Get that Red Carpet Look at Tarzana's Fantastik Fakes

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Neck garb. Photos: Karen Young

BY KAREN YOUNG If diamonds are a girl’s best friend, then why are they so expensive? A real best friend shouldn’t be so costly. That’s why every woman’s new BFF should be Fantastik Fakes at Tarzana’s Alley in the Valley. Okay, so it’s … [Read more...]

Say Cheese Please! The Grilled Cheese Truck rolls into the San Fernando Valley

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Grilled Cheese truck. Photo: Karen Young

BY KAREN YOUNG I love cheese. No two ways about it. My basic philosophy is that life without cheese would be bad. Well, let’s just say that life without cheese and tomatoes would really bad. Perhaps it goes back to those childhood memories of … [Read more...]

Kings Road Cafe: A City Friend Comes to the Valley

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Kings Road. Photos: Karen Young

BY KAREN YOUNG Kings Road Café opened on Beverly Blvd. in West Hollywood the same year I moved from the City to the Valley. That was 1990. I spent a lot of time going back "over the hill" to Kings Road in those early days for meetings and to … [Read more...]

Natural skincare, gifts, jewelry and a block party Wine Hop TONIGHT at Lavender

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Dianna Mandel owns Lavendar Natural Beauty

BY KAREN YOUNG “It’s said that the average woman consumes nine pounds of lip balm in a lifetime. If that’s the case, then it’s really important to go organic…think of the chemicals,” said Dianna Mandel,  owner of Lavender Natural … [Read more...]