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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 >>
The porcelain at Lladro is filled with meaning
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Beverly Hills, 1984
And Beverly Hills just let the place be torn down
Beverly Hills High family alleges radiation risk from oil wells
Beverly Hills High family alleges radiation risk from oil wells
Off the beaten path in Beverly Hills
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 >>
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 >>
Photo credit: abbyladybugWheels of Parmesan cheeseWith 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Tiger Beverly HillsA 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Former Banksy gallerist Steve Lazarides opens up shop in Beverly Hills
Steve Lazarides opens up shop in Beverly Hills
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
'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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Courtesy of The Cheese Store of Beverly HillsNot 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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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