The Scene

Rockefeller & Bloomingdale Launch The SIL. Last week in the upstairs private room at San Vicente Bungalows, The SIL holiday fashion capsule collection was launched during an intimate dinner. Designer Ariana Rockefeller flew in from New York to join Natalie Bloomingdale, who curated the digital

What skyscrapers are to New York City, palm trees are to Beverly Hills. The palms that line the streets of Canon Drive are as emblematic of the City as the Beverly Hills sign itself. The lean palms that decorate the City date back to 1907

You might have first spotted tall, blond, down- to-earth and affable Australian chef Curtis Stone as a judge on NBC's "America's Next Great Restaurant," or on "Today" sharing recipes. When he appeared on "The Celebrity Apprentice" Season Three, he was coined 'The Quiet Terminator' for

Sandwiched in between Bondi Harvest and Tom Dixon, around the corner from Soul Cycle and Roberta's pizza, is The Optimist, perhaps the chicest store in The Platform complex in Culver City.  The recently opened establishment is the brainchild of real estate developer and principal at The

Scores of people packed the Municipal Gallery at City Hall on Dec. 3 to discuss Beverly Hills' effort to make people less reliant on cars via the Complete Streets Plan. The plan, which has been in development for nearly two years, is intended to make

Embracing the passage of time and all elements that come with it, the City of Beverly Hills last week closed escrow on the Clock Drive-in Market building at 8423 Wilshire Blvd., paying $16.5 million. The property, which rests a stone's throw from where the Wilshire/La

The Beverly Hills City Council is slated to consider an urgency ordinance to lower parking requirements at its upcoming study session on Tuesday, Dec. 10. At the Council's previous study session, on Nov. 19, Council members discussed the City's existing in-lieu parking program regulations with

For people looking to live like a local or rent out an entire home in Beverly Hills, there are few options on par with what short-term rental sites like Airbnb offer.  However, while visitors may love spending a night or two in a residential neighborhood, sometimes

Professor Leonard Kleinrock has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors.  According to the academy, the honor recognizes inventors at academic institutions who have "demonstrated a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life,

Jenny Rogers has been named the new Beverly Hills Director of Community Services. She joins Beverly Hills from Mill Valley, where she served as the Director of Arts and Recreation since 2012. Rogers fills the role vacated by former Director Nancy Hunt-Coffey who is now