Archive for October, 2013

Family togetherness enhanced since we acquired ‘Ginger’

Family togetherness enhanced since we acquired ‘Ginger’

| October 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

I have never been a dog person. I never understood why people were crazy for their dogs, showing their photos around and letting them sleep in their beds. My family had a dog when I was growing up, but I don’t really remember her being a big part of our lives. Sammy just lived in […]

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Everything for the cook at new Bargain Fair

Everything for the cook at new Bargain Fair

| October 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

  Bargain Fair is a kitchen paradise… and a shopper’s dream since the new store opened its doors at 4635 W. Pico Blvd., across from Midtown Crossing shopping complex. Martini glasses to Cuisinarts, classic white dinner plates, stemware and brightly colored cloth napkins fill the shelves. There are Dutch ovens, woks and more cookware, coffee […]

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Weaver will donate collection to museum

Weaver will donate collection to museum

| October 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

A visit to Suzie Henzie’s Citrus Ave. home feels like a trip to a museum. There, a three-story addition houses Henzie’s massive textile collection that includes 50 spinning wheels, more than 60 looms and hundreds of other fiber-related artifacts from around the world. Henzie, a well-known collector and authority on textile arts equipment who has […]

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New restaurants: Tom Bergin’s Tavern, Republique, Blaze

New restaurants: Tom Bergin’s Tavern, Republique, Blaze

| October 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

Derrick Schreck has purchased, Tom Bergin’s Tavern, the 77-year-old landmark at 840 S. Fairfax Ave., after it had been closed for nine months for restoration. A Carthay Circle resident who lives a half-block away from Bergin’s, Schreck had been a regular for many years. Schreck’s partner Jordan Delp is general manager. He has worked at […]

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Anderson Munger YMCA nears finish line

Anderson Munger YMCA nears finish line

| October 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

April 2014 is the target date for the new Anderson Munger Family YMCA at Third St. and Oxford Ave. to open. “This is a project that has been in the works for 20 years!” proclaims Kitty Gordillo, the director of development for the Hollywood Wilshire YMCA. After securing the property in a land-swap with Los […]

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‘Architect to the Stars’ contest; 3,000 projects to his credit

‘Architect to the Stars’ contest; 3,000 projects to his credit

| October 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

The Larchmont Chronicle is running a contest to see who will send in the most photos with addresses of homes designed by Paul Williams. The homes must be limited to locations between Highland and Western avenues, Melrose Ave. and Olympic Blvd. The first three winners will receive a membership in the Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society.  Contest […]

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