Archive for March, 2023
SBBA 2023: Team Mexico wins D-League finals
The SBBA (Saint Brendan Basketball Association) 2023 season concluded Saturday, March 25 with the division playoff semifinals and title games. That was nine games in one day! Doesn’t get any better for youth basketball fans. Championship Saturday began early with the first of two Bobcat Division (ages 8-9) semifinal games. The eventual champions were Salt […]
Architect, author discuss Holocaust Museum’s expansion
Architect Hagy Belzberg will talk with author Greg Goldin about the Holocaust Museum LA’s “Building Truth” expansion project. The conversation will take place on Sun., April 30, at 5 p.m. at the museum, 100 The Grove Dr. The museum is getting ready to break ground on an expansion of the Jona Goldrich Campus, whose original […]
Two Neighborhood Council elections are Sunday, April 30
2023 vote is in person and by mail for Mid City West and GWNC Two hyperlocal elections are being held this month for the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council (GWNC) and the Mid City West Neighborhood Council (MCWNC) — advisory groups that discuss and opine about issues at City Hall, from development to homelessness. Both […]
Festivities, fundraising and honorees begin to fill calendars
Due to yet another rainy weekend in Los Angeles, the outdoor Civic Leadership Forum (CLF) brunch that the Junior League of Los Angeles (JLLA) hosted was moved indoors at the last minute, but that didn’t dim the spirits or significance of the occasion: to highlight and exchange information about the current foster care system and […]
Neighborhood council election day is Sun., April 30
39 Greater Wilshire candidates are certified Every two years, local residents, workers or property owners, plus individuals who are a member of, or participate in, a community organization (such as a local business, school, or religious or other nonprofit organization) within the boundaries of our neighborhood council may help elect 21 people to serve as […]
Wilshire Rotary 90th, Larchmont Charter fundraiser, teepee, more
Ninety years ago, the average cost of lunch was 75 cents and a movie ticket just 35 cents. The year 1932 also was when the Wilshire Rotary Club gained its charter and began serving our neighborhood through its charitable works and other support for our community. Meetings took place at the Wilshire Country Club and […]
