Archive for August, 2019
Stories hold the key for homeless advocate Marilyn Wells
Stories can speak volumes. Just ask Marilyn Wells, an advocate for the homeless with impressive academic credentials. Wells was so moved by one woman’s talk that she started a formidable speaker series. “I was listening to her,” Wells explained last month, “and I thought this woman is the key. People need to see somebody who […]
Women who golfed: a look back at Club’s early years
This is the first in a three-part series on the Wilshire Country Club turning 100 this year. A gala celebration for members will take place in September. This first part in the series, in the spirit of our Women of Larchmont issue, looks at the history of women within the club. The year is 1919. […]
Lillian Way threw annual Fourth of July block party
Residents along Lillian Way between Clinton and Rosewood celebrated Independence Day with a block party for the 23rd year in a row last month. Activities included a bike and scooter parade and contest. Meaghan Curcio, one of the organizers of the event, said kids in the neighborhood spent days decorating their chosen conveyances. After the […]
Brooksiders gathered for food, fun
Muirfield Road, closed for one block on June 23, was the setting for this year’s Brookside Block Party — the 40th annual edition of the fun-filled event for families. Councilman David Ryu stopped by, as did Hubertus Cox and his wife Jeanette. Cox is a senior environmental engineer with the city’s Watershed Protection Division. He […]
Real Estate Sales for June
Single-family homes 148 S. Las Palmas Ave. 150 S. McCadden Pl. 449 N. Las Palmas Ave. 514 S. Irving Blvd. 602 N. Las Palmas Ave. 621 N. Cherokee Ave. 157 S. Arden Blvd. 414 N. Lucerne Blvd. 642 N. Gower St. 111 N. Gramercy Pl. 721 S. Norton Ave. 235 N. St. Andrews Pl. […]
Editorial: Some in Sacramento still want to dictate to us
Despite the California legislature being on a one-month vacation through the middle of August, it is likely that there are staff members answering the telephones in state legislators’ local offices. Indeed, our State Assembly Members and State Senators might even be in their local offices for the next couple of weeks. As noted in […]
