More BH Restaurants to Open Outdoor Dining
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BEVERLYPRESS.COM INSIDE • BH home declared Sunny, with landmark pg. 3 highs in the • WeHo acts on 60s tobacco pg. 5 Volume 31 No. 5 Serving the Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hancock Park and Wilshire Communities February 4, 2021 More BH restaurants to Pulse quickens for Heart of Hollywood n Initiative to improve open outdoor dining Walk of Fame gains n Tents will occupy 100 block of Canon Drive funding BY CAMERON KISZLA traffic due to the temporary sound BY EDWIN FOLVEN wall that separates Canon Drive A pair of Beverly Hills restau- from Wilshire Boulevard. The wall The Metro Board of Directors rants will be able to host their diners was built to mitigate the construc- on Jan. 28 approved $7 million for in tents on Canon Drive after a tion noise from the Wilshire/Rodeo improvements around the unanimous vote by the Beverly station on Metro’s Purple Line sub- Hollywood/Vine and Hollywood/ Hills City Council on Feb. 1. way project. Highland subway stations in con- The famed restaurant Spago and To accommodate the tents, which junction with the Heart of an as-yet unopened steakhouse, will encompass the entire block Hollywood initiative, which aims Nusr-Et, plan to erect a pair of tents when the shared valet station is to transform and reenergize in the 100 block of Canon Drive, Hollywood Boulevard, the Walk which is already closed to through See Restaurants page 22 of Fame and surrounding enter- tainment district. The funding resulted from advocacy by the city of Los Angeles and Councilman Mitch rendering courtesy of Councilman Mitch O’Farrell’s Office O’Farrell, 13th District, who Renderings for the Heart of Hollywood initiative show a dramatic introduced the Heart of transformation for Hollywood Boulevard. Hollywood initiative last January. The Metro allocation will poten- and other amenities from Gower nectivity to the multiple transit tially fund new bus shelters, cross- Street to La Brea Avenue. and active transportation options walks, wayfinding signage and “This is a major step forward, in the heart of Hollywood.” shade trees, and is considered a and we are thrilled to partner with The Metro improvements are tangible step forward in making Metro on improving safety and part of the agency’s commitment the overall Heart of Hollywood accessibility on Hollywood to enhancing the public trans- initiative a reality. The larger plan Boulevard,” O’Farrell said. “Part portation experience within the calls for more sidewalk space of the work of making the Walk of first and last mile of trips, a goal of photo by Cameron Kiszla potentially for outdoor dining, Fame a world-class corridor and Spago in Beverly Hills will soon resume operations in an outdoor tent. pedestrian safety enhancements experience means enhanced con- See Hollywood page 21 WeHo cracks down on mask wearing L.A. takes steps toward n City to have deputies issue tickets instead of warnings grocery store hazard pay n City may join West, The council approved a motion BY CAMERON KISZLA introduced in December by Long Beach Council President Nury Martinez, 6th District, and The West Hollywood City BY EDWIN FOLVEN Council made clear on Feb. 1 that Councilmen Mitch O’Farrell, those not wearing a mask or face 13th District; Paul Koretz, 5th covering in public have exhausted The Los Angeles City Council District; and Curren Price, 9th all warnings. The council voted approved a plan on Feb. 2 that will District. The Los Angeles City unanimously to have Los Angeles initiate the first steps to require Attorney’s Office will next draft County Sheriff’s Department grocery stores with more than 300 an ordinance for the City Council deputies, who are contracted to serve employees to pay workers an to consider again at a future as the city’s police, issue tickets to additional $5 per hour above their meeting. those observed not wearing masks. regular hourly wage while public “This is really essential … Our health orders are in effect. See Grocery page 22 residents know about our mask ordinance, and there are a lot of res- photo by Edwin Folven idents – and visitors, quite frankly – People not wearing face masks in West Hollywood could face fines of who are not abiding by our mask more than $5,000 for multiple offenses. ordinance,” Councilwoman Sepi Shyne said. “It’s essential that we “Last summer, council had a dis- City Manager Paul Arevalo said now move from doing warnings to cussion about taking armed law that due to issues some city staffers giving citations.” enforcement out of rotation on traf- and contractors