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Booze & Brews: Venice Scores Its Own Brewery: Venice Beach Brewing Co.
November 19, 2011
Rose Ave in Venice is the new hotness. Launching your own brewery is the new hotness. And when the two collide, Venice Beach Brewing Company is born, opening just a few spaces down from Venice Beach Wines and Oscar’s Cerveteca on Rose Ave near 7th. Partners and Venice inhabitants Kerr Smith (he’s an actor from NCIS and Dawson’s Creek) and Tim Benedick are playing around with four beers to start, there’s a Venice Ale, June Gloom (Belgian white), Dirty Blonde, and Ink (chocolate oatmeal stout). According to VBBC’s website , Smith and Benedick plan to debut in January 2012 . More to come. [EaterWire] More here: Booze & Brews: Venice Scores Its Own Brewery: Venice Beach Brewing Co.
Transgender Person Shot and Killed in Hollywood
November 18, 2011
The body of a transgender person was found on the streets of Hollywood last night after residents called police to report hearing guns being fired. According to KABC , the victim was shot in the chest. Witnesses saw a man leaving the area shortly after hearing shots go off, but no one has been arrested in connection to the death. more › Read more: Transgender Person Shot and Killed in Hollywood
City Considers Replacing the Crumbling 6th Street Bridge
November 18, 2011
The days of the iconic, double-arched 6th Street bridge that stretches across the Los Angeles River are numbered. Now the city council is trying to figure out how to replace the bridge built in 1932 — and whether to shut it down before an earthquake does the job. more › See more here: City Considers Replacing the Crumbling 6th Street Bridge
New Board of Ed Members Ready to Assume Office
November 18, 2011
With the results of the Nov. 8 Board of Education election finally clear, the winners are making plans to assume their new roles next month. According to the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s semifinal results , incumbent Brian Goldberg received the most votes in the race for three available seats on the Beverly Hills Board of Education. Beverly Vista parent Noah Margo came in second and educator/producer Lewis Hall came in third. The new members will join Goldberg at the Dec. 6 board meeting. Goldberg, the board vice president, is expected to assume the presidency at that time, while current board member Jake Manaster is expected to become the new vice president. Other board members Myra Lurie and Steven Fenton will attend their last official meeting on Nov. 22. Goldberg said he plans in his second term to continue the “cultural change in the way we operate as a district” that began during his first term. “My overarching goal is to ensure that this culture change takes root and becomes the norm for our community so we can protect against the mismanagement that led to our academic decline the past two decades,” he told Patch. “I [want to] continue to provide accountability, oversight and transparency to the district so we can ensure that our resources and efforts are focused on providing the best education for all our students.” Margo said he hoped his victory as a write-in candidate, which was only the second time in Beverly Hills history of such a success, demonstrates how hard he plans to work on the board. “I look forward to serving our schools and our community with the same fervor on which I ran,” he told Patch. On his campaign website, he thanked supporters and noted, “I’m driven more than ever to reach our mission of bringing Beverly Hills Unified back to national prominence.” Lewis Hall said he looks forward to introducing new ideas that he has been developing while attending meetings of the three main school board subcommittees. Since declaring his candidacy in August, Hall has been to most meetings of the Finance Committee (which advises on BHUSD financial issues), the Citizens Oversight Committee (which monitors district bond programs) and the Facilities Advisory Committee (which advises BHUSD on construction and maintenance issues). He was at the Nov. 14 Finance Committee meeting when he heard that he had been elected. “I learned a lot by attending these meetings and I have some ideas on how to improve the way things are done in the district,” he told Patch, adding that he will wait to offer specific advice until he takes office. Be sure to follow Beverly Hills Patch on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook . Read the original post: New Board of Ed Members Ready to Assume Office
Friday’s DUI Checkpoint Canceled
November 18, 2011
A Beverly Hills Police Department DUI checkpoint at Sunset Boulevard and North Alta Drive scheduled for 6-10 p.m. Friday has been postponed due to a chance of rain in the weather forecast. “It is cost prohibitive to set up and pull down a DUI checkpoint in the rain,” Lt. Mark Rosen said. “It is also a danger to those operating it.” The date and location of the next BHPD DUI checkpoint is yet to be determined. “We look at where we’re having the most arrests and accidents because of DUIs,” Sgt. Mike Foxen said when asked how checkpoint locations are planned. When operating a DUI checkpoint, officers cone off a lane of traffic and typically stop three cars at a time at 15-car intervals, Foxen said. “We make sure there is no drinking and driving, and check driver’s licenses,” he said. The number of cars stopped may vary based on how busy the roads are. “We don’t want to hold up traffic,” Foxen said. Be sure to follow Beverly Hills Patch on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook . View post: Friday’s DUI Checkpoint Canceled
Boat Captain Says He Lied About Wood’s Death
November 18, 2011
Dennis Davern was on the Splendour in November 1981 with Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner and Christopher Walken. Photo Credit: Getty Images/Hulton Archive See the original post here: Boat Captain Says He Lied About Wood’s Death
Catholic Church Buys Crystal Cathedral
November 18, 2011
The Crystal Cathedral will become a Catholic cathedral, now that a federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that the megachurch will be sold for $57.5 million to the Roman Catholic Church . The ruling shocked Chapman University , which had fought hard to purchase the property, even upping their bid to $59 million. The Crystal Cathedral’s founder, Rev. Robert H. Schuller , 85, said he could not live with the thought of Chapman University using the cathedral for secular purposes. Roman Catholic Church leaders vowed to continue preaching the Gospel of Christ in the Crystal Cathedral, and that was what tipped Schuller in favor of selling the church to the Catholic Diocese of Orange at the last minute. Under terms of the bid, the Schullers can pay rent for the use of the Crystal Cathedral for 36 months, but then they must vacate the property.
Hand and Wrist Institute Now Treats Cartilage Tears of the Wrist
November 18, 2011
Undue stress and repetitive use are apt to cause tears in cartilage of the wrist. See original here: Hand and Wrist Institute Now Treats Cartilage Tears of the Wrist
George Clooney’s Farted Loudly When Filming ‘The Descendants’
November 18, 2011
What can you say about a millionaire adult who thinks farting is hilarious? Not much, right? Well George Clooney says that he made other cast members laugh hysterically on the set of ‘The Descendants’ by making fart noises. See the rest here: George Clooney’s Farted Loudly When Filming ‘The Descendants’
