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Monterey, CA. –Award-winning Peter B’s Brewpub, located behind the Portola Hotel & Spa, will debut a cheese collaboration at the 4th Annual Monterey Beer Garden in partnership with Schoch Family Farmstead. The anticipated Beer Cheese, called Mt. Toro Tomme, incorporates Peter B’s Brewpub’s Stout Ale, which is crafted in house at Peter B’s Brewpub, along with Schoch’s curds and whey. After the Stout Ale was sufficiently infused, the curds were pressed overnight to make delicious beer cheeses that then began their maturation and aging process for over 6 months. During this time the outside rind of the cheeses were washed a couple times each week with a Peter B's Stout Ale-brine mixture to develop the natural rind mosaic. The raw milk, aged, natural-rind cheeses are very flavorful, with a nice sharpness and subtle beer infused flavor. “This exciting collaboration was inspired by Beau of Schoch Family Farmstead and myself looking to incorporate local ingredients from Monterey County and combine two things we enjoy...

WEST HOLLYWOOD – It’s not just the heat wave that’s causing things to sizzle in West Hollywood. In celebration of September as National Literacy Month, the City of West Hollywood has launched WeHo Reads: Noir,exploring all things Noir with a series of Saturday events. On Saturday, September 27, 2014, things heat up with WeHo Reads: A Day of Noir. The daylong event will celebrate the quintessential Southern California literary theme of Noir with visual/interactive art, live music, author panels, theatrical performances, and food trucks. The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at West Hollywood Library and Park, located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. Following the daytime events, there will be an outdoor sunset movie screening ofWho Framed Roger Rabbit at 7:15 p.m. All WeHo Reads: Noir events are free and open to the public. Additional highlights of WeHo Reads: A Day of Noir will include: • Charles Phoenix Retro Southern California Slide Show — Pop culture humorist and author Charles Phoenix will super-charge the classic living room slide show into a laugh-out-loud extravaganza of Southern...

WEST HOLLYWOOD – The City of West Hollywood will join the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and other community organizations to present a special blood drive event: “Include Inform Inspire — An Inclusive Blood Drive, Festival and Speakers Forum.” The event will collect blood from eligible donors, honor those who can’t donate for themselves, encourage the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reexamine its permanent deferral on blood donation from men who have sex with men (MSM), and provide expert speakers on the status of the ban. The event will take place on Saturday, September 20, 2014, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at West Hollywood Park, located at 647 N. San Vicente Boulevard. It will differ from typical blood drives in several important ways: 1) Include: Standard blood drives offer incentives solely to blood donors, but don’t allow everyone to participate.  This drive will also offer incentives to those who recruit blood donors, allowing everyone to participate. Participants who are unable to donate...

Monterey, CA. – Portola Hotel & Spa has partnered with newly remodeled Poppy Hills Golf Course to offer travelers the ultimate golfer’s getaway. The Monterey Peninsula is home to some of the world’s best golf, and Portola Hotel & Spa is at the center of it all, located in the heart of downtown Monterey. A favorite among golf enthusiasts, the Portola Hotel & Spa has ample space to securely store your clubs or leave your clubs at home and enjoy a complimentary rental of Taylor Made clubs while playing Poppy Hills. End the day at Peter B’s Brewpub, located behind the Portola Hotel and enjoy your favorite beverage, relax with friends, re-live your best shots of the day and prepare for the ones you’ll have tomorrow. Package includes: Nautically inspired guest room Warm homemade chocolate chip cookie upon arrival Complimentary beer tasting flight and appetizer from Peter B’s Brewpub for two Outdoor heated pool, relaxing cabanas & Jacuzzi Complimentary 24 hour fitness center Complimentary golf club storage or complimentary rental...

Los Angeles, CA – On Wednesday, September 3, 2014, British American Business Council Los Angeles (BABC LA), will host its Distinguished Speaker Series Breakfast and Business Networking Mixer at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows (101 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401) from 7:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Themed “Women in World Business,” this event will feature Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE, Chief Executive of Mitie Group PLC. An accredited leader and successful businesswoman, McGregor-Smith is one of only a few women appointed as CEO in the FTSE 250 or FTSE 100 and serves as the first Asian woman to achieve this rank among these two company groups. The Mitie Group PLC is a strategic outsourcing and energy services firm headquartered in Bristol, UK. Mitie welcomed Mrs. McGregor-Smith to its firm in 2002 as Group Financial Director. Upon her designation as CEO in 2007, Mitie has seen a record-breaking growth in revenue from £0.5bn to over £2.0bn. Financial Times has consistently included Mrs. McGregor-Smith in...

