Archive for Thursday, October 06, 2005
BUZZ CLUBS
Of voting age
America’s sweetheart, Hilary Duff, celebrated her 18th birthday by taking over the nightclub Mood on Sept. 28 and treating her guests to a Moroccan-themed paradise, including fortunetellers, henna artists and even a handwriting analyst. Among those who enjoyed the teen queen’s b-day cake were Good Charlotte’s Joel and Benji Madden, songwriter Diane Warren, Jennie Garth, Bruce Willis, Michael Keaton and Jesse Metcalf and celebutante Constantine Maroulis.
Metcalf also hopped over to Hollywood’s LAX, where supermodel Amber Vallata was hosting a party for Epoch Jeans. Among the style council were Marlon and Sean Wayans, Carolyn Murphy, Adam Brody and Rachel Bilson.
Ashlee Simpson celebrated her 21st birthday Saturday at the Pure nightclub at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, where she performed for such pals as Wilmer Valderrama and big sis Jessica
Vegan lovers are heading to Jade Cafe, a new Silver Lake joint celebrating all things raw
We recently reported that Nic’s & the Martini Lounge in Beverly Hills is offering 25-cent martinis all month from 6 to 8 p.m. Owner Larry Nicola wants folks to know that the offer applies only to the first cocktail.
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Feel the heat
Hotties seen hanging at L.A.’s M Cafe de Chaya in recent days include Outkast’s Andre 3000, rocker Anthony Kiedis and actress Lauren Graham
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– Heidi Siegmund Cuda
- UC and Cal State warn that fees may increase
- An intellectual makeover for Iranian women
- White House dog? Here's the perfect candidate
- Targeted L.A. restaurant donates to group challenging Prop. 8
- 'Twilight' brings town a new dawn
- More than 20,000 flee flames in O.C. Fire destroys or damages more than 600 homes; thousands are threatened
- Westmont College emerges safe, but not unscathed
- California Supreme Court ponders challenges to gay-marriage ban
- Orange County fires
- Animal shelters perk up over First Pooch candidates
- Residents warned of poor air quality in fire zones
- Chaos erupts from pair of blazes
- Trojans use big second half to beat Stanford, 45-23
- Shaq-Kobe rivalry is still worth attention
- Power failure brings Sylmar hospital to standstill
- Calls grow to overhaul 401(k) retirement plans
- Catastrophic fires blaze a path of destruction through Southland
- Russia President Dmitry Medvedev warms up toward U.S.
- Brock Lesnar defeats Randy Couture
- In Sylmar, an entire community goes up in flames
