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Here We Go Again

June 22, 2017

June 22, 2017

Brentwood Beat Year after year we lose key elements of our community heritage. I’ve been around long enough to remember...

The Case For France

May 24, 2017

May 24, 2017

Brentwood Beat My wife insisted it was time, after many years, to take a trip to France. “France?” I asked....

Brentwood Merchants Rally Behind Wildwoods Foundation

April 27, 2017

April 27, 2017

I’d like to tip my hat to the Luxe Hotel, the Bar Method – Brentwood, Coral Tree Café, Ursula (a...

Rumor Control: Might Rick Caruso Buy the Munger Property?

February 14, 2017

February 14, 2017

I was told a while back that Caruso Affiliated, run by Brentwood’s Rick Caruso, was in discussions with Charlie Munger...

Brentwood Beat: Bill, We Miss You Already

April 16, 2016

April 16, 2016

I attended the service for Bill Rosendahl on Tuesday, April 5. It was held at Saint Monica’s Church in Santa...

Brentwood Beat: Let Me Save You Some Serious Money – Seriously

March 18, 2016

March 18, 2016

I am probably the only one who needed several years to figure out what I’m about to tell you.  But...

Brentwood Beat: The West L.A. VA Campus: So Far, So Terrific

February 19, 2016

February 19, 2016

It was a great day over at the West L.A.VA Campus on January 28. It was a year almost perfectly...

Brentwood Beat: The Importance Of Neighborhood Hangouts

January 23, 2016

January 23, 2016

At the last Brentwood Community Council meeting, a representative of a restaurant called Bottlefish spoke about his company’s plans to...

Brentwood Beat: Progress In The Air

December 11, 2015

December 11, 2015

I bumped into Flo Chapgier a few days after the Paris attacks.  Flo, as many in Brentwood know, is Brentwood’s...

Brentwood Beat: Fly Catching

November 13, 2015

November 13, 2015

Last month I wrote a column in which I asked why people get so upset about Archer School’s expansion plans,...