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The Rainbow Bar & Grill is one of those legendary LA haunts that has been home to the debauchery of the likes of Led Zeppelin, Guns'n'Roses, and Aerosmith, to name a small few. Opened in 1972, it hit the Sunset Strip (Sunset just east of Doheny) as the '60s were giving way to the intense '70s.

The restaurant portion is so deliciously winding and Tudor-esque--it just screams of ...

EDUCATIONAL LA - Part 2: LA Proper

By: Matt Tucker

Los Angeles itself is FULL of great educational attractions. You figure in a city of more than 4 million people (9 million+ in LA County), there has to be some culture out there somewhere, and we aren't talking about movie sets made to look like the Old West. There is actual culture ...

Nightlife in the AREA

By: Matt Tucker

            If you are looking for the top "IT" spot in Los Angeles, as far as nightlife is concerned...look no further than SBE Group's AREA nightclub.  Located at 643 N La Cienega (the former home of Club Prey and I am sure countless other names before that), AREA resembles a 1970's airport terminal.  Complete with Formica and wood paneling throughout, this ...

A friend turned me on to the Trading Post a few years ago. Located in the expansive parking lot of the famous Fairfax High School (note-worthy alums include Demi Moore, Carol Lombard, Mickey Rooney, Phil Spector, and my personal favorite, the Red Hot Chili Peppers) at Fairfax and Melrose. It costs $2 to get in ($1 for students with a valid ID), but it goes to the student ...

Now what am I up to?  Well, there's nothing like attending a world-class lecture at a world-class University.  How about this!  "Pure and Applied Mathematics Institute Public Lecture". Monday, April 16th, 2007, La Kretz Hall Room 110, 4- 6pm-UCLA: Benoit Mandelbrot will give a lecture on ‘The Nature of Roughess'.  What!  DON'T LAUGH!   These are extraordinary events, and Professor Mandelbrot is world famous for his work on fractal geometry. The ...

   Psssst!  I bet you didn't know that some of the best horse racing in Southern California can be found at the Hollywood Park Casino!  This is the ideal place  to sit in air-conditioned comfort while enjoying horse racing.  The Hollywood Park Casino is the first casino in the country to anchor on a racetrack.  The place is first-class, and you can view the events ...

What's on the Griddle? (LA's breakfast)

By: Matt Tucker

            If you are anything like me, your first thought waking up goes something like, "Man, I'm hungry.  What's for breakfast?" or in my particular case "FOOD!?!?!?" Assuming that you have an aversion to "continental breakfast", or you have actually chosen a hotel too fancy to offer such an "amenity"...you are going to need some help.  There are, at last ...

Follow them straight to Hillhurst's newest vegan meal headquarters: Green Leaves. Finally, something to threaten the hegemony of Home, the right-across-the-street brunch staple. Grab a booth if you can--but if you can't, hey--at least you know this place is popular! Don't expect to be spoiled by the waitstaff at this Thai-based answer to vegan prayers; they're perfunctory and trained on exactly what kind of meat substitute ...

(Recently renamed and reopened)

Scintillating, titallating and a complete delight to the senses. Prepare to be seduced by the oldest bar and brothel in downtown Los Angeles. Flirts with a past that still sings its sultry and haunting melody. Walking through it's doors instantaneously transports you. Hypnotically lush environment sends you into an intoxicating whirlwind of the mind. It's red interior ...

Right on 6th & Hope, and with a view on the Downtown Public Library, in the shadow of the impressive Library Tower, you will find the Library Bar.

Relatively new in the area, the outside doesn't look very stylish. Inside, the bar has a nice atmosphere, with lounge chairs and a - as one could expect - library corner. It mostly draws working people after hours, and the music is playing on ...