Archive for September, 2024
After 90 years, Vine American’s colorful windows will shutter
After 90 years of serving the community with everything needed to make a fabulous party, Vine American Party Store will be closing by the end of 2024. Owner Leslie Macias has been going to the store at 5969 Melrose Ave. since she was 5. She started working there in 1979, as a teenager living on […]
Third Street Elementary turns 100!
Block party, time capsule are planned by students, parents, faculty and alumni Hancock Park’s Third Street Elementary School celebrates its centennial this year, and volunteer parents and staff have been hard at work planning events and digging through archives to mark this milestone in meaningful ways. Block party A centennial block party, free and open to […]
Larchmont Family Fair returns to the Blvd. on Sun., Oct. 27
Rides, music and more Neighbors will come together for an afternoon of fun during this year’s Larchmont Family Fair on Sun., Oct 27, from noon until 5 p.m. Between Beverly Boulevard and First Street, Larchmont Boulevard will be closed to traffic for this 59th fair event. School and nonprofit booths will line the street, the Larchmont […]
Morning coffee and ice cream with cops on the Boulevard
Salt & Straw on Larchmont Boulevard was packed on Aug. 29 at 10 a.m. with local residents getting a free scoop of ice cream while milling around with officers from the Wilshire Community Police Station. There was no evidence that it was really morning with all of the ice cream being consumed. In addition to […]
Planning Commission approves TVC 2050, with modifications
The Los Angeles City Planning Commission unanimously approved last month a slightly trimmer version of a major real estate development project proposed at the former CBS TV studio at Beverly Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue. The 1.7 million-square-foot TVC 2050 Project next goes before the City Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee and then City […]
On the ballot: ELECTION 2024
County, city, state and school measures — and candidates Voting has never been easier as there are myriad ways to make your voice heard, from mail-in ballots to walk-up boxes and centers, in the Tues., Nov. 5, General Election. Ballots will be mailed soon (by Mon., Oct. 7) to all registered voters, and ballot boxes […]
