Week in Review: Alexis Neiers Sentenced; Groveman, Washburn Out of Council Race

What a week! The past seven days were filled with plenty of breaking news announcements, more celebrity drama, some election surprises and a car chase.

Former E! reality TV star Alexis Neiers was sentenced to enroll in a drug treatment program after she was arrested on Dec. 1 on suspicion of possessing black tar heroin. Neiers spent some time this year in prison after she was found guilty of burglarizing the Hollywood Hills home of actor Orlando Bloom in 2009.

And Mayor Barry Groveman and Mayor Pro Tem Dennis Washburn are out of the 2011 City Council race before it even begins. Both did not file the necessary nomination papers by the 4:30 p.m. deadline on Friday to be eligible to run for re-election.

MONDAY

The day began with the latest installment in our At the Farmers Market series. This week, we

In the first About Town for the week, columnist April MacIntyre offered

We posted our video coverage of a held at the Hills/

We posted some

And in the first article in our Campaign Trail '11 series, we announced that resident for the March 8 City Council election.

TUESDAY

We profiled whose career is on the rise.

A video recipe for jelly doughnuts, in honor of Hanukkah, was posted.

Our Pet of the Week was

A story about the agreement for removal of contaminated soil at the wrapped things up for the day.

WEDNESDAY

Employees at the two hospitals that are the closest to Calabasas

We profiled the , a local club made of members who trek local trails together.

We posted a recipe for

We posted a video interview with

A photo gallery of our rounded things out for the day.

THURSDAY

High School Musical star on Wednesday to support a student effort to raise money for clean well water in Africa.

In About Town, MacIntyre wrote in advance of this Wednesday's , which  encourages shoppers to ditch plastic and paper bags for reusable bags.

We announced that Carol Washburn, president and CEO of the ,

And in more election news, from the City Council race due to his upcoming tour of Iraq, while Parks, Recreation and Education Commissioner Lucy Martin qualified for the council race.

FRIDAY

The day began with our

We posted a piece about an in Calabasas.

students spent the morning onto a U-Haul truck.

Former E! reality TV star Alexis Neiers, 19, was center following a Dec. 1 arrest on suspicion of possessing black-tar heroin.

Mayor Barry Groveman and Mayor Pro Tem Dennis Washburn announced after they failed to file nomination papers by the 4:30 p.m. Friday deadline.

SATURDAY

In our weekly dining column, the Craving, we listed a few places around town to

A 57-year-old Woodland Hills man was after reportedly leading authorities on a car chase that began in Calabasas and ended in a crash that injured six people.

In Camp Mommy, parenting columnist Stephanie Frey offered