Sunday, June 23, 2019
Summer Blockbuster Movies On US At The Actor's Choice
Enter to Win! Link: www.theactorschoicela.org/summer-at-the-movies
Monday, October 29, 2012
Friday, October 26, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
My Niece/God-Daughter in Times Square
This weekend was the Covenant Service for my niece/god-daughter Mallory. She was given her Hebrew name of Michaela, named for my sister-in-law’s mother Michele. As a surprise for my brother and sister-in-law, I wished Mallory a “Happy Baby Naming” in Times Square – New York.
My girl looks beautiful, appearing on the jumbo screen at the ‘crossroads of the world”. Whoo…Hoo!
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Please Help This Family If You Can!
I know it's early in the morning but this story breaks my heart. There's this wonderful family of 4 living here in Los Angeles. I met the mother briefly in my exercise class. She has stage 4 Lymphedema (which is a terrible debilitating disease of the lymphatic system). It has gotten so bad for the family that they literally have little to no food and must vacate their apartment has soon as possible.
The problem is that the system is so backed up and flawed that she doesn't qualify for food assistance because her disability payment is too high...basically, I'm sorry your family has no food, but we can't help you. Housing isn't an option because the wait-list is well over a year. I will do everything I can to help them, but if there's
anything any of you can do, please contact her family at 310.902-3134 - Evette.. No one in a country like the US should go hungry especially children.
The problem is that the system is so backed up and flawed that she doesn't qualify for food assistance because her disability payment is too high...basically, I'm sorry your family has no food, but we can't help you. Housing isn't an option because the wait-list is well over a year. I will do everything I can to help them, but if there's
anything any of you can do, please contact her family at 310.902-3134 - Evette.. No one in a country like the US should go hungry especially children.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Weekend Hangout - Birthday Edition
I know I’ve been missing for a couple of weeks with the Weekend Hangout, but I was sick with terrible allergies. Now I’m back in time for my birthday! Today is the date my mom was in labor with me for 15 hours…as I’ve been told over the years, many, many times. I can’t wait for a frozen strawberry margarita and some fun.
But because we are in rather tough times and my REAL favorite affordable Mexican food restaurant, Acapulco, is no longer near where I live, I have rounded up a group of family and friends for Happy Hour at El Torito Grill.
I actually enjoy going there for Happy Hour in the Cantina. You can either sit indoors and enjoy some of the best chips, salsa and guacamole around or go out on the patio to enjoy the cool, mild LA evenings with drinks and friends in tow. Their Happy Hour lasts from 3 – 8 p.m….five hours to get your eat and drink on. Another plus is the staff… they’re so nice, friendly and accommodating. Ask for Lance, he’ll hook you up.
So if you’re ever in the Los Angeles area and looking for a good bang for your buck, stop by…you won’t be disappointed.
9595 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, California 90210
Phone:
Open Daily
Monday-Thursday 11:00am-9:00pm
Friday-Saturday 11:00am-10:00pm
Sunday 12:00am-9:00pm
Monday-Thursday 11:00am-9:00pm
Friday-Saturday 11:00am-10:00pm
Sunday 12:00am-9:00pm
Cantina Small Bites (7 Days/wk in the Cantina).
Drink Specials (M-F 3-8pm in the Cantina).
Monday, October 15, 2012
The 99 Cent Store May Invade 1%-er's Playground
This cracks me up! The residents of Beverly Hills and surrounding affluent neighborhoods, are the same people who have tried endlessly to stop the subway to the sea because they’re afraid that the “wrong people” will invade their bastion of wealth and entitlement, though they won’t publicly admit it. Now the 99 Cent Store wants to further encroach on the mecca of conspicuous consumption by opening a store on Rodeo Drive…my how times have changed. For some strange reason, I’m pulling for the 99 Cent Store. I would love to see the faces of the old money elite shivering in their designer duds when they see different people, not of the Beverly Hills/Bel Air set, marching proudly into the store, feeling that a store they’re familiar with, is reason enough to take a trip to Rodeo Drive. If this comes to fruition, I too will drive down there and do my shopping right beside all the other working class people rubbing the wealthy’s noses in the mere fact of us being there. Sorry 1%-ers, it just may be open season on your playground.
Dollar Store Seeks to Rub Elbows on Rodeo Drive
If your Rodeo Drive shopping stops include Versace, Armani, Chanel and Tiffany & Co., perhaps you’d be interested in a store where you could drop a real bundle, of $1 bills that is.
The 99 Cents Only Stores chain announced that it’s searching for a retail space on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Calif., one of the toniest shopping strips in the world.
“We think our store will do well. Our highest amounts of sales are happening in our branch on Wilshire Boulevard. We know for a fact a lot of customers there are coming from Beverly Hills. This store will be here to stay. The major reason for its success will be the challenging economy which came as the final impetus to open the store,” Eric Schiffer, The 99 Cents Only Store CEO, told ABC News.
The 99 Cents Only Store is confident that opening on Rodeo Drive be a winning move. “We’ve had many success stories that are similar to this scenario. After we opened our store in West Hollywood on West Lincoln Boulevard, a Whole Foods came right next to us. As soon as it did, our business went up dramatically,” he said.
“Oh my God! How will it work in the middle of all the fancy-shmantsy?” Beverly Hills resident since 1977 Ann Garry told ABC News when she heard the news.
“If there’s a 99 Cent Only Store on Rodeo Drive, I will definitely shop there. I wouldn’t dream of shopping on Rodeo Drive. Instead of just looking at the windows I can now shop there,” said Garry.
Mikael Choukroun, manager of 208 Rodeo restaurant located on the Rodeo Drive, he is concerned about the street losing its high-class identity.
“Hearing news of The 99 Cents Store opening is very disappointing. I worked for 20 years at Les Champs Elysees [in Paris] and I have seen what such stores have done to it. After McDonalds and similar places opened many of the high-end brands left Les Champs Elysees and it’s now full of cheap stores. I can see this happening to Rodeo Drive if they start opening such stores,” said Choukroun.
Making ends meet as far as rent will be a challenging task, said Schiffer. “We’re hoping to find a landlord who will understand that with opening such a store we will increase traffic on Rodeo Drive, which has been slow due to the bad economy,” said Schiffer.
“By putting our news release out on Tuesday we hope to attract the interest of landlords and perhaps cut the middle-man process, and by that, cut some extra costs,” he said.
The store hopes to appeal to locals and to tourists. “Shops on Rodeo make most of their sales from tourists. When tourists get their basic needs from our store, as opposed to paying a lot more for the same items at their hotels, they will have saved enough to shop on Rodeo,” said Schiffer.
The 99 Cent Stores operates 303 outlets in California, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada. “We were the first store to sell in 99 cent or a buck items. We are an LA iconic business. We started in LA 30 years ago and grew to 300 stores and we want it to be the home of our flagship store… the city where we started. Also, what’s wrong with having an exception, and we would be that exception,” said Schiffer.
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