Archive for August, 2024
New Covenant Academy expands, adds a second campus
New Covenant Academy is expanding with a second campus. The new location will be home to kindergarten through seventh-grade students. The school has entered into a long-term lease with Los Angeles First Church of the Nazarene, located just east of the Third and Vermont Vons Grocery, at 221 S. Juanita Ave., three blocks north of the […]
Mirabel’s 42-story tower project moves ahead with release of DEIR
A Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Mirabel, a 42-story mixed-use tower with 348 residential units in Miracle Mile, was released by the City Planning Dept. Aug. 22. The proposed development at 5411 Wilshire Blvd. includes 29 units set aside for very low-income households and 12,821 square feet of ground floor commercial uses. The […]
Public hearing on CBS expansion — TVC 2050 — set for Sept. 12
The City Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Thurs., Sept. 12, concerning the proposed TVC 2050 expansion and modernization project of the former CBS Television City. The hearing on plans for the 25-acre site at Beverly Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue will be a hybrid — held in-person at Los Angeles City […]
Fairfax High celebrates its 100th year
Festivities will take place Sept. 6 to 8 Fairfax High School opened its doors 100 years ago. It was originally designed to be a mechanical and agricultural school focusing on practical skills — a bit ironic, it would seem, seeing as (according to Fairfax High’s website) the school was poshly named after Lord Fairfax of Colonial America […]
ABBA, Sinatra, JFK, influential architect revealed in new releases
ABBA Forever: The Winner Takes It All (10/10): 51 minutes. Ovid.tv. Sept. 6. The music created by the Swedish group ABBA was captivating and fabulous. But it was not an easy road to even get recognized. I saw the stage play “Mamma Mia,” based on their music, in Los Angeles before it appeared on Broadway. […]
