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May 25, 2012
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Memorial Weekend Festivities

This is a great weekend to check out the opening night of Street Food Cinema! Our fun lady friends over at Buzz Girls are sponsoring this fun new summer event so it is bound to be a hit. Here are the deets:
Street Food Cinema, a new Summer event series featuring outdoor live music, movies and yummy food trucks! This weekend the movie of the night will be Napoloen Dynamite and the food trucks include Kogi BBQ, Grill ‘Em All, Munchie Machine, Don Chow Tacos, After School Special Truck, AROCKin ICE and more. Street Food Cinema will be showing every Saturday from May 26 – September 1. Here’s a list of the schedule:

May 26 – Napoleon Dynamite
June 2 – MI4: Ghost Protocol
June 9 – The 40 Year Old Virigin
June 16 – Rocky Horror
June 23 – Avatar
June 30 – Transformers
July 7 – Twilight
July 14 – X-Men
July 21 – American Pie
July 28 – Iron Man
Aug 4 – Bridesmaids
Aug 11 – Alice in Wonderland
Aug 18 – 80′s double feature: 16 Candles & Valley Girl | Hosted by Deborah Foreman
Aug 25 – Weird Science
Sept 1 – Talladega nights | *Final show at LA Port


Photo from Street Food Cinema.

When: Saturday – May 26th | Doors Open 5:30pm | Band 6:30pm | Movie 8:30pm
Where: Exposition Park | 700 Exposition Park Drive Los Angeles, CA 90037
Parking: Lot available for $10, Entrance off Figueroa
Click HERE to buy tickets!

Also, don’t forget about the block party happening at the Jubilee Street Festival! Be entertained with 2 days of music, drinks, food trucks, shopping, comedians and live performances in Silverlake.


Photo from Jubilee.

When: Saturday & Sunday – May 26th & 27th | Starting at 12 pm both days
Where: Junction of Santa Monica Blvd and Sunset Blvd, 90029
Click here to buy tickets!

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May 18, 2012
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The Beverly Hills Art Show – Spring Edition

You may remember us blogging about the Beverly Hills art show in October…well now, it is back for the Spring Edition this weekend! Come out this Saturday and Sunday to see four blocks of fine arts and craft. Works from over 250 exhibitors such as paintings, sculptures, watercolors, photographys, mixed medias, ceramics, jewelries, drawings and printmaking will all be on display. There will be art tours held both days starting at 2 pm and a wine and dine garden to visit! Check out the Beverly Hills Website for more details.


Photo from the City of Beverly Hills.

When: Saturday & Sunday – May 19 & 20
Time: 10 am – 6 pm

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May 17, 2012
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Creative Living in Atwater Village: ATX

Atwater Village – the hip family friendly enclave just east of the 405 near Griffith Park – is know for its charming bungalows and fun shops and restaurants. Now you can add beautiful contemporary creative space to the list of Atwater’s enticing features.


Photo from Atwater Crossing.

Atwater Crossing aka ATX is a cool collection of studios, offices, shoot locations, retail spaces, a theater & restaurant on Casitas Avenue. The brilliant shutterbugs from Shark Pig who shot the Heirloom LA farm dinner at McGrath Family Farm have set up shop at ATX. (That was so yummy – we are still talking about the cheese and mushroom stuff pumpkin blossoms!)

Photo from Heirloom LA. Click here for more photos!
So has Brazilian Yoga & Pilates. Catch a show, grab a snack, buy some stuff – definitely worth checking out.

If you want a place to live with a similar vibe there are two nearby projects that can call us fans. The ATX Homes are townhouse style single family residences with a bold steel and concrete look.

Photo from the MLS. Listed by Eric Lavey | Ernie Carswell | Kathleen Mahoney – Teles Properties, BH.
The architect has blended residential comfort with a commercial style and sophistication and garnered great results. We particularly love the work spaces and the roof decks. Just across Los Feliz Boulevard on Perlita is The Mews.

Photo from the MLS. Listed by Jerry Hoffman – RLG Properties,Inc.
The Mews is a gated group of loft style single family residences. They have direct access garages, wonderful light and each unit has its own interior courtyard and outdoor space. Clean lines and your own private garden make The Mews another inspiring choice.

So check out the latest Atwater Village has to offer. Let us know if you want to make this fun L.A. neighborhood home.

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May 15, 2012
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Paul Williams in Beverly Hills

We’ve blogged about Paul R. Williams before – what can say, we are fans. In addition to being a residential architect, in 1938 he was commissioned by Adam Gimbel to design the Art Deco interiors of Saks Fifth Avenue, to create a store that would make shoppers experience the warmth of a fine home. This design set the standard for every other Saks store. The enduring popularity of his work is a testament not only to his skill but also to his ability to transcend the social restrictions of his day and connect with his clients on a level that enabled him to produce dwellings that truly met their needs. Here is a Paul Williams in the flats of Beverly Hills that is new to the market:




Photos from the MLS. Listed by David Offer, Prudential – BW.

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May 12, 2012
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Art + Food + Drinks

Enjoy a nice evening of art, wine, beer, gourmet food truck edibles and great music at the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired Gallery in Barnsdall Park. Hosted by the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery Associates and the Barnsdall Art Park Foundation, this event will sure be packed with lots of talent. Visit their website to buy tickets! Click Here!


When: Sunday – May 12th, 2012 at 7 pm
Where: Barnsdall Art Park – 4800 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027
Event is age 21 +

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May 4, 2012
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A weekend of Food & Fun & Cars

Green City Fair is back for its 2nd annual festival of fun, food and activities. There will be free sustainable workshops throughout the day and free giveaways and discounts.
Tiffany from our team (you may remember her for her helpful friendly attitude or for her intrepid daily commute to work by bicycle) will be at the fair this Saturday. She’s manning the Bicycle Kitchen booth and has informed us that any cyclists who makes it up the hill to Mulholland can stop by for some chain greasing, tire inflation and other bike action!

When: Saturday – May 5, 2012 from 10-3 pm
Where: TreePeople – 12601 Mulholland Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210

In direct juxtaposition: The 3rd annual Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance returns to the historic former Doheny Family Estate. This event gathers many car and motorcycle enthusiasts and will showcase more than 150 vintage, rare and unique automobiles. Visit their website to buy tickets for the show!

When: Sunday – May 6, 2012 from 10-4 pm
Where: Greystone Mansion – Beverly Hills, CA

If you’d rather eat and drink than ride and drive, the Taste of the Eastside event brings together an afternoon of food and drinks from the eastside neighborhoods Silver Lake, Echo Park, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Los Feliz and Atwater. Music, kids activities, Garden Bar, silent auction and food from 30 restaurants…can’t ask for more! Visit their website to get tickets!

When: Sunday – May 6th, 2012 from 1-5 pm
Where: Barnsdall Art Park – 4800 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027

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April 18, 2012
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Sometimes Bigger is Better in Beverly Hills

This week’s open houses brought us to two very large homes in Beverly Hills… this happens from time to time, but what was different about these is that they were both done well for how big they are. Respectively they are over 13,000 square feet and 30,000 square feet. They both felt as though they had personal touches which separated them from the tract home McMansions we often see. What also made the 30,000 square foot home feel especially special is that it sits on 20 acres overlooking Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, it’s a truly special piece of land.

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(Top Row)Photos from the MLS. Listed by Joyce Rey, Coldwell Banker – South and Kurt Rappaport, Westside Estate Agency Inc.

(Bottom Row)Photos from the MLS. Listed by Elizabeth Shapiro, Nourmand & Associates – BH, and Linda May, Coldwell Banker – BH North.

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