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Beverly Hills (California)

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2008

    Celebuspeak: My Neighborhood is a Hybrid, Driving the Westside and Beyond!

    BY HAL SPARKS When I'm not on a stand-up tour of the country, thrilling people in the Bible Belt with my razor sharp wit and polysyllabic dissections of pop culture and socio-political shenanigans, I live in Los Angeles. I have loved here, I have lost here... I shot Dude, Where's My Car?, Spider- ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 1, 2005

    Hollow but Deep

    The porcelain at Lladro is filled with meaning

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    Coffee, Cream or Botox?

    Fake Botox -- now there's a concept. But that's what Beverly Hills Dr. David Cary Hansen is accused of shooting into his patients'  faces, according to an L.A. grand jury indictment handed down Thursday. It brings to mind Fake Plastic Surgeon  Patricia Villegas, the enterprising Queens, N. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Beverly Hills 90210 -- Or Else!

    The L.A. Times reports that the Beverly Hills Unified School District will soon lose state government-sponsored financial incentives that have encouraged the enrollment of students who live outside the district. If you're a Beverly Hills-adjacent parent, sending your kid to a Beverly Hills school me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    Beverly Hills Schools to Keep "Adjacents" Enrolled

    Call it Scenes from the Classroom Struggle in Beverly Hills. For months the 90210 has been riven by a debate triggered when the city's school system announced that in 2011 it would become a "basic aid" district that funded itself on local taxes instead of state assistance. This meant that the Beverl ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    November 30, 2006

    Pictures From the Past

    Call it Scenes from the Classroom Struggle in Beverly Hills. For months the 90210 has been riven by a debate triggered when the city's school system announced that in 2011 it would become a "basic aid" district that funded itself on local taxes instead of state assistance. This meant that the Beverl ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    March 2, 2006

    The Gold Coast

    Beverly Hills, 1984

  • Columns

    August 18, 2005

    George Gershwin Lived Here

    And Beverly Hills just let the place be torn down

  • News

    July 10, 2003

    Radioactive High

    Beverly Hills High family alleges radiation risk from oil wells

  • Eat+Drink

    January 9, 2003

    Ask Mr. Gold

    Beverly Hills High family alleges radiation risk from oil wells

  • Eat+Drink

    February 18, 1999

    North Cañon Drive

    Off the beaten path in Beverly Hills

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2006

    No cartooning today

    No penis this week.  Instead, these are two food related things that I did around the same time.  The first is just something inspired by my love of those great French cafe posters from the early part of the 20th Century; boobs, black lines and espresso, the stuff of real anarchy.  I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Iranian Uproar: Mansions or Monsters?

    Curbed L.A.'s Dakota flags an upcoming W magazine profile of the architectural legacy being leftLarry Sultan/W MagazineThe scene at Sam Nazarian's SLS Hotel to Beverly Hills by its wealthy Jewish Iranian residents. Interviewed by W's Kevin West, B.H. builder Hamid Omrani sniffs, "When I came to Beve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Wheels of Fortune: Italian Bank Accepts Parmesan as Collateral

    Photo credit: abbyladybugWheels of Parmesan cheese​With the economy questionable and no one exactly sure when the markets will rebound, it's a good time to invest in solid, verifiable assets. Banks in Italy take an even more pragmatic approach, accepting as collateral for loans something not o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    William Morris Sued Over New HQ

    The developer of a six-story office building in Beverly Hills is suing Hollywood agency William Morris Endeavor for allegedly walking away from a lease. The high-power company (its client roster is an A-to-Z of A-list actors) appears to be abandoning the location.HBOAri Gold is actor Jeremy Piven's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Misuse Of Handicap Parking Permits Investigated

    If you've ever been to Beverly Hills and noticed that every other car on the street has a handicap parking permit, you're not alone. In fact, the Beverly Hills Police Department is on the case and, according to one report, your worst suspicions might be true.The Beverly Hills Courier reported last w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 5, 2009

    Julie Newmar Tribute

    If you've ever been to Beverly Hills and noticed that every other car on the street has a handicap parking permit, you're not alone. In fact, the Beverly Hills Police Department is on the case and, according to one report, your worst suspicions might be true.The Beverly Hills Courier reported last w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    LA Weekly Flickr Pool Reader Photo of the Day: Sea To Table at Kiyokawa

    This LA Weekly Flickr pool photo comes to you courtesy of photographer djjewelz, who took the gorgeous shot with a Canon PowerShot S90 on November 30th at Kiyokawa in Beverly Hills. In case you needed a more complete picture of where your sashimi comes from. LA Weekly Flickr pool/djjewelzSushi at K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Now Open: Tiger Beverly Hills

    Tiger Beverly Hills​A new Japanese restaurant, Tiger, officially opened last week at the former address of Luckyfish in Beverly Hills. Tiger boasts two dining rooms--one long and bright with lateral wood panels and tables lined on both sides, and the other, larger with elegantly textured white ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Bar Bouchon Opens Today: Park Your Barneys Bag, Get a Drink

