Author Archives: Hope Urban

Celebrate the Grand Opening of the Golden Poppy Market this Sunday!

What do you get when a doyenne of the LA underground and her “Free Range Gourmandizer” husband open up a shop? Find out at the grand opening party of Michelle Juliette Carr and Brian Wotring’s fabulously appointed Golden Poppy Market this Sunday, … Continue reading

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Memories of Cafe NELA from Hope Urban and The LA Beat Photographers

For six long years, my Saturdays followed a quixotic routine: a 2-3 – ‘disco’ nap, only to awake from my peaceful cocoon to fancy up for a night bartending as some of the most relevant underground musical performers in Los … Continue reading

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