Wyatt · January 23, 2025
Local donation resources abound The devastation of the January fires has left many overwhelmed with emotion. But when calamities hit, communities have the opportunity to rise up and help. Locals came together almost immediately in January to aid those in need. The Hancock Park Home Owners Association circulated donation information and put together a drive […]
Suzan Filipek · August 29, 2024
The City Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Thurs., Sept. 12, concerning the proposed TVC 2050 expansion and modernization project of the former CBS Television City. The hearing on plans for the 25-acre site at Beverly Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue will be a hybrid — held in-person at Los Angeles City […]
Suzan Filipek · June 27, 2024
Nine appeals were filed last month against a City of Los Angeles decision approving portions of a proposed expansion and modernization plan for the former CBS Television City at Beverly Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue. The 1.9 million square-foot TVC 2050 Project is too big, too tall and too dense, according to one appellant, the Miracle […]
Suzan Filipek · March 28, 2024
Do you love your neighborhood, your quaint street with leafy trees and houses that date back to the early years of the last century? So do Wall Street investors and real estate developers and brokers. It’s time to stand up, again, to defend your turf. That’s the message local homeowner groups relayed to area residents […]
Suzan Filipek · March 2, 2023
Not too far from the Miracle Mile, on Crescent Heights and Sunset boulevards, is an empty lot that now is for sale. It had been planned to be home to a residential-and-retail complex designed by famed architect Frank Gehry. The backstory to this vacant piece of land is a cautionary tale that includes preservationists pitted […]
Suzan Filipek · March 3, 2022
Miracle Mile passed through its 100th year during the pandemic, so now the view is forward-looking to the next 100 years. Plans are picking up speed to celebrate the past and the future. Personal stories — some of which look back to as early as 1921 — are being collected. Also, a colossal block party […]
