed “People,” and one of their least-seen, about the dark side of “Hogan’s Heroes” star Bob Crane, directed by “Taxi Driver” screenwriter Paul Schrader. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com Little Miss Nasty, 8 p.m. ‘80s rocker Adam Ant asked the musical question “If I strip for you, will you strip for me?” Thirty-five years later, this rock ‘n’ roll burlesque show stands and delivers an answer. Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 395-1676; harvelles.com Thursdays Unleashed!, 9 p.m. to midnight. Every Thursday, DJ Charlie X spins the ‘80s hits, punk, New Wave, glam, goth, funk, hair metal, ska and more at Liquid Kitty, 11780 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A. No cover. (310) 473-3707; liquidkitty.com
Christmas at Messiah, 4 p.m. Featuring a choir, bells, guitars and a special appearance by Santa Claus. Congregational Church of the Messiah, 7300 W. Manchester, Westchester. (310) 670-2242; congregationalchurchmessiah90045. org “Twelfth Night” opening, 8 p.m. Set in 1980s suburbia, this production of the Shakespeare comedy gets the CityShakes treatment. Directed by Brooke Bishop and written by Allison Volk. Through Dec. 22. CityShakes Studio (behind ModShop), 1454 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $20 to $34.99; Parental discretion advised for children under 13. cityshakes.org Missus Jones, 9 p.m. A 10-piece blend of blues, funk, ska and torch with some Amy Winehouse influence, too. Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 395-1676; harvelles.com X-Funk, 10 p.m. Funk group led by Buddy “BTX” Thomas and featuring Mike “Purple” Hayes on guitar. Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 395-1676; harvelles.com Tocadisco featuring DJ Creepy, 9:30 to 11:45 p.m. Ambient and dance vibes light up the evening’s soundscape at Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. (310) 670-1994; barmelodylax.com
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ART Dropping a Mangabomb First-time publisher brings English translations of Japanese comics to the U.S. It was a home sale that would change his destiny. When Kenichi “Keith” Nakamaru struggled with confidence issues while beginning a real estate career many years ago, he always fell back on the positive lessons about choosing a path and moving forward in life embedded within “Otokogi,” a manga comic book created by Hiroshi Motomiya. Five years ago, Nakamaru sold his home in Nagano, Japan, to move to the U.S. As it would turn out, the buyer was one Hiroshi Motomiya. Yes, that Hiroshi Motomiya. Today, with the Japanese cartoonist’s blessing, Nakamaru publishes an English translation of Motomiya’s most famous comic, the corporate drama “Salaryman Kintaro,” in the pages of Mangabomb magazine, Nakamaru’s free monthly manga anthology. He published Mangabomb’s
Mangabomb founder Kenichi “Keith” Nakamaru fourth issue last month and will distribute the fifth on Dec. 10. Now working for an automotive parts supplier in Huntington Beach, the first-time publisher is already distributing 30,000 copies of Mangabomb throughout Southern California. Westside drop points include Mitsuwa
Marketplace in Mar Vista as well as Giant Robot and a handful of other locations in the Sawtelle District. In October’s third issue, Nakamaru even debuted his own story, an ancient China-set tale called “Greatwall: Legend of the Solar Fist” and drawn by Landon Ruan, an artist he befriended at Anime Expo this summer. It’s a far cry from importing auto parts. “This is a totally different area and I’m learning new things every day,” Nakamaru said. And just like a chapter of “Salaryman Kintaro,” the story of Mangabomb is “to be continued…” Visit mangabombusa.com — Michael Aushenker
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Westside Happenings environmentalism-o Man and nature collide in artwork rife with paradoxes when Argentine artist and architect Javier De Aubeyzon presents nine paintings in a Santa Monica exhibition curated by friend and fellow Argentine architect Flavio Bisciotti. De Aubeyzon’s show features two themes: ”Urban Industrial Landscapes,” juxtaposing technology and nature; and “Natural Environmental Landscapes,” exploring global warming and its impact. “Two contradictory images interact in one, with a clear message,” said De Aubeyzon. “He is able to combine a hyper-real painting style with depictions of unique environments,” Bisciotti said. De Aubeyzon’s “Environmentalism-o” opens from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, and continues through Feb. 5 at FABstudio, 2001 Main St., Santa Monica. (424) 744-8156; fabstudiola.com
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(Continued from page 31) “Elf,” 3 p.m. Jon Favreau’s 2003 holiday comedy stars Will Ferrell as the titular Santa’s helper, along with, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel , Bob Newhart and Ed Asner as Santa Claus. Playa Vista Branch Library, 6400 Playa Vista Drive, Playa Vista. Free. (310) 427-6680; lapl.org “Music of the Night,” 4 p.m. Santa Monica College Chamber Choir Concert, led by Director William Belan, features an intimate acoustic experience of great Choral Masters. Program includes 9th-century Gregorian chants, Mendelssohn’s “He, Watching Over Israel,” and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Music of the Night.” At the Edye (behind the Broad Stage), SMC Performing Arts Center , 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 434-4323 “Ancient Meets Contemporary,” 6 to 9 p.m. Franco-Persian artist Chahab’s first solo exhibition features live Persian music and delectables and French pastries. Tara Gallery, 1202 Montana Ave., Ste. B, Santa Monica. (310) 451-2417; taragallery.org Micah William Grasse Reception, 6 to 10 p.m. The Venice-based multimedia artist presents an interactive art event. IPNTgallery, 607 1/2 7th Ave., Venice. micahwgrasse.com Geoff Muldaur, 8 p.m. Folkster Richard Thompson famously said, “There are only three white blues singers — Geoff Muldaur is at least
