Tag: Hancock Park

Be aware; speak up to save local trees

Be aware; speak up to save local trees

| November 28, 2024 | 0 Comments

The recent unlawful removal of mature trees in the Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) of Windsor Square has put some neighbors on high alert. Lauren Gabor, a longtime resident, first noticed well-loved trees being removed without approval in 2023. Since then, she and other locals have seen more trees being razed on other properties, often […]

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LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries building 90 percent complete

LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries building 90 percent complete

| November 28, 2024 | 0 Comments

Construction scaffolding used to support the forms for pouring LACMA’s new concrete museum building have been removed. Ninety percent of construction has been completed, and an opening is planned for April 2026. Learn more at: buildinglacma.org.

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St. James’ awarded National Fund for Sacred Places grant

St. James’ awarded National Fund for Sacred Places grant

| November 28, 2024 | 0 Comments

When I decided to send my sons to St. James’ Episcopal School, I knew little about the church itself or the parish. The school, founded in 1968, had grown to become a neighborhood institution, to which many of the residents of Windsor Square, Hancock Park, Koreatown and adjacent neighborhoods have sent their children for elementary […]

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Third Street Elementary turns 100!

Third Street Elementary turns 100!

| September 26, 2024 | 0 Comments

Block party, time capsule are planned by students, parents, faculty and alumni Hancock Park’s Third Street Elementary School celebrates its centennial this year, and volunteer parents and staff have been hard at work planning events and digging through archives to mark this milestone in meaningful ways.  Block party A centennial block party, free and open to […]

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More Olympics, anniversaries, gatherings, tasty tastings and lithe dancing

More Olympics, anniversaries, gatherings, tasty tastings and lithe dancing

| September 26, 2024 | 0 Comments

Excitement and preparation for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles continue! Last month, Mayor Karen Bass made a second trip to Paris to bring back another Olympic flag — this one, the flag for the Paralympic Games. The symbol of the Paralympic Games is made up of three “agitos” in red, blue and green, […]

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Britain’s new Consul General now ensconced in Hancock Park

Britain’s new Consul General now ensconced in Hancock Park

| September 26, 2024 | 0 Comments

Early in September, British Consul General Paul Rennie moved into Great Britain’s local consular residence, a 1928 Wallace Neff home in Hancock Park. Rennie is here to represent the United Kingdom in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.  After a four-day, cross-country drive from his last post […]

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