Sunday, May 20, 2012
The city's 2012 Historic Preservation Celebration hosts a party Tuesday from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Hollywood Riviera, one of the city's mid-Century architectural gems. The free party features a talk on "LA's Pool Culture."
Few images evoke the notion of the California Dream better than the swimming pool. In the mid 20th Century, the California Dream was sold to America based largely on that image of the swimming pool. As the Beverly Hillbillies theme song said, “swimming pools, movie stars.” Tuesday, as part of the 2012 Historic Preservation Celebration, the city is celebrating the swimming pool and all that it embodies by having a party around, what else but a swimming pool. But the swimming pool for this event isn’t just any swimming pool. It’s the pool at one of the city’s mid-Century architectural masterpieces, Hollywood Riviera. Built in 1954, the Hollywood Riviera was designed by famed architect Edward Fickett, FAIA. “LA’s Pool Culture” is the topic of…
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Community Development Director Anne McIntosh resigns, the Planning Commission approves modifications to the Sunset-Doheny Hotel, now to be an upscale Edition Hotel, and San Vicente Boulevard gets repaved.
Miss some of the news in this past week? Here’s a review of the week’s headlines. Top Stories City Hall was shaken up when Community Development Director Anne McIntosh turned in her resignation, effective June 15. McIntosh, who came to City Hall in 2009, is the third high-ranking city employee to retire or resign in the past three months. Rent Stabilization and Housing Director Allyne Winderman retired in late February while Finance and Technology Director Anil Gandhy retied in April. The Planning Commission approved modifications to the proposed Sunset-Doheny hotel project. The Marriott Corporation plans to open the hotel under its luxury Edition brand, but wanted permission to include a 5,000 square-foot nightclub and add eight feet to …
The Russian Style Festival winds down with a day of entertainment and family activities in Plummer Park while the Hudson Block Party returns and a bike race zooms through town.
Greetings and welcome to City Scoop. Today is Sunday, May 20, the 141st day of 2012. Here’s what’s going on in West Hollywood today. Russian Style The city’s Russian Advisory Board is sponsoring the Russian Style Festival in Plummer Park. The weekend-long event wraps up with a day-long celebration that includes entertainment, music, food and family activities, starting at 11 a.m. The Royal Basketball School will play a game of basketball and compete in a shooting contest. The celebration concludes with a gala concert beginning at 5 p.m. Admission is free. Glimpse of Bikers The Amgen Tour de California bicycle race will zoom through West Hollywood for about 10 minutes at approximately 10:10 a.m. The final leg of the 750-mile race, which …
Saturday, May 19, 2012
100 percent of the proceeds from the Harvey Milk Day event will benefit the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center.
Journalist and TV host Lisa Ling will host a fundraiser Sunday at her Santa Monica home to benefit the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center. Organized by Stonewall Young Democrats, a political organization working to empower LGBTQ youth, the event coincides with Harvey Milk Day, an unofficial state holiday that honors the slain gay rights leader. Ling's participation "sends a strong message to everyone that we're moving forward in the fight for LGBT youth," said Stonewall member Ari Ruiz. Tickets are still on sale for the event, which will take place from 3-4:30 p.m. and include not only the opportunity to meet Ling, but also Milk's nephew, Stuart Milk, and several state lawmakers. General admission tickets are $30. All of the proceeds will benefit …
A Pirate Festival drops anchor at the Factory, while tango performances invade Fiesta Hall. Plus a workshop about adopting is at the West Hollywood Library.
Greetings and welcome to City Scoop. Today is Saturday, May 19, 2012, the 140th day of 2012. Here’s what’s going on in West Hollywood today. Pirates of West Hollywood Ahoy all pirates. Don you pirate garb and head off to a pirate’s booty of beer, rum and bacon as the Pirate Festival comes to Weho. A buffet lunch will have various entrees, appetizers and desserts all featuring bacon, including a bacon wrapped hot dog. To wash it down are various imported rums and beers. Adams Attic performs. The Pirate Festival runs 1-5 p.m. at the Factory. Proceeds benefit the Children’s Tumor Foundation. Adoption Options The third and final workshop focusing on building families deals with adoption. Robyn Harrod, LCSW with Southern California Foster …
Friday, May 18, 2012
City has special observances planned to commemorate the birthday of the first openly gay man elected to public office in America. Harvey Milk served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 1977 until his assassination in Nov. 1978.
