Archive for March, 2022
Fairy tale retold in London’s Blitz harkens modern war
A goose. Orange jumpsuits. Mirrors and whips. A shroud and cross. Images signify meaning, but context can often change how signs are read. Let me start with the goose. Rapunzel Alone is a reworking of the Grimm Brothers’ tale. Opening at the 24th Street Theatre, the play moved to the Wallis for a brief run, […]
Summer camp by lake is as awe-inspiring as it was in 1946
Skylake Yosemite Camp looks divine — on its website. It’s probably not so picture-perfect in real life, I thought. And then I met a camp alumna. “It is my spiritual homeland. I’d probably still work there if I could. It’s a spectacular, spectacular place,” said Windsor Square resident Kate Adler. Adler spent eight blissful summers […]
Upper, lower desert to the slopes on whirlwind short trip
On a short trip last month, we traveled from Los Angeles to the lower desert in Palm Springs, to the upper desert of Joshua Tree, and, finally, to reach higher elevations at Big Bear — all in four days. Our adventure began in the Indian Canyons in Palm Springs, where we saddled up at Smoke […]
Homeless offered housing, temporarily
While waiting for permits for a major remodel of the historic building at 410 N. Rossmore Ave. — across from the Wilshire Country Club — the developer is working with two nonprofit organizations to offer housing to people who are currently unsheltered or living in housing that is not secure. Both nonprofits offer supportive services […]
Larchmont 2021 survey released
The Larchmont 2021 group recently released its survey results with plans to present the findings at a community conversation later this month on Thurs., April 14. The survey, which was developed using SurveyMonkey, asked online participants about topics germane to Larchmont, such as parking, restaurants, dining in the street, serving of alcoholic beverages, trees, sidewalks […]
GenSpace — a place to engage older adults — opens this month
In the dramatic new building fronting Wilshire and Harvard boulevards in what has become known as “Koreatown,” on the historic campus of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, there soon will be another opening and another resource for the community. The Annenberg Foundation will welcome the public to the new Wallis Annenberg GenSpace facilities beginning Mon., April 25. […]
