Suzan Filipek · March 3, 2025
Kimberly Aboltin always knew her home at Château Laurier was special. Now, the Châteauesque building where she resides really is special. It was named a Historic-Cultural Monument recently by the […]
Suzan Filipek · January 25, 2024
Los Angeles Planning Commissioners denied an appeal of a multi-family residential development to be built next door to longtime neighborhood pub Tom Bergin’s on Fairfax Avenue in Miracle Mile. The […]
Columnist · January 26, 2023
The historic upset victory over incumbent Councilman Mitch O’Farrell by political newcomer Hugo Soto-Martinez reverberated not only throughout Council District 13, but in City Hall and the historic preservation community […]
Columnist · May 31, 2018
“Negotiation.” “Compromise.” “Community benefit.” “Shared values.” Words (and the attitudes and values they represent) matter. Historic preservation has always been a field in which these concepts have been employed. When […]
