Cafe Sheera Hosts Coffee with a Cop
With a sweets case full of custom date-based confections and a wall covered in silk flowers, Cafe Sheera is decidedly not a donut shop.
One Year In, No New Mixed-Use Projects
The Beverly Hills City Council received a one-year update on the mixed-use ordinance in its Jan. 4 Regular Meeting.
Beverly Hills Public Library to Reduce Operating Hours and Services
In addition, limited passport services will be offered. Passport photos will not be offered; those seeking passports through the library will have to supply their own official passport size photo.
Changes Ahead for Lobbyists in Beverly Hills
"Transparency is an important part of the update, but we want to make sure that any updates are not overly onerous on the legislative advocate community," Beverly Hills Public Information Coordinator Lauren Santillana told the Courier in an email statement.
Starting the New Year with Historical Awards
The Beverly Hills Cultural Heritage Commission kicked off 2022 by finalizing its three newest selections for the Golden Shield Award during its first regular meeting of the year on Jan. 12.
Avant’s Legacy Will Live On In Watts
When Jacqueline Avant, the late wife of producer Clarence Avant, moved to Los Angeles from New York, she started her philanthropic journey in the Watts/Willowbrook neighborhood of South Los Angeles.
Full Docket for Planning Commission in 2022
Perhaps no city commission has a larger impact on the material shape and feel of Beverly Hills than the Planning Commission, which in 2021 tackled some of the most consequential developments in the city including the Housing Element and the One Beverly Hills project.
BHPD Arrests Suspect in Crustacean Burglary
"We keep seeing arrestees with lengthy convictions for the same offense, like in this particular case," Trejo told the Courier. "This is the revolving door that we are seeing constantly, where we arrest someone for an offense that he or she was convicted of literally
BHUSD Resumes Classes Amid Omicron Surge
"I thought it would be a mess [with] cars waiting in line. It's really fast. I'm really surprised," said one parent named Sarah who declined to give her last name.
City Council to Posthumously Honor Sidney Poitier on Jan. 18
It was a trio of roles in 1967 that firmly established him as a legend: Mark Thackeray in "To Sir With Love," Detective Virgil Tibbs in "In the Heat of the Night" and as John Prentice, a man engaged to a white woman, in "Guess