What's going on in Los Angeles

An Art Deco highrise stands adjacent to downtown jewelry wholesalers, warehouses and Pershing Square, seemingly untouched by the decades. The James Oviatt Building, circa 1928, was designed by the Los Angeles-based architectural firm of Walker & E...

The latest incarnation of the Fiat 500 was an overnight success, and waiting lists grew before there were enough dealerships locally to handle the demand. Now there are several Fiat dealers in L.A., and the tiny car is zipping off lots. Part of th...

While the weird mumble-crooning downstairs rules the evening, the beergarden rules the day. It's brighter than a basement, but not too bright and it's still got that Bavarian brashness that makes it a whole day spent wasted well worth it. — Paul T...

The only indication that you've arrived at Hollywood's Next Door Lounge is the golden key on a sign out front and a doorman wearing pinstripes and spats. He'll ask you for the password, which you can request via the website (below), but don't worr...

One of the funnier recent Saturday Night Live sketches featured a youthful white American duo who dressed up and talked like overexcited Japanese nerds, so immersed were they in the subculture of anime, Hello Kitty and Pokemon. That subculture is ...

Bouncing between venues like Los Globos and Echoplex, Trannyshack L.A. revels in gritty, off-the-rails, thought-provoking performances. Though there are Trannyshack nights in San Francisco and New York, Heklina — the event's founder, co-producer, ...

On a chic strip of shops near a leafy Sherman Oaks neighborhood filled with film-industry types, Sweet Butter is designed to feel as if you've stumbled into a sidewalk pastry shop in Paris. Fleur de sel caramel brownies, butter-rich croissants, br...

Four public rooms from the original 1909 Hancock Mansion at Wilshire and Vermont were installed in an anonymous-looking building on the USC campus in the 1930s to create the secret Hancock Memorial Museum at USC, which is like a life-size bell jar...

We like the general idea of a Po' Boy sandwich, typically interpreted as fried seafood on a French roll. But we crave an egalitarian, L.A.-ified version — one with more antioxidants and fewer calories that's still top-notch delicious. The Vegan Po...

Just down the street from Taco Sinaloa #3 sits Alfredo's, another in a long line of Mexican joints attempting to trade on the name of the popular Alberto's franchises throughout San Diego county. Alfredo's doesn't get the foot traffic that Taco Si...

It may take you a few trips up and down Centinela Avenue in Marina Del Rey to find Pepe's Tacos. There's not much signage for the shoebox-sized corner taqueria, and even less chatter online to drive you there in the first place. Once inside, thoug...

If pork ribs are your thing, you already know about the peppery version Phillips' has been pushing through its To-Go windows for more than 20 years. They're leaner than some (not a bad thing here), but we'll stop there as Mr. Gold can convince you...