Community News

Mayor Bass ‘chat’ is at Ebell Oct. 4

Homelessness crisis to be addressed by panel Bright and early on Wednesday morning, Oct. 4, at 8 a.m. — at the Ebell of Los Angeles — our readers are invited to meet with Windsor Square neighbors Mayor Karen Bass and Sarah Dusseault and Windsor Village neighbor Jill Bauman. Joining those three women for what is […]

Billboard blight, digital signs are on City Council agenda

Glowing billboards on Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA, Metro) properties within the City of Los Angeles are coming closer into view after the City Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council amend a zoning code that bans the flashing signs. At a Sept. 14 public hearing, the Commission approved Metro’s request to […]

Open House set for La Brea Tar Pits Master Plan Sept. 30

Public comments accepted until Oct. 27 Learn about proposed plans to reshape the design of the La Brea Tar Pits at an Open House for the plan on Sat., Sept. 30 from 9 to 11 a.m. The long-discussed new vision of the planet’s most important Ice Age fossil site will include the entire 13-acre area […]

Plymouth party house cited; neighbors anxious for its closure

Neighbors of the home at 300 N. Plymouth Blvd. finally feel some relief. After neighbors’ efforts, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officially cited the house as a party house. This is the first step to close the house down for all future events. For months, nearby residents have been terrorized on a weekly basis […]

What's Entertaining

Rides, food booths and costume contest at Fair

Larchmont Family Fair is on Sun., Oct. 29 The Larchmont Family Fair returns to the Boulevard Sun., Oct. 29, from noon until 5 p.m. with “Fun for Everyone,” as this year’s theme assures us. This year’s Fair lineup includes entertainment, Bob Baker Marionettes, children’s music performances, a roaming fairy, a dance troup, a talent show and […]

Nine O’Clock Players ready to enchant families

The Nine O’Clock Players will open the 2023-24 season Sun., Oct. 29, with a performance entitled “Enchanted Sleeping Beauty: The Legend of Briar-Rose.” This will be the company’s 95th year delighting Angelenos with award-winning family theater. As usual, the Nine O’Clock Players will bring clever twists, magical music and zany characters to the stage with […]

More than pumpkins to be at Patch

Trick-or-Treat, tacos and carving contest Harvest the Halloween spirit by purchasing a pumpkin from Larchmont Boulevard’s own pumpkin patch. Wilshire Rotary Club is once again setting up its pumpkin patch — for the 17th year — at 568 N. Larchmont Blvd. Choose your pumpkin starting Fri., Oct. 6. All of the proceeds are donated to […]

Beautiful art collected by colonizing capitalists is now public’s

Opened last month at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and continuing through March 3, 2024, is a fascinating exhibit of more than 300 artworks, animal and mineral specimens, scientific instruments, books and maps — initially collected by wealthy people across Europe, for their private pleasure, in the 16th and 17th centuries. The […]

Who's Doing What

Serving fresh Italian food for 40 years

•Neighborhood staple to roll back prices for its anniversary This October, Marino Ristorante on Melrose celebrates its 40th anniversary. The restaurant was opened in 1983 by Naples-born Ciro (also known as Mario) and wife Maria Marino, who had been restaurateurs since the 1960s. Marino quickly became a hot spot for locals, Hollywood and political elite […]

Rockin’ and a-rollin’ for good times and many good causes

The Bourbon Room in Hollywood was the place to rock ‘n’ roll on Aug. 24, when Larchmont area friends and family showed up to support local Zach Selwyn and his band, Zachariah & The Lobos Riders. The performers hit the stage promptly at 8:15 p.m. and, within minutes, the crowd was on its feet, dancing […]

Dining and meeting neighbors at annual ‘Taste of Larchmont’

Diners enjoyed the summer breeze while visiting with new and old friends and sampling a variety of food and drinks at HopeNet’s 31st annual Taste of Larchmont on Sept. 18. Upon entering under a colorful balloon arch by the Larchmont Boulevard clock tower, guests picked up their passports to 19 participating eateries on the Boulevard. […]

Brookside Block Party is back in business with food and fun

On Sept. 17, the entire neighborhood showed up to welcome the triumphant return of the 41st annual Brookside Block Party. This year’s party took place on the 800 block of Muirfield Road. More than 300 people filled the street to eat, drink, socialize, play and enjoy each other’s company as families have done for four […]

Real Estate News

‘Major issues’ surface at TV City development, opponents say

A document setting forth “several egregious issues” for an expansion project at Television City at Fairfax Avenue and Beverly Boulevard was recently unearthed by people opposed to the project. The 46-page TVC 2050 proposed Specific Plan “rewrites” height limits in the municipal code, includes a maximum of 10 liquor licenses and would prevent the public […]

Camel’s nose under the tent: Metro digital billboards throughout our city

The Los Angeles City Planning Commission did a major disservice to good planning in Los Angeles on September 14th. Even though the details of the Planning Department’s staff report made it clear to anyone with an ounce of sense — showing what can result from “precedents” like the billboard industry’s carefully-lobbied plan to install bright […]

Real Estate Sales

Development moves forward with city notice, public comment

Finally, the 42-story Mirabel project is gaining some momentum. It’s been nine years since Wally Marks first brought to the Miracle Mile his vision for the skyscraper proposed at 5411 Wilshire Blvd. The City Planning Dept. released a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the 348-unit development last month. The NOP is the initial step in […]