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Taste of Larchmont benefits Hope-Net
Residents strolled the Boulevard on a warm August night, sampled cuisine at participating area restaurants and listened to live jazz at the 22nd annual Taste of Larchmont. This year’s theme was “Abbey Road to Larchmont.” The event benefits Hope-Net, an interfaith and community agency celebrating its 26th year. Hope-Net operates 14 area pantries, providing food […]
Plymouth School founder steps down after 42 years
Taking the advice of one of her former teachers who retired after 25 years, Penny Cox plans to be out of town when classes start on Sept. 15. “She warned me that that will be the hardest time,” said Cox, who founded the Plymouth School with four others in 1972. “But I’m going to be […]
Neighbors enjoy food, meet police officers at National Night Out
Refreshments, games, safety exhibits and neighborhood walks were among activities at the L.A.P.D. Wilshire and Olympic Division’s National Night Out Against Crime on Tues., Aug. 5. Three locations for the annual event included Larchmont Village, Poinsettia Recreation Park and the Olympic Division station. A large number of residents attended the Larchmont Village event. Food was […]
Scholarship fund established in name of Nick Fagnano
A scholarship fund for undergraduate transfer students has been established at the University of Southern California in the name of Nick Fagnano who was to begin his junior year there in the fall. A graduate of St. Brendan School and Notre Dame High School, Fagnano, 20, was electrocuted when a bolt of lightning struck the […]
‘Come together’ for Hope-Net at Taste of Larchmont Aug. 25
Greek, Italian and Thai specialties, as well as samples from Village newcomers Burger Lounge and Salt & Straw will be on the menu of “Abbey Road to Larchmont.” The annual Taste of Larchmont, founded more than 20 years ago by the Larchmont Chronicle, is on Mon., Aug. 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. The community […]
Wilshire Park School principal retires after 33 years of service
Enrique Franco has gained loads of admirers in his 33- year career with the L.A. Unified School District. So it was no surprise that they came out in droves, along with family and friends—and even the family dog, Dino—to bid him farewell at a recent ceremony at Wilshire Park Elementary School marking his retirement. Franco […]