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Top-Tens, Top-Fives, TopFAVs of the LaLa Ladies will have you sampling only the best of the best of what you might crave, want or need to experience in this vast city of dreams and aspirations.

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Terrine’s French Cuisine Style Just Raised LA’s Lunch Game

The worst kept secret in the dining world is that LA’s restaurant scene just keeps getting better and better to the highest levels found anywhere in this country (although some would argue that it has always been this great but it has taken the rest of the country this long to catch up to the notion). It’s almost cliche to mention what national publications such as … Continue reading Terrine’s French Cuisine Style Just Raised LA’s Lunch Game

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#soLA – Cold and Thirsty, the first cryotherapy and juice wellness spot

#OnlyinLA is a saying that comes to mind quite often. Now just 2 months old Culver City offers the first Cold & Thirsty, a cryosauana plus cold-pressed juice bar. Last week we ventured in to check out the LaLaScoop on this Wellness hotspot, or should we say cold spot meeting the two lovely Founders Brooke and Katie who blended their passions for nutritional and holistic health. … Continue reading #soLA – Cold and Thirsty, the first cryotherapy and juice wellness spot

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Heat up your LA fitness routine with our ClassPass Favorites

Back at it, working out like a champ. SWEAT-ing has been our number one way to start the day, to even wake up and feel good. Recently with more time on my hands, I finally feel exceptional, especially since I can’t remember the last year I was able to work out 4-5 times a week. Thanks to ClassPass we are never bored with our LA … Continue reading Heat up your LA fitness routine with our ClassPass Favorites

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Shepard Fairey in conversation with Moby

LiveTalks LA brings intimate conversations with writers, actors, musicians, humorists, artists, chefs, scientists and thought leaders in business to the Los Angeles community. Last night’s special conversation at the New Roads School included two well respected LA figures – Moby interviewing Shepard Fairey.  If you didn’t already know, Shepard is an American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator and founder of OBEY who emerged from the skateboarding … Continue reading Shepard Fairey in conversation with Moby

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Operation Smile Gala Honors Selma Blair, Henry Nguyen, and the Rodosky family

Two gilded seats will be waiting in heaven for the founders of Operation Smile, an international medical charity, which provides free surgeries to children in developing countries who are born with cleft lip, cleft palate or other facial deformities. It is one of the oldest and largest volunteer-based organizations dedicated to improving the health and lives of children worldwide through access to surgical care. The … Continue reading Operation Smile Gala Honors Selma Blair, Henry Nguyen, and the Rodosky family

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Divine Dining at Hyde Sunset Kitchen + Cocktails

The intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights on the eastern end of the Strip, is steeped in local history. It was here, more than 60 years ago, that Googie architecture, with its Southern California-esque ethic, took its name in honor of a John Lautner-designed coffee shop. The aesthetic, extant but endangered, is in so many ways the antithesis of the Gothic cathedral, and yet, … Continue reading Divine Dining at Hyde Sunset Kitchen + Cocktails

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Best Hiking Spots in Los Angeles

If you had told me 8 years ago that moving to Los Angeles included a city surrounded with breathtaking hiking spots, I wouldn’t have believed you. Los Angeles is the perfect city because you can escape into the wild so easily, from Malibu to Griffith Park. I am constantly discovering new hikes in the mountains and canyons around our city that bring peace and contentment … Continue reading Best Hiking Spots in Los Angeles

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Sonos Studio’s Sonic Garden, the secret life of plants

Sonos Studio opens Sonic Garden, the newest exhibition at Sonos Studio LA on La Brea, exploring the sensory world of plants through music. Sonic Artist, Mileece who performed with a live string quartet, showcased how plants can make their own music through bioelectrical signals harnessed from sensors attached to the leaves of the plants and played through Sonos smart speakers. Mileece has exhibited works globally for the … Continue reading Sonos Studio’s Sonic Garden, the secret life of plants

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Emmy Red Carpet Looks You Can Recreate at Home

For the masses who love television, the Emmys are an award show favorite. It’s the chance to see your favorite characters win for outstanding performances, but also rock the red carpet in the latest fashion and beauty trends. We can’t all have a team of professionals working to make us look red carpet ready every day, so we took the best looks from this year’s … Continue reading Emmy Red Carpet Looks You Can Recreate at Home

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J.D. Luxe fashion truck gets grounded

Our absolute favorite lifestyle and fashion destination, the J.D. Luxe fashion truck, that we’ve followed around LA just became a bit grounded with a new storefront in Woodland Hills at Westfield’s “The Village” in Topanga. From their humble beginnings of a one of a kind mobile boutique, LaLaScoop has followed them all over town, from Sundays at the Melrose Place Farmer’s Market to Saturdays at … Continue reading J.D. Luxe fashion truck gets grounded

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