Urban Outfitters In Topanga Plaza Opens Tomorrow May 20th
Urban Outfitters in Topanga Plaza opens May 20th.
According to signage posted on the door as well as sources at Westfield, Urban Outfitters in the Topanga Plaza mall will be opening its doors for business tomorrow. If you’d like to apply for a job, the sign says to drop off an application tomorrow.
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Parking Reserved For Mothers With Strollers? Now That’s Just Silly!
Now that's just silly.
This morning I had to make an emergency trip to Target (at Westfield Topanga) to buy a vacuum. Is it just me or have vacuums become completely disposible? When I got there are 8:30AM most of the spaces right by the entrance were full, granted the vast majority of the parking lot was empty. However, the best 3 spaces by the door were marked as being “Reserved For Mothers With Strollers.”
So, needless to say I revolted against this nonsense and parked in the space. I know those mothers with strollers have been through such adversity in their lives that they need special primo parking spaces, but hey, I’m a lazy and selfish. Society, be damned! Okay, this post is silly. I will admit it.
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Lamborghini Boutique Opened By Auto Gallery Owner in Westfield Topanga Mall
Apparently it’s only the second one in existence, the other being in Beijing, China. Also brought up in the article is that the Auto Gallery’s Audi Dealership is temporarily relocated inside the Westfield Topanga Mall while the previous site is undergoing new construction. This, I did not know, as I had figured the Porsche dealership was saddling some of the load. And, since there are Audis on display there, too, they probably are.
The prestigious San Fernando Valley Business Journal (yes, I am kidding) writes:
It’s a match made in luxury retail heaven, according to Tony Schwartz, who opened an Automobili Lamborghini fashion boutique – the second in the world – next to his Audi show room at the Westfield Topanga mall in Canoga Park.The combination of luxury cars and high-end fashion, flanked by Neiman Marcus and name brands such as Tiffany & Co., and Louis Vuitton in the mall’s luxury wing, will prove to be successful even in the current financial climate, he believes.
“Being in this very high-end mall next to all these great stores is really a match made for us, and it’s just an opportunity we couldn’t resist,” said Schwartz, who owns a number of car dealerships including a Ferrari Maserati dealership in Calabasas and a Porsche Audi dealership in Woodland Hills, part of the Auto Gallery company, which he runs with partner Harrison Gray.
The Collezione Automobili Lamborghini store will offer everything from T-shirts and hats and small items like key chains and wallets, all the way up to expensive leather coats and designer shoes, he said.
And while people don’t normally shop for a $250,000 – $400,000 car in a clothing boutique, the store will also display three pre-owned Lamborghinis.
“To be in the mall and have the ability to display cars and have a boutique in the same location seemed like a perfect combination – one complements the other – and hopefully that combination is going to be very, very successful,” he said.
The boutique, which celebrated its grand opening with a fashion show and reception Dec.2, is an opportunity for Lamborghini to extend its brand outside its core business, said Stephan Winkelmann, president and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini.
Although Lamborghini has several distribution channels for its clothing and merchandise, this will be the second retail space devoted solely to the Collezione Automobili Lamborghini in the world.
The first Automobili Lamborghini boutique opened in Beijing in November, he said.
See the rest of the article for more details.
UPDATE: See pictures of this store here.
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Got My Free Tote At Cost Plus World Market In Woodland Hills On Saturday!
Well, this holiday weekend I had some ambitious plans to get up at 4AM like a maniac to check out some Black Friday sales. However, when the time arrived I decided that looking at the inside of my eyelids would be more fun.
Needless to say, by the time I made it to a couple of places like The Home Depot (in West Hills) all of the good deals were sold out. Late Friday evening, however, I got an e-mail from Cost Plus World Market letting me know that the first 200 customers Saturday morning at 9AM would get a free reusable tote bag and 15% off of whatever would fit in it (sadly excluding booze).
Cost Plus World Market Woodland Hills
I figured that by Saturday morning all of the hoopla surrounding Black Friday would be over, and the lines would be minimal. So, I got up at 8:50AM and headed over to Cost Plus. I guessed correctly, and there were no crazy lines. I was able to get my free tote and pick up a few goodies. I particularly like the specialty bar soaps that Cost Plus carries, as well as their chocolates, and holiday cookies.
The reusable bag is actually pretty nice, so hopefully I can come up with some environmentally conscientious use for it!
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Save Money And The Planet! Black Friday Is Green Friday At All Green Things!
Green Friday - November 27th @ All Green Things
I’ve been in local businesswoman & green living advocate Tanya Peel’s local shop All Green Things a few times now, and I really love the place. [See the little CurrentTV segment featuring All Green Things] The way I feel about the store is that it has a bunch of stuff that you already need to live your life, but the greener, sustainable, environmentally friendly versions.
One of the best things about the store too is that Tanya knows the story behind literally every single product. She has hand selected this stuff, tried it out herself, and stands behind it. Go there, and ask her a question about a product, and you’ll see what I mean!
She is having a promotion at the store this Friday – Black Friday, or in her case Green Friday – where you can get just about 25% off anything in the store and online. She blogs:
Black Friday is going GREEN! All Green Things wants to remind you about our 1 Day Event on November 27th, 2009.
Everything in our Store and On-Line is 25% Off!!!!! Spend less on more meaningful, green gifts. Stock is limited so shop early!On-Line Coupon Code to be entered at checkout: GRNFRI09
Just about everything in the store is on sale, see her blog for a few exceptions. We all have someone on our shopping list that would love an environmental friendly gift, even ourselves! Some categories of items Tanya has in her store include reusable bags, bottles, & containers, baby supplies & gifts (some cool stuff), personal care, pet supplies, home decor and cleaning, and some neat stationary items (including pencils made out of paper that you can feel free to buy for me). Oh, and don’t forget eco-friendly handbags for the ladies! There is actually more cool stuff in the store than even online, you just gotta go in and check the place out.
Some of my favorite items:
- Water Powered Clock (a great gift idea!)
- Klean Kanteen Reusable Bottle (environment & human rights friendly)
- Bike Chain Bottle Openers (these things are so cool)
- Scrappy Puppy (this is the coolest looking stuffed doggy, I really want one!)
- And so much more!
Extended Green Friday hours and location info:
Extended In-Store Hours on Nov. 27th 8AM-8PM
Store Location:
5321 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Man, I really do love that place, so stop in, check it out, and pick up a gift or two, and save some money!! Oh yeah, and the planet.
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A Few Pictures From Future Site of Westfield’s The Village
I figured I’d take a few pictures of the structures still left at the eventual site of Westfield’s “The Village” complex. One of the pictures leaves me wondering and guessing if the FedEx Office A/K/A Kinkos was once a bank. I’d like to know the story of why so many valley banks – especially former Washington Mutuals – gave these fascinating murals on them. Most of them seem to depict early valley settlers and Native Americans. While there aren’t too many of these in Woodland Hills that I know of, as you head east there are many. A quick google search on this produces nothing, but it’d be a shame when they tear down the FedeX Office to lose the mural and quasi-iconic building.
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Halloween Pumpkin Patch Opens on Corner of Owensmouth Ave and Victory Blvd
Pumpkin Patch on Victory & Owensmouth
Well, even though I am clearly not a fan of Halloween stores, I don’t think I can have much against a nice seasonal pumpkin patch so you can pick up a pumpkin for carving, baking a pumpkin pie, and other such delightfully festive holiday activities. One of these has opened on the corner of Owensmouth & Victory. I’m sure come November you’ll be able to get your Christmas trees there as well.
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