Sloane Berrent

--> After a long week of work, LAist was looking forward to some low-key and mellow tunes at The El Rey to end the week and spend some quality time with an old friend. Maybe we should have been more specific on what we were wishing for. We really enjoy the albums by both Midnight Movies and The El Rey, but they were way mellow. In fact, we ended up needing to find a...

Any ladies looking for a little do-gooding adventure tomorrow night? Men on the prowl looking to pick up those ladies? LAist suggests heading over to the Air Conditioned Supper Club in Venice (the one on Lincoln not the one on Pico) tomorrow night for a Bachelor Auction. Eligible bachelors are being auctioned off to raise money for the Westside Tri and Marathon Team in Training teams benefitting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Who are...

Seventh Generation is the nation's leading brand of non-toxic and environmentally safe household products. Named for the Iroquois belief that "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations," they have a number of causes they support and a cool new way to give back online. They are making an effort to provide women's homeless shelters with tampons. It comes as no surprise, but certainly something...

LAist has the pleasure from time to time to hear about the good the entertainment industry can do and certain individuals who are invested in a cause and pounding the pavement to raise awareness. Though he might play a snarky doctor on Scrubs, John C. McGinley (aka Dr. Perry Cox) took the day off from the set of the hit TV show last week to host a special Storytime at Barnes & Noble at...

I attended The Good Shepherd Center's Gala this past Saturday night at the Beverly Regent Wilshire as the guest of my mentor whose company had sponsored a table. I am lucky enough to attend quite a few galas but this particular evening knew nothing about the organization before I got there. I was so impressed with both the presentation, the attendees and the experience overall. Their video really hit home to the problem of...

It all started with talk of Posh & Becks moving to Los Angeles. Then it was about Posh and the Spice Girls and their horrible videos. The conversation turned to boy bands of the same era (give or take) and their horrendous videos that often seemed sexually, well, questionable. LAist has now officially laughed ourselves silly watching these old videos and have to share them with you. They have a certain, "this can't possibly...

In my quest to bring a charity component to all social gatherings, first described here, I was faced with finding just the right fit for a recent house party. It was a celebration of new jobs, a birthday and we were expecting about 75 people. I wanted to make it fun and easy for people and did a little research and decided to do a shoe drive. In the evite with all the other...

It all started with talk of Posh & Becks moving to Los Angeles. Then it was about Posh and the Spice Girls and their horrible videos. The conversation turned to boy bands of the same era (give or take) and their horrendous videos that often seemed sexually, well, questionable. LAist has now officially laughed ourselves silly watching these old videos and have to share them with you. They have a certain, "this can't possibly...

It all started with talk of Posh & Becks moving to Los Angeles. Then it was about Posh and the Spice Girls and their horrible videos. The conversation turned to boy bands of the same era (give or take) and their horrendous videos that often seemed sexually, well, questionable. LAist has now officially laughed ourselves silly watching these old videos and have to share them with you. They have a certain, "this can't possibly...

When exactly The Edison started their soft opening, we don't know - what we do know is that we've haven't seen a bar like this in Los Angeles, well, ever. In major East Coast cities this is a trend we've seen before - taking over an old space be it a bank vault or power plant and making it a lounge, but this is the first we've seen in Los Angeles and it's guaranteed...