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Officials back from Paris after summit on Olympics
Readying to host Olympic Games 2028 Mayor Karen Bass returned to Los Angeles from Paris on March 10, having led a delegation of members of the Los Angeles City Council and other civic leaders as part of her efforts to ensure that Los Angeles is prepared to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2028. […]
Ladies golf readies to tee off
Tickets are on sale for this year’s Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) championship tournament at Wilshire Country Club. The tournament is four days, April 25-28, with a field of 144 of the top women golfers in the world. Tickets range in price from free (for military and first responders and a child under 18 accompanied […]
Larchmont Central Park(let) concepts generate feedback
• Neighbors responding to draft ideas In the March issue of the Larchmont Chronicle (and also via the Larchmont Buzz — “thank-you,” Buzz!), the very preliminary ideas about a possible central park(let) —being discussed by the board of directors of the Larchmont Boulevard Association (LBA) — were shared with the community. The ideas were expressed […]
Candidates for Schiff’s seat in U.S. Congress spar at debate
Super Tuesday is March 5 — Vote! Super Tuesday is here! Technically, the presidential primary election is Tues., March 5, but for many residents, their choices have been made, with ballots marked and in the mail. For everyone else, there are still a few days to ponder critical electoral contests —by March 5, including the […]
Neighborhood Council opposes Larchmont project
‘Bait and switch’ housing is not 100 percent affordable Why are so many local residents up in arms about a proposed seven-story apartment building on a narrow lot at 507 N. Larchmont Blvd.? Concern about this project generated a huge turnout of concerned residents at the Jan. 23 meeting of the Land Use Committee of […]
A Larchmont Central Park(let?)
Neighborhood input sought for concept For years, there have been discussions about the future of Larchmont Boulevard and improving landscape and customer amenities. A stimulus for a renewed focus on this question was the 2020–2021 COVID-19 pandemic, which brought temporary outdoor dining platforms to replace some of the angle parking spaces up and down the […]