    Flickr/arnold|inuyaki ​Thomas Keller's Bar Bouchon opens today, on the first floor space beneath the lofty digs of the new Bouchon Bistro in Beverly Hills, just in time for the booze marathon of the holidays. Shopping in Beverly Hills requires a drink for many of us anyway. The bar concept i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    'Real Housewives' Set To Start Shooting In Beverly Hills In March

    BravoVicki and Donn from OC.​There have been Real Housewives in Orange County, New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. But common now, how real can they be if the Bravo reality show hasn't been to housewife heaven -- Beverly Hills? After reports of casting calls last year, the Dai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Beverly Hills In 'Bidding War' With Santa Monica Over Broad Museum

    The Broad FoundationEli and Edythe Broad.​While we told you recently that Santa Monica was reported to be close to wrapping up a deal to have Eli Broad's much anticipated museum open in the beach-side city, Beverly Hills is saying not fast: The Beverly Hills City Council is considering buying ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Beverly Hills Paper Accuses Anti-Rove Protester Of Assault, Paints Her As Un-American

    ​In one headline, we described this week's aborted Karl Rove appearance in Beverly Hills this way: "War-Monger Karl Rove Runs Away From Girls." The Beverly Hills Courier newspaper had what can only be described as an opposite take on the events of Monday night at the Saban Theatre in which the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Is Beverly Hills A Big Spender's Town? Survey Says ... Not So Much

    ​Swimming pools, movie stars ... and cheapskates. We always said rich people don't get that way by being loose with their pocketbooks. A survey by spending-data site Bundle might confirm that fact: Although its real estate values often rank at the top of national lists, Beverly Hills ranked a ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    April 22, 2010

    Street Cred, 90210

    Former Banksy gallerist Steve Lazarides opens up shop in Beverly Hills

  • Art+Books

    May 6, 2010

    Street Cred, 90210

    Steve Lazarides opens up shop in Beverly Hills

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    Hard Times: Even Beverly Hills Has A Deficit

    ​The state of California and the city of Los Angeles aren't the only West Coast governments that have faced deficits recently. The gilded community of Beverly Hills is facing its own budget shortfall this summer, albeit a relatively small one of $9 million. According to the Beverly Hills Cour ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Beverly Hills To Celebrate Sept. 2 As "9.02.10 Day"

    ​If there's a Southern California city that has collective low self esteem and really doesn't pat itself on the back enough it would have to be the rarely praised hamlet of Beverly Hills. You might have heard of it -- city of 35,000, swimming pools, movie stars? Just in case you haven't, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Beverly Hills Fur Store Robbed In Broad Daylight

    ​Updated at 5:30 p.m. with police now saying suspects were armed. A Beverly Hills fur store on South Robertson Boulevard was robbed in broad daylight Monday afternoon, Beverly Hills police confirmed to LA Weekly. A sergeant said at least two suspects were armed, but further descriptions were ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Woman In Mercedes Fatally Shot In Beverly Hills Near Los Angeles Country Club

    ​Updated after the jump with additional details. First published at 8:18 a.m. See an update with some Hollywood reaction here. It's the third homicide in the small, gilded city of Beverly Hills this year: A woman in her 60s behind the wheel a late-model Mercedes E350 was found to have been sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    L.A. County Plastic Bag Ban: Is Shopping Without Separate Bags For Poultry, Fish And Eggs Sanitary?

    isnepal.com.npBags are out in some parts of L.A. County.​Like ohmygod what are we going to do? No more plastic bags allowed in L.A's unincorporated areas? This is like a Beverly Hills housewife without her left and right nannies. Here's a question: If plastic bags will be banned at grocery a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Subject In Ronni Chasen Murder Case Commits Suicide In Hollywood

    KTLAChasen was gunned down in her car.​Updated after the jump with more background about how police contacted the man. First posted at 9:05 p.m. Wednesday A man a neighbor said had bragged about killing Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen fatally shot himself as authorities descended on his resi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    When Bed Bugs Attack: New Wave Of Critters Reported In L.A. County, Beverly Hills Area

    Ah, the luxurious bed bug of Beverly Hills.​As if you don't have better things to worry about -- unemployment, global warming, the latest revelation on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills -- L.A. County health officials report that more bed bugs are invading the metropolis, particularly the t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Bed Bugs Getting Stronger as a Result of Our Attempts To Kill Them: Check Your Bed, Scratch Your Head

    Sit 'n SleepYou're itching me, Larry.​First we hear that bed bugs are invading Beverly Hills, Bel Air and Holmby Hills. Now comes news that they're the new roaches -- as in, they won't die, no matter how much you gas them. Great. In fact, one of the reasons the critters are in the news, besi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Beverly Hills Moves to Shut Out Marijuana Dispensaries Permanently

    Beverly Hills has its green, but not this kind.​Beverly Hills shoppers can buy fur, bespoke suits, brand new Bentleys and even rare cheeses from around the world. But to get a certain kind of medicine -- medical marijuana -- they have to trek to nearby Los Angeles. City officials want to keep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Beverly Hills Keeps Homeless Out Somehow: Street Population at 37, According to New Count

    'Slums of Beverly Hills' ... as if.​Los Angeles has the largest homeless population in the nation. There's 48,000 people on the streets in L.A., more than enough to replace each person in Beverly Hills -- and then some. (That would be somethin' ... ). Interestingly, that gilded city would be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Could Hosni Mubarak End Up in L.A? He Reportedly Owns Property in Beverly Hills

    Hosni of Beverly Hills?​Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak finally stepped down Friday after weeks of unrest on the streets of Cairo and Alexandria. The question for us is, could he come to L.A? Mubarak is widely reported to own property on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills -- and somewhere on that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Beverly Hills Shoppers go For Tarty, Cheaper Fashions (Who Knew?)

