Beverly Hills Trolley Tours   Address: Corner of Rodeo Dr. & Dayton Way [ map ] Phone: (310) 285-2438 Hours: Sites & Scenes Tour Tue-Sat 12pm-5pm on the hour; Art & Architecture Tour Sat 11am Type: Specialty  Greystone Mansion & Park   Address: 905 Loma Vista Dr. [ map ] Cross Street: Doheny Rd. Phone: (310) 550-4654 Hours: Winter months: 10am-5pm; Summer months 10am-6pm Type: Gardens, Landmarks "Beverly Hills 90210" Home The Walsh family home   Address: 1675 E. Altadena Dr. [ map ] Cross Street: Porter Ave. Neighborhood: Glendale & Pasadena Phone: n/a Hours: Daily 24 hours Type: Film, TV, Landmarks Turnbull & Asser   Address: 9633 Brighton Way [ map ] Cross Street: Wilshire Blvd. Neighborhood: Beverly Hills Phone: (310) 550-7600 Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, closed Sun Type: Clothing Roxbur... 11/03/2008

Nic's Beverly Hills   Address: 453 N. Canon Dr. [ map ] Cross Street: Santa Monica Blvd. Phone: (310) 550-5707 Hours: Mon-Thu 5pm-12am; Fri-Sat 5pm-2am (dinner available 6pm-10pm) Type: American, Italian, Bars, Lounges Writer's Bar at Raffles L'Ermitage Beverly Hills   Address: 9291 Burton Way [ map ] Cross Street: Elm Dr. Phone: (310) 278-3344 Hours: Daily 11am-2am Type: Bars, Lounges Bar Nineteen12   Address: 9641 Sunset Blvd. [ map ] Cross Street: Crescent Dr. Phone: (310) 273-1912 Hours: Daily 5pm-2am Type: Bars, Lounges Trader Vic's   Address: 9876 Wilshire Boulevard [ map ] Cross Street: Santa Monica Boulevard Phone: (310) 276-6345 Hours: Sun.-Thurs. 5pm-1am, Fri.-Sat. 5pm-2am Type: Bars, Lounges Bar on 4 at Neiman Marcus Address: 9700 Wilshire Blvd. [ map ] Cross Street: Roxbury... 11/02/2008

Beverly Hills Hotel   Address: 9641 Sunset Blvd. [ map ] Cross Street: N. Crescent Dr. Phone: (310) 276-2251 Type: Travel, Business, Luxury  Avalon Beverly Hills   Address: 9400 W. Olympic Blvd. [ map ] Phone: (310) 277-5221 Type: Travel, Hip, Boutique Maison 140   Address: 140 S. Lasky Dr. [ map ] Cross Street: Charleville Blvd. Phone: (310) 281-4000 Type: Travel, Business, Luxury, Hip, Boutique The Peninsula Beverly Hills   Address: 9882 S. Santa Monica Blvd. [ map ] Cross Street: S. Lasky Dr. Phone: (310) 551-2888 Type: Travel, Business, Luxury, Hip, Boutique Raffles L'Ermitage Beverly Hills   Address: 9291 Burton Way [ map ] Cross Street: Maple Dr. Phone: (310) 278-3344 Type: Travel, Business, Luxury 11/02/2008

Frederic Fekkai Salon & Spa   Address: 440 N. Rodeo Dr. [ map ] Cross Street: Brighton Way Phone: (310) 777-8700 Hours: Mon 9am-6pm; Tue-Sat 8:30am-6:30pm Type: Spas, Salons Pola Kirei    Address: 9661 Brighton Way [ map ] Cross Street: Bedford Dr. Phone: (310) 247-0063 Hours: Daily 10am-8pm Type: Spas, Salons The Beverly Hills Hotel Spa by La Prairie   Address: 9641 Sunset Blvd. [ map ] Cross Street: N. Sierra Dr. Phone: (310) 887-2505 Hours: Daily 7am-10pm Type: Spas, Salons Jonathan Salon Beverly Hills   Address: 9681 Wilshire Blvd. [ map ] Cross Street: Bedford Dr. Phone: (310) 273-9999 Type: Beauty, Body Shops  The Spa at the Beverly Wilshire    Address: 9500 Wilshire Blvd. [ map ] Cross Street: Rodeo Dr. Neighborhood: Beverly Hills Phone: (310) 385-7023 Hours: Daily 6am-9pm Type:... 11/02/2008

Barneys New York   Address: 9570 Wilshire Blvd. [ map ] Cross Street: Camden Dr. Phone: (310) 276-4400 Hours: Mon-Wed 10am-7pm; Thu 10am-8pm; Fri-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun 12pm-6pm Type: Beauty, Body Shops, Clothing, Shoes, Accessories Lisa Kline--Beverly Hills   Address: 315 S. Beverly Dr. [ map ] Cross Street: Gregory Way Phone: (310) 691-1070 Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 11am-6pm Type: Clothing, Shoes, Accessories  Ron Herman   Address: 325 N. Beverly Dr. [ map ] Cross Street: Dayton Way Phone: (310) 550-0910 Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 12pm-5pm Type: Clothing, Shoes, Accessories Tiffany & Co.--Beverly Hills   Address: 210 N. Rodeo Dr. [ map ] Neighborhood: Beverly Hills Phone: (310) 273-8880 Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-7pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 11am-6pm Type: Shoes, Accessories, Stationery, Gifts Th... 11/02/2008

