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NOVEMBER 2016

Come on down to the Larchmont Fair Family fun Sun., Oct. 30, noon to 5:30 p.m.

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ITALIAN Fest. Around the Town.

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Step right up and enjoy the Larchmont Family Fair, which promises to be bigger and better than ever on Sun., Oct. 30 from noon to 5:30 p.m. Besides rides, games, food trucks, a talent and children’s costume contest, “We are going to surpass the number of booths from last year,” said Fair co-chair Vivian Gueler. Over 40 vendors from local schools, organizations, dance and martial arts studios, among others, will be at the Fair, on Larchmont Blvd., between Beverly Blvd. and First St. The Halloween-inspired children’s costume contest starts at 1 p.m. Watch locals of all ages strut their stuff at the Larchmont’s Got Talent show, and do your best in a pie-eating contest. Fairgoers can also glide on a synthetic ice skating rink or walk on Bubble Rollers. Slides, kids’ cars and many other traditional attractions will also be featured. Food booths, trucks and In-N-Out Burger and Jersey Dogs will be on site. Music composer and local resident Stephen Endelman returns as master of ceremonies for the talent show. Larchmont-based acupuncturist Jim Bloomfield will judge. See FAIR, p 6 FAIRGOERS enjoy a ride.

Good cheer, trolley stops on Small Business Saturday Carolers, Santa will visit Larchmont Village

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A small-town style Holiday Open House and Small Business Saturday shopping spree will welcome the season as only Larchmont Village can on Nov. 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The second annual combined event is on Larchmont Blvd., between First St. and Melrose Ave. Costumed carolers will entertain passengers on a hop-on, hop-off trolley with 12 “reindeer stops” up and down the Blvd. Carolers will also sing holiday favorites in the Village, and merSee Small Business, p 7

MAYOR GARCETTI and 5th District Councilman Paul Koretz join Metro Wilshire and Fairfax.

Metro La Brea decking early Jet grouting is moving east

TWO MIDDLE LANES tween Lucerne Blvd. and Rossmore Ave. are closed temporarily for Purple Line “jet grout-

By John Welborne An upbeat Mayor Eric Garcetti and Metro officials held a press conference on Museum Row last month to announce progress on constructing the Purple Line extension to the Veterans Affairs campus property west of the 405 freeway. The officials saluted contractor Skanska-Traylor-Shea (STS), whose workers completed the La Brea station area decking work in 16 weekends instead of the predicted 22 weekends. The officials announced that ad-

ditional decking work, this time near Fairfax Ave., is expected to be underway as early as Jan. 2017. That portion of the project anticipates 18 weekend closures on Wilshire and related traffic detours. In addition, some center lanes of Wilshire Blvd., between Western and La Brea, will be closed periodically for “jet grouting” work over the coming months. Jet grouting reinforces and strengthens the subsurface soil with conSee Metro, p 3

Larchmont Chronicle Dining & Entertainment Guide... Enjoy!

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READYING for the season are Leisha Willis and Dr. Timothy Gogan of the Larchmont Boulevard Assoc.

Fall brings festivals and feasts. This month’s special section, “Dining & Entertainment Guide,” features Original Farmers Market purveyors of the traditional foodstuffs and a survey of local area restaurants that will be open on Thanksgiving Day. The Guide lists so many cultural and entertainment attractions that choosing will be difficult. There also is a special four-page pull-out that is a comprehensive guide to local restaurants. Enjoy the autumn!

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Merriment and good cheer will be enjoyed by all in the Larchmont Chronicle annual Holiday edition in the December issue. Advertising deadline is early: Thurs., Nov. 10. Contact Pam Rudy, 323462-2241, ext. 11.

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Community Comment By John Welborne Always time to give thanks As stories and ads throughout this November issue remind, the annual American tradition of celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday is upon us once again. Although associated with Pilgrims in New England in 1621, it did not become a regular American tradition until President Abraham Lincoln declared it a national holiday in 1863 (during the middle of the Civil War). Let's hope that our current incivility war will be over Nov. 9 … so that we may re-focus on our blessings and may reconfirm our determination to share those blessings with others. Metro One local blessing certainly is the professionalism and efficiency of Metro’s design-build contractor working to extend the underground Purple Line subway west to La Cienega. As reported on page 1, the La Brea concrete street decking work is now done. Having recently driven over Metro’s concrete decking for the Crenshaw-LAX light rail project, and having driven often over Wilshire’s new concrete decking at La Brea, I can report that Metro’s contractor has brought us (temporarily, of course) a driving surface far superior to what a local wag regularly refers to as “our lunar cratered streets.” So, at this time, in this community, we even can give thanks to Metro!

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Calendar Sat., Nov. 5 – Miracle Mile Residential Assoc. annual meeting and town hall at the Korean Cultural Center, 5505 Wilshire Blvd., at 10 a.m. Sat., Nov. 5 – Pre-season grocers' open house, Original Farmers Market, 6333 W. Third St., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. farmersmarketla.com. Sun., Nov. 6 – Daylight Savings time ends at 2 a.m. Turn clocks back one hour. Tues., Nov. 8 – Election Day. Wed., Nov. 9 – Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council meeting, The Ebell of Los Angeles, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 7 p.m. greaterwilshire.org. Thurs., Nov. 10 – Larchmont Village Neighborhood Assoc. semi-annual meeting, Van Ness Elementary School, 501 N. Van Ness Ave., 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 11 – Veterans Day. Sat., Nov. 12 – 6th Annual Pop-Up Gallery, 118 N. Larchmont Blvd., 6 to 9 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 17 – Windsor Square Association annual

'What is your worst Thanksgiving memory?' That's the question inquiring photographer Sondi Toll Sepenuk asked people along Larchmont Blvd.

Town Hall meeting, The Ebell, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 7 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 24 – Thanksgiving. Fri., Nov. 25 – Wilshire Rotary Christmas tree lot, 568 N. Larchmont Blvd., opens. christmastreesonlarchmont.com. Sat., Nov. 26 – Small Business Saturday and Holiday Open House on Larchmont, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sun., Nov. 27 – Hollywood Christmas Parade, Hollywood Blvd., 6 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 1 – Delivery of the Larchmont Chronicle.

“Well, my birthday is Nov. 23, which falls right around the Thanksgiving holiday. One year my family totally forgot. That was pretty bad.” Ben Magid with Adelade, Hancock Park

Letters to the Editor The Repaving of Our Concrete Streets is Beginning The work on repaving our concrete streets with concrete, not asphalt, began on October 24th. The LA Department of Public Works will repave, in concrete, the section of 4th Street from Highland Avenue to McCadden Place. This is just the first step in repairing our failing concrete streets. The Association thanks everyone who attended our annual meeting at 3rd Street School. We also thank the staff at 3rd Street, including their new principal Daniel Kim, and Patricia Alexander, the Association’s Schools Committee co-chair for making the auditorium available and getting everything set up. Security Committee chair Peter Gorelick introduced three LAPD officers: our Senior Lead Officer, Dave Cordova; Sgt. Cleon Joseph the Supervisor of the Wilshire Division Senior Lead Officers; and Captain Rolando Solano, the head of the Wilshire Division. They explained how the LAPD responds to crime, apprehends criminals and keeps us safe. The Council Office chief of staff Sarah Dusseault gave an update on the projects active in Hancock Park including the repaving of the concrete streets. Jill Stewart, the campaign director for the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative, discussed the City’s lack of updated general and community plans, which has resulted in ‘spot zoning.’ This is where the city changes the zoning of a particular property to accommodate the plans of a developer. Her organization’s initiative, which would prohibit such actions, will be on the March ballot. We are sad to report that the father of our Councilman, David Ryu, passed away suddenly. The Association sends its condolences to the Councilman and his family. Don’t forget to keep yourself and your family safe by locking your house and car, and activate your house alarm if you have one. Contact Officer Dave Cordova if you are a victim of a crime, and Dave can take a crime report. Call his cell phone, 213-7930650, or send him an email, 31646@lapd.lacity.org, with all the information, including your name and telephone number. Join a committee and be an active member of the Hancock Park Community. The Association’s website is: www.hancockparkhomeownersassociation.org. The HPOZ Preservation Plan — www.preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/la/ hancock-park — regulates our HPOZ. Contact our City Planner, Renata Dragland (renata.dragland@lacity.org), and use the online form (preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/initial.screening. checklist) if you plan on making changes to the exterior of your house. Report graffiti sightings by calling 311 or at the City’s Anti-Graffiti Request System — anti-graffiti.lacity.org/ welcome.cfm?CFID=1007&CFTOKEN=411CDB4F-0FC3-4EE189DE58DCCB435538 — and by calling Hollywood Beautification, 323-463-5180. Adv.

Trash in Village Frankly, I’m disgusted! Is this the best Larchmontonians can do? How sad, how embarrassing !!!!! I think our neighbors and those “consumers” frequenting our street should be aware of what’s left behind..... Tuesday nite at 8:50 p.m!!! So sad!! Steve Cohen, owner Village Pizzeria Please help I’ve lived on S. Mansfield Ave. for 15 years. A few years ago the duplex directly behind us started a large childcare facility. The backyard was concreted and playground equip-

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“My mom was sick, so my sister had to cook the food and it was absolutely terrible! I felt really bad for her.” Nicholas Moses, Larchmont SEEN ON A RECENT Tuesday in the Village.

ment installed. Now daily, there are 14 or more children playing, shouting, crying and banging equipment. My wife and I work from home often. Even with the windows closed, it is difficult to focus. We’ve spoken to the neighbor, who insists her permit allows her to do this and the inconvenience on our part is just that. We’ve spoken to childcare services, licensing and our local councilman, to no avail. In most cases we are regarded as the problem. My wife and I raised three children. We are not opposed to childcare; we are opposed to our home becoming part of a daycare playground. There is only a fourfoot wall, with 30 feet between the playground and our house. We’ve lost the ability to enjoy our home. The noise: screaming and shouting has filled us with tension and left us on edge. We find ourselves short with each other at times in attempts to (Please turn to page 7) Letters and comments can be sent to letters@larchmontchronicle.com.

“One year, my mom didn’t fully cook the turkey. No one wanted to hurt her feelings and tell her, but we ended up putting it back in the oven and had to wait a couple of more hours to eat.” Malia Hirsch, Larchmont

“My worst Thanksgiving was getting in a huge fight with my girlfriend, whom I had brought home to meet my parents for the first time.” Anonymous

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(Continued from page 1) crete to support tunneling and cross-passage installation. The press conference took place in a construction yard that fronts three local museums — Petersen Automotive, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and LACMA. Gathered there with Mayor Garcetti were 5th District Councilman Paul Koretz and Metro Board Chair John Fasana. Said Fasana of the just-completed work at La Brea: “Closing down a section of Wilshire Blvd., one of the busiest urban corridors in the country, can pose a real challenge. The operation succeeded in part due to the outstanding cooperation and support of the Miracle Mile community.” World-class system Mayor Garcetti emphasized that the four-mile Purple Line Extension from Western to La Cienega is on time and on budget. Said the Mayor, possibly referring to County Measure M on the November

the world-class transportation system our region deserves.” Nov. 3 meeting Metro has scheduled its next community information meeting for Thurs., Nov. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. The meeting will be at Temple Beth-Am, 1039 S. La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles. Representatives from Metro and STS will make a presentation and respond to questions. Limited parking is available on site for handicap placard

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Hancock Park addressed safety, streets, parking

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the city planning dept. before starting a project. Jill Stewart, campaign director of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coalition To Preserve LA,â&#x20AC;? came to promote the AIDS Healthcare Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March 2017 construction moratorium ballot measure they call the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Neighborhood Integrity Initiative.â&#x20AC;? Hancock Park resident Doreen Braver-

man rose to question the board as to why there was no speaker invited to present arguments on the other side. At the end of the meeting, it was announced that all election ballots had been counted, and the board nominees had been elected. See hancockparkhomeownersassociation. org for more information.

Get fresh Christmas trees at Rotary lot on Larchmont By Billy Taylor It will begin to look a lot like Christmas when the Wilshire Rotary Club opens its tree lot on Fri., Nov. 25 at 568 N. Larchmont Blvd. Customers will find Noble, Fraser, Silvertip, Nordmann and Douglas firs, according to organizer Wendy Clifford, who says the trees are delivered fresh from a farm in Oregon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The trees are cut and loaded onto trucks on a Tuesday and are available on our lot by Friday,â&#x20AC;? she explains. New tree shipments arrive each week, with wreaths and garlands also available. Last year, Clifford noticed that silvertip trees were the most popular with customers, so this season sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ordered twice the amount. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There will be a silvertip for

everyone who wants one,â&#x20AC;? she says with a laugh. Celebrating its 10th year on Larchmont Blvd., Clifford says she appreciates how the community has embraced the Rotary lot: â&#x20AC;&#x153;the annual event is a success because of the amazing support we receive from the local community.â&#x20AC;? Proceeds from sales will benefit Wilshire Rotary Foundation in support of local community service projects. In previous years, funds have supported Operation School Bell (a service of the Assistance League of Los Angeles), Hope-Net and the Hollywood YMCA. The tree lot will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until Fri., Dec. 23. Delivery is available for a fee. Visit, wilshirerotary.org.

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Book club keeps indie bookstore spirit alive

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By Billy Taylor Having an independent bookstore in the neighborhood is a major perk for many residents. Unlike online or big box retailers, they can offer customers a curated experience and foster community. On Larchmont Blvd., Chevalier’s Books does just that through a monthly book club. The club is simple. Each month, members pick a book and then meet for a loose, free-wheeling discussion facilitated by a staff member. Chevalier’s discounts the month’s selection 15 percent. The book club has been running for a couple years, but Chevalier’s newest staff member, Drew Cole took over the reins in September. “It’s a great way for people to get together to discuss major characters and themes of a book,” he says. In October, eleven club members met on a Tuesday night to discuss Ray Bradbury’s “Fahr-

It’s unclear if sleuthing by detective Harry Bosch or Lincoln lawyer Mickey Haller (both fictional, -ed.) has taken place on Larchmont Blvd. Author Michael Connelly has more than three dozen novels and short stories (and several seasons of the Amazon Prime TV show, “Bosch”) where these Los Angeles-based characters may have made their ways to the Boulevard. One thing is for sure, though, the popular author will be here in person on Tuesday, Nov. 15, for a discussion and book signing at Chevalier’s Books, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., at 7 p.m. Connelly will be joining writers Ben H. Winters, Gary Phillips and Sara Gran in a discussion to be moderated by editor Patrick Millikin. The subject is the new book, “The Highway Kind: Tales of Fast Cars, Desperate Drivers and Dark Roads,” an anthology

BOOK CLUB members meet to discuss a Ray Bradbury classic.

enheit 451.” Sitting in a circle, sharing a bottle of white wine, the group of book-lovers discussed censorship, destruction and a world in peril. “In tonight’s discussion, everyone wanted to apply the book’s themes to today. But that won’t always be the case. Last month we were more focused on specific characters; the discussion depends on the nature of the book,” explained

Cole after the club meeting. Recent books have included R.K. Narayan’s “The Guide,” Philip Dick’s “The Man in the High Castle” and Dave Eggers’ “A Hologram for the King.” This month, the club is reading Hannah Kent’s “Burial Rites.” It’s not too late to join. To learn more, visit chevaliersbooks.com or call 323465-1334.

