Bel-Air mansion sells for more than $50M

Published June 11, 2010 at 9:50 a.m.

A 48,000-square-foot mansion in Bel-Air has sold for more than $50 million — a record amount since Colorado's Boot Jack Ranch sold for $46.5 million in April ...

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EaterWire: Hotel Bel-Air's Massive Sale; Gonpachi, La Brea Dining

Published Dec. 4, 2009 at 8:30 p.m.

SANTA MONICA— The Hotel Bel-Air has shuttered temporarily for that massive revamp and in the interim old hotel items from baking sheets to sofas are up for grabs in the former Circuit City space on Arizona and 4th. Score serious ...

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OPENING ALERT: Rafaels

Published Oct. 14, 2009 at 5:56 p.m.

Phone: 818-505-3337 Status: Opened yesterday Alon Raphael, former owner of Bel-Air Bar & Grill, has set his sights on a new restaurant, Rafaels, which debuted yesterday. While the space once housed a recording studio, it was redesigned into a 60-seat ...

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Another Water Main Break in the Hills

Published Oct. 21, 2009 at 11:59 a.m.
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A second water main break occurred last night in the Hollywood Hills, a few miles drive east from an earlier break ... LADWP crews cleared the "slow leak" break on Packwood Trail off Mulholland Drive by 2:30 a.m., more ethan four hours after the break was reported. Earlier on Tuesday, a break prompted the closure of Mulholland Drive in the Sherman Oaks and Bel-Air Crest areas ... Two others were reported in South L.A ...

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OPENING ALERT: Raphael

Published Oct. 14, 2009 at 5:56 p.m.

Phone: 818-505-3337 Status: Opened yesterday Alon Raphael, former owner of Bel-Air Bar & Grill, has set his sights on a new restaurant, Raphael, which debuted yesterday. While the space once housed a recording studio, it was redesigned into a 60-seat ...

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Temporary Shutter: As of today the Hotel Bel-Air...

Published Sept. 30, 2009 at 3:17 p.m.

As of today the Hotel Bel-Air has shuttered for two years worth of construction to revamp the iconic venue including its restaurant and the Champagne Bar. According to its website, the hotel will reopen in October 2011. To see an ...

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Here, There, and Every-Square: Sweet Square Bars Go Retail

Published Oct. 3, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
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Sweet Square's S'mores Bar (Lindsay William-Ross/LAist) Last fall we talked with Samantha Page and Camilla Yates, whose delectable Sweet Square dessert bars were available by order for fans of hand-held treats that don't involve the word "cupcake." If you didn't have the chance or occasion to order up a batch of their squares, you might find yourself somewhere in the city where you can bite into one of their bars ... Sweet Squares have gone retail, and are now available for purchase at several

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Live Church Opening Its Doors at Club Nokia on Sunday

Published Sept. 24, 2009 at 2:43 p.m.
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Jesse Ross stands in front of Club Nokia, where Live Church LA will hold its first meeting this Sunday ... Photo by Eric Richardson ... While Jesse Ross may be new to living Downtown, the founding pastor of Live Church LA has had his eye on the neighborhood for a while now ... Back in 2001, Ross was in a Masters program at Azusa Pacific University when began to feel a calling toward Downtown and bringing the church back to the urban core ... This year, that calling turned into action ... On

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L.A. fire officials unsure if budget cuts complicated response to drowning child in Bel Air

Published Aug. 31, 2009 at 7:05 p.m.

A 3-year-old boy died in a swimming pool accident last week in Bel Air on a day when one of the neighborhood’s fire engines had been shut down because of budget cuts, according to interviews and records obtained by The ...

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Hotel Bel-Air's Upcoming Renovation Leaves Brides Jilted

Published Aug. 24, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
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The Hotel Bel-Air is offering wedding parties who are getting jilted The Beverly Hills Hotel as their venue, since it's another Dorchester property ... "A rep for the Hotel Bel-Air said they are still honoring the brides' contracts, only at The Beverly Hills Hotel." Of course, since it's also a favorite for weddings, brides might not have a lot of choice when it comes to times and spaces ... Another pinch for that "special day" is turning out to be the deposit money and how much the Bel-Air can

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