Archive for June, 2012
Gallery, Cafe, Hair Salon All-in-One on Melrose
The neighborhood just got a little hipper with the opening of Nue Studio salon and cafe at the Hollywood Historic Hotel at 5156 Melrose Ave. According to Yelp, owner and stylist Todd Jameson is a veritable hair god and rock star in Miami, where he opened the original Nue Studio in 2008. Features at […]
High School Grads Reveal College Choices
Academics, locale, sports are key factors for choice Marlborough senior Samantha “Sammy” Newby recalls visiting at least 10 different colleges between her sophomore and junior year. A volleyball player who also went through the recruiting process, she narrowed it down to Amherst, Middlebury and Bowdoin. “I took into account academics, location, its volleyball team and […]
Mickey Cohen’s Life of Crime is Subject of New Book
The gangster Mickey Cohen may be dead and buried since 1976, but author Tere Tereba has unearthed him. Called one of Los Angeles’ most feared underworld characters, he is the subject of Tereba’s 324-page book, “Mickey Cohen: the Life and Crimes of L.A.’s Notorious Mobster.” The book, that debuted in May, is the result of […]
Staying active is not difficult for octogenarian Jerry Saltman
By Jane Gilman Jerry Saltman proves that you can be a renaissance man at any age.When we met with the 86-year-old for a chat, we learned of his busy agenda. Saltman performs with a theater group, he is a weekly volunteer at the Park La Brea library, he’s a voracious reader and he’s been […]
Squeaky Wheel
By Jack Humphreville Would we do a better job of managing our local parks and street medians than the city? Without a doubt! The Department of Recreation and Parks’ budget has been savaged by the mayor’s new “full cost recovery” that has diverted more than $40 million to the General Fund to help finance the […]
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