Casey Russell · 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 […]
Casey Russell · January 2, 2025
•Principal Adams to take helm July 1 Loyola High School’s president of nearly 20 years, the Rev. Greg Goethals, will step down Tues., July 1. Goethals, who turns 70 this month, has a long history with the school and told us that this has been a dream job. Like his father and his three brothers, […]
Casey Russell · November 28, 2024
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 […]
Columnist · November 28, 2024
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 […]
Nona Sue Friedman · August 29, 2024
For months earlier this year, city streetlights were a constant target of copper wire theft leaving many streets in the neighborhood dark. Now in Windsor Square, “All the lights are working,” resident Paul Newman happily told the Chronicle. After months of his neighbors’ streets being dark because of 39 non-working streetlights, “the city stepped up […]
Nona Sue Friedman · May 30, 2024
Lights out after crooks steal copper wire Streetlights in the neighborhood are going dark. Sometimes, lights are old and just malfunction, or the new LED bulbs don’t last as long as they should. But these days, the primary reason they don’t work is because thieves are stealing the copper wire from inside them. “They sell […]