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of new stories from Connelly and 14 other writers. The new book is described as “a streetlevel look at modern America, as seen through one of its national obsessions.” Connelly’s 29th novel, a Harry Bosch story, “The Wrong Side of Goodbye,” is available in the U.S. Nov. 1.

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Safeguards for tenants; studies of cars and buses In mid-September, the City Council approved the implementation of a Buyout Notification Agreement Program

for rent-stabilized properties. These new protections are intended to prevent unscrupulous landlords and developers

from trying to effectively bribe renters to leave their homes without adequately providing them clear information on their

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tenant rights. I strongly advocated for the Housing Committee and City Council to provide safeguards for tenants and to approve these new protections. tĂštĂšt A driverless future Council may soon be Report coming to Los by Angeles, giving residents David E. Ryu valuable time back in their day and reducing traffic. On Sept. 21, I introduced legislation instructing the city to report back on the benefits of driverless cars in Los Angeles and steps that should be taken over the course of the next two decades to prepare for an autonomous vehicle city by 2035. These technologies have the potential to dramatically reduce the costs of vehicle ownership and achieve the Vision Zero goal of zero road deaths. tĂštĂšt I wrote to U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein and Rep. Adam Schiff on Sept. 29 and urged them to assist with the U.S. Dept. of Transportationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continued investigation of tour bus operations. Tour bus operators have questionable and dangerous safety practices that put touristsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives at risk. My office has been

working on this issue for over a year; however, due to jurisdictional limitations, our residents continue to be impacted by an industry with little or no accountability or regulation. For the safety of the public, we must ensure that tour bus operators fully comply with federal and statewide laws. tĂštĂšt In an effort to address the lack of open space in many of our neighborhoods, I introduced a motion instructing city staff to report back on our ability to use â&#x20AC;&#x153;Measure Aâ&#x20AC;? dollars to support a citywide joint use agreement with Los Angeles Unified School District. The City Council approved my motion on Oct. 11. Joint use agreements are a great way to increase access to public facilities and open space, and they make it easier for children and families to be active and healthy and to participate in their communities.

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An increase in traffic incidents and a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) are among the issues to be discussed at the next Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association (LVNA) meeting. The semi-annual event is (Continued from page 1) Times for events are as fol- scheduled for Thurs., Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Van Ness Ave. Elelows: Ăš Q N o 1JFT BSF EVF GPS mentary School auditorium. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main presentation will the pie baking contest. be in regards to the HPOZ Q N o $PTUVNF DPOUFTU efforts in Larchmont Village,â&#x20AC;? Q N o 5BMFOU TIPX says LVNA president Charles Q N o 1JF FBUJOH DPOUFTU The talent contest is spon- Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Atri. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also have a sored by Keller Williams and discussion about the recent the Larchmont Boulevard uptick in major traffic accidents in the area,â&#x20AC;? he added. Assoc. LAPD senior lead officers The Fair supports local are from both Olympic and schools, scout troops, service Wilshire divisions and a repclubs and religious and other resentative from Councilman charitable groups. Send sponsorship inquiries David Ryuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office are expected and requests to vgueler@paci- to attend. Visit LVNA.info. fictrustgroup.com.

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chants will be offering refreshments and good cheer. Larchmont Blvd. will be decked in all its finery with velvet red bows adorning 100 ficus trees and light poles on the Bouelvard. Santa will arrive on a red Fire Station truck, heading north on Larchmont from First St. to his destination at the Rotary Christmas tree lot on North Larchmont Blvd. A holiday tree and a wreath will be raffled off at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. The holidays are coming sooner than ever this year with only three weekends in December before Christmas, said Tim Gogan, chairman of the Larchmont Boulevard Assoc.-sponsored event Other members on the event committe are Edie Frere, Joane Henneberger, Leisha Willis, Jane Gilman and Elsa Gillham.

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Miracle Mile annual meeting set for Nov. 5 Traffic will be on the agenda of the annual meeting of the Miracle Mile Residential Association set for Sat., Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Korean Cultural Center, 5505 Wilshire Blvd. Councilman David Ryu is the keynote speaker at the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 33rd annual meeting. Also expected to attend are representatives from the city Dept. of Transportation and the LAPDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West Traffic Division, said MMRA president James Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan will moderate the meeting which will include a town hall session where community members can raise issues and ask questions. HPOZ moves to December To clarify â&#x20AC;&#x153;ambiguous languageâ&#x20AC;? in parts of the Mileâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, the next

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meeting, with the City Planning Commission, has been postponed to Dec. 8. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the language in certain parts of the Preservation Plan is too ambiguous, and we all want it cleaned up and clarified. The city Office of Historic Resources will be reviewing these sections with a group of residents to make sure it reflects our intentions in plain, simple language that property owners can understand,â&#x20AC;? explained Ken Hixon, MMRA vice president. Despite the delay, the Miracle Mile HPOZ, that is intended to curb mansionization and teardowns of period revival homes, is on track for adoption before March 2017, when the Interim Control Ordinance, expires, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan said.

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Suspect targets lockbox for house key WILSHIRE DIVISION Furnished by Senior Lead Officer Dave Cordova 213-793-0650 31646@lapd.lacity.org Twitter: @lapdwilshire WILSHIRE DIVISION ROBBERY: A male suspect approached and grabbed the purse of a woman sitting on a bench on the 100 block of N. La Brea Ave. There was a brief struggle before the suspect fled with the property on Oct. 8 at 11 p.m. BURGLARY THEFTS FROM VEHICLE: Clothing, money and a watch were stolen from a 2013 Toyota Prius

parked on the corner of 1st St. and N. Lucerne Blvd. on Sept. 28 between 5 and 10 p.m. A suspect stole computer equipment, clothing and money after smashing the rear window of a 2017 Jeep Cherokee parked near the corner 4th St. and La Brea Ave. on Oct. 1 between 8 and 9 p.m. Passports, credit cards and checks were stolen from a 2016 Mercedes parked on the 200 block of S. La Brea Ave. on Oct 7 between 4 to 5 p.m. Computer equipment was stolen from a 2008 Nissan Altima after a suspect smashed a window while parked in a garage on the 500 block of Rossmore Ave. between Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 9 at 10 a.m.

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Trina Turk to open boutique on Larchmont Trina Turk is bringing her in Palm Springs,” she added. The 2,000 square foot space is smart, fun and colorful brand to her newest boutique set to just north of Larchmont Beauopen in Larchmont Village ty Supply, formerly home to Hans Custom Optik and PickFebruary 2017 This will be the 12th boutique ett Fences, which both moved elsewhere on the for the fashioniBoulevard. sta, who has been a Turk is working regular on the Bouwith Los Angeleslevard for years. based Bestor Archi“We have tecture, which has shopped and dined designed several on Larchmont for of her shops and many years. We wholesale showlove the neighborrooms. “Our layout hood feel, the cenwill include deditral location and cated mini-departthe relative ease of ments for Mr. Turk, parking,” Turk said. TRINA TURK Trina Turk readyWhen she and her husband Jonathan Skow first to-wear and dresses, our ‘recmoved to Los Angeles they reation’ activewear collection, lived in Park La Brea. Their and year-round swimwear. “We will also carry both first house was south of Brookside; they now live in men’s and women’s accessoLos Feliz, and still frequent ries including our new eyewear collection.” Larchmont regularly. Turk plans to visit often The new shop will be “a smaller version of our flagship store since she’s practically a lo-

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St. Anne’s to host ‘Champions for Children’ Nov. 2

“Champions for Children, Agents of Change” is the theme of St. Anne’s summit Wed., Nov. 2. The luncheon begins with a reception in the Foundation Room, 155 N. Occidental Blvd. Emmy Award-winning journalist Val Zavala moderates a panel discussion on the sexual exploitation of children with district attorney Jackie Lacey, Superior Court Judge Catherine Pratt and LAPD assistant chief, special operations, Bea Girmala. The Angel Award will be presented to Wendy Garen, president and CEO of the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. St. Anne’s aids pregnant and parenting young women. Call 213-381-2931, ext. 341 or email bwalczak@stannes.org.

Country Club stabbing

(Continued from page 8) Homicide detectives confirmed that the suspect and victim were involved in a verbal dispute prior to the 8:45 p.m. incident. The club’s spokesman e-mailed the club’s members after the stabbing, reporting that Bravo was “a fine young man with such a bright future.”

WESTSIDE/CENTRAL Union Station Patsaouras Plaza Upgrades now Complete Renovations to Patsaouras Bus Plaza on the east side of Union Station are now complete. Since opening, the plaza is restricted to buses and shuttles only. Private vehicles should use the new Union Station East Pick-up/Drop-o= Facility, accessible on Vignes St. Thank you for your cooperation during this e=ort. Metro Proposes Measure M On November 8, 2016, LA County voters will be asked to authorize a Los Angeles County Tra;c Improvement Plan called Measure M. Currently, there are 10.2 million people living in LA County, and we are projected to grow by 2.3 million people in the next 40 years. Angelenos spend an average of 81 hours a year stuck in tra;c, and congestion and air pollution are expected to get worse with more growth. The measure is intended to raise funding to meet those needs. Get educated before you vote at metro.net. Street Closures on Flower & Spring St in Downtown LA Expect weekend closures on Flower St, between 4th and 5th St, and Spring St, between 1st and 3rd St, through early 2017 for work on the Regional Connector Transit Project. Businesses will remain open during construction. Learn more at metro.net/regionalconnector.

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El Nino Garden Gala, LACO à La Carte in Fremont Pl. Gala, El Nido honored Luz Avila-Kyncl, Hancock Park, with the Rose Norton Volunteer of the Year Award. Jane Johnson received the Community Impact Award. Avila-Kyncl was cheered on by attendees for her moving acceptance speech. “Let us all work together, let each of us do

our part, and let’s collectively change lives.” Guests enjoyed Karma Tequila cocktails and warm wild mushrooms and brie. They then moved on to the Great Lawn for lush buffets of Za’atar roasted chicken, grilled salmon fillets with lemon sauce and a dessert station in the Pool Pavilion, all catered by the Kitchen for Exploring Foods. Larchmontites in the crowd included Stacy Twilley and Michael Kong, Wendy and Davis Marcus, Cindy and James McPherson, Esther Lee, and Maria Harleston. Other

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Patty Hill glitterati there were YouTube’s Alex Carloss and wife Lisa Carloss, ESPN’s Kathy Perez, CBS2’s Leslie Keane, Google Play’s Jonathan Zepp

with wife and event co-chair Lucy Zepp and Kyncl family members; Luz’s husband Robert and their daughters Isabella and Adriana. t tùt The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra presented one of five “LACO à La Carte” fundraising evenings that paired international cuisine with intimate salon performances at the private homes of consuls general. “Mexico à (Please turn to page 11)

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CHAMBER ORCHESTRA “à la Carte” dinner was at the home of the Mexican Consul General in Fremont Place. Pictured, L to R, are LACO executive director Scott Harrison, board president Ned and Dana Newman, and Consul General Carlos Garcia de Alba and Ms. Fiona Roche. Photo by Jamie Pham ROBINSON GARDENS was the setting for El Nido Family Centers salute to Luz AvilaKyncl, here with friends Davis (left) and Wendy (right) Marcus.

The Windsor Square Association’s 2016 Annual “Town Hall” Meeting will take place at The Ebell on Thursday, November 17, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Councilmember David Ryu, now nearing the middle of his second year as our representative at City Hall, will be with us for part of the meeting. Meet and greet WSA Board Members, Block Captains, and your friends and neighbors, and find out who will be this year’s winner of the Squeaky Wheel Award! See you there! We finally are seeing some cooler weather, although rain remains elusive. Even if we soon benefit from water from the sky, it will take several years of good rain throughout the state, and snowfall in the mountains, to even begin to make up for our five years of record-breaking drought.

Greetings to all Stakeholders of the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council! Greater Wilshire is bounded (approximately) by La Brea Avenue on the west, Olympic Boulevard on the south, Western Avenue and Manhattan Place on the east, and Melrose Avenue to Wilcox Avenue to Willoughby Avenue on the north.

ARTIST Ernie Marjoram is at the right next to wife Silvia and son Matteo at the “Debut to Trees” reception for the artist.

For the exact GWNC exterior boundaries, plus the boundaries of the 15 Geographic Areas that comprise GWNC, plus all the most current GWNC information, visit our website at greaterwilshire.org. All GWNC meetings are open to the public, and the meeting times and locations are published on the website under Meeting Schedules. If you have an item you would like placed on a meeting agenda, please contact info@ greaterwilshire.org or (424) 901-1409, at least two weeks before the meeting. Meeting agendas are posted on the GWNC website and elsewhere in the Greater Wilshire community at least 72 business hours before our meetings. Board of Directors meetings: Second Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. Ebell of Los Angeles; Dining Room 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 90005

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One water-wasting habit we should definitely break is the old-fashioned fall tradition of over-seeding lawns with rye grass. As anyone with a nose knows, the rye seed is usually covered with a layer of stinky manure and then watered daily for a week or two until the incongruously bright, spring-green rye grass emerges. Rye grass requires regular water throughout the winter, a time when we should be reducing or even eliminating sprinkler time. This is an unwise practice for several reasons: it is a tremendous waste of water; the manure adds an unhealthy level of salts to our soil; it’s unnecessary as most underlying lawns remain pretty green anyway; and it reeks for weeks. Let’s celebrate the fact that we live in Southern California, and rethink our landscaping accordingly . . . but don’t forget to deep-water your existing trees, including parkway trees, regularly. The parkway trees are the responsibility of each of us abutting property owners. The trees bring beauty (and significantly improved property values) to our houses, so please take care of the ones in front of your house. The Windsor Square Association, an all-volunteer group of residents from 1100 households between Beverly and Wilshire and Van Ness and Arden, works to preserve and enhance our beautiful neighborhood. Join with us! Drop us a line at 157 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004, or visit our website at windsorsquare.org. ADV.

