Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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The Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles Association of REALTORS® Charitable Foundation, Inc. announces the recipients of its 2014 Scholarship Program. The program was created to support the REALTORS® of tomorrow by providing scholarships of $250 - $1500 to high school and/or undergraduate students who are planning to pursue a career in real estate. The awardees are Gloria Yang of UCLA; Arian Zerehi of USC; Brenda Sanchez of Santa Monica College; and Sascha Meeks of Los A...
Marking a celebration of its roots, Heal the Bay's board of directors today appointed veteran staffer Alix Hobbs as the environmental organization's new president and chief executive officer. Hobbs, who most recently served as chief operating officer, has a 16-year history with the Santa Monica-based nonprofit. Mentored by Heal the Bay founder Dorothy Green, Hobbs began as a volunteer at a beach cleanup in 1993 and has since taken on positions of increasing leadership, from...
Michael Farahnik, the first US purchaser of a 77" TV, "the latest television Holy Grail," LG Electronics' new OLED Ultra HD TV. It "marries super-sleekness with better-than-current HD display performance" together with a 65-inch display It is the first OLED UHD set to hit the market and a sales event at Video & Audio Center in Santa Monica Thursday 10/2 marked its first availability to U.S. consumers. Also is the photo is Joseph Akhtarzad, the owner of Video & Audio Center on...
L.A.'s Kitchen and Bath Visionary Retailer Turns 65! Los Angeles' fondness for luxe European-inspired kitchens and bathroom fixtures is thanks to the forward vision of Snyder Diamond. Snyder Diamond, doing business 65 years in 2014, is an L.A. success story that exemplifies the power of aiming high. The suppliers of the most luxurious bath amenities in Los Angeles, including top-of-the-line chef's kitchen ovens, baths, appliances and the ultimate spa experience for comfort and...
Santa Monica Art Studios announces its 10th Anniversary Open Studios event on Saturday, October 18th from 6 to 9 pm and Sunday, October 19th from 1 to 5 pm. Thirty-nine painters, printmakers, photographers, sculptors and mixed media artists will open their studios for the event. Santa Monica Art Studios Artists are: Melinda Smith Altshuler, Fariba Ameri, Hugo Anderson, Krista Augius, Janine Brown, Lulu Camp, Gregg Chadwick, Lola del Fresno, Wendy Edlen, Susan Feldman, Karen...
by Ralph Hattenbach A fundraiser was held Wednesday night at the Heroes Golf Course at the VA property in West LA. Over 150 people attended an event to help make improvements to the course located on the northern end of the Veteran facility. Ricardo Bandini spearheaded the efforts with a substantial gift of his own money in addition to a $200,000 gift from the Community Justice Foundation. Bandini's family back in 1889 donated the land that the Heroes course stands on today....
Veggie Grill, the leading fast-casual restaurant concept that celebrates veggies in innovative ways, today announced the launch of nine new summer menu items. New dishes incorporate fresh off-the-grill veggies and capture the energized and playful essence of summer with re-imagined versions of classic favorites. The sunshine summer menu is available at all locations and offers a diverse selection of entree salads, hot sandwiches, homestyle plates, bowls, snacks & shares. The...
June 27, 2014, Verizon FiOS Southern California dedicated a $2,500 donation and volunteer efforts to the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica during their "Summer Fun Day" to celebrate Verizon's commitment to contributing to and improving the center's technology assets on Friday, June 27. The day included a guest appearance from the Verizon FiOS vehicles outfitted with fun electronic games and converted TVs, a donation of an X-Box 360 with interactive games and a Samsung Galaxy...
The Fiesta La Ballona Committee is moving full steam ahead on continuing the Culver City tradition of putting together one fantastic end of summer Fiesta Party in the Park (August 22-24). According to the Sponsorship Subcommittee Chair, Marcus G. Tiggs, “the generosity of local sponsors makes the Westside’s best Party in the Park a reality”. The Committee is pleased to announce the following organizations and business as early sponsors for this year’s Fiesta La Ballona: Sony Pictures Entertainment, LA Kings Ice Crew, LA Gala...
