Archive for May, 2019
Hotel / apartments poised for La Brea Ave. at Wilshire
A seven-story apartment / hotel / retail complex is slated for La Brea Ave., at Wilshire Blvd. The development is just north of the Purple Line Extension’s Wilshire / La Brea station, set to open by 2023. The CGI Strategies development includes 121 apartments and 122 hotel rooms. It had formerly been proposed as a […]
Study Senate Bill 50
TO OUR READERS: By John H. Welborne Publisher and Editor As a public service to our readers in the Greater Wilshire, Mid-City and other neighborhoods we serve, the Larchmont Chronicle is publishing this Special Supplement. The timing relates to the May 2019 consideration — by the California State Senate — of wide-reaching legislation proposed by […]
JF Chen offers an eclectic perspective on design
Windsor Square resident Joel Chen has spent the last four decades building a reputation as one of the best antique and decorative arts dealers in Los Angeles. His eponymously-named business, JF Chen, now boasts a collection of museum-quality art and furniture, spread across nearly 60,000 square feet of gallery space over three locations. For a […]
Businesses as neighbors, from fine wines to good books
Wine lovers know the value of neighbors: a small independent wine store is owned by and employs people who care about wine and who attend to specific questions, interests, and tastes. Customers living nearby will likely return. A give-and-take develops between those who buy and those who sell. Both sides learn as a result. It’s […]
Real Estate Sales
Neighborhood Real Estate Sales for March Single family homes 335 S. Rimpau Blvd. 138 N. Norton Ave. 339 S. Citrus Ave. 824 S. Citrus Ave. 125 S. Plymouth Blvd. 145 S. Van Ness Ave. 634 N. Cherokee Ave. 746 N. Orange Dr. 327 N. Beachwood Dr. 709 Lorraine Blvd. 167 S. Highland Ave. 644 S. […]
Neighbors gathered for final ‘farewell’ preceding puppets’ move to new theater
Nearly 100 lucky humans, many from local neighborhoods, enjoyed their special welcome at the original home of the Bob Baker Marionette Theater on Sun., March 31. It was special because the theater and we puppets were being packed up for our move to our new home in Highland Park. Nevertheless, in the midst of a […]
