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Blue lights bathed the trees at a hilltop home as 950 members of the greater Beverly Hills community watched The Who deliver a seven-set show on the heels of their farewell tour. 

The Maple Counseling Center raised $1 million from its annual “Tea and Tequila” fundraiser at The Maybourne Beverly Hills on Oct. 26, following an anonymous donation.

Indeed, if the Spanish-born Andrés’ life was a movie title, it would be “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” And the local restaurant scene played a supporting role in the Andrés success story.  

It was only fitting, therefore, that the third annual “Women Who Shine Gala,” orchestrated by Beverly Hills Chamber's Women's Business Network, took place at the iconic “Pink Palace” on March 26.

The expansion will double Holocaust Museum LA's existing footprint in Pan Pacific Park, increase visitor capacity and educational programs to greater numbers of students and schools, and incorporate cutting-edge technology to preserve and present Holocaust survivor testimonies.  

The event was chaired by Dr. Marcia Selz, Laura Stein, and JNF-USA Los Angeles Co-President, Susie Toczek.

On April 27, Mayor Lili Bosse, members of the Arts and Culture and Human Relations Commissions, BHUSD Superintendent Dr. Michael Bregy and artist Alexandra Nechita attended a ribbon cutting ceremony dedicating the Sing for Hope piano created by Nechita to the Beverly Hills High School

Aariel Maynor, the 30-year-old who pleaded guilty to killing Beverly Hills philanthropist Jaqueline Avant, has been sentenced to 190 years to life for Avant's murder and the attempted murder of her security guard on Dec. 1.

The event celebrated the Center's work to promote the study of modern Israel by sponsoring UCLA courses, public programs, academic research, and hosting visiting Israeli scholars, writers, and artists.

With the approach of Passover, the much-anticipated addition to the Wilshire Boulevard Temple takes on special significance.