Archive for July, 2014

Real Estate Sales June 2014

Real Estate Sales June 2014

| July 29, 2014 | 0 Comments

Real Estate Sales* Single family homes 455 Lorraine Blvd. 414 S. Irving Blvd. 444 N. McCadden Pl. 644 S. Orange Dr. 163 S. Larchmont Blvd. 347 S. Arden Blvd. 414 N. Arden Blvd. 146 S. Van Ness Ave. 560 N. Plymouth Blvd. 954 Keniston Ave. 891 S. Bronson Ave. 131 S. Wilton Pl. 357 S. […]

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Alternatives to Gas-Powered Blowers

Alternatives to Gas-Powered Blowers

| July 23, 2014 | 2 Comments

California Greenin’ by Renee Ridgeley Here are some alternatives to using gas-powered blowers Science quiz: which emits more hydrocarbons into the atmosphere? A half-hour of yard work with a two-stroke leaf blower or driving a Ford F-150 truck from Texas to Alaska?  If you thought this a trick question, you’re right, because it’s the blower. […]

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Wilshire Park School principal retires after 33 years of service

Wilshire Park School principal retires after 33 years of service

| July 2, 2014 | 0 Comments

Enrique Franco has gained loads of admirers in his 33- year career with the L.A. Unified School District. So it was no surprise that they came out in droves, along with family and friends—and even the family dog, Dino—to bid him farewell at a recent ceremony at Wilshire Park Elementary School marking his retirement. Franco […]

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Signage completes Boulevard Heights quest for historic status

Signage completes Boulevard Heights quest for historic status

| July 2, 2014 | 0 Comments

A two-block stretch on Bronson Ave.—the Boulevard Heights Historic District—was honored with its very own sign. Four signs to be exact.The recent unveiling completes the neighborhood’s journey for historic status. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. “It is a great honor. Our own Robby O’Donnell worked for several years […]

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New friendships are bonus of ‘Over the Hill’ activities

New friendships are bonus of ‘Over the Hill’ activities

| July 2, 2014 | 0 Comments

In the 1985 sci-fi classic film “Cocoon,” a group of senior citizens take a dip in an alien pool and emerge feeling young and frisky again. One rejuvenated couple, played by Wilfred Brimley and Maureen Stapleton, discuss the miraculous results: “So you think we’re cheating nature?” “Yes.” “Well, I’ll tell ya, with the way nature’s […]

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Windsor Village appeals 32-unit condo complex

Windsor Village appeals 32-unit condo complex

| July 2, 2014 | 0 Comments

The Windsor Village Association filed an appeal June 13 of a proposed 32-unit condominium complex at 853 to 859 S. Lucerne Blvd. “The condo project is over-sized and not in scale, bulk, height, massing and design with the historic structures in the neighborhood,” said R.J. Strotz, WVA board member. Property owner Ik Kyoon Ahn of Morumbila […]

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