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Update: Larchmont Central Park(let) — the discussion continues…

Update: Larchmont Central Park(let) — the discussion continues…

| July 25, 2024 | 0 Comments

So what is happening with the concept being discussed by the Larchmont Boulevard Association (LBA) for improving the Boulevard with some permanent, generally available outdoor meeting and dining space — a Larchmont Central Park(let)? The concept has been under discussion since the beginning of the year. It initially was detailed publicly in March in the […]

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Editorial: Enforce the laws

Editorial: Enforce the laws

| June 27, 2024 | 0 Comments

In a recent visit to Larchmont Boulevard, District Attorney candidate Nathan Hochman observed that we seem to be living in a culture of lawlessness instead of a culture of lawfulness. Many of us see that daily.  On this page of the Larchmont Chronicle are readers’ letters with justified complaints about leaf blower ordinances not being enforced […]

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More responses re: Park(let)

More responses re: Park(let)

| April 25, 2024 | 0 Comments

In the April issue of the Larchmont Chronicle, we shared reactions from readers to the very preliminary ideas about a possible “Larchmont Central Park(let)” that were presented in the March issue (tinyurl.com/4s7vsemz). These are ideas being considered by neighbors and the board of directors of the Larchmont Boulevard Association (LBA). The ideas were expressed in […]

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LPGA at Wilshire CC April 25 – 28

LPGA at Wilshire CC April 25 – 28

| April 25, 2024 | 0 Comments

*Nelly Korda to try for sixth win in a row Everyone is invited to come to Wilshire Country Club on the weekend of April 25 to 28 for this year’s Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) championship tournament — where the world’s number-one lady golfer, Nelly Korda — will be playing to win her sixth championship […]

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Hancock Park GC was host to 68 western gardening leaders

Hancock Park GC was host to 68 western gardening leaders

| April 25, 2024 | 0 Comments

A masterpiece of planning and execution was the just-completed Garden Club of America (GCA) Zone II Regional Meeting held in Los Angeles. Hostesses and organizers were the members of the local GCA group, the Hancock Park Garden Club (HPGC) — founded here in 1962. Per its website, the local organization “furthers the knowledge and love […]

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Editorial: What’s at the movies?

Editorial: What’s at the movies?

| March 28, 2024 | 0 Comments

One of the many nice features about newspapers in a democratic country is that differing opinions can be shared with readers. Conflicting arguments on the issues of the day, including arts and culture, can be printed and read. Here, at the Larchmont Chronicle, our half–dozen regular columnists are free to have views different from one […]

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