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community engagement programs. t tùt “Homage to Trees,” the debut reception of artist Ernie Marjoram’s newest collection of paintings, happened on Oct. 1 in the Tag Gallery at Bergamot Station. The prolific, but self-effacing, painter explained how he even used a toothbrush to achieve some of the effects of light on his subjects. The crowd included neighbors Masako and Jeff Carpenter, AFI’s Joe Garrety, Connie Moran and Jorge Romero, Ernie’s wife Silvia (the namesake of one of the featured works) and their son Matteo. t tùt Italy-oriented events long have been supported by Larchmont locals, such as the late Joe Cerrell and the late John Ferraro. They certainly would have enjoyed this year’s Taste of Italy benefit dinner that took place at the Plaza de Los Angeles. Early-arriving guests also were able to experience the long anticipated and now open Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) in the historic Italian Hall on Olvera Street. Among the hundreds of Italophiles who were in attendance was Windsor Square resident and city planning director Vince Bertoni. t tùt

(Continued from page 10) la Carte” took place at the Fremont Place residence of the Consul General of Mexico Sept. 30. The Honorable Carlos Garcia de Alba and Ms. Fiona Roche hosted over 100 lovers of music that featured LACO music director Jeffrey Kahane and principal cello Andrew Shulman performing works by 20th century Mexican composer Manuel Ponce and Brahms’s Cello Sonata No. 1 in E-minor. Acclaimed recorder player Horacio Franco, visiting from Mexico, performed arrangements of J.S. Bach and traditional music from the indigenous people of Mexico. Following a breath-taking concert in the home’s living room, supporters retreated to the candle-lit garden for a selection of Mexican beers, tequila, mezcal and a delicious dinner of handmade tortillas, tamales, enchiladas, and beef tri-tip. There for a fiesta they won’t soon forget were Mahnaz and David Newman, Claudia and Roberto Apelfeld, Leslie Lassiter and Raulee Marcus, Linda and Michael Rosen, AnneMarie and Alex Spataru, LACO Board president Dana Newman and husband Ned, and LACO executive director Scott Harrison. Proceeds will support the orchestra’s education

Hancock Park resident and former city planning director Gail Goldberg was among the many celebrants of the 31st anniversary of the Heidi Duckler Dance Theater. Taking place the same night as IAMLA’s dinner at the Plaza, but in Chinatown just across Main Street, the Duckler fundraiser featured cocktails followed by dinner in an openair space on N. Spring St., just down from the 20-year dormant King Hing Theater where Duckler has been presenting her multi-discipline production titled “When I Am King” through Nov. 4. Info at heididuckler.org. And that’s the chat!

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Parade celebrates 85 years Olivia Newton-John will serve as Grand Marshal for the Hollywood Christmas Parade as it marches down Hollywood Blvd. Sun., Nov. 27 at 5 p.m. A Hollywood tradition, the parade attracts more than one million people each year, with inflatable character balloons and celebrity-filled cars on a three-mile route. Celebrating its 85th anniversary, the live parade will be taped to later air on the CW Network on Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. Reserved tickets in the grandstand are available for purchase; otherwise, free curbside viewing is available along

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Obituaries Eul Chur Ryu, 70, councilmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father Eul Chur Ryu unexpectedly died Oct. 17 in Anyang, South Korea. The father of Fourth District Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu and two other grown children, Eul Chur emigrated with his family from South Korea in 1980, arriving in the United States where he served as editor-in-chief of the

Korean Street Journal newspaper based in Los Angeles. In Korea, he had spent his career teaching high school civics and sociology. Born in Chung Chun Bok Do, Yong Dong, in 1945, Eul Chur married Michelle Won Chung Ryu in Seoul in 1974. They were together for over 40 years and raised their three

children, Joseph Ryu (30), Esther Ryu (32) and David Ryu (41) there and in Los Angeles. Several years ago, Eul Chur and his wife moved back to South Korea to be closer to his two sisters, Gah-Bin Ryu and Rachel Chun-Hwa Ryu. Services were held privately in South Korea. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Eul Chur Ryuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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The Larchmont Chronicle extends its sympathy to our across-the-street neighbors at the Royal Thai Consulate-General, 611 N. Larchmont Blvd., upon the death of their monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, last month. Los Angeles is home to the largest Thai population outside of Thailand and the first officially-designated Thai Town in the world. At 88 years of age, Americanborn, Swiss-educated King Bhumibol was the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longest-reigning monarch at the time of his death. He had been ruler of Thailand since 1946. The 64-year-old crown prince Vajiralongkorn will inherit the throne. Larchmont Blvd. has been the home of the consulategeneral since Sept. 30, 1996,

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Chris Stone, Windsor Square, co-founder of Record Plant recording studios, died Sept. 10. He was 81. Clients included Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, the Eagles, Whitney Houston, Prince, Chicago and Barbra Streisand. Stone sold the facility in 1989 to Beatles producer Sir George Martin of Chrysalis Records.Â Stone is survived by his wife Gloria, son Matt, daughter Samantha, and grandchildren Jessica, Zachary and Zoe.

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Enjoy music and good news, followed by an Oktoberfest silent auction and luncheon Sun., Nov. 6 at Hope Lutheran Church, 6720 Melrose Ave. The church will be celebrating its 74th year of service to the community with a special appearance at the 10:30 a.m. worship service, featuring â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Faithâ&#x20AC;? and other guest musical artists. The Oktoberfest party in the courtyard follows at 11:40 a.m., with pretzels, wine, beer and a silent auction. The celebration luncheon will be served in the social hall at 12:10 p.m.Â Everyone is welcome.Â For more information, and to RSVP, please call 323-9389135.

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industrial parts. At the age of 22, Colin left England and spent a few years in Canada and Australia with distant family and tling in Los Angeles in 1964. He became an American citizen in 1969. He relished playing soccer as a young adult. He carried that enthusiasm with him as a father

when actively coaching his children. He volunteered as an AYSO referee for many years. He followed the English Precally cheering for Manchester United, his home team. After 40 years of working in sales, building a small service business, and discovering real estate, Colin achieved the fabled â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Dream.â&#x20AC;? After Colin retired he became a docent at La Brea Tar Pits museum for many years where he sparked the imaginations of young children who would visit enthralling them with his riveting depictions and engaging stories. He had a tremendous curiosity for fossils and science. He was additionally dedicated to his choir duties at St. Brendanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Christ

the King Churches. Colin was unpretentious, genuine, kind-hearted, easy going, and a true gentleman. He was known for that sparkle in his eye and a warm round of cancer nearly 12 years ago when it was detected in his colon. He was diagnosed with brain cancer June 2015. He was taken far too soon but displayed the resiliency to combat this awful

disease one additional time. He is survived by Mercedes N. Wilson, his wife of 44 years, daughter Jill Wilson Broadhurst and sonin-law Tobin Broadhurst, son Marc Alan Wilson, and grandchildren, Jora and Deagan Broadhurst. Memorial services were held at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills on June 30, ofMontoya of Christ the King Church.

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Thanksgiving observed around community At least once a year, people in the U.S. spend time being thankful. For many, that means dinner with family and friends, and watching football or the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thanksgiving Day Parade.â&#x20AC;? Not everyone has a place to go, however, and some people want a way of commemorating Thanksgiving that includes a touch of the sacred. Read below for a list of religious communities that offer services or a meal on Thanksgiving Day. The Anglican Church of Our Saviour at 6301 Wilshire Blvd.

will have a 9 a.m. service. Call 818-749-8139 to confirm. Cathedral Chapel Church at 922 S. Detroit will be having a 10 a.m. mass that day. Call 323930-5976 for more information. Christ the King Church at 624 N. Rossmore Ave. will be having a 7:30 a.m. mass for those early risers who want to get the turkey in the oven on time. First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood at 1760 N. Gower St. is scheduling a brief 10 a.m. service. Visit fpchollywood.org for information. Hope Lutheran Church,

6720 Melrose Ave., will have a 10:30 a.m. Thanksgiving service followed by a lunch where all are welcome. Call 323-9389135 to learn more. St. Brendan Church at 310 S. Van Ness Ave. will be conducting a food drive to be given to the Wilshire Presbyterian Church Food Pantry. Call 323936-4656 to participate. Shaarei Tefila Congregation, 7269 Beverly Blvd., is having a turkey lunch with raffle Tues., Nov. 22 at noon for $10. Call 323-938-7147 to reserve a spot. Wilshire Boulevard Temple

is doing its Big Give again this year. Thanksgiving dinners are handed out to families in need Sun., Nov. 20 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. A bloodmobile will be available for donations from 10 a.m. on. For a free ticket for a Thanksgiving dinner, go by Karsh Center, 3750 W. 6th St. Sundays Nov. 6 or 13. To donate money or time for the event go to wbtla.org/biggive. Schedules may change; contact the church or synagogue you are interested in attending to confirm the day and time of the service or event.

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Zimmer Discovery dinner is Nov. 15 at Skirball Center Honorees at Zimmer Children’s Museum Discovery Award Dinner include Hancock Park residents, attorney Aaron Rosenberg, and TV producer Danny Rose. The Rosenberg, gala is set for Rose Tues., Nov. 15 at the Skirball Cultural Center at 6:30 p.m. Also being honored are Vanessa and Darryl Frank, of “I Have a Dream Foundation” and Amblin TV, respectively.

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Hollywood Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair Arts, crafts, jewelry and baked goods will be at the Woman’s Club of Hollywood second annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair. The event will be Sat., Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1749 N. La Brea Ave. Free parking is behind the club. Vendors are still welcome. Call 323-876-8383 or info@ wchollywood.org.

Join Seth MacFarlane at The Grove for a holiday showcase and tree lighting ceremony on Sun., Nov. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. Lighting the Grove’s 100foot white fir Christmas tree, MacFarlane will also entertain guests with some of the holiday’s most cherished songs. There will be a visit from Santa, the season’s first snowfall and a fireworks finale.

Holiday Preview at Good Sam Get a head start on the season with a Holiday Preview hosted by the Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary Mon., Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Designer jewelry, home décor, handbags, clothing for men, women and children and toddlers, toys and See’s Candy will be at the Elizabeth Vruwink Gift Shop. The shop is in the hospital lobby at 616 S. Witmer St.

Shopping, choir at St. Anne’s holiday bazaar Visit with Santa Claus and start your holiday shopping early at St. Anne’s Guild Holiday Bazaar on Sat., Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The bazaar, at St. Anne’s, 155 N. Occidental Blvd., will also include a performance by Christ the King Children’s Choir at 1 p.m., said Guild board member Agnes Sanzone, Lucerne Blvd. Items for sale include holiday decorations, gourmet baskets, scarves and accessories, collectibles, books, toys and baked goods, including Monastery pumpkin bread. Different and interesting vendors are planned, and popular ones will return. “A favorite is Truffles ‘n Toffee. And the balsamic vinegar and olive oil vendor,” said Sanzone.

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Cocktail gala at Craft Affair Enjoy art and more at the Craft & Folk Art Museum gala cocktail party and silent auction, “Craft Affair 2016,” Sat., Oct. 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd. Long-time trustee Corinna Cotsen, entertainment executive Lee Rosenbaum, and artist Gronk are honorees. Enjoy hors d’oeuvre and desserts by RD4 Chefs & Humanitarian Thread and music. Proceeds will benefit CAFAM’s education program. For tickets or information visit craftaffair. cafam.org or call 323-9374230 x31

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The organization, he explains, provides funding for things like mortgage and vehicle payments, food and gas: “All of those things not covered by medical insurance.” HoldYou is unique, according to White, in that when a social worker contacts the organization in regards to a desperate family, “we can fund

their requests within 24 hours of being accepted.” Recipients are identified by social workers from four local medical centers including: California Hospital, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Mattel Children’s Hospital and Northridge Hospital. To fulfill its mission, HoldYou is entirely reliant on the

generosity of the community. White says over the past year, the organization has successfully raised funds through events like an art auction and a soul cycle charity ride. But there’s work still to be done: “the more money we raise, the more families we can help.” For more information, visit holdyou.org/events/

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Teach philanthropy at local kid-focused fundraiser By Billy Taylor Windsor Square resident Jack White is on a mission to help families who have a child facing a critical illness or injury — but he needs help from families in the neighborhood. The HoldYou Foundation is hosting a kid-focused fundraiser at Art Works Studios (606 N. Larchmont Blvd.) on Nov. 5 from 2 to 5 p.m. Kids over the age of two are invited to participate in an afternoon of art, food and philanthropy. “It’s not just your typical fundraiser. This is an art party event for kids to help kids,” says White. “It’s a chance to teach your children about philanthropy while at the same time creating art that will be used in future projects for sick children at local hospitals.” A long-time resident, White

has lived in the neighborhood with his husband, entertainment attorney, Rebel Steiner, for over two decades in homes on Beachwood, Irving and now Norton Dr. Last year, White was tapped to join the board of directors of a new organization set up to financially assist families with children in medical crisis. Founded in 2015 by Natalie Hill, HoldYou Foundation has already provided support to 22 Southern California families with nowhere else to turn. “After experiencing a traumatic situation in her own family, Natalie recognized there weren’t a lot of places for parents to go for help when such situations arise. That’s the goal of HoldYou: to hold families during a life-changing diagnosis or injury,” says White.

Thanks to a teacher, from a budding actress The following by Maxine Hurewitz is an open letter to her principal, Daniel Kim, at Third Street Elementary School. Dear Mr. Kim: I just wanted to let you know how amazing Mr. Pratt is. For me and my friends, drama is the highlight of our day. We look forward to it all throughout the

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Center for Early Education begins enhancement plan improving the student experience: â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of the planning and hard work that has gone into putting this plan into action has been done with you, the students, in mind.â&#x20AC;? Two trustees on the CEE board, president Mark Siegel and chair of the Building and Grounds Committee, Tom Staggs, also spoke of the campus enhancement plan, which began development in 2011. Construction began in October and will be phased in to minimize disruption for students and the community, according to Greg Houle, CEE

CEE STUDENTS wait patiently in the bleachers for the groundbreaking ceremony to begin.

director of marketing. Houle notes that once completed, the enhancements will include a 30 percent increase in total square footage, 50 percent more roof-level recreation space, a new full-sized

gymnasium, a new main yard with green space and additional classrooms and parking. For construction updates or to view renderings of the project, visit centerforearlyeducation.org.

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Hollywood Wilshire AYSO grows in popularity as fall season kicks off The fall soccer season is well underway for Hollywood Wilshire AYSO Region 78, a nonprofit, all-volunteer youth soccer organization. Region 78 covers Mid-City, Hancock Park, Wilshire, Koreatown, Park La Brea, Fairfax, West Adams, Pico Union, Holly-

wood, West Hollywood, East Hollywood, Los Feliz and Silver Lake. The fall season began in September and runs through mid-December. Currently there are 691 boys and 479 girls registered in this region. There are so many

teams (104 for the fall season) that the league almost runs out of colors for jerseys, making some of the shirts twotoned and using camouflage and other fabric patterns to maintain the variety. This will be the first year the region has a division for

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AYSO SOCCER SHIRTS come in scores of distinctive colors and designs. Here “Green Machine of Awesomeness” team member Nelson LaBombard is at right in the green shirt; his brother, William, on the “Purple Panthers” team, wears purple.

