Rockin’ Retail All Night at Westfield Century City Kickoff Celebration
It was a massive celebration befitting the scale of the event – the grand opening of the new, improved and greatly expanded Westfield Century City shopping center. Hundreds of Angelenos filled the atrium in the shadow of the just-opened Nordstrom for a private party Tuesday that went well into the night. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti had kicked off the festivities with Westfield Century City Co-CEOs Peter and Steven Lowy....
Clive Davis Documentary Traverses 50 Years of Music History
Janis Joplin, Santana, Michael Bolton and Whitney Houston. A montage of performances by these artists kicks off the compelling new documentary, “Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives.” Those artists, along with Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Aerosmith, Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow and The Notorious B.I.G. are just some of music’s superstars whom the legendary record executive and producer has introduced to the...
Raising the Roof at Habitat for Humanity’s LA Builders Ball
It’s a continual challenge to provide housing for those in need in the greater Los Angeles area and Habitat for Humanity honored some of its prime movers, those who are champions of affordable housing, at its 2017 Builders Ball, held September 28 at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom. The annual gala celebrates Habitat LA’s partners in construction and real estate as well as donors and volunteers who help to transform...
‘The Menendez Murders’ Expands ‘L&O’ Franchise to True Crime
It was the other trial of the century in the 1990s, before that of O.J. Simpson. Actually, two of them. Broadcast live on Court TV, millions of viewers nationwide could not look away from the grisly spectacle of two handsome, young, rich brothers, Lyle and Erik Menendez, being tried for gunning down their mother and their father as the couple watched TV in their Beverly Hills home on a warm August night in 1989. The trials, which...
‘The Voice’ Kicks Off New Season with New Coach Jennifer Hudson
Fresh off its fourth Emmy award win for outstanding reality competition program, “The Voice” returns to NBC Monday night with a new powerhouse coach firmly ensconced in one of its swiveling red chairs. Jennifer Hudson– who first shot to fame as a contestant on “American Idol” in 2004 before going on to an acclaimed career which, among many other awards, garnered her an Oscar for 2006’s “Dreamgirls,” joins “Voice” OGs Adam Levine...