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences   Address: 8949 Wilshire Blvd. [ map ] Cross Street: N. La Peer Dr. Phone: (310) 247-3000 Type: Film, TV, Landmarks Ace Gallery - Beverly Hills    Address: 9430 Wilshire Blvd. [ map ] Cross Street: S. Reeves Dr. Phone: (310) 858-9090 Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-6pm Type: Museums, Galleries Franklin Canyon Park   Address: 2600 Franklin Canyon Dr. [ map ] Cross Street: Mulholland Dr. Phone: (310) 858-7272 Hours: Sunrise to sunset; Sooky Goldman Nature Center open daily 10am-4pm Type: Parks, Trails  Paley Center for Media   Address: 465 N. Beverly Dr. [ map ] Cross Street: S. Santa Monica Blvd. Phone: (310) 786-1000 Hours: Wed-Sun 12pm-5pm Type: Museums, Galleries  Tree People   Address: 12601 Mulholland Dr. [ map ] Cross Street: Coldwater Canyon Ave. P... 11/02/2008

Cut   Address: 9500 Wilshire Blvd. [ map ] Cross Street: S. Rodeo Dr. Phone: (310) 276-8500 Hours: Mon-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm Type: Steak, Seafood Matsuhisa   Address: 129 N. La Cienega Blvd. [ map ] Cross Street: Wilshire Blvd. Phone: (310) 659-9639 Hours: Mon-Fri 11:45am-2:15pm; 5:45pm-10:30pm; Sat-Sun 5:45pm-10:30pm Type: Sushi, Asian, Pan-Asian Spago Beverly Hills   Address: 176 N. Canon Dr. [ map ] Cross Street: Wilshire Blvd. Phone: (310) 385-0880 Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:15pm, 5:30pm-10pm; Sat 12pm-2pm, 5:30pm-11pm; Sun 5:30pm-10pm Type: California, Pacific  The Polo Lounge   Address: 9641 Sunset Blvd. [ map ] Cross Street: N. Crescent Dr. Neighborhood: Beverly Hills Phone: (310) 276-2251 Hours: Daily 7am-2am Type: Regional European, Bars, Lounges Sprinkles Cupcake... 11/02/2008

Money is available!!! There’s still plenty of mortgage funds available. Kenneth Harney provides all the details in this Los Angeles Times article. To read the original article, click here: Money is available!!! 10/27/2008

Must be Seen to be Believed One of our new favorite blogs is LovelyListing — an incredibly entertaining compendium of some of the strangest and most unappealing real estate listing photography you’ll ever see. While you, as a seller, might briefly agonize over whether to include photos of the walk-in closet or the recently-remodeled powder room, others apparently have no misgivings whatsoever about including photos featuring mold spots, mounds of clutter, weird collections, the owners themselves, their kids, or their pets. From the tacky to the bizarre to the completely inexplicable, from bad Photoshop jobs to subject matter so hideous that no amount of retouching could help, the homes featured here will provide enough entertainment (both comedy and horror) to keep you occupied for hour... 10/21/2008

The Ugliest House in America Think your house needs remodeling? Vote for the “Ugliest House in America” We all have improvements we’d like to make to our homes — replace the countertops, refinish the floors, put in new landscaping — but few of our lists include “remove twenty-years’ worth of piled-up junk” or “repair the roof so that it actually covers the entire building.” HomeVestors, a company that specializes in buying and selling “problem homes” and properties with serious structural issues, is currently running its second annual “Ugliest Home in America” contest. The finalists are eight homes from around the country that go far beyond just “ugly” — these properties are in need of a little more than cosmetic improvements. They boast such delightful features as collapsing floors, ga... 10/20/2008

Not just service, this is magic! Need a project done at home and don’t know who to call? Try ServiceMagic.com! This incredibly useful site lets you put in your contact info, your location, and details about your desired project — anything from minor jobs like installing a light fixture or fixing a sidewalk, to major undertakings like building a brick fence, re-working a fireplace, installing new flooring, adding onto your home and more. After you submit your project info, ServiceMagic will have three local service providers — licensed, experienced, and highly-regarded — contact you with bids or estimates for your project. One of our staff tried out the service herself for a very small project one evening, and was contacted by two top local vendors the next day (one of whom, Boston Brick... 10/16/2008

