Have A Safe, Happy and Healthy New Year!
BEVERLY HILLS VOLUME XXXXVII NUMBER 51 $135 PER YEAR - $1.25 PER COPY •
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Fire Department throws a pizza party for the Beverly Vista Choir. 4
Beverly Hills philanthropist hosts 55 Veterans at special Nutcracker performance. 4
Join the new “Carry The Courier” club by taking The Courier on vacation! 5
Larry King interviews Steven Barber and Kelsey Grammer on their Oscar contender. 11 •Arts & Entertainment •Birthdays
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By Matt Lopez The Planning Commission approved changes to the Beverly Hills Municipal Code regarding oil wells at a special meeting last Thursday, thanks in part to a little help from the community. Vice Chair Brian Rosenstein and commissioner Howard Fisher voted to amend the ordinance to clarify that new oil wells may not be drilled into Beverly Hills from another city if the drill site is within 500 feet of any Beverly Hills school or park. Chair Craig Corman abstained from the vote and commissioner Dan Yukelson recused himself from the discussion. The ordinance would also
Local Retail, Housing Looking Up For 2013 By Laura Coleman Beverly Hills is poised to head into 2013 in a very robust
By Matt Lopez In what has become an election tradition, the Municipal League of Beverly Hills is moving forward with plans to host its City Council election forum in
late January. The forum will be Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. (see ‘CITY COUNCIL FORUM,’ page 13)
Stanford, Wisconsin To Meet In Beef Bowl In Beverly Hills By Matt Lopez The Stanford and Wisconsin football teams will descend upon Beverly Hills this week to belly up to the 57th Annual Beef
Bowl at Lawry’s The Prime Rib in Beverly Hills. The contest, which pits the players from each team against (see ‘BEEF BOWL,’ page 13)
LOOKING GOOD— Demi Lovato and CeCe Frey were among the beauties attending The X Factor 2012 Season Finale at CBS Television City. For more photos, see George Christy’s column on page 6. For this year’s archive of George Christy columns, visit http://bhcourier.com/ category/georgechristy-archive.
Editorial from Rabbi Pressman AND MORE Announcements Real Estate Rentals Sales and More
direction with single family home prices in the flats edging back to the record high sales
prices of 2007 and demand for retail space in the Golden Trian(see ‘RETAIL,’ page 10)
Municipal League Sets Date Horace Mann Celebrates For Council Candidate Forum ‘900 Club’ At Winter Fun Day
19 Years Ago On The Beach In Maui They Were Spoofing A Scene From From Here To Eternity That Became A Christmas Card For Madelyn & Pete Hammond, Launching A NowAnnual Tradition Of 1,000 Cards
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MARCHING TO LONDON—The Beverly Hills High School marching band left the Los Angeles International Airport for London Thursday afternoon. The 68-member high school band will perform in London’s prestigious New Year’s Day Parade. Pictured back row (from left): David Adelpour, Adolfo Giron, Alex Hymes, Brandon Davis, John Johnson (HS staff), Board of Education President Jake Manaster, Tommy Marcus and Collin Hart. Front row (from left): Sofia Orelo, Catherine Leon, Amanda Manaster and Darsan Solomon. Courier Photo by Laura Coleman
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Planning Commission Drills Out New Oil Ordinance
(see ‘DRILLING,’ page 13)
Temple Beth Jacob partnered with the BHFD for a children’s toy drive. 5
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By Laura Coleman Horace Mann students spent last Friday celebrating their successful entrance into the prestigious “900 Club” with a winter
fun day dedicated to rewarding students for scoring a 909 on the 2012 Academic Performance In(see ‘900 CLUB,’ page 13)
NEW YEAR’S EVE IN BEVERLY HILLS... The Peninsula Beverly Hills
Visit the Living Room in the Peninsula for a four-course menu beginning at 7:30 p.m. followed by live entertainment and dancing after 9 p.m. To make a reservation, call 310-975-2736.
Montage Beverly Hills
The Marquesa ballroom will feature a cocktail reception from 8 to 9 p..m. and a four-course dinner menu with wine pairings beginning at 9 p.m. The evening will have a 1930’s theme. To make a reservation, call 310-860-7940.
H.O.M.E.
Beverly Hills’ newest jazz club will be hosting a four-course prix fixe menu, champagne toast and live performance by Kevin Toney (pictured right) beginning at 6 p.m. and Obba Babatunde beginning at 9:30 p.m. To make a reservation, call 310-271-4663.
The Beverly Hills Hotel
Ring in the New Year at the Polo Lounge beginning at 4 p.m. with a four-course prix fixe menu and live entertainment from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. To make a reservation call 310-887-2777.
The Beverly Hilton
Celebrity Photo/Janet Gough
Sing in 2012 with Auld Lang Syne over a prix fixe menu at Circa 55, the Beverly Hilton restaurant. The first seating begins at 5 p.m. To make a reservation call 310-274-7777.