Archive for June, 2013
CicLAvia rides to Wilshire Blvd. and Fairfax Ave.
Cyclists and walkers were part of the 150,000 people who enjoyed CicLAvia along Wilshire Blvd. from downtown to Fairfax Ave. on June 23.
Repaving streets may mean assessment districts according to Tom LaBonge
The city of Los Angeles may not have the highest population of any in the United States; that honor goes to New York City. L.A. also isn’t the largest city by area; four cities in Alaska compete for that title. But it does have the largest municipal street system in the entire nation, with 28,000-lane […]
Adobe is scene of Historic Society meetings
When the Farmers Market opened in 1934, there were no restrooms. Visitors were shuttled to nearby Gilmore Stadium in a Model T to use the facilities. This and other historical vignettes will be shared by the co-author of a book about the market at the Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society annual meeting on Sun., July […]
Sit under the stars at these summer movie screenings
What better way to take advantage of Los Angeles’ balmy nights than to enjoy movie screenings under the stars at cemeteries, amphitheaters, museums or other outdoor civic venues. Hollywood Forever Cemetery Watch films flicker over mausoleum walls every Saturday night at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. Guests can bring blankets, picnic dinners, beer […]
Around the Town by Patty Hill covers gardens, libraries, music
The Garden Conservancy came to town on May 10. The national organization that works with visionary gardeners and community leaders to preserve some of the country’s most beloved flora began the day early at the Ebell of Los Angeles with a seminar on “The Splendor and Purpose of Persian Design.” An impressive array of lecturers included […]
People magazine readers vote resident ‘Real Beauty’
“People” magazine kept sending e-mails to Sunita Param-Olazabal after she signed up to be a contestant in its “Real Beauty” competition. “It made me realize that I was a finalist in the publication’s “Search for Real Beauty at Every Age” contest.” The Windsor Square wife and mother of a five-year-old daughter then learned she was […]
