Late this afternoon a man who "barricaded himself on the roof," of the W Hotel in Hollywood indicated via shouting that he had a bomb, according to KTLA. more ›

When the W Hollywood Hotel & Residences opened last week at the famous Hollywood and Vine intersection, so did its main restaurant, Delphine, run by chef Sascha Lyon. Although we've heard the breakfast on day one was just "okay," a whole three Yelp reviews are all saying good things and LA Weekly's Jonathan Gold today wrote about his experience there, also noting a trend in new restaurants. more ›

Last week the beautifully restyled pool area of Westwood's sleek W hotel was the backdrop for two nights of tequila tasting and cocktails. The event was part of Sauza's campaign to introduce three newly designed bottles for the expanded line of three Tres Generaciones triple distilled 100% blue agave Tequilas. more ›

Molly's Charbroiled Burger, a rickety burger shack on Vine between Selma and Hollywood, is one of those funny little places that is both totally ordinary and totally L.A. -- run by Koreans, with a Mexican line cook, who serve up good old American burgers, fries, hot dogs, burritos, and, um, bulgogi plates. Students at the neighboring film and recording schools swear by the breakfast burritos -- cozy bundles of egg, french-fry hash browns, bacon,... more ›

Photo by LAist Editor-at-Large Carolyn Kellogg via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr more ›

by Ericka Lozano Okay, Elina, I'll take the bait and defend my beloved Westwood, even if no one else will. I have to say that to bash a whole neighborhood because you got stuck in a parking garage overnight when you didn't read the signs (!!!) seems like you overreacted. I lived in Westwood for four years, and worked at UCLA almost the whole time. I still serve on the board of the Westwood... more ›

Aside from septuagenarians and UCLA freshmen, I have no idea why anyone would willingly choose to live in or around Westwood, a neighborhood whose motto should be Westwood: Where Fun Goes to Die. Every time I think Westwood can't sink any further into the morass of suckitude in which it dwells, it manages to surprise me by sinking even lower. Sweet Westwood, how do I despise thee? Let me count the ways. Reason #147... more ›

Every month, LAist ges together and has drinks. Lately, we've hit Atwater Village (The Roost), Los Feliz (Good Luck Bar), Hollywood (The Well) and West L.A. (Don Antonio's). Sometime next month, we will hit The Chimney Sweep in Sherman Oaks. It began last night at the W Hotel's Whiskey Blue with Gothamist, LLC head honcho Jake Dobkin. After many laughs and drinks, we got hungry. Too bad Noodle Planet was already closed. In-N-Out it... more ›

Moby, who has become somewhat synonymous with veganism, left-of-centerness, and activism, is actually the first to toot the horn of this very kind of corporate multi-tiered tie-in. In fact, according to this recent Billboard.com article, he feels this sort of cross-promotion is the only way he was able to be heard in the early stages of his career. We know he embraces this market saturation because we remember it wasn't long after his breakthrough album Play was released that almost all the songs were sold for use in advertising. It wouldn't be surprising in the least to see Hotel play out much the same way. more ›

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