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Modernization on track at Burroughs School
Final phase is estimated to be complete in 2027 John Burroughs Middle School (JBMS) in Hancock Park is celebrating its 100th year during a growth spurt. The campus in many ways looks as charming as it did when it opened a century ago. A welcoming brick façade showcases its historic buildings and landscaped grounds at […]
Neighbors, councilwoman ask Hackman to reduce TVC size
The developer of a proposed expansion and modernization of CBS Television City, at Beverly and Fairfax, received requests last month to reduce the density and mass of the TVC 2050 project prior to public hearings which are expected to start this month. Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, CD5, asked the property owner and developer Michael Hackman and […]
LACMA Geffen Galleries construction on schedule
The money has been raised — the $750 million goal, plus more — and construction is moving along at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Building LACMA, as the ambitious building project is called, will culminate by the end of the year with completion of the expansive reinforced concrete David Geffen Galleries building designed […]
‘Oscar Night;’ exhibits on Museum Row; Free-For-All March 23
See art from around the world, crafts made by local artists, Ice Age animals come to life and Oscar-winning movies — all at the world-class museums on the Miracle Mile Here is a sampling of what’s being offered: What better way to celebrate Hollywood’s biggest night (Sun., March 10) than at the Academy Museum of […]
Laugh your tails off with Whippet Comedy Jan. 28
Laugh it up and enjoy the art deco surroundings at the local monthly comedy show by Whippet Comedy at the Deco Building on Wilshire Boulevard on Sun., Jan. 28, at 7:30 p.m. The 90-minute comedy lineup is at 5209 Wilshire Blvd. Doors open at 7 p.m. The comedians, with late night show and other credits, […]
Multi-family project at 800 S. Fairfax moves forward; appeal denied
Los Angeles Planning Commissioners denied an appeal of a multi-family residential development to be built next door to longtime neighborhood pub Tom Bergin’s on Fairfax Avenue in Miracle Mile. The Commission’s decision Dec. 14 was the final planning department action for the mixed-use project at 800 S. Fairfax Ave. The approved project features an eight-story, […]
