A Los Angeles People's Guide to New York City (Dodgers Version)
Any Dodger fan visiting New York is sure to have questions. Why does the Statue of Liberty ask for a…
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How to have the best Sunday in Los Angeles, according to Charlie Puth
When pop singer-songwriter Charlie Puth began visiting Los Angeles in the early 2010s, he remembers landing at a house near…
Los Angeles robberies are the work of sexual predators, police say
A series of home burglaries in Silver Lake and East Hollywood continues to spread, with police saying the break-ins are…
'No U-Turn' Signs Removed as Symbols of Silver Lake's Bigoted Past
At first glance, the signs are innocuous and simply direct traffic on the road. But Silver Lake's former queer residents…
On Cafe Tropical reopening day, community gathers around iconic Los Angeles Cuban cafe
A line stretched out the door all Saturday morning, with guests peering out the front windows at trays of guava…
The sun will not set on Café Tropical. It's back
Neighborhood residents took photos of their guava cheesecakes and greeted old friends inside Café Tropical in Silver Lake on Thursday.…
Customers react to Silver Lake Tropical Cafe closing
For nearly 50 years, Café Tropical has served as a gathering place for morning coffees, afternoon lunches and endless writing…
Café Tropical's closure comes amid a lawsuit pitting mother against son
The closing this week of Café Tropical, a nearly 50-year-old Cuban restaurant in Silver Lake, had less to do with…
Jonathan Whitener, chef at Here's Looking at You, dies at 36
Jonathan Whitener, chef and partner at Los Angeles restaurants Here's Looking at You and All Day Baby, died at his…
My controlling boyfriend was my guide in Los Angeles. But was it enough?
When I read the news that Silver Lake's Tropical Cafe had abruptly closed, memories flooded back: memories of a time,…