Zach Behrens

There's some damn good mac and cheese in this town. From Hugo's to The Kitchen to Edendale Grill, there's an endless amount to feast on, and every restaurateur offers their own unique take on the deliciously gooey comfort food. Tomorrow Los Angeles gets more-- actually, a lot more. Brought to us by the owners of Larkin's in Eagle Rock, Mac & Cheeza will soft launch tomorrow during during the downtown art walk, reports Eric...

We've had a mobile web version for some time, but now all the Gothamist sites can be found in one very simple iPhone app called Istaverse. For now, it's super basic and offers access to all thirteen -ist cities (a dedicated LAist version will come at some point). Best of all, this app will cache your setting so you can read it when there is no cell or internet service around, such as when...

Interesting. According to chatter on Facebook, the news and sports copy desks at the Ventura County Star are moving to Corpus Chrisi, says to Kevin Roderick at LA Observed. The 15 to 20 local editors and designers will likely lose their jobs in future months and will have the opportunity to apply for their jobs out in Texas. "This also means, of course, that the local flavor of Ventura will be applied in the...

Nevermind the city budget crisis, let's remember the city's law that was enacted last Summer: no use of sprinklers except for Mondays and Thursdays and not between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The LA Times today notes sprinklers on "full blast" on the 5100 block of Venice Boulevard in Mid-City. Someone must have be on furlough today....

On Thursday, a new food truck lot will open in downtown's Arts District, the first attempt at a lot since one was shut down last month in Santa Monica. Like Santa Monica, there's no telling how successful or not it will be. "I don't know if this is going to be a prime location. It's all just sort of wild-eyed guessing at this point," said Matt Geller of SoCal Mobile Food Vendors Association to...

Taken this morning at Wilshire and Vermont | Photo by Charity Tran/ExperienceLA Denny's does the free breakfast thing every once in awhile and today's that day. Of course, the lines are expected to be long at any Dennys location. Kingsley Anyanwu compared it to a "Hollywood club" on Twitter after he passed by one. You've got until 2 p.m. to take advantage....

L.A. County health officials have closed the area around Lunada Bay off the coast of Palos Verdes Estates due to a sewage spill that occurred this afternoon. 100,000 gallons spilled onto the streets at Via Rivera and Paseo Lunado around 3:30 p.m. after a sewage pipe collapsed, resulting in effluence flowing into the Bay. The flow of sewage has been stopped by sanitation officials and cleanup is in progress. The advisory to stay away...

Photo by CarbonNYC via Flickr We've seen it time after time. Someone approaches a tagger in action and they get shot, usually fatally. The LAPD recommends getting out of harms way and calling 911, but when former Crips gang member Ronald L. Barron saw a tagger spray painting on Sunday evening on Pico Boulevard, he approached him. There was good reason for that, however, as Barron had transformed his life, becoming a gang outreach...

A home is shown damaged by mudslides and flooding on Ocean View Blvd. last weekend (more photos here and here) | AP Photo/Los Angeles Daily News, John McCoy Citing the incoming storm and risk of mudslides, county officials tonight warned foothill residents in Station Fire burn areas that mandatory evacuation orders will go into effect tomorrow morning. By 10 a.m., residents of over 500 homes (.pdf) must vacate their La Crescenta, La Canada Flintridge,...

Photo by work the angles via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr [Update: Hollywood Sign Expected to Read 'Save the Peak' on Thursday. Read about it here.] The LAPD this afternoon sent the most unusual non-chalant e-mail to the community today. "On February 11, 2010 the Hollywood sign will be covered up for an international campaign," an e-mail read. "The sign will be covered until further notice. Do not be alarmed, the sign will remain...

Photo by Here in Van Nuys via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr At a meeting of the L.A. City Council Budget panel on Monday, Councilman Bill Rosendahl enquired about the reality of ever seeing the $72 million in taxes owed from the city's top debtor, Prestige Parking. What he heard back was not ideal. In response, a city attorney was cautious in releasing too much optimism. "As to whether or not we can really...

Hugo's Vegan Mac & Cheese ($7.50) | Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist There's no question about it. Hugo's Restaurant (you may know them for their taco stands) has some of the best mac and cheese in town (fusilli in a creamy combination of Cheddar, Gorgonzola, and Parmesan cheese baked crispy for $12.95). So when they introduced a vegan mac and cheese special ($7.50) for the month of February, it had to be tried. The dish...