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Los Angeles has an emerging queer bar scene for the first time in years

Plus lunch at a lesbian bar, lessons on natural wine, and more

Plus, a Black-owned distillery’s tasting room opens in South LA, the NY Times talks lesbian bars, and more

Emily Bielagus and Mara Herbkersman, the owners, describe the Ruby Fruit as “a strip-mall wine bar for the Sapphically inclined,” and, more specifically, a safe space for lesbians, trans people and nonbinary folks.

Two recent openings testify to the power, and joy, of queer spaces.

Plus, an L.A. burger institution expands this week, a peek inside the city's newest LGBTQ bar, an iconic deli shutters, and more.

Honey’s at Star Love sheds its dive bar past to join a growing movement of modern queer bar and lounge spaces in LA

Two former workers at the now-closed Eszett have joined forces to take over the strip mall space, with an eye towards inclusivity and lots of natural wine

Three years after the emergencies were first declared, their sunset will formally restructure the federal coronavirus response to treat the virus as an endemic threat.

Tonight one of Silver Lake’s strip-mall gems will pour its last glass of wine and serve its last order of salsa macha wings.