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Andre’s Italian to open soon on Wilshire Boulevard

Andre’s Italian to open soon on Wilshire Boulevard

| December 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

A popular feature of the former Town and Country shopping center is making a comeback. Andre’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria will soon be dishing up plates of pasta and other Mediterranean specialties at its new sit-down restaurant in the historic Dominguez-Wilshire Building at 5400 Wilshire Blvd. The restaurant is expected to open by mid-January 2024. […]

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Stromberg appointed to Central Area Planning Commission

Stromberg appointed to Central Area Planning Commission

| November 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

Brookside resident Julie Stromberg had long been willing to fill a city post, and then the mayor called. “All of a sudden I got this call. They were looking for someone for the Central Area Planning Commission (CAPC) who had strong ties to the community, and they thought I was a good fit,” Stromberg told […]

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Neighborhoods seek removal of another proposed upzoning

Neighborhoods seek removal of another proposed upzoning

| November 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

Score one for Hancock Park, Brookside, La Brea Hancock and single-family neighborhoods everywhere in Los Angeles. “We are taking a quick victory lap together, but we need to stay vigilant!” reads a November email from the Hancock Park Homeowners Association (HPHOA) to residents. The glee shared by local homeowner groups was the result of the […]

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Residents voice concerns with TVC Plan’s traffic and density

Residents voice concerns with TVC Plan’s traffic and density

| November 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

The Final Environmental Impact Report for the TVC 2050 Project proposed development at Television City was released by the Los Angeles City Planning Dept. on Nov. 21. “The Project would establish the TVC 2050 Specific Plan to allow for the continuation of an existing studio use and the modernization and expansion of media production facilities […]

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Hancock Park condo residents sue over ‘life-threatening’ flooding

Hancock Park condo residents sue over ‘life-threatening’ flooding

| November 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

When it rains, it really, really pours at The Rossmore. During one heavy storm last winter, 29 cars were flooded in the condominium complex’s underground parking garage at 585 N. Rossmore Ave. “Every car was a total loss,” said Caroline Debbané, president of The Rossmore Owners Association (the condo residents’ HOA). Some cars even floated […]

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Neighborhoods under threat, say homeowners

Neighborhoods under threat, say homeowners

| October 26, 2023 | 0 Comments

Los Angeles’ residential, tree-lined streets have long been a treasured part of our city. But, according to local homeowners groups, those streets are under threat by a state-mandated City of Los Angeles rezoning plan that would allow construction of four- to five-story buildings next to single-family homes. Under its draft plan, the city is proposing […]

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