Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

Steakhouse chain The Capital Grille is just getting started on construction at the northwest corner of the Beverly Center at 8614 Beverly Boulevard (where Hard Rock Cafe used to be), the first signs of which we saw back in August. I snapped a sliver of work in progress after the jump. Has anyone eaten at [...]

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I know, I know. Such little bits and pieces coming in on the former Food Court LA space, but, adding on to last week’s revelations, a gentleman working on-site Saturday confirmed that the new sports bar at 8334 West 3rd Street is named Goal. Like “kicking a goal” I asked? He said yes, and that [...]

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— B+S Eats—And Falls in Love with Saint Benoît Yogurt
— B+S Eats—Follow Up on Saint Benoît Yogurt Pricing, Good News
— Shops—Uniquely Pretty TenOverSix Party Dresses
— Shop In Shops—Clash of the Customizers Sneaker Exibit/Shop on La Cienega
— B+S Eats—Wishing Bricks & Scones Were Closer
— Beauty—Beauty Collection and Elements Spa & Salon Moving Dec 31
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White House Black Market, which as I mentioned, shuttled into the collective consciousness when Michelle Obama wore a WHBM dress on The View, is now open at the Beverly Center on the 6th Floor. Currently, you’ll find loads of glitzy black, white and gray offerings, with splashes of red. Lots at under $200, [...]

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Just a couple notes on the Sonia Rykiel for H&M lingerie and loungewear collection. First of all, given the lack of fanfare about a half-hour after opening on Saturday at the Beverly Center H&M, my guess is there’s still a fair amount of stock around town. I happened to be out and about early and [...]

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— Neighborhoods—West 3rd Street Annual Holiday Party Dec 10
— Bags—TheFind Giveaway, Vivre Suede Jacqueline Tote
— Shops—Marcelita L’Art et Le Thé Taking Former Zipper Space
— Shuttering Shop News—Krisol Closing at End of December on West 3rd
— Shops—Krislyn Closing Retail Location, Opening Studio
— Eats—Italian Restaurant Taking Former Celadon Space?
— Eats—House Cafe Opened on Thursday on [...]

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So pretty, a look at Meryl Street through the years from Vanity Fair
— Aerialist hospitalized after fall during holiday performance at Beverly Center / LAT
— Black Friday Sales Bode Well For Cyber Monday / MediaPost
— Rise and fall of Design Within Reach / Apartment Therapy
— Sonia Rykiel/H&M Lingerie Hits Stores This Week / Racked NY
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— Books—Spike Jonze Signs Behind-the-Scenes ‘Wild Things’ Book at Family
— Shops—AllSaints Lands Big on Robertson
— Shops—Splendid Opens Today on Robertson
— Shops—Clothespin’s Chic, Cozy Boutique on Melrose
— Shops—Henri Bendel Now Shining for the Holidays at Beverly Center
— Eats—Ronin Closed for Remodel on La Cienega
— Eats—Former Food Court LA Becoming Spacecraft-Designed Gastropub?
— Eats—Soda Pop’s Opens [...]

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While Henri Bendel’s Friday opening at Beverly Center might have been overshadowed by the madness of Jimmy Choo for H&M, which launched Saturday AM, that doesn’t mean Bendel’s went unnoticed by customers. I stopped by Saturday and the boutique was experiencing steady and vigorous traffic flow. With a wide smile, a [...]

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Jimmy Choo for H&M is already in the window on Sunset, from Nitrolicious
As you can see, the Jimmy Choo for H&M collection is already in the window at the 8580 Sunset Boulevard location, which Nitrolicious reports has a devoted security guard. The collection hits H&M stores this Saturday, November 14, men’s and women’s at the [...]

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Been meaning to post on the 7 For All Mankind spring 2010 preview, held at the brand’s 100 South Robertson Boulevard boutique on the same night as the Sartorialist’s appearances (first at Barneys, then at Beverly Center), which was—wow—already a week-and-a-half ago.
A couple interesting points about the preview: 1) the in-store [...]

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On my way to check out The Sartorialist last week at the Beverly Center, I breezed by signage for White House Black Market—that Baltimore-born women’s boutique chain with a focus on all things (yes) black or white, which grabbed the world’s attention when Michelle Obama wore a $148 WHBM dress on The View. The shop [...]

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