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Thanks to Teacher (Continued from page 15) focus, and much more. “Be Our Guest” is a perfect song to practice with. We pantomime along with the words and act sad and happy when the mood in the song changes. I, by the way, am a theatre lover. As a fourth grader, I performed in “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Can you guess who I was? I happened to share the part of Snoopy. I assume you know who he is but if not, he is Charlie

Brown’s superb dog. Mr. Bassett was my fourth grade teacher. Both he and Mr. Pratt helped me be the best Snoopy I could be. Snoopy was a big challenge for me. I was not as good of an actress as I am now. Not saying that I am perfect, but better than before. Everyone I knew was encouraging me. “Good luck,” they would say. I worked hard and did the best I could do. Mr. Kim, I just wanted to make sure you know how amazing Mr. Pratt is.

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Larchmont Charter: World’s Fair offers day of food, fun The neighborhood is invited to join Larchmont Charter elementary, middle and high schools at the ninth annual World’s Fair on Sat., Nov. 5

STUDENTS play booth games at last year’s fair.

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“This fun-filled event brings the school and neighborhood together for a day of delicious

from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hosted at the school’s Hollygrove campus, 815 N. El Centro Ave., some 15 countries will be represented at internationally themed booths, displaying native foods, drinks, activities and entertainment. The purpose of the fair is to celebrate diversity and the rich cultural heritage of local students, according to event organizer Charity Bailey. These topics will be celebrated with performances by the Mariachi Teocuitalan band, the Taiko Project (a traditional Japanese drum ensemble), and a Polynesian dance group called the Nani Kai Dancers. Kids will enjoy games, prizes, a bouncy slide, photo booth and a DJ.

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October saw amazing activities at Turning Point. The middle school had a Book Club for their summer reading book, “Countdown” by Deborah Wiles. The eighth graders led the sixth and seventh graders in a discussion about theme and characters. The book club was a

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way to meet new students and share different perspectives. A few days later the middle school held Back-toSchool Night where parents went to different classes for a mini lesson for 15 minutes each!

Students and staff also participated in a Carpool Challenge. This is where for one week if you bike, walk, take the Metro, or carpool with another student, you get a raffle ticket. The prizes include extra recess or no homework for a night. With a trip to the Wallis to see a play and After-School Classes starting, the last couple of weeks have been fun and action packed!

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October ended on a high note for students as they partook of Falloween, this year’s aptly named fall festival. In the weeks leading up to the festival, clubs and class boards prepared booths with spooky games and planned servings of festive food. Student favorites included the Haunted House and the Culinary Society’s homemade tacos. Throughout October, students gathered donations for Immaculate Heart’s 43rd Annual WALK, the school’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The event will take place on Nov. 4. Expect close to 1,000 students, faculty, staff and parents — easily spotted by their blue WALK t-shirts — to parade through the Los Feliz neighborhood near campus. The event will take an even more festive turn when the crowd returns to school for a barbecue and music. This year money raised will be used to turf our ball field. Let’s hope we reach our goal! This month, students look forward to more school-oriented activities. On Nov. 12, prospective ninth graders are invited to our 28th annual Academic Playday. Here, students will have a chance to meet teachers, interact with high school students, learn new skills, and get into the Immaculate Heart Spirit. Additionally, between Nov. 19-22, the Genesians will present the school’s first production of the school year, “The Addams Family Musical. “

Marlborough is nearly done with its first quarter, and so far, it’s been a great one! Everything is back in full swing, from sports to arts to academics. We are so excited to be able to utilize the new additions to our campus. Thanks to the Arden Project, the construction is complete, and our new field, tennis courts, garden, pool, and fitness center look better than ever. The fitness center is a shared space amongst both students and faculty, and we are so lucky to have such a cohesive environment to promote community and wellness. Many students are also getting a kick out of our new garden, which is a phone-free zone adjacent to the field. There have even been yoga classes held on the new space! All will agree that the construction was well worth it, and the campus looks stunning! This fall’s all-school play is the “Tempest,” but with a musical twist. The arts directors have decided to implement a live band into the performance in order to enhance some of the themes that can sometimes go overlooked. Actors, choreographers, musicians, and techies have all been working super hard on the show, and we can’t wait to see how the production turns out Nov. 3-5! Marlborough has been extremely excited by all of the political debate mayhem! During the first debate on Sept. 26, a screening was held in our Academic Resource Center along with an online panel for students to discuss the issues being addressed in real time. Marlborough also offers a Presidential Elections elective, and the teacher of that class hosts open debate recaps at lunch for students looking to converse further.

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Fall 2016 semester is flying by! Students are feeling the pressure of projects and winter performances. Seniors are particularly busy because the deadline for college applications is fast approaching. (As a senior, I’m certainly flipping out!) Various performances are this month: our small but mighty piano department gets a chance to shine in their recital in early November. The theatre department hosts a number of shows this month, including the Fourth Year Acting Company Performance

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and their fall play “A Raisin in the Sun/Clybourne Park.” The opera department presents their production of “Sweeney Todd,” featuring live musical accompaniment from LACHSA’s pit orchestra. Toward the end of the month, small ensembles in the jazz department perform in the annual combo concert. Students conclude this month with our highly-anticipated Thanksgiving vacation where we enjoy pumpkin pie, a break from homework, and family and friends. LACHSA wishes you a happy Turkey Day!

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This year, our fifth and sixth grade classes went to Big Bear for our annual three-day and two-night Outdoor Education trip. The purpose of Outdoor Education is to take a short break from our traditional classroom learning and go out into the world to strengthen our community through team building activities. Some â&#x20AC;&#x153;challenge by choiceâ&#x20AC;? options we participated in were: rock climbing, high ropes courses, archery, field games and soccer. We also had the option to play gaga ball, a game where you need to eliminate all other players around you. The food was very delicious! There were pancakes, eggs, chicken nuggets, sausages, and an endless supply of hot chocolate! There were also vegetarian, vegan, and kosher options. Outdoor Ed. was a great bonding opportunity for students to become even better friends with each other, as well as our teachers. Over the course of the trip, my peers and I faced our fears, cooperated as a team, learned to trust one another even more, and overall, had an amazing time.

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By Jasper Gough 7th Grade Hello everyone, this is my firstever article on behalf of my new school, Buckley. It hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been represented in the Larchmont Chronicle before. Buckley is located in Sherman Oaks and serves kids in grades K-12. The start of the school year went

smoothly. We are looking forward to many exciting events. We had our 7th grade retreat in September. We went camping, hiking, had sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mores and all that fun stuff. We had our World Dance Workshop

Oct. 14, and the lower school book fair Oct. 18-19. Students bought books to support the school and have something new to enjoy. The senior dance for 12th graders was Oct. 22. And on the 25th, students collaborated on Common Ground projects and activities with students from King Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Â Â GALA students and staff attended a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Women in STEMâ&#x20AC;? symposium at Mayor Eric Garcettiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence.Â GALA was chosen to initiate the Sparks Program. The program will include engineering and design programs. Â Â Â Tours of the school have started and are full! GALA students were invited to hear the U.S Secretary Of Education speak at Mt. Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College. Some other upcoming events are a Halloween Party, a recycling event and also yearbook planning. In 6th grade Geography class, students are learning about historic maps and are going to produce an ancient Romeo and Juliet play. In 9th grade AP Biology class, the students are learning about the ecosystem and carrying capacity. Students are also studying graphs and organisms. In 9th grade Computer Science class, students are collaborating with Level Up Village. Students are paired with students at schools in Dudur and Hyderabad, India. The 9th grade English students are creating and producing their own Ted Talks.

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Third Street Elementary School had Dr. Suzie Oh as principal from 1993-2016 and now she is retired. In her place stands our new principal, Daniel Kim. Before coming to Third Street, he was in charge of elementary mathematics at the West District. Even though there is a lot of work involved, Mr. Kim enjoys being principal. He likes to

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By Avery Gough 5th Grade October was an exciting month for Curtis students. Fifth grade went on an all-day Fulcrum retreat. Fulcrum is a skill-building program. We did challenging activities and had to work as a team. It was a way to get to know your teammates better and to give every-

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one a chance to have their voice heard. We also went on a mini ropes course. The fifth grade drama class has a memory project. We have to identify a memory that has changed our life forever and write a 700-1,000 word essay on

it. Our projects will be presented to the class. It is a chance to share what is important to us and what made us the people we are today. Our librarian runs a book club every month for fifth and sixth grade. We vote on what book to read and then discuss it. This month we selected “Sticks and Stones.” We are looking forward to Halloween and our annual parade.

BRAWERMAN EAST By Zoe Shalem and Noa Brown 4th Grade

This month the entire school celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Every grade did its own projects about the holiday, and some classes even got to bake treats for the whole school so everyone could have a sweet new year. Grade 2 made challah, Grade 3 made honey muffins, and Grade 4 made apple pie pops. Everything was so delicious! After we ate our treats, we decorated cards for elderly people at a nursing home. Our grade (Grade 4) got to decorate cards with our Kindergarten buddies. They would draw on the cards and we would help them write what they wanted to say. Every Grade 4 student has a buddy from the Kindergarten class. We show them how things work at school and how to be good students. One day they gave us a tour of their classroom and then we got to read to them. It was really fun.

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“ Ya v n e h is committed to the pursuit of knowledge, intellectual honesty, and scholarship” states Yavneh Hebrew Academy’s mission statement. This local modern-orthodox Jewish school is located in the Los Angeles area, and for the beginning of the school year, it introduced many exciting new programs to teach students the value of understanding, knowledge, and teaching others. One of the new programs, a unique addition to our early childhood education, is called TEDy, a take on TEDx. TEDy is committed to instilling in students the values of creativity, collaborative learning, and love for one another and for everybody. Another program that YHA offers students is their digital citizenship class. Mrs. Penina Cohen, one of the school’s spiritual advisors, teaches students the proper way to handle technology, how to respect one’s friends when connected, and how to utilize technology in the most effective way. Finally, Yavneh has introduced a new room on campus that will be used for lectures for students, parents, and community members to participate in learning and prayers. Indeed, Yavneh provides an education rich in teaching students the values of the pursuit of knowledge, intellectual honesty and scholarship.

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THE WILLOWS

By Winslow Morgan 8th Grade The Willows Community School provides many opportunities to enjoy reading for students who appreciate all kinds of literature. We often have authors visit our school to share their writing experience and discuss the books they have written. Most recently, Kwame Alexander, poet and New York Times bestselling author of “The Crossover,” came to the school and gave an engaging presentation. He discussed his life and the story of his writing career. Our school library is in the center of our campus, as if it is the core or heart of our school. It contains thousands of books including E-readers and audio books. The Willows will have its annual Book Fair on Nov. 13. Our librarian, Cathy Leverkus does an excellent job at selecting a variety of books for all ages. On campus that day will be guest book readers, great food and fun activities as well. The Book Fair is open to the public; feel free to stop by and experience our infectious love of books.

WILSHIRE PRIVATE By Yuni Lee 6th Grade

Halloween is approaching, and Wilshire Private School is so excited!! Every year for Halloween, Wilshire Private School has the best activities. Every year, we have a Halloween parade where students have their costumes on and walk in a circle. We also have cookie decorating, trick or treating, put the nose on the pumpkin, and decorating our own pumpkins. We had a “Jumprope for Heart” assembly today. We learned about what we can do to keep a healthy heart. We are going to jump rope for heart in two weeks. It will be a lot of fun. Wilshire Private School also has the Larchmont Fair coming up. It is a wonderful family event in the Larchmont village where families join together and have a great time. Our school has its own booth to show the great things going on at Wilshire Private. We invite kids to decorate a pumpkin while parents ask questions about our school. Wilshire Private School students love the Larchmont Fair because the students can go and play games together, watch the performances, and eat!

Pow wow at Grand Park

The 40th anniversary of the Los Angeles Native American Indian Commission Pow Wow will be at Grand Park. 200 N. Grand Ave., Sat., Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, go to lanaic.org or follow the event on Facebook.

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ST. BRENDAN By Will Martinez 8th Grade

At Saint Brendan School, we come to the end the first quarter and begin to long for the weekends. Teachers tirelessly grade papers and calm down their lively classes. Yes, it’s November. In my opinion, the best time of year. There are fall football and volleyball games to attend. There are the excessive amounts of holidays that just make my day. But do you want to know my favorite thing about this season? All of our festivities at St. Brendan School! We have our adorable Kindergarten Thanksgiving play. We also have Veteran’s Day where hold a morning assembly and our Scout troops raise the flag and honor those who fought for our freedom. Man, November is jam-packed full of fun stuff. Preparing for one of our favorites, we are all collecting our pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters for The Penny War. As we come together to raise money for A Friendly Place in Oakland, California, and we know that Thanksgiving is on its way.

Hello, everybody. I hope you all had a great month. I know I have. Last week all our Pilgrim family and friends went to Family Fun Day at Dave and Buster’s in Hollywood. We played arcade games, took funny pictures and enjoyed an amazing taco bar!

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Blvd. and a foster group home for 36 girls in Hollywood. “What I love about this event is that it represents Aviva’s commitment to health and to brighter futures. Aviva focuses on some of the most vulnerable children and families in our community, and isn’t it great when you can help others and take care of yourself as well,” said Regina Bette, Aviva president and CEO. The center incorporates “trauma-sensitive yoga” as part of therapy for its clients, many of whom have been abused, neglected or are in foster care. The event will include a morning meditation and entertainment. The master class is at 10:30 a.m. Registration fees are $25 prior to noon on Nov. 5 and otherwise $30 for adults. Children 12 and under are $10 and $15.

PAGE ACADEMY By Paige Mendiola 3rd Grade

It is the end of the summer season, and Page Academy will be having more fun and remarkable activities this fall. On Nov. 18, there will be our annual Thanksgiving Potluck. The whole school will enjoy eating together. The students will also have activities where they will learn how to make placemats, hats, decorate pumpkins, and many other fun crafts. We will have interesting yet educational fall craft activities during our Enrichment Week from Nov. 21-23. School is closed Nov. 24 and 25 for the Thanksgiving Day holiday. There will surely be many other fun and exciting activities for everyone throughout the month of November. Happy fall to everyone!

