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Premiere tour showed off natives, drip systems, birds and bees
Some 20 neighborhood gardens showed off their native plants and colorful butterflies at the premiere Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council Sustainable Garden Tour on June 26. While some of the landscapes were professionally designed, many of the residents put on their own gloves, sought help from their gardeners and spent funds from the city’s rebate program. […]
Choose GWNC directors, alternates for next two years
People over 18 years old who live, work or own property in the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council (GWNC) area may vote for TWO candidates in the Sun., May 1 election. Voting hours are from noon to 4 p.m., and all voting will take place on Larchmont Blvd. at the “Barking Lot” pet store at 366 […]
Airbnb ‘bunk houses’ cited for violations
Jason Peers first noticed a problem when a row of single-family residences on the east side of Gramercy Place was tagged for tear down. “We were aware that a developer had essentially been going door-to-door offering large sums of money for properties in the neighborhood, particularly down Wilton, so we assumed this was the same situation […]
Concrete street repair work, survey set in Hancock Park
Plans are underway to repair Hancock Park streets with concrete. “We are delighted to be working with our new Councilman David Ryu to develop a plan to repair our streets and intersections with concrete,” said Cindy Chvatal, president of the Hancock Park Homeowners Association. The group’s Streets Committee met with Councilman Ryu and members of […]
Election to follow Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council candidate forum
Meet the candidates seeking posts on the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council board of directors at a forum on Tues., March 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Wilshire United Methodist Church, 4350 Wilshire Blvd. Candidates will be available to make brief introductions and take questions from stakeholders. The candidates represent 15 geographic areas and six special interest categories. […]
Liz Fuller honored by Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council new awards program
Liz Fuller, Sycamore Square, was honored for her years of service last month when she received the Citizen Recognition Award from the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council. A longtime neighborhood advocate, Fuller has been a board member of the neighborhood council the past eight years. She has served as secretary and recently stepped down as treasurer […]
