All posts tagged: Malibu

Bond girl, 75, opens her Malibu home for emotional night with her rarely-seen 4 children

Bond girl, 75, opens her Malibu home for emotional night with her rarely-seen 4 children

Published by Daniella Wilson

Jane Seymour  offered fans a rare and deeply personal glimpse into her family life this week, sharing a heartwarming video from an unforgettable evening hosted at her breathtaking beachfront Malibu mansion. The former Bond girl, 75, welcomed guests to her stunning oceanfront home for the annual Open Hearts Foundation Gala, transforming the elegant property into a glittering setting filled with candlelight, music and an unmistakable sense of purpose. By her side were her children, making the evening all the more special as the actress celebrated both family and philanthropy in one meaningful moment. Radiant and full of warmth, Jane appeared alongside her four children, Katherine, 44, Sean, 40, and twin sons Kristopher and John, 30, as well as her stepdaughter Jenni, with whom she remains close. The video captured a series of intimate, joy-filled moments, from embraces and laughter to quiet reflections, offering a rare look at the close-knit bond they share. © Getty ImagesJane Seymour poses with her children at The Open Hearts Foundation’s 2019 Open Hearts Gala at SLS Hotel on February 16, …

Duke’s Malibu to reopen 14 months after Palisades fire

Duke’s Malibu to reopen 14 months after Palisades fire

Published by Sam Flores

Duke’s Malibu, the landmark oceanfront restaurant on Pacific Coast Highway, will reopen Friday following a 14-month closure because of mudslide damage. The popular coastal restaurant that’s celebrating 30 years in operation this year withstood the Palisades fire that tore through Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Topanga Canyon over a year ago, suffering only smoke damage. Plans to reopen were underway last February when mudslides from heavy rain sent four feet of mud into the restaurant, requiring extensive repairs, cleanup and a full renovation. “The mud just nearly wiped us out,” general manager Jimmy Chavez said. Duke’s planned to reopen last summer, but construction delays set the restaurant back even further, shifting the opening date to early 2026. The restaurant had to tear down its walls to ensure no mold was growing, and was forced to replace its equipment, furniture, plumbing and flooring. “The circumstances weren’t ideal, but we end up with a fully renovated restaurant at 30 years, 30 years old, which is unheard of,” Chavez said. Chavez said the building’s proximity to the water led …

Restaurants to support in Malibu, Topanga Canyon and Pacific Palisades

Restaurants to support in Malibu, Topanga Canyon and Pacific Palisades

Published by Sam Flores

L.A.’s coastal and canyon communities are resilient and rebuilding since the Palisades fire destroyed nearly 7,000 structures, including some of the city’s most locally beloved and iconic restaurants. Those that survived the blaze have become even more vital as communal linchpins and gathering places of Palisades, Topanga and Malibu residents. In the Palisades, Sunset Boulevard snakes past swaths of burned-out lots, some punctuated by scaffolding and excavators beginning the rebuilding process. It winds past signs for road closures, park closures, business closures, and past signs that declare “REBUILDING TOGETHER” and “THEY LET US BURN.” Neighboring Topanga Canyon saw fewer destroyed structures than the Palisades but faces its own extended rebuilding. Powerline repairs and landslides blocked the canyon’s PCH entry for much of 2025, and this access point, when open, is often whittled down to a single lane. Restaurants, the weekly farmers market and other businesses regularly post to social media to raise awareness that “Topanga is open.” Farther north along PCH, Malibu restaurants are just beginning to recover. The scenic highway closed to nonresidents for …

Malibu beach house death exposes suspected swindle, LSD use

Malibu beach house death exposes suspected swindle, LSD use

Published by Sam Flores

In a rush of adrenaline, Anthony Flores dialed 911 from a Santa Monica hotel to report an emergency seven miles away. “I believe that my friend has died in our house,” he told the dispatcher. Paramedics and sheriff’s deputies raced to the Malibu beachfront cottage of Mark Sawusch, a 57-year-old eye surgeon. They found his body wedged between a sofa and a coffee table near the grand piano he’d been playing that afternoon. The house is suspended 20 feet above a narrow strip of boulders and sand. Waves pounded into the tangle of weathered pilings and beams beneath it. In the distance, city lights shimmered along Santa Monica Bay. Classic stories from the Los Angeles Times’ 143-year archive Two massage therapists had discovered that Sawusch was not breathing. One of them had called Flores. It didn’t take long for investigators to figure out that severe mental illness had recently upended Sawusch’s quiet life as an ophthalmologist with a private practice in Pacific Palisades. His frightening and sometimes violent manic outbursts had destroyed his career and …