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Trees citywide, Larchmont median are impacted by drought By Suzan Filipek Trees are dying all over the city, in parkways, at parks — including at Harold Henry. Yet, a row of eight jacarandas is doing just fine in a median strip on North Larchmont. “We’ve been hand watering the trees. That’s why they’re still doing well,” said Ryan Allen, an arborist and environmental services manager at the Korean Youth and Community Center (KYCC). The same cannot be said for the heavenly bamboo shrubs, which have turned dry and brittle. Of three medians north of Beverly, the largest one — with the eight, hand-watered jacarandas — was turned off a year ago to save water in the city’s longtime drought. “The mayor’s office put water restrictions on all city facilities,” said Allen. After inquiries, the Chronicle learned the water had been

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turned back on in the median. The other two N. Larchmont medians had issues with the irrigation timers that have since been fixed, also according to Paul Gomez, principal public relations representative in the public affairs office city of Los Angeles Public Works.

“Hopefully the water will revive the plant material and Urban Forestry Division will monitor,” Gomez added. Trees in distress “This isn’t just an issue for this median, it’s an issue for all city park trees. A lot of them are dying,” said Allen.

Many city trees were planted with turf and grass and became accustomed to regular watering. “Coupled with [lack of water], there’s pests and diseases, and because the trees are so stressed they’re able to… kill the trees. They’re under heavy attack right now.” Thankfully, Recreation and Park Dept. officials mandated that the jacarandas in the dry island be hand watered. Every Wednesday morning a small crew arrives in a truck with a water tank and pulls weeds, trims bushes and cleans trash at the medians, south of Melrose Ave. The summer months were a challenge for some of the small bushes that turned dry and withered. The bushes do turn a red color in the fall, “so how they look right now is somewhat how they are supposed to look. They definitely could use some water, but

ROW OF JACARANDA trees were hand watered, said Ryan Allen of the Korean Youth and Community Center, which helps tend the medians on N. Larchmont.

they aren’t dead,” Allen added. The N. Larchmont median strips were dedicated in Nov. 2014 by former Councilman Tom LaBonge. They are partially maintained by the KYCC with a five-year, $15,000 grant. “They beautify and unify Larchmont from Third St. to Melrose, and they add some sort of traffic calming,” said Charles D’Atri, president of the Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association. The medians — which include a rock-laden Larchmont entryway sign at Melrose that matches one at Third St. — look much better than when they were first planted with thirstier plants. Those plants have been replaced with drought-tolerant varieties, said D’Atri. Trees are a welcome addition to any community, according to arborists such as Allen. That’s also why the KYCC has partnered with the city to provide residents up to seven free shade trees. Visit cityplants. org for more information. Education is the biggest challenge, Allen adds. “People hear we’re in a drought and shouldn’t water their lawn. Trees capture and put water in the ground when it does rain.” “You can’t have a healthy city without having healthy trees and a canopy. We need to continue to plant trees and to educate residents why even in a drought we need to plant trees and maintain them.” With climate change, it’s only getting hotter, especially in areas with fewer trees, less shade and more concrete that reflects the heat, generating more heat, he said. Harold Henry Park Trees succumbing to the drought are no exception at Harold Henry Park. A third tree, a Chinese elm, recently fell there, being the third tree to die since the park in Windsor Village reopened a year ago last summer. “The tree died as a result of a combination of the drought, which weakens the trees, and (Please turn to page 6)

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Permit parking hits a roadblock in Hancock Park By Suzan Filipek Actually, “All is not well,” as we had reported in a recent issue, in regards to a new Temporary Permit Parking District in the northeast quadrant of Hancock Park. The TPPD hit a major roadblock as soon as the restricted parking signs went up and apartment dwellers on Rossmore Ave. were added to the district. It was originally set up for only homeowners, many of whom were not pleased with what they called they city’s lastminute change without the homeowners’ input after several years of deliberation. “Your proposed change to TPPD #215 is neither fair nor equitable because you met with and heard from one set of your constituents on more than one occasion, but you completely excluded another set of your constituents from the entire discussion,” Cindy Chvatal, president of the Hancock Park Home Owners Association, est. 1948, wrote in a letter to City Councilman David Ryu. According to Chvatal, the area’s homeowners have worked diligently with the council office for the past 15 years “to find a solution for non-resident parking congestion, persistent abandoned vehicles and rude car owners who routinely block

driveways, litter, move trash cans and insult homeowners.” The solution — found with the help of former Councilman Tom LaBonge — was to create a district “that would limit overnight parking on the residential sides of two streets, but specifically preserve unlimited overnight parking on nonresidential side streets… precisely to accommodate the nearby apartment community,” according to Chvatal. Restricted parking signs requiring permits to park between 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. were placed on Lillian Way and Cahuenga Blvd. (Rosewood Ave. was removed from the district.) The area is adjacent to restaurants and bars on Melrose Ave., and homeowners say they have seen increased parking activity in recent years. Last-minute amendment Residents of some 90 homes are included in the district, as are 79 residents of two buildings on Rossmore, thanks to the last-minute amendment by councilman Ryu in September. One of the buildings is at 585 N.; the other built in 1924 is at 601 N. Rossmore Ave. The apartment dwellers feared after the new district was in place that they would have to take their chances parking on the dangerous

strip of Rossmore, which they say is fraught with accidents. They reached out to Ryu’s office, who worked with the city Dept. of Transportation, and the tenants were added to the district. Ryu’s office maintains a variety of stakeholders were considered in determining the best course to take, including

about 25 homeowners Oct. 16 to clarify “misinformation,” a spokesman said. For instance, one of the two apartment buildings has sufficient parking — two spots for each unit — and was only added to the TPPD because of its location. As for the other 1924 building, which has zero parking, (Please turn to page 7)

homeowners, renters, apartment owners and community institutions. “The crux of the situation remains that these are public streets that residents rely on for residential parking, and state laws apply to these types of restrictions,” Ryu responded in a letter to Chvatal. The councilman met with

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(Continued from page 4) then the borers attack and kill the tree. The eucalyptus tree that was removed last year around this time died due to the same causes,” said Julie Stromberg, Council District 4 representative on the Community Forest Advisory Council. In addition, a fungus is attacking the trees, said Steve Dunlap, supervisor of the forestry division in the city Recreation and Parks Dept. “We’ve been complying with the water regulations which allow us to water three times a week, 15 minutes per valve per day.” In recent years, the Asian beetle — polyphagous shot hole borer — has attacked mostly sycamores, but all

including gospel, Chanukah, American carols, medieval and more. The concert includes a 15-minute intermission, and there is a dessert reception following each performance. General admission tickets start at $30; tickets for children ages five to 12 are $22; tickets for seniors are $27. For more information, call 310-943-9231 or visit angelcitychorale.org.

California native trees are breeding sites; the [borers] eventually will move from parks and parkway trees to ones planted around private residences. A plan is underway to reforest city trees, with a species that can resist the pests, said Dunlap. While water cutback continues as we enter our fifth year of a drought, we’re told “we need more housing for more people to use up what water we’re saving,” said Dunlap. Meanwhile, people are creating “heat islands” in their yards of decomposed granite and rocks, requiring more electricity to cool the home. “It doesn’t make sense to put in gravel when lawns are absorbing CO2 and carbon and cooling the house down.”

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(Continued from page 5) there is a severe shortage of street parking, an internal city survey found, on side streets and Rossmore. Ryu added that his office will work with the LAPD and neighborhood block captains to “identify and alleviate areas of criminal activity as well as inappropriate parking in driveways.” “Simultaneously we will continue to work with LADOT to implement a community parking plan that is fair, equitable and safe,” he wrote. The councilman wrote a follow-up letter to area residents on how to be good neighbors. HPHOA annual meeting And, at the Oct. 17 annual meeting of the HPHOA, Ryan’s chief of staff, Sarah Dusseault, said there would be continuous monitoring of the situation, and additional meetings with stakeholders, during the temporary district’s one-year duration. Among those expressing concerns about the TPPD at the HPHOA meeting were representatives of the Los Angeles Tennis Club and Wagon Wheel School. Both said that the new district would impact their visitors and employees. Both said that they had not been participants in any community discussions organized by Councilman Ryu or his predecessors.

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Barn Find in Hancock Park: Ian Fleming 1953 R-Type Bentley With the 110th annual Los Angeles Auto Show opening from Nov. 18 to 27, and with the local Petersen Automotive Museum launching its new exhibit, “Art of Bugatti,” this seemed like an appropriate time to learn about a local auto discovery made recently. To report, we welcome guest writer Leslie Kendall.

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that there are indeed other day living almost certainly noteworthy cars out there in got in the way to prevent the dark garages, complete with dream from being realized. Yet the requisite layer of dust and while we may bemoan the fact that such a worthy car lanfour very flat tires. guished seemBut it is not ingly unapprealways neces- Even today, a ciated for so sary to go far thoroughbred Bentley long, we can be for such disContinental R can grateful that it coveries. The quietly outrun almost did so in Southperfect examern California, ple of this is a every other car on a rare part of certain 1953 the road. the world with Bentley R-Type Continental associated with a dry, forgiving climate. Dignified James Bond creator Ian FlemBentley R-Type Continening. And the place where it tals are cars that are sought was hidden? Hancock Park. after today for the same reaParked for decades Like many other valuable sons that they were sought vehicles, the Bentley Con- after when they were new. tinental that Ian Fleming They are uncommonly beautihelped a friend custom order ful; a dignified blend of gracein late 1952 or early 1953 had ful curves, carefully sculpted been laid up in a garage for contours, and an imposing decades, probably because it stance. The watch-like precineeded work that was judged sion with which they were unnecessary during the years built serves to contribute to when it was considered mere- a supremely refined driving ly a “used car.” Too precious to experience. Even today, a thorsimply dispose of, the Bentley oughbred Bentley Continental found its way to an unused R can quietly outrun almost space in the garage, the last every other car on the road, owner (apparently a surgeon and do so with great aplomb. practicing in Beverly Hills, Its exorbitant price (about but now deceased) holding $18,000 at a time where a tightly to the dream of one comparable Ford was $1,700) day bringing it back to life and assured an owner unmatched status. This particular and still putting it back on the road. But the distractions of every(Please turn to page 9)

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(Continued from page 8) un-restored Bentley recently had its re-sale offering price reduced to $1,395,000. Individual Yet while they all share the same general appearance, each R-Type is a genuine oneof-a-kind, and it is doubtful that there were ever two equipped and trimmed exactly alike. In the case of this car, its individual history makes it a standout even among other R-Types. After all, who wouldn’t want to drive the car associated with the creative genius who dreamed up the debonair James Bond? Of more recent interest and importance is the

originality of a garage find like the Bentley. Years ago, automobiles already in excellent — though not perfect — original condition were routinely restored. Although still attractive and serviceable, their original paint was stripped away, original upholstery discarded, and original engine components replaced with new. But that kind of treatment is no longer regarded as the norm. Great unrestored cars like the Bentley may have been repainted over time or suffer from a bit of deterioration, but they can still be thrilling to drive, and a thorough cosmetic and mechanical freshening may be all that is needed to return them to

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Neighbors show support for new ‘R-1’ single-family zones The City Planning Commission (CPC) heard testimony last month from about 30 people regarding new single fam-

ily zones, a type of “R-1,” in Larchmont Heights, La BreaHancock and a host of other neighborhoods.

“The [new] R1 keeps our community as a designated single-family residential zone, which means developers CANNOT subdivide or add additional units (addresses) to a property,” said Barbara Savage, president, La Brea-Hancock Homeowners Association. “The CPC seemed to strongly support the new single family zones proposed,” added Bob Eisele, vice president of LaBrea Hancock, who attended the hearing with several of his neighbors. “The… neighborhoods

affected seemed to support the new zones wholeheartedly. The La Brea-Hancock residents there expressed unanimous support,” said Eisele. The hearing was extended to Thurs., Nov. 10. The CPC’s recommendations will then be forwarded to the City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee (PLUM) and the full City Council before March 2017, when an Interim Control Ordinance is set to expire. The ICO was enacted to protect neighborhoods from tear-

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LACMA and the Los Angeles Public Library have partnered on workshops to veterans to capture their perspectives in short movies. The works will be shown Sun., Oct. 30 at LACMA’s Bing Theater, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. The free film screening will be followed by a talk by Norman Lear, World War II veteran and television writer, producer and director. Veterans interested in making their own short film can sign up for the next free eightweek course, to start Jan. 14, by Fri., Dec. 2. Visit lacma.org/ veterans.

Get the facts at “Extinction: Fear and Hope at the La Brea Tar Pits,” a panel discussion Thurs., Nov. 10 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. (the discussion begins at 7 p.m.), at the museum, 5801 Wilshire Blvd. Representatives from the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the La Brea Tar Pits discuss endangered plants and animals, extinction, and the global consequences of mass extinction. Free. RSVP required at nhm. org/lectures.

downs and mansionization while city officials work on revising zoning laws. The proposed amendments would add new “R1 Variation Zones” and a “Rear Detached Garage Supplemental Use District” to the Zoning Code, said principal city planner Tom Rothmann. “The R1 Variation Zones are entirely new zones that offer a broader and more detailed range of options to suit the diverse needs of different neighborhoods. These new zones are a component of the city’s comprehensive zoning code update, known as re:code LA. “Each Variation Zone is based on the existing R1 Zone, but offers its own unique combination of floor area, height limits, and setback requirements,” Rothmann said.

L.A. Conservancy preservation award deadline is Nov. 4 Do you have a favorite in outstanding achievement in historic preservation? The deadline to nominate it for the 2017 Los Angeles Conservancy Preservation Award is Fri., Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. Submissions should illustrate the value and power of preservation. Eligible projects must be located in Los Angeles County and must have been completed by the time of application. Projects honored in the past have varied from restoration, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse projects, to groundbreaking advocacy and education efforts undertaken by individuals or groups. Award recipients will be announced February 2017 and presented at the 36th Annual Preservation Awards luncheon at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel on Wed., May 3, 2017. The application is available for download at laconservancy.org/awards, by calling 213-623-2489, or by emailing info@laconservancy.org.

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Stories cookbooks tell

Armenian, Belgian, Norwegian, Hungarian, Flemish, East Indian, Polish and Russian dishes: similar to the Los Angeles culinary adventures we know today. Many recipes describe more familiar fare of the time, such as Welsh rarebit — provided by Marion Davies. What was “table sauce?” The fine comedic actress calls for a teaspoon of it in her recipe. Or her publicist did, anyway. Maybe a Hearst secretary.