    Taste and place aren't always the same.​Beverly Hills is the luxury mecca of the United States and the epicenter of a larger-than-life if not mythic lifestyle seen on TV (Beverly Hillbillies, Beverly Hills 90210, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ... ). So a recent tracking of shopping hab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Cheese Store of Beverly Hills Gives Out Artisanal Food Awards

    Courtesy of The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills​Not content to sit atop a throne of taleggio as one of Los Angeles' most acclaimed cheese purveyors, Norbert Wabnig has fashioned himself into the artisanal food world's equivalent of (pre-stroke) Dick Clark, bestowing a set of annual awards to art ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Saudi Prince's Beverly Hills-Adjacent Mega-Mansion Plans Pulled Following Tough Neighborhood Opposition

    savebenedictcanyon.comA mega piece of property.​Updated after the jump with the company that owns the properties saying it will go forward with a smaller project. That didn't take long. After it was revealed that Saudi Prince had sneaky, piecemeal plans to connect adjacent properties near Be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Beverly Hills Subway Line Could End Up Under Famous '90210' High School

    Different routes through Beverly Hills.​They've made no secret of it: The folks in tony Beverly Hills don't want a subway under their precious high school (which inspired TV's 90210 and many a polo-shirted stereotype). Well, it looks like Metro, the folks who are building the "Subway to the S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Inside Seal's Rich and Famous Life: House For Sale

    ​Celebrities--they're just like us! Living at the mercy of the real estate market, subject to the whims of the Kuznet cycle, only at a higher plateau. Seal and Heidi Klum bought a foreclosed home at an auction for $14.9 million back in December of 2010. Now they're listing their Beverly Hills ... More >>

  • News

    July 14, 2011

    Beverly Hills Versus the Westside Subway

    ​Celebrities--they're just like us! Living at the mercy of the real estate market, subject to the whims of the Kuznet cycle, only at a higher plateau. Seal and Heidi Klum bought a foreclosed home at an auction for $14.9 million back in December of 2010. Now they're listing their Beverly Hills ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    A July Roundup of Restaurant Openings and Closures

    C. SoudryMr. C​ There's wine, and there's $16-a-glass house wine served in a baby-sized glass. Mr. C Beverly Hills, which opened on the brink of Beverly Hills and the Pico/Robertson area of town, is many things, but not heavy-handed with the vino. The hotel, opened last month on Beverwil Drive ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    307 Restaurants Participate in dineLA Fall 2011 Restaurant Week

    Anne FishbeinSpicy chicken pops at Lukshon.​Ever wanted to try the Lukshon's squid stuffed with fermented ground pork or spaghetti at Scarpetta but can't afford it? dineLA, which returns for 12 days in early October, might be your chance. The restaurant promo returns October 2-7 and 9-14, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Menu Design in America: Taschen Book Party

    Guzzle & NoshThe ultimate cheese plate from the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills.​Never let it be said that the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills doesn't know how to put out a cheese plate. Last night's launch party for Menu Design in America: A Visual and Culinary History of Graphic Styles and Desig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Beverly Hills to Gift Floundering City of Bell $10K in Restructuring Advice

    Beverly Hills City Manager Jeff Kolin feels bad for Bell.​Cities don't come more opposite than Bell and Beverly Hills. The former is 90 percent Latino, with an average household income of $30,000 per year. Its city government is drowning in an impossible pile of debt, and residents are still ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Ann Carrasco-Zanini: Beverly Hills Sees First Homicide of Year: Suspect, Victim Likely Knew Each Other, Cops Say

    ​Updated at the bottom: A 54-year-old "boyfriend" has been charged. First posted at 11:55 a.m. Thursday. Beverly Hills has about one cop for every Rolls Royce, so its crime rate is about as low as America's collective self-esteem. For some reason, however, the city has been on a roll when it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    No Rape at Montage Beverly Hills: Police Drop Hotel Investigation After Learning Victim Was 'Entertaining' Men in Her Room

    Montage Beverly HillsFine evening for a game of "Clue" in the 90210...​The Internet went up in flames this morning (damn you, Santa Ana winds!) over accusations of rape at the glittering Montage Beverly Hills, a favorite hideout of movie stars and other 1 percenters looking for some L.A. luxur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Best Posts Of The Week

    ​We've got nothing but love for Heavy D, who died this week at his Beverly Hills home. Dan Hyman wrote a touching memorial for a man who was a pioneer of the hip-hop/R&B hybrid. This week will be remembered for sunnier news as well, however: We finally enacted Nigel Tufnel day. And it's toda ... More >>

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