Archive for July, 2022
Music supporter, neighborhood champion Toby Horn
Toby Horn is touched and amazed that she was selected to be a “Woman of Larchmont,” because she doesn’t think she’s especially remarkable. “My life is just my life,” she explains. Of course, that’s only partially true; Horn gives more than she admits. From her involvement in the Los Angeles Conservancy to bringing music to […]
Imagine LA seeks new CEO
After 15 years at the helm of Imagine LA, where she grew the nonprofit from serving three families in need to nearly 300 this year, Jill Bauman is looking to change things up at the organization she founded. “Imagine LA’s impact has grown beyond my wildest dreams,” the Windsor Village resident wrote in an announcement […]
She recruited women firefighters, fought gun violence
Back in the 1950s and ’60s, Ann Reiss Lane was a homemaker like most women of that era. But unlike most of her contemporaries, Lane was also an activist. Her list of accomplishments would grow over the years and has included co-founding the group Women Against Gun Violence (WAGV) with feminist Betty Friedan. The two […]
SVMOW hosted inaugural ‘Hollywood Under the Stars’ gala
After being unable to hold its traditional “An Evening on the Beach” event for the past two years due to COVID-19, St. Vincent Meals on Wheels (SVMOW), the largest privately funded senior nutrition program in the nation, held its inaugural “Hollywood Under the Stars” fundraiser on June 25. The event was held at Paramount Studios, right across the […]
Archives from Assistance League inspire exhibit at Autry
An online exhibit that honors the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote also tells the origin of modern-day thrift shops with the help of the extensive library of historic documents compiled by the Assistance League of Los Angeles (ALLA). Visit “What’s Her Story: Women in the Archives” online at the Autry Museum of […]
