Archive for January, 2014
Park LaBrea Residents Association annual meeting Jan. 12
The Park LaBrea Residents Association (PLBRA) will host its annual membership meeting on Sun., Jan. 12 from noon to 2 p.m. The group will meet in the PLB Activity Center Theater. According to PLBRA president Bernie Clinch, guest speakers will include District 4 Councilman Tom LaBonge and City Attorney Mike Feuer. Additionally, John Burney, director […]
Deadly run-in with coyote prompts new solutions
Each day as Councilmember of District Four, I encounter new challenges that must be met in order to help and protect communities in the city of Los Angeles. This week after a tragic and deadly run-in between a dog and a coyote, I asked myself, what exactly could be done? Through the many years of […]
Retirement comes next for Elsa and Larry Gillham
Elsa and Larry Gillham, Lucerne Blvd., have finally decided to walk away from the accounting, bookkeeping and business management company they built in 1979, called Larchmont Data, Inc. Born in the Philippines, Elsa came to the U.S. to visit Chicago as a graduation gift back in the 1970s. She was supposed to return home and […]
Calling all Third St. alumni!
Hard to believe, but Third Street Elementary School is celebrating its 90-year anniversary in 2014. The 90th Anniversary Committee is reaching out to all alumni to help organize the big on-campus celebration on May 17, 2014. Some activities for the event, which is in the planning stages, include classroom themes by decades, a presentation of […]
‘Clock has stopped’ on proposed Lucerne condo development
A re-design is in the works for Morumbila developers proposed five-story condo development at 859 S. Lucerne Blvd. The 15-unit project had been proposed to be built on the empty lot formerly occupied by a single-family home. But outcry from the community regarding the project’s size and scope prompted the city to intervene. “We met […]
Trainer Gia Marakas uses Pilates to heal, build core
Gia Marakas was a professional Bob Fosse-style dancer, who, eventually, “like most dancers,” was badly hurt. And like many dancers, she turned to Pilates to heal her body. Her shoulder injury long gone, she’s been teaching the exercise method, developed in the 1920s, for the past 15 years. “It’s my greatest passion. I love it […]