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It’s easy to take old cookbooks for granted, easier still to think they have no value for other than a hot dish of nostalgia at the Thanksgiving table. But hidden within them are elements of culture, history, chemistry, politics, technology, economics, and fashion. Their recipes are part of the world’s autobiography. The 1933 Palatists Book of Cookery, compiled and published by, as it says on the frontispiece, “the Assistance League of Southern California,” makes for especially intriguing reading. Mrs. Anita M. Baldwin, chair of the “Palatists committee,” wrote the foreword. The book’s form is familiar — a number of celebrities are called on to contribute recipes to a cookbook that would be sold to benefit a charity: in this case, the Assistance League of Southern California, which is now, in our neck of the woods, the Assistance League of Hollywood. Anita Baldwin (1876–1939) was the philanthropist–horse breeder–patron-of-the-arts daughter of “Lucky” Baldwin (1828–1909), a swashbuckling real estate and finance baron of California; by1880 he owned most of the San Gabriel Valley. The site of the Los Angeles County Arboretum was once part of his vast holdings. What, exactly, is a Palatist? I wondered. Anita Baldwin describes the Palatists as a “newly formed group catering to the needs of the inner man.” The word is her coinage, I suspect. The Assistance League then was up to interesting activities to benefit the community, as it is now (visit assistanceleaguela.org). But back to cookery. Recipe contributors provided Mexican, Spanish, Guatemalan, Brazilian, German, Chinese,

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Learn about Japanese-style gardens and native plant horticulture, and enjoy a stroll through an enchanted forest at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Dr., La CaĂąada Flintridge. Japanese gardens are influential Hear how Japanese-style gardens can influence art and architecture at a panel discussion Wed., Nov. 2 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Space is limited, advance registration required. Express yourself with a Japanese-themed art activity Sat., Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No registration required. Fall native garden planting Learn how to plant and care for your native garden, including irrigation and pruning tips, Tues.,Â Nov. 15 at 10 a.m.

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Mapping the English village and a symposium on Chinese woodblock prints are at the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino. 17th century mapping Hear how surveyors and cartographers identified and recorded social and economic relations in 17th century England at a lecture Wed., Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Woodblock print symposium Learn about woodblock prints during the late Ming and early Qing periods at a symposium, Sat., Nov. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Visit huntington.org.

ents fall and winter succulents and cacti at the Cactus Winter Show and Sale Sat., Nov. 5 and Sun., Nov. 6, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Featured plants will include pelargoniums and cyphostemma, succulent relatives of the common geranium and grape families, respectively. Holiday open house Get into the spirit of the holidays and enjoy refreshments while getting a head start on Christmas shopping for your favorite gardener at the Arboretum gift shop Holiday Open House Thurs., Nov. 10 and Fri., Nov. 11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Birds and more birds Start the day with a bird walk around the grounds Sat.,

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taste buds in a way that only garden fresh ingredients can. Brunch highlights include buttermilk fried chicken and beignets and a braised beef short rib breakfast burrito; for those who prefer a burger and fries, don’t miss the eightounce Maple Burger topped with aged cheddar, leafy greens and a signature dressing. If you still have room for dessert, try the warm banana nut muffin, served in a mini skillet topped with warm Nutella and vanilla ice cream. In regard to libations, Maple has a good beer and wine list as well as a handful of specialty cocktails. The Maple Moscow Mule mixes Vermont maple syrup, vodka and ginger beer to create a refreshing and brunch-worthy beverage. A strong menu and great ingredients aside, one of the best aspects of a visit to Maple is still the location. You don’t need to purchase a ticket to Descanso Gardens to visit

Here are some fun things to check out at Koontz Hardware in November. “Vapur” has a lightweight and collapsible water bottle that’s perfect for outdoor activies and it’s made in the U.S.A. Just fill it up, drink it, and then fold it up and stow it away until you need a refill. We have eco lunchboxes for kids that expand and collapse to store bigger food items, and then collapse back down when you’re done with them. Available in assorted sizes and colors. Foldable spoons and forks complete the package and make meals on-the-go more manageable. We still have all the Benjamin Moore colors to match anything your heart desires. November is a great time to touch up the kid’s rooms or add an accent wall color. Our paint professionals can help you find the perfect color. And, of course, we are ready for your every Thanksgiving meal need including enamel roasting pans, brining bags, and oven mitts, so stop on by and say Hi.

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By Billy Taylor Good news for garden lovers. La Cañada’s Descanso Gardens now has a full-service restaurant, making it easier to enjoy a day trip to the 160acre urban retreat. The Maple, part of the Patina Restaurant Group, opened its doors last month as a weekend-exclusive destination (9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday only), but will soon add a weekday dinner component to coincide with Descanso’s seasonal holiday lights exhibit. More on that later. Housed inside a handsome craftsman-style building, the design and decor of Maple feels like a casual dining hall. Exposed wooden beams and walls decorated with leafy potted plants create a natural ambiance inside the dining room, and a garden patio area provides outdoor seating if preferred. Executive chef Mark Salazar pays homage to the garden setting with a menu that dishes up modern American cuisine with traditional southern and Mexican influences. “My philosophy is that food comes from the heart, and anyone consuming your food should be able to recognize that,” says Salazar. This approach is apparent in a starter called simply “street fruit.” The flavors generated, however, are anything but simple. Perfectly sliced chunks of fresh mango, pineapple, jicama and cucumber are dusted with Tajin chili powder and served with crumbled cotija cheese, which awaken the

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Lose a trick intentionally? Sometimes it can work It goes against your grain, but sometimes you have to lose a trick intentionally. This often occurs when you're playing a No Trump contract and you have a long suit in dummy with the only entries being in the long suit. Look at the following hand: North 5 AK7643 T6 9732 West KQ9 982 J8754 JT

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out of Hearts and North still has the Nine of Hearts, which will take the next Heart lead. Then there's no way for you to get back to dummy to cash your remaining good Hearts.

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Further, if you lead to the Ace and then lead a low Heart, you still can't get back because you only have two Hearts in your hand and the second Heart will go on your second

lead. So you must lose the first Heart trick. Grand Slam is the nom de plume for an author of a bestselling book on bridge, an ACBL accredited director and a Silver Life Master.

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Your only chance is to set up your Heart suit in dummy. But you've got a serious entry problem, because you only have two Hearts in your hand and no other entry on the board. How do you play it? This is where you duck, lose a trick intentionally, to set up the Heart suit. You must lose the first Heart trick. So you take the opening lead in your hand with the King of Diamonds. Now you lead a low Heart to the board. West plays the Deuce. You play the Six, allowing East to take the trick! You are hoping for a 3-2 split in Hearts. East returns a Diamond, which you take with your Ace. You then lead your last Heart to the AceKing on the board. Hearts split 3-2 as you had hoped, and you can run your five Heart tricks. The only way you could make this hand was to lose the first Heart trick by ducking. That took out two of opponents' Hearts and allowed you to pull the remaining Hearts with your Ace and King when you got back in the lead. If you don't duck, you have no way to get back to dummy without losing the lead when you try to take out the last Heart. If you lead to the Ace on your first lead of Hearts and then play the King, you're

Learn about the elderberry plant and how to best irrigate your garden this month at the Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley. Take a walk to see the variety of birds that inhabit the Payneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grounds Thurs., Nov. 3 from 8 to 10 a.m. Get in touch with your inner gardener by helping to improve the grounds with a little cleaning, weeding and pruning Sat., Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon. Bring hat, gloves and kneepads for personal use. TPF will provide tools and refreshments. Get advice from horticulturists and use your Payne discount at the booth at the Hollywood Farmers Market at Ivar and Selma Sun. Nov. 6 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Native plant gardening Learn about native plant garden design at a three-part workshop on Fridays, Nov. 4, 18 and Dec. 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Get the basics on native plant gardening Sat., Nov. 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Hear how space works in the garden at an illustrated talk Sat., Nov. 5 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Gain understanding on irrigation best practices at a talk

Sat., Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. Learn about all things elderberry, from cultivation to various uses, and how it fits in the

ecosystem, Sat., Nov. 12 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call 818-768-1802 or go to theodorepayne.org.

Fine art of potting plants, dĂŠcor Hear about creative solutions to exterior and interior garden design at a talk with Mary Gray and Annette Gutierrez of Potted, a home garden dĂŠcor store, Mon., Nov. 14 at the Visitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center Auditorium in Griffith Park, 4730 Crystal Springs Dr. The talk will focus on combining contrasting elements, from

kitsch to cottage and vintage to modern, and blending indoor design with outdoor style. Coffee and refreshments begin at 9:15 a.m.; the talk starts at 10 a.m. First-time visitors and members attend for free; nonmembers pay $5. For more information, go to losangelesgardenclub.org.

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(Continued from page 3) in the session titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Designing the Future of HPOZs: Current Topics in Preservation Architecture,â&#x20AC;? were local architects John Kaliski, Windsor Village, and Mary Pickhardt, Windsor Square. In a concurrent session, Wilshire Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Robby Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell was on the panel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Neighborhoods in Action: Organizing Around Community Character.â&#x20AC;? Also from nearby and there to learn about the ins and outs of preserving single-family residential neighborhoods was Susan

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White supremacists are not the first to burn the cross How come the Ku Klux Klan uses a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fiery crossâ&#x20AC;? in their gatherings? queries Ed Hookstratten. Good one. The fiery cross was originally an ancient signal in the Scottish Highlands when a chieftain wished to summon his clan in an emergency. It was symbolic of fire and sword and consisted of a light wooden cross the ends of which were dipped in the blood of a goat slain for the purpose. It was carried from settlement to settlement by swift runners and disobedience to the summons meant treason, hence its alternative name â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cross of Shame.â&#x20AC;? When the KKK was founded after the Civil War, it adopted the practice and, in most opinions, the latter name. t t t I once heard that Jesuits were at one time called Methodists. Is this true? wonders Katherine Moffatt. Yes. Originally the name was given to Jesuits during the beginnings of the Counter Reformation (circa 1540) because they were the first to give systematic representations of the methods of their theology. In 1729, the name was adopted by the members of Charles Wesleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Holy Club at Oxford, from the methodical way in which they observed their principles.

ProfessorKnowIt-All Bill Bentley tĂštĂšt Why, if we take offense to something, do we take â&#x20AC;&#x153;umbrage?â&#x20AC;? asks Kay Thorn. Actually it is only the suspicion of injury or wrong, a vague, indistinct suggestion or hint. It is also a word to describe shadow â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a screen of trees or foliage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The river tumbling green and white, far below me; the dark high banks, the plentiful umbrage...â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Walt Whitman. Oh, yes. Umbrage is from the Latin umbra > shade. tĂštĂšt How come we do something â&#x20AC;&#x153;in a trice?â&#x20AC;? ponders Jody Bernolfo. A trice is a very short time, an instant, a moment and comes from the Middle English trise > literally â&#x20AC;&#x153;at one pull.â&#x20AC;? It is a variation of the Old Dutch trisen > a hoist or pulley. Professor Know-It-All is the nom de plume of Bill Bentley, who invites readers to try and stump him. Send your questions to willbent@prodigy.net.

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(Continued from page 11) early 2000s. Anoakia? Anita liked to invent names. I was sure that Mrs. Rosebudd Doble Mullender (chilis rellenos) was an Anita invention â&#x20AC;&#x201D; until I looked up her juicy story. Rosebudd was Anitaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s niece. Other recipe contributors were from prominent Southern California families: Mrs. Hancock Banning (president of the Assistance League), Mrs. Keck, and an Otis or two. Anita Baldwin reveals herself to be a collector of old recipes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in this respect, a woman after my own heart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To Make a Delmaâ&#x20AC;? is attributed this way: â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the Receipt Book of Mrs. Ann Blencowe, A.D. 1694â&#x20AC;? and signed â&#x20AC;&#x153;from the collection of Anita M. Baldwin.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fascinating recipe â&#x20AC;&#x201D; what Mrs. Blencowe calls a â&#x20AC;&#x153;delmaâ&#x20AC;? we know as dolma (unless the recipes were tampered with in the bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1925 edition, which Anita Baldwin may well have seen). A delma is, according to the directions, stuffed cabbage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cabbage or vine leaves: Dip them in hot water, then role the meat in ye leaves about the bigness of a Cucumber, and tye them with coarse thread,â&#x20AC;? just as my own grandmother taught me, three centuries after the 17th.

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while our fabulous grill masters tended to the various hot dogs and sausages provided by RWNA,â&#x20AC;? said Friedman. A professional tattoo artist was also on site, providing face painting; the group held its first balloon toss, and Senior Lead Officer Joe Pelayo, of LAPD Olympic Division, handed out SelectaDNA kits. SelectaDNA is a forensic tool to mark property with a clear, permanent fluid [think clear nail polish] that can later be detected by police departments in the event of a robbery.

Songsters bring home district title Santa Monica Oceanaires Barbershop chorus was named Far West District Plateau AA Champion of the FWD Barbershop Harmony Contest and Convention in October. The pieces they sung at the competition were â&#x20AC;&#x153;On a Slow

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Entertainment Guide Don’t forget the pies and turkeys! Make your Thanksgiving dinner memorable by planning ahead By Jane Gilman lan ahead if you want to have a successful and delicious Thanksgiving dinner. “We recommend shoppers make their reservations for pies at least two weeks before the holiday,” said Neri Martinez, head baker for Du-Par’s at the Original Farmers Market. The same is true for the main course: turkeys should be ordered three weeks ahead. Farmers Market has been selling holiday ingredients for the dinner table since 34 farmers set up shop at Third and Fairfax some 82 years ago. Not only do today’s merchants provide everything from cranberries to ingredients for stuffings, but also special sauces, exotic spices and savory teas. (Please turn to page 4)

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES line the Market’s stalls.

Leave cooking and dishes to the professionals

ot every family or group of friends has a cook amongst its members able to wrangle food and people and create what has become one of our country’s greatest traditions. And, let’s be honest, some years it’s just too hard to get the collective act together. If that’s the case, then why not leave the cooking and the dishes to the professionals?

Following is a list of eateries that are open Thanksgiving Day. Some will be serving a special Thanksgiving meal, while others will stick to their regular fare. Buca di Beppo 6333 W. 3rd St. 323-370-6560 bucadibeppo.com In its first year at the Original Farmers Market, this Italian restaurant serves their dishes family

style, from veal, chicken or eggplant parmigiana to lasagne and chicken cannelloni. They will be open until 9 p.m. and you don’t need to make reservations. Canter’s 419 N. Fairfax Ave. 323-651-2030 cantersdeli.com Open 24 hours a day every day, except Rosh Hashanah and Yom (Please turn to page 18)

TRADITIONAL turkey with all the trimmings as well as regular fare is on the menus.

