John Welborne
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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 […]
Ladies pro golf is coming to WCC in April
Excitement mounts for the return of the Ladies Professional Golf Association championship tournament at Wilshire Country Club. Scheduled this year for Thurs., April 25 to Sun., April 28, most, if not all, of the world’s top women golfers are expected to participate. Last year’s trophy pool doubled (from $1.5 million to $3 million), with a […]
Yes, local elections coming up — soon
U.S. House of Representatives, District Attorney, other races Local elections are just around the corner, once again. Mail-in ballots will begin appearing in voters’ mailboxes as early as Feb. 5. Voters have until Tues., Feb. 20, to register. In addition to the critical local races where voting will conclude on Tues., March 5, that date […]
Undermining established governments; Concerns are nationwide, and not just Jewish neighbors feel threatened
Sometimes overlooked in the ongoing discussion of the battles and deaths following the savage Hamas terrorist attack into Israel on Oct. 7 is the movement to undermine established governments internationally. This actually was part of the local incident on Nov. 24 that occasioned this newspaper’s front-page story, “Jewish neighbors feeling threatened” [Dec. 2023]. The incident […]
Health, fitness, beauty and fashion in the ’hood
Worldwide attention was given to Windsor Square at the beginning of December. With the Hollywood Sign in the background, between tall rows of Canary Island palm trees, fashion models strutted down the 112-year-old concrete street of Windsor Boulevard, between Fifth and Sixth Streets. Blaring music surrounded an audience of about 200 invited guests sitting in […]
Progress becomes visible at LACMA
Viewed from the west, from the Zev Yaroslavsky Plaza or the decomposed granite field surrounding Michael Heizer’s giant rock, “Levitated Mass,” the western end of the new David Geffen Galleries building is emerging from its cocoon of steel scaffolding — hovering like a giant wing over the existing Ray’s and Stark Bar. The finished ceiling and floor […]