Remove your junk without lifting a finger! We'll do all the work just sit back and reclaim your space. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is the world's largest junk removal company. We've been featured on Oprah, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal etc. We'll take almost anything, from old furniture and appliances to e-waste and renovation debris. We'll handle all the heavy lifting, loading, and dumping so you don't have to. We recycle up to 60% of junk removed and make every effort to donate to non-profit organizations. Clutter makes life harder than it should be. You won't have to lift a finger, except to point out what we should take. JUST GET IT DONE IT 3 EASY STEPS Book online at http://www.1800gotjunk.com or call 1-800-GOT-JUNK ( 1-800-468-5865 ) We charge by VOLUME, not by the time i... 10/14/2008

The Beverly Hills Farmers' Market is a weekly outdoor certified market which provides the community with the finest of California-grown, fresh and seasonal fruits and vegetables, juices, breads, specialty items and more in a festive outdoor street setting.   Day: Sunday Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Location: 9300 block of Civic Center Drive City: Beverly Hills County: Los Angeles Manager: Greta Dunlap Office Address: 455 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Phone: 310-550-4796 Web Site: Click Here to open      What's Fresh Right Now Persimmons Pomegranates Walnuts Chinese Broccoli Brussel Sprouts Mandarin Oranges Tangerines Avocadoes Winter Squash Green beans Spinach Beets Limes Asian Pears Honey Mushrooms Grapes       The market is located on the 9300 block of Civic Center Drive ... 10/06/2008

5 Links to Events in October for Beverly Hills   Thank Q: A World Music Tribute to Quincy Jones  Beverly Hills Farmers' Market  "Running From the Paparazzi" Running Tour  Fatboy  The Rhythm Section   There's so much cool stuff going on in LA that sometimes it's hard to find events just in your neighborhood. Well, we've put this blog series together to help out!    We have put this together as a series so, make sure to check back often for other regional write ups. The districts covered include Beverly Hills, Culver City, West LA, Brentwood, Westwood, Downtown, Chinatown, East LA, Little Tokyo, Westlake, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Echo Park, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Melrose District, Melrose Heights, Beverly, Fairfax District, Miracle Mile, Mid Wilshire, Hancock Park, Park La Brea, Koreat... 09/29/2008

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Hollywood Underground Bridal Fashion Show When we took on The Hollywood project, we knew there would be tremendous residential appeal, we never anticipated our property to host a bridal fashion show - especially one like this! On Thursday, the Hollywood Underground Bridal Show will offer an "alternative" twist - custom-made dresses catwalked by ghostly models with white hair, all staged in a graffiti-covered underground parking lot at the heart of the Hollywood Strip. Come check it out, it's free but you do need reservations. When: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Where: The Hollywood, 6735 Yucca St. Admission: Free, but reservations required. Information: (323) 340-8002, www.deborahlafranchi.com, www.silvercharmevents.com. I'll be there with my team, so if you're able to make it to the show pleas... 09/25/2008

When my brother and I started our plumbing company in Sherman Oaks years ago, we wanted to tell people more about our background. We were the Jeep Cherokee twins, and appeared in several commercials for them, as well as appearing in several movies and in the television show, Providence. We enjoyed being in the spotlight, but we firmly believe that family comes first. So when we got married and started families our priorities and focus shifted. Now we spend time with our families and continue to build our plumbing business. 09/24/2008

How to Insure Your Luxury Home It’s not just current market value that determines how your home is appraised and for how much it’s insured for. A skilled appraiser needs to consider the fine details of your home. Here’s an excerpt from a post by Roberta Murphy (thanks Roberta)… It is important for the luxury home to be insured at full replacement value, especially when fine craftsmanship and materials have been used in constructing or improving the home. Schussel said that when Chubb takes on the task of restoring the home to its original condition, they take the task very, very seriously. Restoration could involve flying plasterers in from Ireland to restore a mansion in San Diego or an estate in Connecticut. Click here to read the original article:  How to Insure Your Luxury Home 09/23/2008

I got a call this week from someone looking to have an 11,000+ square foot, $29.9 million dollar mansion photographed for a magazine cover and profile feature story. They found my work at www.lahomephotography.com and www.gregorystorm.com and loved what they saw. We discussed their needs, I submitted my bid and I booked the job the next day. What I was surprised to find out is they weren't a referral. They had been searching high and low for the right photographers for this job and found me on the Internet. My ActiveRain and Google Maps (read my article on listing your business on Google Maps here) listing helped get me to the top of their search. I've shot many multi-million dollar homes before, but this spectacular mega-million dollar mansion is now my biggest. I had a great time sho... 09/20/2008

by Coco Clayman-Cook Los Angeles Luxury condos have made it to the east coast in a manner of speaking. Mireya Navarro wrote an article for the New York Times entitled "Downsizing in Los Angeles: From Mansion to $47 Million Condo." The article appears inspired by Candy Spelling's recent purchase of a luxury condo, but Navarro goes on to outline all of the wonderful attributes featured by a luxury condo. Vertical expansion began in New York ages ago, but with Los Angeles comes a new level of luxury lifestyles. Luxury condos are built in small communities with restaurants, stores and services to meet a person's every need. Luxury condos also come with space for living, entertaining, servants, and guests with more leftover space than many single family homes provide. Navarro explains that c... 09/19/2008