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THOUGH the high school heroine of the Disney Channel’s animated show “Kim Possible†is still very much the teen queen, the actress who gives voice to her, Christy Carlson Romano, is quite the grown-up. Romano, 22, has three films in the can, “Taking 5,†“Moving In†and the animated “The Legend of Secret Passâ€; has penned a novel, “Grace’s Turn,†and, as a singer-songwriter, also has an album coming out.

A little New York

For the record:

12:00 a.m. Feb. 23, 2007 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Friday February 23, 2007 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 0 inches; 33 words Type of Material: Correction
Favorite Weekend: The My Favorite Weekend column in Thursday’s Calendar Weekend gave the name for a gourmet shop frequented by actress Christy Carlson Romano as Jones on Third. It is Joan’s on Third.

I moved out here from New York 2 1/2 years ago, so it took me time to find my way, but now, living in West Hollywood and being in a new relationship, it’s starting to feel like home, maybe because I’ve seen so many places that remind me of New York.

On a Friday night, I like to go to Social Hollywood, a restaurant-club that’s a lot like Soho House, a swank members-only club in NYC, but Social has a real Old Hollywood vibe that I love. It’s in the building where the Hollywood Athletic Club used to be, and upstairs is a humongous space with an amazing photograph collection. They have DJs spinning, and the nightclub Boulevard is next door.

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Fresh air and arias

On Saturday morning, I’ll go work out with Martin Dorsla at Crunch gym on Sunset. He says, “Show me a picture of the body you want, and I’ll give it to you.â€

Then my boyfriend and I would hop into my ’72 Corvette and go to Santa Monica Promenade for some funnel cake with ice cream and sprinkles on top. The live music there reminds me of Coney Island. We’d also drive to the Beverly Center and end up at Pet Love. I’ve actually gotten three dogs there by mistake. I warn everybody about that.

I’d then go home and get ready for the opera, but first I’d stop off at Andre’s Italian restaurant on 3rd Street and Fairfax. I’ll pick up their lasagna and eat just before whatever is playing at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. I have seats, third row center. Even though I’m the youngest person there, I’m telling a lot of my friends about it. Opera is passionate and sexy, fun and hip; it blows your mind, the whole evening is really amazing. It’s the most underrated activity in L.A.

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After the opera, there are a couple of places that are really fun. The Village Idiot on Melrose just opened, but I’ve already deemed it “my bar.†It looks straight out of the West Village.

Brunch and crunch

On Sunday I’ll go to brunch at the Four Seasons on Doheny and Burton and sit on the patio. Then I’ll go home and get my athletic clothes on and go to the Santa Monica Mountains near Malibu for a hike. That’s a great workout, and you can do sit-ups and push-ups along the way. It’s much more in nature than somewhere like Runyon Canyon, which can sort of feel like MySpace.

Then there’s a really cool place to get a snack called Jones on 3rd, near La Cienega, the most N.Y.-style deli I’ve been to out here. After that, I’d go to Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Beverly Hills, really great energy, the people are nice and open-minded, and they have the most amazing voices.

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Then, with a weekend filled with food and love and fun and fitness winding down, I’d go to dinner at a really great place called Hirozen; really good, affordable sushi on Beverly.

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-- Mark Sachs

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