The Elephant Theatre Company in Hollywood is holding a special anti-Valentine’s Day evening of one-act plays in the anthology, The Best of Love Bites: 10 Years Together ... and Still No Ring, tonight at 8 pm. Plays and authors include The Ascent by Jonathan Caren, Wicked City by Dan McCoy, Reality Romcom: Day 98 With My Attained Pixie Dream Girl by Kerry Carney and Pasta And Love, written and directed by David Franco. Tickets for tonight’s special performance: $25 (and includes wine from Bodega Wine Bar, champagne and goodie bags). The play series continues this weekend through March 20. more ›

Although her weight gain and amazing loss has been grabbing tabloid headlines as of late, the real news about Melissa Joan Hart is her new sweets shop that just celebrated its grand opening on Saturday in Sherman Oaks. Meet Sweetharts, a whimsically decorated frozen yogurt, gelato, cake, cupcake, hard and soft candy store. more ›

They may be only a fourth mile apart, but both family friendly yogurt chain Menchies and newcomer Sweet Rarts just recently opened in Sherman Oaks' restaurant row. First came the addicting and popular Menchies of Valley Village fame, which opened at Ventura and Dixie Canyon, most appropriately next to an elementary school. more ›