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1 week ago | 
wehoonline.com | Larry Block
It’s the busiest time of the year in WeHo. This week West Hollywood will play host to WEHO PRIDE, a once-a-year weekend event in which the City of West Hollywood fronts an estimated 6million dollars upfront to celebrate PRIDE. The centerpiece? The intersection of Santa Monica Blvd. and San Vicente and our infamous rainbow crosswalks. The rainbow crosswalks were first installed in 2012, and adopted to the new progressive flag in 2022.
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1 week ago | 
wehoonline.com | Larry Block
West Hollywood’s Santa Monica Blvd. is having a revival. Along WeHo’s stretch of Route 66 which spans from Doheny to La Brea a numbers of new businesses have signed new leases. Ehrwhon announced its opening at the former Sprouts location. (can you put that link above>Affordable Patio has taken root at the old Eddy’s Barbershop at.. xxx Santa Monica Blvd.
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1 week ago | 
wehoonline.com | Larry Block
Public Safety Commissioner George Nickle took to social media to call Planning Commissioner Andrew Solomon a ‘straight Texas homeowner’. Nickle is the direct appointee of Council member Lauren Meister and Solomon is the direct appointee of Mayor Chelsea Byers. Meister immediately took to social media to go on the offense against Solomon. “Chelsea Byers ‘this is your appointee to a very important commission in our city’ – one that has to listen to the public.
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1 week ago | 
wehoonline.com | Larry Block
The bandits took to the streets and storefronts in at number of incidents leading up to the Memorial Day weekend. In the early hours of Thursday morning the Woods cannabis dispensary experienced its second break-in and smash and grap. WEHOonline reported the break in here with exclusive videos. The Woods Cannabis dispensary is located across the street from West Hollywood City Hall.
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2 weeks ago | 
wehoonline.com | Larry Block
Kith, the New York-based global lifestyle brand, is expanding its West Hollywood footprint by taking over the former Fred Segal location on the Sunset Strip. The move more than doubles the size of its existing space, which has been open since 2018. Founded by Ronnie Fieg in 2011, Kith began as a footwear brand and quickly grew into a full streetwear label. It now operates 18 locations worldwide, including stores in Canada, France, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and three in Japan.
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3 weeks ago | 
wehoonline.com | Larry Block
At the May 5th city council meeting Item F6 would change the trajectory of West Hollywood, housing, developments, and community processes for years to come. Council member Erickson brought forward a proposal that would streamline all developments within the city. City staff would control the decision making process and new developments could skip over planning commission approvals and community input. The proposal would allow for city staff approval for developments up to 100 units.
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4 weeks ago | 
wehoonline.com | Larry Block
Guess? has officially begun construction on its new West Hollywood hotspot at the corner of Melrose and San Vicente. The location sits directly across from Catch, the West Hollywood Library, and West Hollywood Park, and diagonally across from the Pacific Design Center. The company was founded in 1981 by brothers Georges, Maurice, Armand, and Paul Marciano. Guess? helped define the designer denim era and remains a global fashion brand. In 2024, the company reported $2.78 billion in total revenue.
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4 weeks ago | 
wehoonline.com | Larry Block
I used to have two working eyes. Two detached retinas left me blind in one eye and partially sighted in the other. A dense cataract would complicate my life further, leaving me mostly blind. A -11.50 lens helped me see about 20/100 in a darkened world. It’s been years since I could make out blurry letters to read or write. My vision lost its 3D view of the world — everything turned mostly gray.
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1 month ago | 
wehoonline.com | Larry Block
Two new breakfast cafés are coming to Santa Monica Boulevard. Armonie Coffee & Sandwich will open at the former Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf location at the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Hancock Avenue. Armonie is expected to serve as a bakery, coffee shop, and café. Word on the street suggests that the same owner is also opening a Mediterranean café in the same complex, in the former Five Guys space across from Schmitty’s.
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1 month ago | 
wehoonline.com | Larry Block
The West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will dissolve its political action committee the WEHO PAC. The decision to dissolve WEHO PAC, rather than pause its active status was decided at the annual retreat of the board of directors last month. The formal documents arrived this week. WEHO PAC, a separate entity from the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is/was a State Candidate political action committee that endorsed candidates for City Council, County, and State government positions.
