Archive for January, 2020
Local volunteers joined in ‘Point-in-Time’ homeless count
From 9 p.m. to midnight on Jan. 23, volunteers spread out throughout the parts of Los Angeles on this side of the Hollywood Hills — counting the number of individuals, families and encampments they saw on the streets. Residents of Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council (GWNC) communities undertook this work in the 22 census tracts within […]
Noodles, boxed wine led to love
Dr. David Skaggs and Dr. Valerie Ulene met during their medical school years at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in the late 1980s. The first encounter was unremarkable save for the memory of Val’s voice, which resonated with David, and the image of David eating ramen noodles in his apartment with his mother, […]
Real Estate Sales for December
Single-family homes 460 S. Las Palmas Ave. 647 S. June St. 208 S. McCadden Pl. 634 S. June St. 260 Lorraine Blvd. 333 S. Irving Blvd. 630 N. Las Palmas Ave. 754 S. Citrus Ave. 111 N. Plymouth Blvd. 257 S. Wilton Pl. 236 S. Larchmont Blvd. 500 S. Norton Ave. 644 Lillian Way628 N. […]
11-story tower proposed on N. Rossmore Avenue
Co-living units aren’t the only change maybe coming to Rossmore Avenue. Construction is expected to start this spring on a twisting, 11-story, mid-rise apartment building. Located at 617 N. Rossmore Ave., plans for the 120-foot-tall modern residential tower in Hancock Park include razing an existing two-story structure to make way for the new building with […]
‘Windsor’ evokes aspiration; ‘Kingsley,’ ‘Kipling’ moved residents forward
The need to look back in time or to another country for a style or name suggests cultural insecurity. Without established homegrown models or points of reference, or at least without ready signals to achieve the desired ambiance, developers and city planners borrow from a real or imagined place and past. The strain of presumption […]
In search of the wild Bengal tiger, safaris, and more in India
I went to India in search of the Bengal tiger. So, after my first day on safari at Kanha National Park I was disappointed to be heading back near sunset with not a tiger in sight. My disappointment quickly vanished when a male tiger lumbered out from the bush and onto the dirt road ahead […]