Come for the reindeer, stay for the lights at the zoo

ENJOY a light-and-water show at the Los Angeles Zoo beginning Nov. 18.

isit with some of Santa’s reindeer, make holiday crafts and get photos with the Big Guy. Stay until after dark to walk through flurries of illuminated snowflakes, animated projections, a musical light-and-water show and glittering light tunnels. It all begins Fri., Nov. 18 at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, 5333 Zoo Dr. in Griffith Park. Reindeer romp Guests are invited to visit four real reindeer — two adults and two youngsters — at Reindeer Village from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be different activities each weekend, but visitors will also be able to make holiday crafts and take photos with Santa. The reindeer will be available every day except Dec. 24 and 25 until Sun., Jan. 8. Light show Thousands of LED lights come on after dark (Please turn to page 17)

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November 2016 Dining & Entertainment Guide Pies & Turkeys 1 Thanksgiving Dinner Out 1 Holiday Lights at the Zoo 1 On the Menu 2 Museum Row 6 Library Calendar 7 Angelini Alimentari 8 2016 Four-Page (pull out) Dining Guide 9-12 Dance at the Bowl 13 At the Movies 14 Theater Review 15 Mr. Scrooge 16 Nutcracker Ballet 17

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Don’t miss Mozza’s take on Italian salumi culture I don’t know why I hadn’t tried the Mozza empire’s meat-centric chi SPACCA until now. Maybe the $240 bistecca fiorentina gave me pause, even though the 60 oz. cut is meant to feed a small army. Or maybe because the Osteria’s mozzarella bar and the Pizzeria’s pies are such a draw. I finally went — and it was wonderful. Small and intimate, the open kitchen is right there, the grill flaring every time a beautifully fatty hunk of meat hits it. We started with house-made salumi: half orders of cumin oregano salame and butcher’s pate ($14), both outstanding. An avocado and pea shoot salad with pine nuts and culatel-

lo (a revered style of cured On the loin) was perfectly dressed. Menu The giant by grilled tomaHelene hawk porkSeifer chop, $90, was rubbed with salt and fennel pollen and served sliced, but with plenty of meat on the bone for those of us who love to gnaw. The stars of the evening, however, were the beef and bone marrow pie and the grilled octopus. The $30 octopus was remarkably tender — the secret, they claim, is adding wine corks to the braise — and was served with both fried and pureed chickpeas. The $50 pie crust-

encased beef cheek stew included cippolini onions and mushrooms in a flaky crust with a marrow bone peeking out. Dig into the pie, scoop out some marrow, grab a forkful of the buttery mashed potato accompaniment — rich, hearty comfort food raised to the nth degree. There’s an excellent wine list. They waive their $30 corkage fee if you also order one of their bottles. chi SPACCA, 6610 Melrose Ave., 323-297-1133. t t t

Instead of relying on your local Chinese take-out, travel east to the San Gabriel Valley, where you can feast on almost every Chinese regional style imaginable, including authentic Sichuan food at Chengdu Taste. Proceed with caution, though — you may not have experience with the tongue-tingling, throatvibrating, I-may-not-livethrough-this-meal sensation brought by Sichuan peppercorns. Have faith that this isn’t a deadly allergic reaction and you might enjoy what likely will be one of the most flavorful Chinese meals you’ve ever had. Famous for toothpick mutton, the cumin-laced skewered lamb morsels are a must. Try wonton with pepper sauce (numb taste), as parenthetically noted on the menu. Or go for the boiled fish with green pepper sauce — also apt to make your tongue numb, but worth it. Silky white fish fillets swim in broth with bean sprouts, chilies and handfuls of those signature peppercorns. A perfect, calming side dish is sautéed lettuce — far more delicious than anything that simple has any right to be. When halfway home, you should be able to feel your mouth again. Vegetables and small dishes are under $10; mains hover around $14. No liquor served. Chendu Taste, 828 W. Valley Blvd., Alhambra, 626-5882284. Also, 8526 Valley Blvd., Rosemead, 626-899-8886. Contact Helene at onthemenu@larchmontchronicle.com.

The Edmon evokes Art Deco 1920s, 30s era

Relax with a drink or enjoy a meal in an atmosphere reminiscent of the 1920s and 30s Art Deco era at The Edmon, 5168 Melrose Ave. Recently opened on the first floor of the Hollywood Historic Hotel, built in 1927, the new restaurant has a modern American menu that includes items such as gourmet burgers and a tomahawk rib eye steak for two. There will also be a range of vegetarian selections. A full assortment of wines and spirits rounds out the restaurant's offerings, as well as a cocktail menu specially developed for The Edmon. Live music will be featured on weekends beginning in December. For more information, visit the edmon.com.

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Day of the Dead crafts, fun with Fimo

FREMONT LIBRARY 6121 Melrose Ave. 323-962-3521 Children Thanksgiving puppet show: Watch a Thanksgiving puppet

show Tues., Nov. 15 at 4 p.m. Bark: Kids read to a therapy dog Sat. Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. Electronic greeting cards: Kids ages eight to 12 can learn how to make electronic greeting cards that light up Thurs., Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. Teens Teen council: Help decide on books and movies Tues.,

Nov. 8 at 3:30 p.m. Light snacks will be served. Adults Book sale: Fri., Nov. 4, noon to 4 p.m. and Sat., Nov. 5, noon to 5 p.m. Classical guitar: Hear David Margolis play classical guitar Sat., Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. Alzheimer's Support Group: For those who have or care for people with Alzheimer's. Meets Mondays Nov. 14 and 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

MEMORIAL LIBRARY 4625 W. Olympic Blvd. 323-938-2732 First Friday book club: Meets Fri., Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. Tuesday @ the movies: Free film on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. Book sale: Tuesdays, 12:30 to 5 p.m. and Saturdays, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Fun & games for adults: Board and card games Wednesdays from 12:30 p.m. Knitting circle: Spin a yarn Saturdays at 10 a.m.

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WILSHIRE LIBRARY 149 N. St. Andrews Place 323-957-4550 Children Dia de los Muertos: Celebrate the Day of the Dead with stories and a craft Tues., Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. Fun with Fimo: Come make stuff with Fimo clay Tuesdays Nov. 8 and 15 at 4 p.m. Baby sleepy storytime: Infants to 2 years old can hear a story and lullaby before bedtime Mondays,6 to 6:15 p.m. Toddler storytime: Kids ages 3 to 5 years can hear stories Thursdays, Nov. 3, 10 and 17 from 3 to 4 p.m. Adults Computer boot camp: Wed., Nov. 9, 4 to 7 p.m. LADOT at the library: Learn how to use DASH buses and how to load TAP cards Wed., Nov. 16, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Citizenship classes: Study for the citizenship exam Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. FAIRFAX LIBRARY 161 S. Gardner St. 323-936-6191 Children STAR: Volunteers read stories Mondays at 3 and 6:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 2 to 4 p.m. Teens Crafternoon: Make a craft Tues., Nov, 1 at 4 p.m. Teen Council: Discuss books and help out at the library Tues., Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. College prep workshop: Take a practice SAT on Sat., Nov. 12 from noon to 4:30 p.m. Volunteer Orientation: Sign up and get volunteer hours Tues., Nov. 29 at 4 p.m. Adults LADOT and TAP: Come load or purchase a TAP card Fri., Oct. 28 at 2:30 p.m.. Book club: Tues., Nov. 1 at 10:30 a.m. Quilters guild: Sat., Nov. 5, 10 a.m. Friends of the Library: Tues., Nov. 8, 11 a.m. Hollywood mingle: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators meeting Thurs., Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. MS Support Group: Those with multiple sclerosis and who care for them meet Thurs., Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. Art of Meditation: Sat., Nov. 19 from 2 to 3 p.m. Computer comfort class: Mondays, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Book sale: Wednesdays from noon to 4 p.m. English conversation: Practice English speaking skills Wednesdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

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Beloved Italian restaurant opens neighborhood café By Helene Seifer Gino Angelini’s superb Italian trattoria, Angelini Osteria, has been favored by locals and destination diners for 15 years. What better way to celebrate that milestone anniversary than to open another restaurant next door? Owners Gino and Elizabeth Angelini partnered with their longtime maitre d’ Gino Rindone and

created Angelini Alimentari, an ode to the authentic Italian neighborhood cafe, a place to drop in for espresso and a pastry before work. “There’s a tradition in Italy, to go to the same cafe every morning and run into friends,” explains Elizabeth. “That social aspect is what we hope for here, not just a place for gourmet food.” This newly opened country kitchen-style breakfast and lunch place has the same attention to simple ingredients as the Osteria, using impeccably sourced, artisanal imported Italian salumi, organic chicken and free-range eggs. Chef Antonio Felipe’s early favorites are the $9.50 uova in purgatorio (eggs baked with cherry tomatoes and spicy andouille sausage) and the classic vitello tonnato (veal in tuna sauce), here served as a sandwich for $12. But their secret weapon, what could very well be the menu item that rocks the block, is their $6 warm gelato panini: homemade

GINO RINDONE and Elizabeth Angelini at Angelini Alimentari Italian cafe.

gelato on a brioche bun. They always have the classic flavors, such as vanilla, chocolate, hazelnut and pistachio, but have specials and sorbetto, too. Angelini Alimentari can be dine-in (including patio seating), to go, or curbside pick up, but Elizabeth thinks gelato should be enjoyed as take away, “There’s nothing nicer than having gelato outdoors, enjoyed standing on the sidewalk outside, talking with friends.” Angelini Alimentari is open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There’s free parking in the back until 11 a.m. and two spaces for pick-up orders all day. True to their name (Alimentari means “grocery” or “foodstuffs,”) they also sell jars of four of the Osteria’s most popular pasta sauces, including limone and amatriciana, for $9.99 each. They are perfecting their daytime menu now, but would like a liquor license and might expand to casual dinners some day. Angelini Alimentari, 7317 Beverly Blvd., 323-297-0070, angelinialimentari.com.

Farmers Market pre-season holiday opener Get your holiday game on at the “Holiday Pre-Season Opener” gourmet grocers’ open house at the Original Farmers Market, 6333 W. Third St., Sat., Nov. 5 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event, hosted by the artisan grocers at the Farmers Market, will have cooking demonstrations, food and beverage samplings and presentations on signature recipes and new products, all meant to help you prepare for the upcoming feasts and festivities. Bone up on your craftiness and take workshops in cookie and placemat decorating. Pre-order organic turkeys and pies for your holiday meals, test cheeses, choose wines, sample breads and pastries and look over the fresh produce, artisanal meats and wild-caught seafood available from Farmers Market grocers. For more information, visit farmersmarketla.com.

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Dining Guide Fall 2016 Take a look at the many restaurant choices in our neighborhood When it comes to eating out, there is no shortage of places to choose in our community. The following list is a mere sample of what’s available. (If you find that a favorite was overlooked, please let us know.) Note: The Original Farmers Market is at 6333 W. Third St. The Grove is next door at 189 The Grove Dr.

Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 6 to 10 beerbellyla.com p.m., Fri. and Sat., 6 to 11 p.m. Hours: Sun. to Tues., 11:30 a.m. Brunch is Sat. and Sun., 10:30 to 11 p.m., Wed. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. a.m. to midnight and Fri. and Sat., 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Kitchen closANTEQUERA es one hour before closing time. DE OAXACA 5200 Melrose Ave. 323-466-1101 Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

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5905 Wilshire Blvd. 323-857-4761 patinagroup.com/cm-lacma Hours: Mon., Tues. and Thurs., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fri., 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sat. and Sun., 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Farmers Market 639 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-370-6560 323-580-6383 bucadibeppo.com cafegratitude.com Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11 a.m. Hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. to 10 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 11 a.m. Happy hour is 3 to 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Sun., 11 a.m. to 9 CAFÉ JACK p.m. 508 S. Western Ave. BLACK DOG COFFEE BUTTERSCOTCH 213-365-8882 5657 Wilshire Blvd. 143 N. La Brea Ave. cafejackla.com 323-933-1976 323-938-2504 Hours: Sun. to Thurs., noon to 1 blackdogcoffee.com butterscotchrestaurant.com a.m. and Fri. and Sat., noon to 2 Hours: Mon. to Fri., 7 a.m. to 6 Hours: 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Happy a.m. p.m. and Sat. and Sun., 8 a.m. to hour is 5 to 7 p.m. daily. CAFÉ VERONA 4 p.m. BURGER LOUNGE 201 S. La Brea Ave. BLU JAM CAFÉ 217 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-934-6188 7371 Melrose Ave. 323-462-2310 cafeveronala.com blujamcafe.com burgerlounge.com Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 9:30 a.m. 323-951-9191 Hours: Mon. to Sat., 10:30 a.m. to to 9:30 p.m., Fri., 9:30 a.m. to 10 Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. 10 p.m. and Sun., 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sat., 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and p.m. BLUDSOE’S Sun., 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

7313 Beverly Blvd. 323-297-0070 ASTROBURGER angeliniosteria.com 5601 Melrose Ave. Hours: Tue. to Thurs., noon to 323-469-1924 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 10:30 p.m., astroburger.com Fri. from noon to 2:30 p.m. and Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 7 a.m. to 5:30 to 11 p.m., Sat., 5 to 11 p.m. midnight, Fri. and Sat., 7 a.m. to and Sun., 5 to 10:30 p.m. 1 a.m. and Sun., 9 a.m. to midBUSBY’S EAST BAR AND QUE night. 5364 Wilshire Blvd. ANIMAL 609 N. La Brea Ave. 323-525-2615 435 N. Fairfax Ave. BEER BELLY 323- 965-1300 busbysla.com 323-782-9225 532 S Western Ave. barandque.com animalrestaurant.com 213-387-2337 Hours: Mon. to Fri., 11:30 a.m. to Hours: Mon. to Fri., 4 p.m. to 2

CALIFORNIA CHICKEN CAFÉ 6805 Melrose Ave. 323-935-5877

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CALIFORNIA ROLL & SUSHI

125 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-856-0369 sushilosangelesca.com Hours: Mon. to Sat., 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Sun., 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

CANDELA TACO BAR & LOUNGE

831 S. La Brea Ave. 323-936-0533 candelatacobar.com Hours: Thurs. to Tues., 4 p.m. to midnight. Happy hour is Mon. to Fri., 4 to 7 p.m.

CANTER’S DELI

419 N. Fairfax Ave. 323-651-2030 cantersdeli.com Canter’s is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and on all holidays except Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

CARDAMOM

7233 Beverly Blvd. 323-936-1000 cardamomla.com Lunch hours: Mon. to Sun., 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dinner: Sun. to Thurs., 5 to 10:30 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., 5 to 11 p.m.

CHAN DARA

310 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-467-1052 chandararestaurants.com Hours: Mon. to Fri., 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sat. and Sun., 1 to 10 p.m.

