"We also are having material delivered to us, as well as equipment," Ximenez added. "We're having ongoing concrete pours and those will be mostly daily from Wilshire Boulevard for the foreseeable future."
"We're featuring summer colors and a collage-based background that highlights the various icons that make Beverly Hills what it is," Julie Wagner, President and CEO of the CVB, said of the summer campaign.
The Courier obtained an early preview, sitting down with artist Chaz Guest as he began painting a piano with his comic book character Buffalo Warrior, the first superhero "born in the cotton fields.
Buried under Loma Vista Drive, where all Toro's construction has taken place so far, is a maze of electric, cable, and phone lines around which crews need to tiptoe.
As far back as 2005, with San Diego's devastating 2003 Cedar Fire still fresh in the state's memory, the city took extra precautions against wildfires.
Indeed, the Commission's July 1 vote will not result in any immediate or concrete changes, and the full cost of the project, and who exactly will foot the bill (Metro will cover at least some of it), is far from determined.
Sharon R. Nazarian presided over the last Rotary Club of Beverly Hills meeting of her tenure as president on June 28. More than 140 people attended the in-person event, including (from left): Event organizers Jim Jahant, President-Elect Charles L Black III, Judie Fenton, Nazarian, JR
Many of the observers that day had been coming to Euro Caffe for years to watch games. One of the regulars, Giacomo, works nearby at Celine. He's from Italy and explained, "The Italian population is around 17 million.
Beverly Hills resident Arnie Mills celebrated his 100th birthday at a June 28 party at Nua Restaurant. Mills was the personal manager of legendary performers Vikki Carr, OC Smith and Bobby Vee. During the festivities, Arnie "stood for three hours, greeted more than 50 people