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  • New Scene It Before Post – About the “Saved by the Bell” School

    New Scene It Before Post – About the “Saved by the Bell” School

    ‘ Don’t forget to check out today’s Los Angeles magazine post – about Ulysses S. Grant High School from Saved by the Bell.  You can read it here.  My columns typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • Lauren Conrad’s Park La Brea Apartment

    Lauren Conrad’s Park La Brea Apartment

    ‘ Since LC will soon be moving on up, I thought I’”‘”‘d put up her old address for people to stalk while they still have the chance. On , Lauren’”‘”‘s apartment was always referred to as “The Hillside Villas in West Hollywood”, but LC’”‘”‘s apartment was actually located in Los Angeles in a complex called…

  • Haskell’s Ice Cream Hut from “The Brady Bunch”

    Haskell’s Ice Cream Hut from “The Brady Bunch”

    ‘ I have been a The Brady Bunch fanatic since I was about three years old.  Growing up, I wanted nothing more than to be Cindy Brady (Susan Olsen) and don blonde pig tails on a daily basis.  Too bad my hair was brown, curly and far too short for pig tails.  As an adult,…

  • The “Twins” Mansion

    The “Twins” Mansion

    ‘ Another day, another Twins  location.  🙂  Unbelievably, before writing my post about the Twins house yesterday, I had yet to actually see the movie. For some reason, even though we own a copy of it on DVD, I had never sat down to watch it.  Until yesterday, that is.  But, as often happens to me when watching a movie for the…

  • Armando’s in the Desert

    Armando’s in the Desert

    ‘ This past weekend, while vacationing in Palm Springs, I dragged my boyfriend and my parents to Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell‘”‘”‘s fave Mexican restaurant in the Desert called Armando’”‘”‘s Dakota Bar and Grill. I’”‘”‘ve heard from several friends who live in the Palm Springs area that the Hollywood couple dine at Armando’”‘”‘s every Sunday…

  • Abbey San Encino from “Dexter”

    Abbey San Encino from “Dexter”

    ‘ As I have mentioned several times before on this blog, I absolutely cannot watch an episode of fave show Dexter without having my iPad next to me and a web-browser open to the Seeing Stars website’s extensive Dexter filming locations page.  And this season has been no different.  While watching the episode titled “Once…

  • The Parker Palm Springs Hotel

    The Parker Palm Springs Hotel

    ‘ This past Sunday afternoon, in the hopes of spotting some of the countless celebrities in town for the Coachella music festival, I dragged the Grim Cheaper out to a few of the desert’s more upscale hotels.  And while we did not end up seeing any stars during our venture, we did discover one of…

  • Catherine Willows’ House from “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”

    Catherine Willows’ House from “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”

    ‘ I’ll never forget the first time I saw CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.  It was back in 2003 and my parents had come home from a random stop at the video store (remember those?) with a DVD of the series’ inaugural season in hand.  I had not heard of the show at the time and…

  • The “One Hour Photo” House

    The “One Hour Photo” House

    ‘ Today’s location is not spooky – at all, in fact.  It’s actually quite exquisite.  But it did figure rather heavily in the creepiest scene from one of the creepiest movies I’ve ever seen, so I thought it would only be fitting to include it in my Haunted Hollywood postings.  I am talking about the…

  • McSorley’s Old Ale House from “Rounders”

    McSorley’s Old Ale House from “Rounders”

    ‘ It has been said that 60% of restaurants close within a year of opening and that 80% don’t make it past year five.  Many in New York, though, have real staying power.  Take McSorley’s Old Ale House, for example.  The East Village watering hole/eatery has been around for more than 16 decades!  Yep, 16…