Are you SO ready to kick 2016 to the curb? Well, join your friends on Melrose Avenue on December 31 to bid this year farewell and welcome 2017 with open arms, full belly, and a happy buzz! THE PARLOR With New Year’s Eve on a Saturday, might as well start the party early! The […]
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According to owner Sal Frio, Sal’s Comedy Hole is “an eclectic Italian restaurant and theater space. It’s kind of like Cheers – if you come in here, 90% of our customers are regulars. Everyone knows each other. Some people eat at the same table, at the same time, every week. It has a real New […]
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Holiday shopping shouldn’t be a chore, and it’s anything but on Melrose Ave. Special presents abound, with great gift items for everyone on your list, from head to toe. Goorin Brothers Hat Shop Starting at the top of your gift list? It’s easy to do with hats for women and men. Goorin Brothers began a […]
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Looking for the perfect holiday gift? It seems there’s no better place to find a special present than Melrose Avenue. Flasher At Flasher, manager Scott Watson says his store’s most popular holiday items include customized denim vests. “All of them are one-of-a-kind, hand-painted and studded. We also carry the Italian line, Happiness. We’re definitely one […]
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Against all odds, Kristi “Dollface” Williams has been a small business owner for almost twenty years. Overcoming a have-not childhood, she turned her artistic gift into a career that changes both bodies and minds in beautiful ways – this is a story with a twist. Kristi grew up in Venice Beach with her mom and […]
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It takes a helluva girl to seek inspiration in everything from Victorian dinnerware and modern pop art to magic, music, and death. It takes a spitfire girl to harness all the muses and create a retail wonderland of original, unique, and thoroughly delightful pieces on Melrose, aptly called Spitfire Girl. That girl is Kristin Schroder, […]
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If there’s just one thing better than looking like a smoke show in some special underthings, it’s knowing somewhere in the world a community is made better for it. Shopping at Lencería Boutique allows you to feel as good as you look. Juliana Correa made her way to Los Angeles via Medellín, Columbia. And Miami. […]
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We finally have a new season here in southern California! Something resembling autumn has landed, bringing cooler temps, much-needed rain, and the spicy, homey flavors that come along with the end of the year. As you might guess, the taste masters of Melrose have concocted some amazing beverages – both hot and cold – that […]
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