Hadley Tomicki

2 weeks ago | lataco.com | Hadley Tomicki

This morning at 10 AM, a group of roughly 100-150 non-violent demonstrators rallied in and around 9200 Sunset Boulevard, the high-rise building in West Hollywood where tech billionaire and Trump mega-donor Peter Thiels' Thiel Capital is located. Using various entry points, different divisions of the demonstrators entered the building in a coordinated movement, occupying two lobby areas, one around a security desk, the other in the lobby's entrance way.

2 weeks ago | lataco.com | Hadley Tomicki

Many of us feel an anger that is impossible to bottle up right now, seeing our neighbors, family, friends, and city targeted by immigration officials, in what is supposed to be a proud nation of immigrants. If you feel the pain, remember: You are not alone. Neither are you powerless. Many great organizations are working hard to defend the rights, dignity, and well-being of immigrants, refugees, and the undocumented.

3 weeks ago | lataco.com | Hadley Tomicki

An orchestral celebration of Dr. Dre! Red Kross and Dengue Fever! The Delphonics and The Drifters with the Stylistics! An actual summer night with Lil Rob! L.A. is beyond rich when it comes to free summer concerts. We always look forward to this time of year, when we can stand side by side with our neighbors in the open air, taking in so many memorable shows and cozy smells under the stars.

1 month ago | lataco.com | Hadley Tomicki

There's a perpetual party going on in Rancho Cucamonga, centered around the Durango-inspired recipes of chef Alejandro “Alex” Carrasco, the Mo-Chica, Mozza, Red Medicine, and Joe’s veteran who nabbed a Michelin Bib Gourmand distinction in 2021 for his Bee Taqueria in West Adams.

1 month ago | lataco.com | Hadley Tomicki

Before moving to Los Angeles, chef Adrian Forte was living on the beach, working as a private chef, and “semi-retired,” as he tells L.A. TACO. Tomorrow he’s opening Lucia, an ambitious, upscale Caribbean restaurant on Fairfax Avenue, for which the chef moved to the West Coast to run. “We don't really have a Per Se or, like, a French Laundry, or any restaurant like that where Black and brown chefs can go and learn how to cook this type of food high-level,” he says.