Archive for November, 2017
Flourishing Getty Center forest, 20 years on, among most beautiful
David Geffen, a leading cultural philanthropist, donated $150 million to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in early October, on the same day that the New York Philharmonic, to which Geffen had donated $100 million, announced it was scaling back a $500 million renovation of its David Geffen Hall. This timing and the dollar […]
Agent co-writes series on city’s best architects
When Bret Parsons learned “one of the best homes in Hancock Park” was for sale for $595,000, he wrote to the real estate agent. When she phoned him, she was probably surprised when his mother answered, saying, “He’s in school right now… high school.” “They had a big laugh,” Parsons said last month while taking […]
RecycLA adds recycling — at a price
The City of Los Angeles’ new trash and recycle collection program for large apartments (five or more units) and all businesses, “recycLA,” is set to roll out on Larchmont Blvd. and surrounding areas this month. Aimed to trim trash in landfills by 97 percent by 2030, the program has lofty goals and, some say, equally […]
Real Estate Sales
Real Estate Sales* Single-family homes 363 S. Las Palmas Ave. 645 S. Muirfield Rd. 428 S. June St. 441 S. Plymouth Blvd. 304 Lorraine Blvd. 615 S. McCadden Pl. 842 S. Citrus Ave. 461 N. Mansfield Ave. 275 S. Rossmore Ave. 348 S. Arden Blvd. 402 S. Mansfield Ave. 852 S. Mullen Ave. 108 N. […]
‘Society,’ or ‘Collective’—music best on intimate stage
In Los Angeles, chamber music, opera and classical music in general have a lot to thank in Warner and Carol Henry. The philanthropists’ most recent gift was for $1.5 million to the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO). It was in honor of the ensemble’s 50th anniversary and to kickstart the new Chamber Music Collective. The […]
There will be art: PST:LA/LA around the community
Museums around the Southland are participating in “Pacific Standard Time: Latin American and Latino Art in Los Angeles” (PST: LA / LA). Many museums are close to Larchmont Chronicle neighborhoods, but others are just a short trip away. Following is a sampling of exhibits from this collaborative effort, which explores Latin American and Latino art […]
