Hooray for improvements in how we can work, live, and hang out in Hollywood. Right? The Hollywood Community Plan, which is about to go before the L.A. City Council for approval, has the support of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. more ›

He has been enthralling LA foodies for years, then he took his show on the road and charmed the rest of America via his television show Ludo Bites America, now Chef Ludo Lefebvre is tackling the tiniest of tastebuds via his new online series Ludo Baby Bites. more ›

With only a temporary permit in place for accommodating street closures, the Hollywood Farmers' Market finds itself in a "you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here" situation as plotting a new layout to appease local businesses may prove to be the only solution to a months-long struggle. Squid Ink reports on a recent meeting held by non-profit market operator SEE-LA to present options for new layouts for the popular Sunday market. more ›

The fight to keep the popular Hollywood Farmers' Market up and running has been long and costly, and to help off-set the expenses related to the effort for its operator, the non-profit organization SEE-LA, to negotiate with city representatives and the Los Angeles Film School, a fundraising dinner is being held tonight at the Farmer's Kitchen restaurant. more ›

The Hollywood Farmers' Market has been given a 30-day extension on their street closure permit and can continue to operate until mid-May as negotiations with the Los Angeles Film School continue. The school challenged the long-running market late last year based on a need to have improved access to their parking facility while the market is in operation on Sundays. more ›

The popular Hollywood Farmers' Market has been soldiering on since late last year when their weekly permit to operate on the streets of the busy neighborhood went into sudden jeopardy thanks to the objections of the Los Angeles Film School. Negotiations then were tense, and more than a little confusing, as well as disheartening for market organizers, vendors, and devoted shoppers, who were suddenly found life as they knew it on the line. more ›

It seems the Los Angeles Film School and the Hollywood Farmers' Market have come to a peaceful and long-awaited temporary agreement to the parking access and street closure controversy that has rocked the community for the past few weeks. Last Thursday, a meeting held between the market and its operator, nonprofit Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles (SEE-LA), the school and Councilman Eric Garcetti's office produced "an agreement that would keep the market open until April 12 while its organizers and the film school seek a permanent solution to the parking problem," according to an AP report published by the Huffington Post. more ›

While organizers negotiate terms of a possible compromise with the Los Angeles Film School over access to a parking garage, the Hollywood Farmers' Market has been given the green beans green light to continue operation for at least another 90 days. more ›

If you are a shopper or supporter of the Hollywood Farmers' Market, and have been following their permit problems and want to help lend your voice to the fight to keep the full market open, there's one thing you can do right now that could help. The HFM is asking people to email or call City Councilmember Eric Garcetti to respectfully ask he "do all he can to assist the market with the following principles in mind: 1) The market not be reduced in size; 2) The safety of the vendors and customers not be compromised; and 3) That the market remains fully accessible to the community." more ›

It turns out it was only wishful thinking: The Hollywood Farmers' Market's ability to operate at full-scale is not as secure as previously reported. Following a meeting attended Monday afternoon by concerned parties in the still-unresolved matter of street closures and property access on Ivar Avenue south of Selma, City Council President Eric Garcetti's office believed that a temporary solution was reached that brought hope to what appeared to be a dire situation for the cherished weekly market. more ›

The HFM shared information that counters what was initially reported about the upcoming weeks of the market and the challenges they face under a new city ordinance regarding street closures. Read more here. The popular weekly Hollywood Farmers' Market will continue, and remain the same size, after a temporary solution was created Monday to keep vendors participating but allow one local business access to their parking structure. more ›

The Hollywood Farmers' Market takes over an imposing section of streets every Sunday with its stalls stocked with fresh produce and other wares, and its aisles packed with shoppers. However the future of the market is in jeopardy thanks to a sole business in the area, according to KTLA, and the issue is parking. more ›

Last week Tender Greens opened their fourth SoCal location, on Sunset Boulevard near Vine right in the heart of Hollywood. This also happens to be just a hop, skip, and jump from where the bustling Hollywood Farmers' Market takes place each Sunday, and to maximize on the proximity, Executive Chef Fermin Arias has announced he will shop the market each Sunday morning and create same-day specials for diners to enjoy. more ›

Consider it the "Little Restaurant that Could" in the heart of Hollywood: It's been well over a year since we first started prematurely salivating about a storefront near Sunset and Vine. With the weekly taunting of the abundant, crowded, and colorful Hollywood Farmers' Market not helping matters, the cheerful yellow eatery whose name evokes the core connection between the farm and the dining table, has been "coming soon" for a long, long time. more ›