Fifteen years ago, Kirk Nebel was a working musician who was teaching guitar lessons in his apartment at the corner of Franklin and Gower in Hollywood. Great location, super-convenient, but, “It was starting to get old. I wanted to get out of my apartment,” he remembers. “I always loved Melrose…the artist community,” he continues. “I […]
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Naturewell2 organic juice bar on Melrose Ave. is one of four juice and poke shops owned by Tony Zablah, who started in Silver Lake ten years ago and has been on Melrose Ave. four successful years. “Being on Melrose is a good thing for the shop, especially last year and this year, it’s getting busier […]
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MegaCity One is the perfect spot for comic book and graphic novel fans to buy both popular and obscure favorites, and offers events for game enthusiasts, too. Located on Melrose for a near-historic thirty years, store owner John Goddard curates a wide selection of comic books, board games, collectibles, and even in-store Magic tournaments. According […]
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Spider-Man sits outside one of the oldest and most celebrated comic book stores in Los Angeles, located on Melrose Avenue. Ryan Leibowitz and his family have owned and operated it for nearly 40 years. I got to play Lois Lane recently and spoke with Ryan about Golden Apple. The Origin Story Bill Liebowitz created a […]
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Melrose Avenue is recognized all over the world as a creative hub: an eclectic, arty district filled with cutting-edge and colorful personalities and businesses. That legacy is based on decades of denizens willing to push boundaries. There’s always been a soundtrack to the street, from the first wave of punk to West coast hip hop […]
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“I came from New York, and I wanted to feel like I was in New York,” says Frank Competelli, owner of Frankie’s on Melrose. “So I opened a restaurant on Melrose Avenue 30 years ago, and I pretended Melrose was Broadway,” he laughs. Today, he feels like a Californian, but the warm vibe of his […]
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