Trouble may be brewing for Dear John’s, the popular throwback restaurant and bar that hails from LA’s Rat Pack era. The Culver City destination was always tiny, always cramped (pre-pandemic), and always had an expiration date on it, as the building it currently inhabits has long been slated for demolition and redevelopment. That construction was set to begin next month, which would have marked the natural end of the restaurant run by the Rockenwagners and Josiah Citrin, but the pandemic shifted everyone’s timelines and effective took away half of the Dear John’s lease.
Now ownership is trying to stay, at least for a little while. “April 1st is the official end of our lease,” says the team in a newsletter and social post sent out to fans. “We have been and are still in negotiations with the landlord about extending the lease.” They add: “The good news is… we are not closing on April 1st. While we negotiate, we will be on a month-to-month extension.” As for the f
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At about 12:45 p.m. on Monday, nearly a full year after the pandemic shut down Los Angeles movie houses, patrons finally began to trickle back into the lobby of the Cinemark Playa Vista and XD theater.
One of the first through the door was Ken May, a 58-year-old financial trader who hasn’t been to a movie since seeing “The Invisible Man” right before shutdowns took hold in March 2020. He’d been dying to get out of his home, where he stares at charts all day, so he got a ticket to the 1:10 p.m. showing of Sony’s “Monster Hunter.”
Jack in the Box has placed a few ranch-filled vending machines around town
Find fun-filled prizes at the machines in addition to ranch dressing
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However you approach the enjoyment of ranch dressing is entirely up to you.
But you ve likely never procured the creamy condiment, which is known for its mayo-y richness, its lightly spicy kick, and its ability to add dippable delightfulness to every savory side, straight from a vending machine.
Los Angeles was the place to be for ranch dressing lovers on Wednesday. In honor of National Ranch Day on Wednesday, Jack in The Box placed three ranch dressing vending machines, called CRAVE (Cool, Ranch, Automatic, Vending, Experience) machines, offering…