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Time to return to L.A.'s core

Usually the trajectory that neighborhoods go through as they gentrify is entirely predictable -- and more than a little depressing. First a scruffy, down-at-the-heels area welcomes a few urban pioneers drawn by an attractive and affordable housing stock. Then come the first businesses...

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WahooÂ’s, Coolhaus

Wahoo's, Coolhaus

Taste-test L.A.'s hottest food trucks on Sept. 5. Get tix now.

Brand X happenings

Brand X happenings

She & Him, Sunset Junction and B-movies top the list.

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Scene & Heard: Rubbing elbows

Scene & Heard: Rubbing elbows

A NOW Festival after-party at REDCAT, plus a seaside affair at the Jonathan Beach Club in Santa Monica.

Cars and fashion: An intertwined history

Cars and fashion: An intertwined history

Car culture and the fashion world have a long, intertwined history, from the early motoring influences of Alfred Dunhill, who, in the...

Shopping: Madonna's got new material

Shopping: Madonna's got new material

Macy's is betting on its lucky stars that young women will be hung up on its Material Girl collection.

Scene & Heard: HollyRod Foundation's DesignCare '10 fundraiser

Scene & Heard: HollyRod Foundation's DesignCare '10 fundraiser

Holly Robinson Peete and her husband, former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete, welcomed more than 500 guests to the historic Green Acres...

Wardrobes in history

Wardrobes in history

From Cleopatra to Carrie Bradshaw, a need for that special place.

Wardrobe wrangling: Get it under control

Wardrobe wrangling: Get it under control

The rich and famous really are different from you and I — they have better closets.

Dress-up in Taraji P. Henson's closet

Dress-up in Taraji P. Henson's closet

You wouldn't know it from her most noteworthy roles, such as the buttoned-up, warm-hearted caretaker in "The Curious Case of Benjamin...

Camper opens new shoe store at L.A.'s Original Farmers Market

Camper opens new shoe store at L.A.'s Original Farmers Market

Camper, a Spanish version of Cole Haan, makes comfy heels and stylish sneaks for fashionistas who don't want to sacrifice looks for comfort.

Scene & Heard: Los Angeles Nomadic Division art fundraiser

Scene & Heard: Los Angeles Nomadic Division art fundraiser

For their first-ever fundraiser, organizers of the Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND)...

Designers move into the hotel business

Designers move into the hotel business

In the last few years, fashion designers have been invading the hotel industry. "Hotel companies and guests have become conscious of design,...

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