Archive for June, 2016
Anthony, 90, retires (sort of) after decades
Back in 1956, on a recommendation, Orvis Anthony got a job working for a doctor in Hancock Park. Pretty soon, the spritely young gardener got another job, and then another. Before long, he mowed half the lawns in the neighborhood, at least that’s how the legend goes. “Everybody knows Orvis around the neighborhood,” said one […]
Real Estate Sales
Real Estate Sales* Single family homes 465 N. June St. 500 N. Cahuenga Blvd. 635 S. Mansfield Ave. 464 S. Citrus Ave. 456 N. McCadden Pl. 500 N. Gower St. 506 S. Norton Ave. 135 N. Beachwood Dr. 630 N. Las Palmas Ave. 809 S. Mullen Ave. 215 N. Plymouth Blvd. 628 N. Highland Ave. […]
Eli Broad talks about new exhibit
Photographer Cindy Sherman’s first exhibition of work in Los Angeles in nearly 20 years opened at The Broad museum in June. In an interview with the Larchmont Chronicle, Eli Broad said the new exhibit, “Cindy Sherman: Imitation of Life,” is tailored to a Los Angeles audience. He said Sherman’s work played a huge role in […]
Homeowner irritated by increase in ‘pushy’ Realtors
A long-time Windsor Square resident contacted the Chronicle in June concerned by an increase in “pushy” Realtors in his neighborhood. “It starts with postcards and introduction letters sent in the mail, then business cards dropped in the mailbox and now more recently a constant barrage of agents ringing the doorbell to solicit sales — four […]
Children’s fashion show benefits Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Sporting outfits generously provided by British fashion powerhouse Boden, 48 Los Angeles children recently walked the runway at The Beach Club to help their parents and friends support Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). For the 55th year, members of the 58-year-old hospital support group, Children’s Chain (“a chain is as strong as its weakest link”) […]
Principal Dr. Suzie Oh retires after 23 years at Third St. School
After 41 years in the Los Angeles Unified School District — the last 23 as principal of Third Street Elementary — Dr. Suzie Oh is retiring at the end of the month. “I am ready to move on to the next chapter of my life,” she says with some apprehension. “I like this school. I […]