West Hollywood will observe the third annual Harvey Milk Day with several events on Monday and Tuesday. In 2009, the California State Legislature designated May 22 as Harvey Milk Day, commemorating the birthday of the first openly gay man elected to public office in America. Milk served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 1977 until his death by assassination in November 1978. On Monday, during the City Council meeting, the book The Harvey Milk Story will be presented to area elementary schools. That presentation will be followed by the unveiling of a special Harvey Milk banner designed by artist Jeff Tsuji. The City Council meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the street level of the West Hollywood Library. On …
The Hudson restaurant holds its second annual block party from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. on Sunday, The party will happen on the tiny street and adjacent park directly in front of the restaurant plus in the adjacent Bank of America parking lot.
After a wildly successful launch last year, the Hudson Block Party is back and bigger than before. Sunday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., the Hudson restaurant and bar, located at 1114 Crescent Heights Boulevard (at Santa Monica Boulevard) will host a huge outdoor party on the road in front of the restaurant and in the Matthew Shepard Triangle directly across the street. The area will be closed to traffic. “Last year was so successful, we actually had to turn people away,” owner Beau Laughlin told Patch. “So we’re bringing it back. It’s a great party for our friends, the patrons and the community.” The party will also expand this year to include the nearby Bank of America parking lot where approximately 30 local vendors and community …
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Marriott asks for modifications to the already approved Sunset-Doheny Hotel, where it now plans to open the West Coast flagship of its new Edition brand of luxury hotels. The Planning Commission approves those modifications.
West Hollywood’s Planning Commission gave its approval to modifications to the planned Sunset-Doheny Hotel at its Thursday night meeting. In March 2010, the City Council approved the 11-story, mixed-use hotel project at 9040 Sunset Blvd. (at Doheny Drive) with 148 hotel rooms, 20 condominiums, 18,000 square feet of retail space and 5,800 square feet of conference meeting rooms. At the time, the project was just a concept proposed by developer Richard Weintraub. No specific hotel chain had committed to it. Now, the Marriott hotel chain wants to operate the hotel as the West Coast flagship of its new “Edition” brand of high-end, luxury-service hotels. The chain also has Edition hotels planned for London, Miami and New York City. With a …
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'The Apostle,' a one-act opera by Weho composer Gamma Skupinsky, has its world premier in Fiesta Hall. Author Brandon Jones signs copies of his debut novel, 'All Woman & Springtime,' at Book Soup.
Greetings and welcome to City Scoop. Today is Friday, May 18, the 139th day of 2012. Here’s what’s going on in West Hollywood today. Opera Premier The Apostle, a one-act opera by Gamma Skupinsky, a Russian composer who now lives in West Hollywood, has its world premier. Based on Anton Chekhov’s story The Black Monk, the opera focuses on creative people, their obsessions and their realities. The WHOpera Group puts on the opera as part of the Russian Style Festival, going on through Sunday. The Apostle performs at 6 p.m. in Fiesta Hall in Plummer Park. Free. Memoirs of a North Korean Geisha Author Brandon Jones has made a splash with his debut novel, All Woman & Springtime. Often compared to Memoirs of a Geisha, this novel follows two girls …
A trial date has yet to be set for Dorothee Burkhart who is wanted on a host of fraud charges in Germany.
A federal judge heard arguments Thursday but made no decision on whether to order the extradition of the mother of a man suspected of setting dozens of fires in Hollywood, West Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley over New Year's weekend. Dorothee Burkhart, 53, is fighting extradition to her native Germany, where she is wanted on a host of fraud charges. Contrary to her behavior at previous hearings, the woman sat quietly, taking notes. Michael Belter, Burkhart's attorney, argued against extradition on several fronts. First, the woman has been subpoenaed by her son's defense as a key witness in the arson case, the attorney said, adding that he had questions about the statute of limitations on the German fraud charges. He also said his …
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