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Marlborough School is in capable hands
As the ninth head of school at the oldest independent girls’ school in Southern California, Jennifer Ciccarelli has her hands full. Hancock Park’s Marlborough School, originally called St. Margaret’s School for Girls, was founded by Mary Caswell in 1889. It is the educational home to 530 girls and young women in grades seven through 12 […]

Holocaust Museum LA’s Beth Kean joins state council
In spite of a rise in antisemitism, Holocaust Museum LA (HMLA) CEO Beth Kean is hopeful that positive change is coming. “The timing couldn’t be better,” Kean said last month after being selected to join the governor-appointed Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education. Launched last year, the Council is tasked with providing tools to recognize […]

Add a little art, fun and culture to your holiday shopping
This year, make holiday shopping fun and easy by browsing in person or online at any one — or all — of the five specialized museum shops on Museum Row. Here’s a sampling of what’s available. Get in the holiday spirit with the Corleone family at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, where there’s a […]

‘Nutcracker’ features two princes and a surprise guest
After a two-year hiatus, enthusiasm is bubbling as the curtain is set to rise on the Marat Daukayev School of Ballet production of “The Nutcracker.” This year’s production — the school’s 20th — will feature four performances on Dec. 10 and 11 with 96 students from the school and guest Yui Masuda visiting from Tokyo […]

Smaller-scale plan moves forward for 410 N. Rossmore
Final design and color choices are being made for a more modest remodel than previously planned for the five-story apartment building at 410 N. Rossmore Ave. The 1930s building, which was finished in the 1940s, had been poised for a seven-story addition. But the economic tide has shifted — changing with it the remodeling plans. […]

Holiday Open House brings good cheer and Santa Dec. 3
Larchmont Boulevard shines brightly nightly Santa will be hearing wishes and taking requests during the Larchmont Open House on Sat., Dec. 3. The event will take place on Larchmont Boulevard between 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. A trolley will carry shoppers up and down the Boulevard, and Santa will be taking requests at the Wilshire […]