Archive for July, 2015
Staffing, street safety, repair, traffic on Ryu’s to-do list
Nikki Ezhari’s appointment as senior deputy for Fourth District City Councilman David Ryu last month marks the appointment of more than half of his initial 15-member team, said chief of staff Sarah Dusseault. A key focus of the new team is fulfilling the councilman’s campaign promise. “We’ve been pretty clear our agenda is to bring […]
Brookside residents updated on crime, Park Mile zoning
Fourth District Councilman David Ryu complimented the 30 residents who turned out for the summer meeting for their citizen involvement. Ryu and his chief of staff Sarah Dusseault attended the July 16 evening meeting of Brookside Homeowners Association at the Lebanese-American Foundation center. Owen Smith, Association president, introduced the guest speakers including Wilshire LAPD senior […]
CIM unveils revised plans for Farmers property
The ballroom at the Ebell Clubhouse set the scene for a community meeting on July 8 where revised plans were unveiled for a new residential development along Wilshire Blvd. between Rimpau and Muirfield. CIM Group—owners of the former Farmers Insurance property—presented its plans at the invitation of the Brookside and Hancock Park homeowners associations, with […]
Warriors win sectionals, progress to regionals
After taking top spots in their respective divisions, two Wilshire Warrior softball teams have won the 2015 PONY All Stars Sectional Tournament. It marks the first time any Wilshire team has won the championship game at sectionals. Warriors 10-U beat Camarillo in a 6-0 shutout in Bakersfield. The undefeated team now progresses to the regional […]
Annual ‘Taste’ event brings Broadway to boulevard
Sample cuisine from 12 restaurants while listening to musical show tunes as “Larchmont goes Broadway” for the Taste of Larchmont on Mon., Aug. 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. The community event—celebrating its 23rd anniversary—features Italian, Greek, Asian, Carribean and traditional foods from local restaurants, with live music, a raffle and a silent auction to […]
‘It was cool,’ says student who interviewed Joe Biden
Although they don’t agree on which baseball team should be in the World Series, they both like dogs. Lucas Fuhrer discovered this while interviewing Vice President Joe Biden who was in Los Angeles speaking about raising the minimum wage. Lucas, son of Christian and Christy Fuhrer of Ridgewood Place, will be a seventh grader next […]
