Archive for December, 2016
SWAT swarms abandoned house on Plymouth twice
The LAPD Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) was deployed to an abandoned property on the 300 block of N. Plymouth Blvd. Nov. 15 for a six-hour standoff between police and a squatter. A week later, Nov. 23, the team was deployed again to the same address. In the first incident, officers were called to […]
Rotary Christmas tree lot returns to Larchmont Blvd.
Fresh-cut evergreens are back and for sale on the Blvd. thanks to the Wilshire Rotary Club tree lot at 568 N. Larchmont Blvd. Delivered from a farm in Oregon, customers will find noble, Fraser, silvertip, Nordmann and Douglas firs, with new shipments arriving each week. In its 10th year on Larchmont Blvd., event organizer Wendy […]
Le French Butcher is like part of the family, only French
For those who bemoan the closing of the excellent butcher shop Lindy & Grundy, there’s a new storefront for grass-fed, antibiotic-free meats: Le French Butcher. Master butcher Jean-Claude Setin and his wife Susan, who have been operating out of farmers’ market stalls, including Larchmont’s, not only want to bring quality cuts to Los Angeles, but […]
Windsor Square town hall held at Ebell
The Windsor Square Association’s annual meeting at The Ebell on Nov. 17 featured reports on public safety, land use, and emergency preparedness. Directors were elected for the coming year. Councilman David Ryu spoke, and Scott Appel of Marlborough School described a just-completed construction project. The annual Squeaky Wheel Award was presented by president Larry Guzin […]
City Hall opponents gather at local school
The flyer advertising the Sat., Nov. 18, two-hour meeting to be held at Third St. School asked attendees to “Share Your Experiences Fighting City Hall & Developers,” and that certainly took place. Vociferous complaints were directed at spot-zoning, small-lot subdivisions and political fundraising. (Cited repeatedly was the recent “Los Angeles Times” story concerning Torrance-based real […]
History will be made in Miracle Mile, probably
Miracle Mile has hit a bump on its road to historic preservation. Many residents carried red “No HPOZ” (Historic Protection Overlay Zone) signs to the Miracle Mile Residential Association (MMRA) annual meeting last month, protesting the effort underway to protect the area from mansionization and tear downs of early 20th-century Period Revival-style homes. “It was […]