Columbia, SC – The South Carolina Film Commission recently released the new digital application for smartphones and tablets, “Film SC”. The app’s debut marks the SC Film Commission’s expansion to the technological side of location and crew scouting. “We believe that this new app will appeal to locals, visitors, scouts, and filmmakers alike,” said Duane Parrish, Director of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism. “It’s a fun and interactive way to explore the state and will remind users of how many classic films and television shows have been shot throughout South Carolina.” Film SC, now downloadable in the iTunes App Store at this link, offers filmmakers and scouts detailed information about filming in South Carolina. The app presents an easy-to-use format with the ability to search for information on filming sites and crews, support services, filmography of the state dating back to 1914, production incentives and more. Additionally, the app provides users with driving distances between locations. Detailed information regarding each prior...

Los Angeles, CA - Urban Garden: Lebanese Kitchen, located at 7563 Beverly Blvd., is proud to offer an authentic menu of informal yet elegant Lebanese cuisine. Urban Garden is central to the Grove and CBS Studios and is open daily for lunch and dinner. The locally sourced and sustainable menu offers the only free-range chicken and all-natural lamb shawarma in the Greater Los Angeles area. Fresh ingredients are supplied from local farms including Soledad Goat Farms and Mary’s Free Range Chicken in Petaluma. Quality ingredients are imported for authentic flavor, like Valbreso Feta cheese sourced from the south of France. Restauranteur and Chef, George Abou-Daoud of Bowery St. Enterprises, (Bowery, Rosewood Tavern, Delancey, Mercantile, Tamarind Deli, Twin Sliders and The Mission Cantina) prides himself on bringing the authenticity of celebrated family recipes to Los Angeles. Numerous vegan and vegetarian options supplement the healthy and vibrant Lebanese cuisine Abou-Daoud serves. The preparation process involves utilizing an abundance of spices, grains, produce, natural dairy, and...

LOS ANGELES, California — The legendary Sunset Marquis, which has served as a home-away-from-home to rock legends, filmmakers, writers, actors and discerning guests from around the world, and The Agency Group, the world’s leading independent talent booking agency, will be presenting a new monthly series, “Read @ Sunset Marquis.”  On the first Sunday of every month beginning September 7th, guests at Sunset Marquis as well as nearby residents will be invited to partake in an intimate literary experience with today’s most provocative authors.  Each event will be marked by readings and conversations between authors and attendees, surrounded by Sunset Marquis’ lush garden oasis and with the hotel’s relaxing Main Pool Deck serving as the backdrop. The debut lineup for the “Read @ Sunset Marquis” series will be drawn from The Agency Group’s roster, and include: On September 7th - Matthew Specktor, is the author of American Dream Machine, a book which The New York Times calls “sprawling, atmospheric…with a feline watchfulness and a poetic sensibility...

WEST HOLLYWOOD – The City of West Hollywood, as part of its Art on the Outside Program, has installed a triptych of large-scale diamond-, cube-, and rectangle-shaped sculptures called Illumetric by artist Shana Mabari. The three figures are located in the center median of the 8400 block of Santa Monica Boulevard between La Cienega Boulevard and Orlando Avenue. Constructed with colored acrylic panels,Illumetric’s classic geometric forms and primary colors engage spectators on a basic physiological level, while the artist further seeks an ethereal balance between spirituality and logic, phenomena, and rationale. The City’s exhibition of Illumetric is part of the City’s Art on the Outside Program, which brings art out into the public realm to enhance the City’s pedestrian-friendly culture. This sculpture is expected to remain at its location for approximately a year. Shana Mabari is a Los Angeles-based artist who explores the intersections of art, science, and technology. Her installations and environments investigate ways in which worldly stimuli and phenomena are absorbed and processed through sensory and...

August 5, 2014 - Emma-Kate Lidbury is an exciting talent in the elite endurance world and this professional triathlete has a lot more to her than meets the eye. Her athletic resume is an impressive one - she has two top ten finishes at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship plus six Ironman 70.3 titles – but her strengths don’t stop there. She is also a former journalist with an acute understanding of the media world and boasts a notable sports science background.Lidbury’s road to professional sports is an inspiring and unusual one. It was while working as a newspaper journalist in her native England that she was asked to participate in a triathlon as part of a feature. “Against my better will and judgment I did it,” Lidbury says. “And my life has never been the same since.” That was 2005. By the end of 2008, Lidbury had won medals at national, European and World Championships as an amateur and knew...