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Michael Darling

Michael Darling is a freelance writer and L.A. native who can usually be found in a corner booth at Canter's or at @Futurehasbeen. His bylines include the Los Angeles Times, Los Feliz Ledger and LAist.
December 27, 2019 Culture / History

The History of Los Angeles is Written in Unexpected Places

Handprints on a sidewalk. Chalk art on a bridge. Murals on the concrete channel of the Los Angeles River. The

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November 7, 2019 Food / Happenings

Pink’s Will Offer 80-Cent “Chili Dogs For Charity” Starting this Friday

In 1939, Betty and Paul Pink set up a hot dog cart at the corner of Melrose Avenue and La

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November 1, 2019 Food / Happenings

FRESH Brings a Canadian Vegan Dining Experience to the Sunset Strip

Vegan restaurants are all over L.A., but a new vegan restaurant on the Sunset Strip is bringing vegan comfort food

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October 15, 2019 Happenings

Grand Park Celebrates Dia de los Muertos 2019 with Nine Days of Altars and Art

Dia de los Muertos might be the definitive Los Angeles holiday. Our noir history and film industry spectacle make L.A.

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October 9, 2019 Food / Happenings

Norms Will Offer 70-Cent Breakfasts to Celebrate Their 70th Anniversary

It’s been 70 years since Norm Roybark opened his first namesake diner. While the original Sunset and Vine Norms is

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September 30, 2019 Happenings

TAPAS! Brings A Tasty Comedic Sampler to The Lyric-Hyperion

A tapas dinner date can easily go one of two ways. The small-bite, multi-course Spanish style of eating can dazzle

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September 27, 2019 Happenings

Haunted Little Tokyo Brings a Month of Spooky Fun to DTLA

Now in its third year, Haunted Little Tokyo is filling one of Los Angeles’ most historic and exciting neighborhoods with

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September 12, 2019 Happenings

Stanley Kubrick Takes Center Stage At Skirball This October

Stanley Kubrick is considered one of the most influential directors of all time, a genre hopping filmmaker who was equally

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August 16, 2019 Food / Where to Eat

What Makes the Perfect Taco?

The late Jonathan Gold once said that “A taco, it could be argued, is the basic unit of consumption in

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Hershey Felder: Beethoven. Photo Credit: Christopher Ash.
July 18, 2018 Happenings / Lifestyle

Hershey Felder Brings Composers to Life Like Few Others Can

For nearly twenty years, Hershey Felder has brought famous composers to life on the stage. From his 2000 production George

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Tonga Hut interior
May 30, 2018 Cool Spots / Food

60 Years Of Tiki: An Inside Look at the Tonga Hut in North Hollywood

Tonga Hut, Los Angeles’ oldest tiki bar, wasn’t the city’s first; when it opened 60 years ago, it was just

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TV Hall of Fame Plaza
April 17, 2018 Cool Spots / sightseeing

A Visit to the T.V. Hall of Fame Plaza in North Hollywood

In the North Hollywood Arts District, there’s an unassuming plaza dedicated to television pioneers that you can visit any time,

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