have had while try- “To me, this is an all-hands-on- fic stops, and yet here, I think what ing to enforce the city’s mask ordi- deck moment. We need to enforce we’re asking is to increase foot nance, it is necessary for uniformed this and we need to be clear that we patrols of people with guns to issue law enforcement to step in. want our city open for business, but citations without warnings,” “While I hate to elevate it to a not for COVID,” Councilman John Horvath said. “I think that is a con- deputy, some of the people who D’Amico added. fusing message to the public. I think refuse to wear masks need to be Mayor Lindsey Horvath raised it’s a confusing message to law dealt with by a deputy,” Arevalo photo by Edwin Folven concerns about deputies being the enforcement, the people we’re actu- Ralphs grocery stores, including the supermarket on Sunset best method for issuing citations. ally asking to enforce this.” See WeHo page 21 Boulevard in Hollywood, would fall under the city’s hazard pay law. 2 February 4, 2021 Park Labrea News/Beverly Press CALENDAR Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m., via featuring the critically-acclaimed ‘Before Fiddler’ Zoom. The narrative is based on true documentary “I Know A Woman The Wallis welcomes Hershey Felder events. In 1956, stage and motion Like That” on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at as Sholem Aleichem in “Before picture stars Charles Laughton, 7:30 p.m. The film includes inter- Fiddler,” a virtual program running Cornelia Otis Skinner, Glynis Johns, views with women who share an from Sunday, Feb. 7, through Sunday, Eli Wallach and Burgess Meredith extraordinary attitude about living the Feb. 14. “Before Fiddler” features gathered in Boston for the out-of- later years in life. They include Olive actor, playwright and virtuoso pianist town performance of the Broadway McQueen, Maxine Hong Kingston, Felder as the great Yiddish author revival for George Bernard Shaw’s Eartha Kitt, Nancy Freedman, Mayor whose works inspired the classic musi- “Major Barbara.” The clash of egos, Lorraine Morton, Lauren Hutton, Tao cal “Fiddler on the Roof.” The pro- threats from the House Un-American Porchon Lynch, Rita Moreno, Gloria gram also includes performances by Activities Committee and family Steinem, Elaine Kaufman, Suzanne Klezmerata Fiorentina, a Florence- crises rise to a crescendo when novel- Adams, Jean McFaddin and Marg based Klezmer music ensemble. The ist and playwright Herman Wouk, Starbuck. Elaine and Virginia production was filmed on location brought in to edit the play, throws Madsen will follow the screening where the events actually took place. everyone off-balance at the tryout in with a Q&A session on the evolution The livestreamed premiere is on Feb. 7 Boston. The cast includes David of the project. Tickets are $7.50 for at 5 p.m., but ticket holders can view it Hunt Stafford, Rebecca Driscoll, Ann members; $15 for nonmembers. hol- on demand throughout the seven-day Ryerson, Martin Thompson, Todd lywoodheritage.org/event-details. period. Tickets are $55 per household. photo by Cameron Kiszla Ball, David Datz and Roger Weiss. thewallis.org/fiddler?utm_source=w us02web.zoom.us/j/84097502741?p Authorities have filed charges against the owner and tenant of a short- ordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_c wd=OGhVdWRVVS82dXhKUWF term rental on Curson Avenue in the Melrose District for allegedly hosting ampaign=Hershey-Fiddler- Author discussion XRC9nMXV6dz09. 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The celebration will include special guest speakers Michael ‘Breathing Free’ Bowker, author of “Gods of Our Time: Utilities shut off at alleged party LACMA The Broad Stage invites audiences to Enjoy the intersection of food and art A Paris Love Story,” and Marilyn enjoy Heartbeat Opera’s “Breathing in Cooking With Anderson, author of “How to Live Free,” a visual album premiere on LACMA, an Like a Millionaire When You’re a Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m., and house on Curson Avenue online program Million Short.” The meeting ID is 844 Saturday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. The 45- on Tuesday, 2734 2685 and the passcode is 589164. n defendants were each charged with minute visual album features three Authorities allege Feb. 9, from, 6 us02web.zoom.us/j/84427342685?pw a violation of the city’s party house singers, three dancers, eight instrumen- to 7:30 p.m. The d=cVpEY2VWeld5NDNvNllSdGZQ property was site of ordinance for allegedly holding a talists and a production team. 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