A native Angeleno, Tamar Faggen has been listening to 89.3 LAist (formerly KPCC) since she was in diapers. Before coming to LAist, she served as the General Director of WXBC and as an Intern for 100.1 Radio Woodstock. She graduated from Bard College in New York with a B.A in History.
If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.Emmert loved that the space felt like a community hub where she often ran into people she hadn’t seen in a while, a sentiment echoed by Andi deFaye, who along with their partner, was a regular.
The pair are hoping that the closure is temporary, as they reassess and look for an outside investor. But the shutdown is part of a bigger trend.In Los Angeles, a well-established lesbian bar scene can be traced to the Sunset Strip of the 1930s and '40s.Back then lesbian bars took the form of upscale nightclubs. Spots like Tess’s International Club and Jane Jones’s Little Club on Sunset Boulevard were popular among Hollywood celebrities.
She believes that businesses that are owned and operated by marginalized communities and that serve marginalized communities often face financial hardships that other businesses might not.Around the same time the Ruby Fruit opened in 2023, Honey’s At Star Love opened in East Hollywood, a queer watering hole which caters to the lesbian community.
Verse4Verse got its start at the Ruby Fruit, but toward the end of 2024, it outgrew the space. It has since found a new home at Heavy Manners Library in Echo Park.
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