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Jacob Soboroff — HuffPost Live Host

Posted on November 14, 2012 by
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When we went to meet Harvard Westlake alum and current host of HuffPost Live, Jacob Soboroff, the first thing we noticed were the shoes. “Nike x APC” he told us. Did Nike send them to you? He just smized at more »

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Wendy Brokaw Kretchmer

Posted on November 8, 2012 by
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Some L.A. natives need to be noted. Today we highlight Wendy Brokaw Kretchmer, born and raised in Beverly Hills, who is the daughter of Norman Brokaw, former WME Chairman, who was the the first mailboy in their Beverly Hills Mailroom more »

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Gigi Levangie Grazer — Day in the Life of “The Starter Wife”

Posted on November 6, 2012 by
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We initially recognized Gigi Levangie from strolling down the beach of the Malibu Colony with her spiky-haired then-husband, producer Brian Grazer (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind). Gigi’s name came up again when she scribed the Julia Roberts film Step-mom, based in more »

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Events & Parties, LA Natives, Los Angeles Natives & Royalty

Nic Adler — Day in the Life with Owner of The Roxy on Sunset, And Founder of Adler Integrated

Posted on August 17, 2012 by
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Nic Adler, owner of The Roxy and founder of Adler Integrated, is hard at work this week setting up for the Sunset Strip Music Festival (@SSMF on Twitter) which is all day tomorrow, Saturday, August 17, 2012. Some L.A. Natives more »

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Peter Hudnut — 2012 London Olympics Water Polo Champ (Harvard-Westlake ’99)

Posted on August 2, 2012 by
Robert Benson/US PresswirePeter Hudnut is set to work for Goldman Sachs after the 2012 London Olympics.

HW grad Peter Hudnut and the US Men’s Water Polo team beat Great Britian today at the 2012 Olympics. This is his second Olympics — having taken silver in Beijing in 2008. He tried out for the 2004 team but didn’t more »

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LA Natives, Restaurants & Food

Jesse Gomez — Owner of Mercado in Santa Monica, Princeton Grad

Posted on July 24, 2012 by
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Our L.A. native radar recently turned to this Highland Park native who graduated Princeton and grew up in a thick restaurant family — who today has opened Yxta downtown and Mercado in Santa Monica. Meet Jesse Gomez, 3rd generation angeleno, and more »

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Marika Krissman Tsircou — Now on “Beverly Hills Nannies”

Posted on July 11, 2012 by
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Where did you grow up in LA? Beverly Hills Where did you go to high school? Westlake School for Girls Where do you find yourself shopping the most in LA? Neiman’s, Saks and Barneys because it’s one stop shopping and more »

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Twitter Awards: Brandon Davis Extraordinaire

Posted on June 13, 2012 by
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Brandon Davis @BrandonDavis14 Our truffle radar has recently turned to the Twitter account of @BrandonDavis14 — although not confirmed we assume by reading the tweets this is the account of L.A. native Brandon Davis – grandson of Marvin Davis who was once more »

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LA NATIVES | JOHN TERZARIAN — Owner of LA’s two newest venues SHOREbar and Bootsy Bellows

Posted on June 4, 2012 by
John Terzarian and Markus Molinari

Today John Terzian, a born and raised Angeleno who grew up on the West Side and went to Harvard Westlake, is founder and principal of the h.wood.group, a Los Angeles based lifestyle company which includes, real estate development, luxury lifestyle more »

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Events & Parties, LA Natives, LA Royalty, Local Soiree

Mayoral Candidate Eric Garcetti (Harvard Westlake ’89) Kicks Off Polo Season at Will Rogers

Posted on May 7, 2012 by
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Harvard-Westlake alum and current L.A. city Councilmember and Los Angeles Mayoral Democratic Candidate threw out the ball for the 59th annual season of polo at Will Rogers State Historic Park in the Pacific Palisades for Tamsin Lonsdale, owner of The more »

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Sasha Spielberg — Brown Student, Budding Musician

Posted on April 15, 2012 by
Kate Capshaw, Steven Spielberg, Sasha Spielberg at the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards in January 2012

Sasha Spielberg is Totally Awesome from Aaron Nam on Vimeo. Aaron Nam interviews Sasha Spielberg for his Vimeo channel show about her life growing up Spielberg, living next door to her brother with whom she is now in a band, and her final more »

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Rachel Bilson: L.A. Native, “Hart of Dixie” Star and Style Director for Sunglass Hut

Posted on April 9, 2012 by
Rachel cover art for SH; Rachel at SH in Santa Monica

This L.A. Native’s post-”OC” debut as the “Hart of Dixie” was not lost on the Truffle where we love to spotlight the where-are-they-now moments of our childhood circles. But what we didn’t know is that she moonlights as the Sunglass more »

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LA Natives, Los Angeles Natives & Royalty, Los Angeles real estate

#LA Real Estate vol 6: A Look inside Adam Levine’s Hollywood Hills Home

Posted on February 8, 2012 by
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Born and raised Angeleno who attended the Brentwood School on Sunset Blvd, and also is the Maroon 5 front man, opened up his California pad to Architecual Digest, showing off it’s midcentury sophistication combined with a shot of bachelor attitude.

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Fashion, LA Natives, Los Angeles Natives & Royalty, Style

A Brief Fashion History of LA Native and 2012 Golden Globes Nominee Shailene Woodley

Posted on January 12, 2012 by
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Well, we were dying to see what Shailene would wear last night on the red carpet (it was Marchesa) and put together this little photo montage for you of all her awards season looks to track the fashion progression of more »

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