December 2008
APAK,Aya Kakeda,Betsy Walton Through December 21 Portland-based husband-and-wife duo APAK (Aaron Piland and Ayumi Kajikawa) will enhance the walls of Junc Gallery with their enchanting and uplifting illustrations. In the…
IMIX Bookstore
Have you always been into books? I’ve always loved to read. My dad is a librarian, so books have always been a big part of my world. I worked at…
Finding the fruit of the city
The Fallen Fruit art collective When you walk through your neighborhood and see a smashed overripe plum on the sidewalk, oozing and staining the cement, maybe even attracting buzzing flies,…
Literary Development
Is There a Place For the New Silver Lake Library? Passing drivers and nearby residents have no doubt pondered the curious building now under construction on the corner of Silver…
Brandon Boudet
In New Orleans, the air is thick with humidity, but even stickier with the aroma of Cajun and Creole cooking. Crescent City native Brandon Boudet became intoxicated by these scents…
The Battle for Elephant Hil
As the building frenzy seeps into the city’s edges, José Huizar is stumping for smart growth in El Sereno: Development that takes the community into consideration In the great California…
JANUARY [08]
SOUR HEARTS & SWEET TARTS An exhibition of work by two young female artists, Camilla d’Errico and Sarah Joncas. Both wear their femininity on their sleeves and both wield a…
Fast, Cheap and Under Control
The rise of Forever 21 and Downtown’s wholesale economy It’s hard to keep count of the lawsuits piling up against cheap chic retailer Forever 21. The cases numbered more than…
Au Revoir, Provence
Bastide reopens with international flavor and deco design A fall breeze wafted through the olive trees at 8475 Melrose Place. A small assemblage of diners sipped champagne in the front…
Publisher’s Note
The concept for this magazine was born out of my perception that the Eastside lacked a meaningful upscale magazine to call its own. I grew up on the Echo Park/Silver…