“The Bitter Tea of General Yen” / two of them.” The singer-guitarist appears at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 “Lost Horizon,” 7:30 p.m. Frank Capra double feature pairs “General Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $25. (310) Yen,” a 1933 interracial romance 828-4497; mccabes.com drama starring Barbara Stanwyck set Fleetwood Mac, 8 p.m. “Go Your Own in the Chinese Civil War with 1937’s Way” to see the rock icons perform at “Lost Horizon,” in which a group of the Forum, 3900 W. Manchester Blvd., people wind up stranded in Shangri-La Inglewood. $87 to $102. (310) after a plane crash. Aero Theatre, 1328 330-7300; arena-la.com Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com Boxing Gandhis with Janiva Magness, 9:30 p.m. Funk-soul outfit The Toledo Show, 8 p.m. A cabaret Boxing Gandhis welcomes special guest show held on Sunday nights at blues and Americana songstress Janiva Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Magness. WitZend, 1717 Lincoln Blvd., Monica. $10. (310) 395-1676; Venice. $12-15. (310) 305-4792; santamonica.harvelles.com witzendlive.com
Sunday, Dec. 7 Brazil Brasil, 1 to 4 p.m. The samba and bossa nova collective returns. Fisherman’s Village, Marina del Rey. 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. visitmarinadelrey.com
Monday, Dec. 8 Optimist Club Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Meets on Mondays at the Coffee Bean, 13020 Pacific Promenade, Playa Vista. (310) 215-1892
PXL THIS 24, 7 and 9 p.m.; pre-show at 6 p.m. Gerry Fialka’s 24th annual toy camera film festival featuring G. F. Handel Messiah, 4 p.m. Performance includes a chorus, soloists Pixelvision films made with the and orchestra led by conductor Marshall long-defunct Fisher-Price PXL-2000 Ramirez. Westchester Lutheran Church, camcorder. Unurban, 3301 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica. Free. (310) 315-0056; 7831 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. laughtears.com/PXL-THIS-24.html (310) 670-5422; wlcs.org Sunday Jazz Suppers, 7 p.m. Local bands create a lounge atmosphere on the patio of Whiskey Red’s, 13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-4522; whiskeyreds.com
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LEGAL ADVERTISING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 12014309236 The following person is doing business as: The NutButter Company 13920 Northwest Passage #105 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Jennifer Katherine Pearsons 13920 Northwest Passage #105 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292 and Michael Store 13920 Northwest Passage #105 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by Copartners. 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: Jennifer Katherine Pearsons. Title: Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on October 29, 2014. Argonaut published: November 27, December 4, December 11, and 18, 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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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: James Ortega. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 4, 2014. Argonaut published: November 20, 27, December 4 and 11, 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. 2014319072 The following person is doing business as: Au Courant Entertainment 6705 Sunset Blvd. 2nd Floor Hollywood, CA. 90028. Registered owners: Nancy Scanlon 5000 S. Centinela Ave. Apt. 313 Los Angeles, CA. 90066. 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: Nancy Scanlon. Title: Principal. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 7, 2014. Argonaut published: November 13, 20, and 27, 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. 2014319232 The following person is doing business as: MGS Architecture 4551 Glenco Ave. Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Magdalena Glen-Shieneman 4445 Stewart Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90066. 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: Magdalena Glen-Schieneman. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 7, 2014. Argonaut published November 13, 20, 27 and December 4, 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. 2014319262 The following person is doing business as: FOODIZSHARE 339 Vernon Ave. #9 Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Techmodus INC. 339 Vernon Ave. #9 Venice, CA. 90291. This business is conducted by a Corporation. 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: Gina Horowitz. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 7, 2014. Argonaut published: November 13, 20, 27, and December 4, 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. 