East Coast staple Dunkin’ Donuts is starting its California expansion with five stores opening by year’s end. One is planned for 12th and Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica Beginning this fall, the purveyor of everything breakfast will debut locations in Santa Monica, Long Beach, Whittier, Downey and Modesto. Those new spots will kick off an aggressive push by the Canton, Mass., company into the Golden State. Dunkin’ plans to open nearly 200 stores in California through franchisees within a few years and eventually 1,000 locat...
Santa Monica-based precious metal asset firm Rosland Capital will take steps to support homeless veterans in its local West LA community, as well as current and former service men and women during New Directions for Veterans' 4th Annual "Walk for Warriors" Memorial Day 5K. Rosland Capital CEO Marin Aleksov and a team of 14 employee volunteers – dubbed Team Rosland Capital – will be raising money for New Directions' cause: helping end homelessness among vete...
After 50 years at Lincoln and Colorado, a construction tractor demolished NORMS Restaurant in 50 minutes last Tuesday. The new, out of town developers, plan to build 4 stories of mixed use retail and housing....
A MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinic has opened inside the CVS/pharmacy store in Santa Monica at 2505 Santa Monica Boulevard. It is the first location in Santa Monica and the 15th location in Los Angeles County. MinuteClinic, a division of CVS Caremark Corporation, is the largest and fastest growing provider of retail medical clinics in the United States. "Since opening the first store-based clinic in California in 2007, MinuteClinic has helped to expand access to high-qualit...
Hari Pal, one of Santa Monica's finest gentleman, was just told he must vacate his 30 year old car repair shop in 1 month. Generations of Santa Monica residents have depended on Pal Motors to repair their cars and do body work. Hard working Hari is always on the job, always there to help, to listen and give excellent repair services. Developer purchased property for a little over $1.2mm....
Tommy's Original World Famous Hamburgers on Lincoln and Pico opened 20 years ago. The landlord plans to replace Tommy's with Santa Monica's 1,000,000th Starbucks. Tommy's burgers smothered in Chili were well, unique. But it could not compete with a national chain like Starbucks when it came to the rent said Brent Maire, the general manager of the local, family-owned chain. The building is on the edge of a strip mall parking lot at the corner of Pico and Lincoln. It features a...
Remember that restaurant scene in "When Harry Met Sally"? While sampling some of the offerings at LA Spice Café I came close to emulating Sally, except my reactions were to the food and totally and deliciously genuine. For that I must thank Executive Chef Chris DeVillier, truly a magician in the kitchen, who recently joined LA Spice and brings his 25 years of culinary experience to this Culver City café. As the former lead culinary consultant and associate producer for M...
4 Gym at 3220 Main Street just opened and offers instruction in Cycling, Zumba, Kangoo Jumps, Gravity, Boxing and Yoga. They currently offer 3 days of instruction for free!...
Simone spins the wheel for art supply prizes during a sale at Blick Art Supplies, on Ocean Park Blvd and Lincoln Blvd. "As an artist, I like to help people with what I like to do," she said. "I meet some very cool people working here."...
Sony’s Santa Monica studio, best known for the God of War series, is planning to up sticks and move down the coast to the Playa Vista area. The studio is one of Sony’s most successful video game subsidiaries, which not only develops its own IP, but also helps to fund and provide support for third-party titles on PlayStation consoles. Now the company is leaving its headquarters in Santa Monica and moving into a larger facility in Playa Vista called The Reserve, where many big-name companies already reside, such as the You...
Life’s never dull when you’re the daughter of a newspaper publisher. New and random curiosities make their way into your home all the time: one day there’s a novel from an up-and-coming author on your desk, the next day you’re presented with free stationary, and every so often you even get free admission to an amusement park, all submitted by various businesses in the hopes of being featured in the paper. One of the most enjoyable perks to the newspaper business –free D...
At the Santa Monica Omelette Parlor, on Main between Hill and Ashland, Superior Court Judge and former LA Mayor Jim Hahn and his wife Michelle are celebrating the 95th birthday of Jim's great-grandfather-in-law Frank Torres. Frank looks tanned and fit, and the servers bring on a sesame-seeded pastry with a lit sparkler sticking out of it. We all sing him "Happy Birthday." This is perhaps the last time anyone will ever sing "Happy Birthday"at this once-popular lunch and...