Archive for August, 2012
New sidewalk, new tree on Larchmont Blvd.
A ficus tree has been removed from the sidewalk at 542 N. Larchmont Blvd. in an effort to prevent further cracking of the walkway because of invasive roots. It is the third Brisbane Box tree to be planted on the boulevard in recent years. The other two are at 535 N. Larchmont Blvd. and at […]
Christ the King School debuts transitional kindergarten
Christ the King Catholic School is inaugurating the first transitional kindergarten in the Los Angeles Diocese. “We are adopting the Montessori method,” said Ruth Anderson, principal of the elementary school at 617 N. Arden Blvd. Anderson, a native of Ireland, said her first teaching experience in her home country was as a Montessori teacher. The […]
Wilshire Rotary Club serves the world
We all know the quality of a gift is not judged by its value, and certainly many gifts without value are priceless. I mention this because of the range of gifts Rotarians are delivering today. From a cup of clean water in an African village to the restoration of the oldest public school destroyed by […]
Horses, bomb squad, SWAT team at L.A.P.D. Wilshire Division open house
Meet the police SWAT team, bomb squad and mounted unit at the Wilshire Area Community Station annual Open House on Sun., Sept. 9 from noon to 4 p.m. at 4861 Venice Blvd. The free event also includes tours of the station, helicopters from LAPD Air Support, motorcycles, classic cars, L.A. Fire Dept. equipment and exhibits […]
Nat King Cole post office closing being considered
Written comments accepted until Sept. 7 Hail, sleet and snow are mild compared to the Internet’s effect on the United States Postal Service (USPS). The latest casualty could be the Nat King Cole/Oakwood station at 265 S. Western Ave. Selling the building and relocating the retail and P.O. box service to a nearby but […]
Real Estate Sales August 2012
Real Estate Sales Single family homes 267 S. Plymouth Blvd. 436 N. Highland Ave. 512 S. Norton Ave. 801 S. Muirfield Rd. 161 S. Highland Ave 212 S. Highland Ave. 416 S. Orange Dr. 815 S. Rimpau Blvd. 358 S. Mansfield Ave. 323 S. Citrus Ave. 206 N. Wilton Pl. 251 N. Grower St. 4819 […]
