Tag: Miracle Mile Civic Coalition
Neighborhood Valentines tell how they met: Lyn MacEwen and Marc Cohen
In 1973, Lyn MacEwen was a single mom working on Park Avenue, when she and a girlfriend stopped for a cappuccino at Caffe Reggio, in Greenwich Village since 1927. Standing at the end of a long line, her friend was soon engaged in conversation with a group of guys, one of whom was Marc Cohen. […]
Civic leaders give median trees formal send-off
An official farewell to the 82 trees to be removed from Wilshire Blvd. medians during Metro’s Purple Line Extension subway construction drew civic leaders to a ceremony at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art plaza in October. The historical landscape of Miracle Mile is undergoing a major transformation, said Lyn MacEwen Cohen, founder of […]
Petition ‘raises awareness’ of Metro subway issues; 100 trees slated for removal
“Sleepless in Miracle Mile,” the headline of a petition circulating the neighborhood, has done its job, says James O’Sullivan, president of the Miracle Mile Residential Association. While the aim is to get 1,000 signatures on the online petition, the number is arbitrary as the process has already raised awareness of Metro’s “poor planning” in preparations […]
Community leaders earn valentines from Miracle Mile Civic Coalition
Valentines were bestowed on the winners of the annual GoodHearts Awards on Feb. 14 at Olympia Medical Center. The awards, honoring extraordinary public service and arts consciousness, are sponsored by the Miracle Mile Civic Coalition. Councilman Tom LaBonge and Coalition chairman Lyn MacEwen Cohen gave awards to Doris Dunn, Farmers Insurance; Matt Simon, Caruso Affiliated; […]