2014320880 The following person is doing business as: Makersome 12737 Cullen St. Whittier, CA. 90602. Registered owners: Brenden Robert Macias 127373 Cullen St. Whittier, CA. 90602, Russell Thomas Macias 25671 Le Parc #69 Lake Forest, CA. 92630 and Robert Grant Macias 3374 Conquista Ave. Long Beach, CA. 90808. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. 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: Brenden Robert Macias. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 10, 2014. Argonaut published: December 4, 11, 18, and 25, 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. 2014323174 The following person is doing business as: Thaler Investment Club 280 N. Glenroy Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90049. Registered owners: Milton Thaler 280 N. Glenroy Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90049. 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: Milton Thaler. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 13, 2014. Argonaut published: November 20, 27, December 4, and 11, 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. 2014323598 The following person is doing business as: Thomas R. Freutel APT and Patricia A. Freutel APT 18344 Taloh=ga Rd. Apple Vallyey, CA. 92309, and 6047 W. 86th Pl. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: Thomas R. Freutel and Patricia A. Freutel 6047 W. 86th Pl. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by a Trust. 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: Thomas R. Freutel. Title: Owner/Trustee. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 13, 2014. Argonaut published: November 20, 27, December 4, and 11, 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. 2014328782 The following person is doing business as: XpresSpa 1 World Way, LAX Int'l Airport, Terminal 6 Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: XpresSpa LAX Terminal 6, LLC 3 East 54th St., 9th Floor New York, NY 10022. 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: Marisol Binn. Title: Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 18, 2014. Argonaut published: November 20, 27, December 4, and 11, 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. 2014335682 The following person is doing business as: West La Studios 2033 Pontius Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90025. Registered owners: Eric Richard Eckstein 24210 Caris St. Woodland Hills, CA. 91367. 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: Eric Richard Eckstein. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 25, 2014. Argonaut published: December 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. 2014335925 The following person is doing business as: Wearable Wishes 2334 Clark Ave. Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Kaline Schultz 2334 Clark Ave. Venice, CA. 90291 and Sarah Sherman Samuel 4237 Tivoli Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90066. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. 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: Kaline Schultz. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 25, 2014. Argonaut published: December 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 state-
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dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Peter Harrison. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 3, 2014. Argonaut published: December 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).
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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Secs 6101-6107 U.C.C.) Escrow No. 128877-022 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made on assets hereinafter described. The name(s) and business address of the Seller(s) are: ACCM INC, 425 WASHINGTON BLVD, VENICE, CA 90292 The location in California of the Chief Executive Office or principal business office of the Selller is: SAME AS ABOVE All other business names and addresses used by the Seller(s) within the past three years, as stated by the Seller(s) are: PASTA FACTORY, 425 WASHINGTON BLVD, VENICE, CA 90292. The name(s) and business address of the Buyer(s) are: CHARCOAL VENICE PARTNERS LLC, 1104 WILSHIRE BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90401 The assets are generally described as: MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, MERCHANDISE, EQUIPMENT, (OR) SELLER’S RIGHTS UNDER THE PREMISES LEASE, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, SMALL WARES, CHINA, TABLEWARE, GLASSWARE, INVENTORY OF STOCK IN TRADE, SELLER’S INTEREST UNDER EQUIPMENT LEASES, PERMITS, PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER TRANSFERRED ASSETS and are located at: 425 WASHINGTON BLVD, VENICE, CA 90292 The business name used by the said Seller's at said location is: MACCHI’S BISTRO. The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: WILSHIRE ESCROW COMPANY, 4270 WILSHIRE BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90010 and the anticipated sale date is: DECEMBER 22, 2014. The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: WILSHIRE ESCROW COMPANY, 4270 WILSHIRE BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90010, ATTN: LARRY SHEWFELT ESCROW #128877022 and the last day for filing claims by any creditor shall be DECEMBER 19, 2014, which is the business day before the anticipated sale date specified above. Dated: NOVEMBER 26, 2014 CHARCOAL VENICE PARTNERS LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LA1480554 ARGONAUT 12/4/14
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