Archive for July, 2014
Scholarship fund established in name of Nick Fagnano
A scholarship fund for undergraduate transfer students has been established at the University of Southern California in the name of Nick Fagnano who was to begin his junior year there in the fall. A graduate of St. Brendan School and Notre Dame High School, Fagnano, 20, was electrocuted when a bolt of lightning struck the […]
Activist credits cooperation for Robert Burns Park upgrades
Margy Hudson isn’t through planning improvements for Robert Burns Park at Beverly Blvd. and Van Ness Ave. The community activist has continued to lobby for the recreation area since she first starting making daily visits the “poorly maintained park” seven years ago. Margy was honored by Councilman Tom LaBonge at a recent dedication for her […]
Statue of Jewish-American patriot Haym Salomon to receive new marker
The Hancock Park-based chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is working to further the legacy of Haym Salomon, a Jewish hero of the American Revolution. Stephanie Boyd, a member of the LA-Eschscholtzia Chapter, was a delegate at DAR’s 123rd annual Continental Congress recently in Washington, D.C. While there she submitted a proposal to […]
Plymouth home wins Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society award
The house at 528 S. Plymouth Blvd. is one of the winners of the 2014 Historic Landmark Awards presented at the Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society annual meeting on July 20 at the Wilshire Country Club. Owners of the land in the early 1920s were Elizabeth Boos, and then A. Hayes Busch, whose father Albert […]
‘Come together’ for Hope-Net at Taste of Larchmont Aug. 25
Greek, Italian and Thai specialties, as well as samples from Village newcomers Burger Lounge and Salt & Straw will be on the menu of “Abbey Road to Larchmont.” The annual Taste of Larchmont, founded more than 20 years ago by the Larchmont Chronicle, is on Mon., Aug. 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. The community […]
Dedication marks completion of Larchmont Blvd. median project
North Larchmont Blvd. medians, featuring Jacaranda trees, agapantha and geranium plants and a monument sign, were dedicated on July 17. The project, spearheaded by Carolyn Ramsay, former chief of staff to Councilman Tom LaBonge, cost $763,000 to date. The Bureau of Street Services began construction in 2013 on the three medians: a 270-foot strip in […]
