Nka Belinsky lines up a shot at a Please Be Nice tournament at 4100 Bar in Silver Lake. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) In the summer of 2023, Alix Max, new to town with a cigarette in their ...

Pool is a classic bar pastime — and the opposite of trendy indoor mini golf courses and modern arcades. The old-school game has lots appeal. For one, it’s easy for beginners to learn and provides ...

CHERYL Araujo kissed her kids goodnight and popped to Big Dan’s – a bar just a stone’s throw from her house – to buy a pack of cigarettes. But as the 21-year-old left the pub, she was dragged onto the ...

In the summer of 2023, Alix Max, new to town with a cigarette in their mouth, was shooting pool on the patio of 4100 Bar in Silver Lake. They were pretty good too — good enough to catch the eye of two ...