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New Monthly Movie Night Will Show Unique-ly LA Flicks

New Monthly Movie Night Will Show Unique-ly LA Flicks

Angeleno cinephiles, and people who want to go out and have fun Monday nights, there's a new event starting this month that should tickle your fancy. Unique LA is launching a Monthly Monday Movie Night at the Echoplex, and all the flicks shown take place in Los Angeles. more ›

Shopping for the Golden State at Unique LA's First Summer Show

       

"Eureka...I have found it!" Yesterday at Unique LA we spotted a trend towards celebrating our sunny Golden State. Check out these California designs that feature the state map, state bears and more make us feel like the most lucky of West Coast dwellers. Unique LA's first summer show at Barker Hanger in the Santa Monica Airport is open today from 11am - 6pm. Happy shopping! more ›

Unique LA Invades Summer: Get Your Shop On This Weekend

Unique LA Invades Summer: Get Your Shop On This Weekend

The shopping event of the summer has arrived. Unique LA launches its first-ever summer show this weekend at Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Air Center. As mentioned earlier this month, the event invites shoppers to peruse goods by over 225 local designers and artists. Featured products include, but are certainly not limited to, fashion, jewelry, stationary, housewares and gourmet edibles. more ›

The L.A. Street Food Fest Returns to the Rose Bowl for 2nd Annual Summer Tasting Event

The L.A. Street Food Fest Returns to the Rose Bowl for 2nd Annual Summer Tasting Event

At the root of the Food Truck craze is the centuries old global tradition of street food, which will be celebrated Angeleno-style for the second consecutive year on Saturday July 16th at the LA Street Food Fest Summer Tasting Event. more ›

Buy Local This Weekend At Unique LA's Third Annual Spring Show

Buy Local This Weekend At Unique LA's Third Annual Spring Show
       

Last year we caught up with Unique LA's founder, Sonja Rasula, to find out why she wants Angelenos to buy local and how she makes it all happen. This year we tracked her down again to get the insider info on what's new this spring. As Unique LA prepares to host its third annual two-day shopping event this weekend, they promise an expected 20,000 attendees, an inspiring weekend of talented, fresh design vendors, complimentary treats and a sense of fulfillment by supporting the local scene. Unique LA is the country's largest independent show, and it's all happening in downtown L.A. at the California Market Center's Penthouse on Saturday, May 7, and Sunday, May 8, from 11am-6pm each day. more ›

Shop On! Unique LA's Holiday Show Continues Today

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The pull to shop for yourself is likely going to prove irresistible once you enter the penthouse of the California Market and drink in your first moments of Unique LA, the craft, art, and gift show that is in its second day of a weekend-long "pop-up" today. However, if you're shopping for anyone who happens to appreciate handmade, creative, local, quirky, innovative, and charming items ranging from plush toys to plush bathrobes and quite possibly everything in between, Unique LA's bountiful stalls will be a glorious sight. more ›

Street Food Fest Report: Brisker Lines, Indie Music & Lots of Eating

       

Thousands of people descended upon the Rose Bowl Saturday, but not for sports. Actually, you might consider the new trend of eating street food a sport. Armed with a cell phone and Twitter, Angelenos for more than a year have been hunting down the latest tastes on food trucks that tweet their locations around the city. But this weekend, a mix of vendors -- from food trucks to street food inspired restaurants -- all gathered in one easy-to-find-place for the second incarnation of the Street Food Festival. more ›

Photos: Shopping Local at Unique L.A.

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Quirky, colorful, handmade, and Unique-ly Los Angeles. more ›

Unique LA's Sonja Rasula Wants Angelenos to Buy Local

Unique LA's Sonja Rasula Wants Angelenos to Buy Local

This weekend Unique LA is back in town and ready to open up shop and offer the best in local design. This time the show has a new charity partner, some new inspired food choices and promises to make shopping local the most fun way to spend a day in LA. more ›

L.A. Street Food Festival Scheduled for Valentine's Day Weekend

L.A. Street Food Festival Scheduled for Valentine's Day Weekend

If you went to UniqueLA this weekend and read the program book, you might have been tipped off to a festival that's guaranteed to get everyone salivating. It's the LA ♥'s Street Food Festival on February 13th. Not much information is out yet, so we spoke to one of the organizers for more info. more ›

Shopping, Food and Beer: Sonja Rasula Brings Cool and Community to the Masses at this Weekend's UNIQUE LA

Shopping, Food and Beer: Sonja Rasula Brings Cool and Community to the Masses at this Weekend's UNIQUE LA

With the event a few days away, Sonja took the time to speak to LAist about the importance of conscious consumerism and community building, promoting downtown LA and it's thriving art and fashion scene, volunteering and the amazingness that is LA's taco trucks and fruit stands. more ›

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