CHEESECAKE FACTORY

The Grove 323-634-0511 thecheesecakefactory.com Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Fri., 11:30 a.m. to 12:30

301 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-978-2047 chipotle.com Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

COFFEE+FOOD CAFE

EL COYOTE CAFÉ

7312 Beverly Blvd. 323-9392255 elcoyotecafe.com Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.

FIVE GUYS BURGERS & FRIES

5550 Wilshire Blvd. 323-939-2360 fiveguys.com Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

FRENCH CREPE COMPANY

a.m., Fri. and Sat. 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Sun., noon to 1 a.m.

HWANG HAE DO KOREAN BBQ

429 N. Western 323-468-3839 Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

JON & VINNY’S

Farmers Market 412 N Fairfax Ave 5630 Melrose Ave. 323-934-3113 323-334-3369 323-462-0862 frenchcrepe.com jonandvinnys.com coffeeplusfood.wordpress.com Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 7:30 a.m. to Hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. EL DINER Hours: Mon. to Fri., 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. 9 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 7:30 a.m. to 10 5515 Wilshire Blvd. KALI RESTAURANT and Sat. and Sun., 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. p.m. and Sun., 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 323-931-1281 5722 Melrose Ave. DARKROOM eldinerla.com FRIDA’S TACOS 323-871-4160 7302 Melrose Ave. Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 11 a.m. to 7217 Melrose Ave. kalirestaurant.com 323-931-3800 9 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., 11 a.m. to 323-549-4666 Lunch hours: Mon. to Fri., noon to Hours: Mon. to Fri., 2 p.m. to 2 10 p.m. melrose.fridatacos.com 2 p.m. Dinner: Mon. to Sat., 6 to 10 a.m. and Sat. and Sun., 1 p.m. to Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. p.m. and Sun., 6 to 9 p.m. EL POLLO LOCO 2 a.m. 5001 Wilshire Blvd. GO GET’EM TIGER KIKU SUSHI DELLA TERRA 323-937-7171 230 N. Larchmont Blvd. 246 N. Larchmont Blvd. 7675 Beverly Blvd. elpolloloco.com 323-380-5359 323-464-1323 323-933-7675 Hours: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. ggetla.com Hours:, 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily. dellaterrarestaurant.com Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. LALA’S ARGENTINE Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. ESCUELA TAQUERIA THE GROVE Drago Ristorante at Petersen 7615 Beverly Blvd. GRILL 323-900-8080 6060 Wilshire Blvd. 323-932-6178 7229 Melrose Ave. thegrovela.com escuelataqueria.com 323-934-6838 DU-PAR’S Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 10 a.m. to Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. lalasgrill.com Farmers Market 9 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 10 a.m. to 10 Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 11 a.m. to 323-933-8446 FARMERS MARKET p.m. and Sun., 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. 11 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., 11 a.m. dupars.net 323-933-9211 GROUNDWORK to midnight. Du-Par’s Restaurant is open 24 farmersmarketla.com 139 1/2 N. Larchmont Blvd. hours a day, 365 days a year. THE LARCHMONT Hours: Mon. to Fri., 9 a.m. to 9 323-871-8930 5750 Melrose Ave. EAST INDIA GRILL p.m., Sat., 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and groundworkcoffee.com 323-464-4277 345 N. La Brea Ave. Sun., 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hours: 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. thelarchmont.com 323-936-8844 FAT BURGER HORSE’S MOUTH Lunch hours: Tues. to Fri., 11:30 eastindiagrillla.com 5001 Wilshire Blvd., #103 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Sat. and OYSTER BAR Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 10:30 a.m. 323-939-9593 Sun., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dinner: 528 S. Western Ave. to 10:30 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., fatburger.com Tue. to Thurs., 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., 213-568-3700 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 10:30 a.m. Fri. and Sat., 5:30 to 10 p.m., bar horsesmouthla.com THE EDMON to 11 p.m., Fri., 10:30 a.m. to mid- Hours: Mon. to Wed., 5 p.m. to 10 open to midnight and Sun., 5 to 5168 Melrose Ave. night, Sat., 11 a.m. to midnight p.m., Thurs. to Sat., 5 p.m. to mid- 9 p.m. theedmon.com and Sun., 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. night. LARCHMONT VILLAGE Hours: Coming soon. Check webHMS BOUNTY site for more information. FIDDLERS BISTRO WINE SPIRITS & CHEESE 3357 Wilshire Blvd. 6009 W. Third St. 223 N. Larchmont Blvd. EL CHOLO 213-385-7275 323931-8167 323-856-8699 1121 S. Western Ave. thehmsbounty.com Hours: Mon. to Sat., 7:30 a.m. to 10 larchmontvillagewine.com 323-734-2773 p.m. and Sun., 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11 a.m. to 1 Hours: Mon. to Sat., 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. elcholo.com

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SECTION THREE

Dining Guide Fall 2016 LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN

113 N. Larchmont 323-461-7701 lepainquotidien.com Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

LE PETIT GREEK

127 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-464-5160 lepetitgreek.com Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

LEMONADE

626 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-464-0700 lemonadela.com Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

LITTLE BAR

757 S. La Brea Ave. 323-937-9210 littlebarlounge.com Hours: Mon. to Sat., 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. and Sun., 3 p.m. to 2 a.m.

LOUISE’S TRATTORIA

232 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-962-9510 louises.com Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Sun., noon to 9:30 p.m.

LUCY’S EL ADOBE

5536 Melrose Ave. 323-462-9421 lucyseladobe.com Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

LULU’S CAFÉ

7149 Beverly Blvd. 323-938-6095 luluslosangeles.com Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

mageeskitchen.com 323-964-9985 Hours: Mon. to Sat., 9 a.m. to 9 meshuga4sushi.com p.m. and Sun., 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sat., MAGGIANO’S 8 p.m. to midnight and Sun., noon LITTLE ITALY to 9 p.m. The Grove MOLLY MALONE’S 323-965-9665 maggianos.com IRISH PUB Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. 575 S. Fairfax Ave. to 10 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., 11:30 323-935-1577 a.m. to 11 p.m. mollymalonesla.com Hours: 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. MAISON RICHARD 707 N. Stanley Ave. 323-655-7777 maisonrichard.com Hours: Mon. to Sat., 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sun., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

MARIE CALLENDER’S GRILL

5773 Wilshire Blvd. 323-937-7952 mariecallendersgrill.com Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sun., 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

MARINO RESTAURANT

6001 Melrose Ave. 323-466-8812 marinorestaurant.net Lunch is served Mon. to Fri., 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinner: Mon. to Sat., 5 to 10 p.m.

MARIO’S PERUVIAN & SEAFOOD

5786 Melrose Ave 323-466-4181 Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

MOREL’S FRENCH STEAKHOUSE & BISTRO

The Grove 323-965-9595 morelsla.com Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fri., 11:30 a.m. to midnight and Sat. and Sun., 10 a.m. to midnight.

MUSE ON 8TH

759 S. La Brea Ave. 323-933-6873 museon8th.com Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sun., 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

MUSSO AND FRANK GRILL

6667 Hollywood Blvd. 323-467-7788 mussoandfrank.com Hours: Tue. to Sat., 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sun., 4 to 9 p.m.

NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE

Fri., 6 to 11 p.m., Sat. is 10 a.m. to and Sun., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 11 p.m. and PAMPAS GRILL Sun. is 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Farmers Market 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. 323-931-1928 OFF VINE RESTAURANT pampas-grill.com 6263 Leland Way Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 10:30 a.m. 323-962-1900 to 9 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 10:30 a.m. offvine.com to 9:30 p.m. and Sun., 10:30 a.m. Lunch hours: Mon. to Thurs., 10 to 8:30 p.m. a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Fri., 10 a.m. to PATA SALADA 3 p.m., Sat. and Sun., 10:30 a.m. to 672 S. La Brea Ave. 2:30 a.m. Dinner: Mon. to Sat., 5:30 323-988-3744 to 9 p.m. and Sun., 4 to 9 p.m. patasaladala.com Hours: Mon. to Thurs., noon to THE OINKSTER 9:30 p.m., Fri., noon to 10:30 p.m., 776 Vine St. Sat., noon to 10:30 p.m. and Sun., 323-536-9248 5 to 9 p.m. theoinkster.com Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 11 a.m. to PINCHES TACOS 10 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., 11 a.m. 203 N. Larchmont Blvd. to 11 p.m. 213-281-5471 pinchestacos.com OSTERIA LA BUCA Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 9 a.m. to 5210 Melrose Ave. 9 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 9 a.m. to 10 323-462-1900 p.m. and Sun., 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. osterialabuca.com Lunch hours: Mon. to Fri., 11:30 PINKS HOT DOGS a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dinner: Mon. to 709 N. La Brea Ave. Thurs., 6 to 10:30 p.m., Fri., 6 to 323-931-4223 11 p.m., Sat., 5 to 11 p.m. and Sun, pinkshollywood.com 5 to 10 p.m. Sun. brunch is 10:30 Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 9:30 a.m. to a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 2 a.m. and Fri. and Sat., 9:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. OSTERIA MAMMA 5732 Melrose Ave. PIPER’S 323-284-7060 222 N. Western Ave. osteriamamma.com 323-465-7701 Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. Hours: Mon. and Tues., 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 11:30 to 1 a.m., Wed., 6:30 a.m. to Thurs. a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sun., 5 to 10 Open 24 hours Thurs. to Sat. Closp.m. es at 1 a.m. on Sun.

7212 Melrose Ave. PACIFIC DINING CAR PETIT TROIS 323-424-7487 1310 W. 6th St. 718 Highland Ave. 3832 Wilshire Blvd. napoleonandjosephine.net 213-483-6000 323-468-8916 MARMALADE CAFE 213-389-2770 Hours: Tues. to Thurs., 5:45 to 11 pacificdiningcar.com petittrois.com Farmers Market m-grill.com p.m., Fri. and Sat., 5:30 to 11:30 Hours: 24 hours daily. Hours: Sun. to Thurs., noon to 10 323-936-1721 Lunch hours: Mon. to Fri., 11:30 p.m. and Sun., 5:45 to 10:30 p.m. p.m. and Fri. and Sat., noon to 11 marmaladecafe.com PAPA CRISTO’S a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinner: Mon. to Fri., p.m. ODYS + PENELOPE 2771 W. Pico Blvd. 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Sat., 4:30 to 9:30 Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., 9 a.m. 127 S. La Brea Ave. 323-737-2970 PIZZERIA MOZZA p.m. and Sun., 4 to 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. 323-433-1057 papacristos.com 641 N Highland Ave MAGEE’S KITCHEN odysandpenelope.com Hours: Tue., 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., 323-297-0101 MESHUGA 4 SUSHI Farmers Market Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 6 to 10 p.m., Wed. to Sat., 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. 526 N. La Brea Ave. (Please turn to page 12) 323-938-4127

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POKE ME

Hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, Mon. to Wed., 6 to 10 p.m., Thurs. to Sat., 6 to 11 p.m. and Sun., 6 to 10 p.m.

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143 S. La Brea Ave. thesycamorekitchen.com Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

310 S. La Brea Ave. 150 N Larchmont Blvd. TART 323-852-3572 323-469-1249 115 N. Fairfax Ave. pokeme.net 323-937-3930 Hours: Mon. to Fri., 11:30 a.m. to Hours: Mon. to Sat., 6 a.m. to 6 tartrestaurant.com 10 p.m., Sat., noon to 10 p.m. and p.m. and Sun., 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. SMOKE.OIL.SALT. Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 7 a.m. to Sun., noon to 9 p.m. 7274 Melrose Ave. 10 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., 7 a.m. PRADO RESTAURANT 323-930-7900 to 11 p.m. 244 N. Larchmont Blvd. smokeoilsalt.com TATSU RAMEN 323-467-3871 Hours: 5:30 p.m. to midnight 7111 Melrose Ave. pradola.com 323-747-1388 Lunch hours: Mon. to Sat., 11:30 daily. SPARE TIRE tatsuramen.com a.m. to 3 p.m. Dinner: Mon. to 5368 Wilshire Blvd. Hours: Sun. to Wed., 11 a.m. to Fri., 5:30 to 10 p.m., Sat., 4:30 to 323-525-2618 2 a.m. and Thurs. to Sat., 11 a.m. 10:30 p.m. and Sun., 4:30 to 10 sparetirepub.com to 3 a.m. p.m. Hours: Mon., 4 p.m. to midnight, TEREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MEXICAN GRILL PROVIDENCE Tues. and Wed., 11:30 a.m. to mid5870 Melrose Ave., Ste. 101 5955 Melrose Ave. night, Thurs. and Fri., 11:30 a.m. 323-468-9345 323-460-4170 to 1 a.m. Sat., 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. and teresmexicangrill.com providencela.com Hours: Mon. to Sat., 9 a.m. to 9 Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 6 to 10 Sun., 9 a.m. to midnight. p.m., Fri., 12:30 to 2 p.m. and 6 to 10 p.m., Sat., 5:30 to 10 p.m. and Sun., 5:30 to 9 p.m.

RASCAL

STAR OF INDIA

730 Vine St. 323-939-6815 starofindiala.com Hours: 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily.

801 S. La Brea Ave. SUGARFISH 323-933-3229 101 S. La Brea Ave. rascalla.com 323-488-3636 Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 5 to 11 sugarfishsushi.com p.m., Fri. and Sat., 5:30 to 11:30 Hours: Mon. to Sat., 11:30 a.m. to p.m. and Sun., 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. RAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S AND STARK BAR 10 p.m. and Sun., noon to 9 p.m.

SWEETFIN POKĂ&#x2030; 5905 Wilshire Blvd. 135 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-857-6180 sweetfinpoke.com raysandstarkbar.com Hours: Mon., Tues. and Thurs., Hours: Coming soon. Check web11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fri., 11:30 site for information. a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sat. and Sun., SWINGERS DINER 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 8020 Beverly Blvd. 323-653-5858 RĂŠPUBLIQUE swingersdiner.com 624 S La Brea Ave Hours: Wed. to Mon., 6:30 a.m. to 4 310-362-6115 a.m. and Tues., 6:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. republiquela.com

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TERRONI

7605 Beverly Blvd. 323-954-0300 terroni.com Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Fri. to Sun., 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.

TOM BERGINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PUBLIC HOUSE

840 S. Fairfax Ave. 323-936-7151 tombergins.com Hours: Mon to Thurs., 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., Fri. and Sat., 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Sun., 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

TROIS MEC

716 N. Highland Ave. troismec.com Hours: Mon. to Fri., 6 to 11 p.m. Reservations are through a special online ticketing system.

TWIST EATERY

344 S. La Brea Ave. 323-938-9478 twisteateryla.com Hours: Mon. to Fri., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sat. and Sun., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ULYSSES VOYAGE

Farmers Market 6333 W. Third, Stall #750 323-939-9728 ulyssesvoyage.com Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sun., 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

UMAMI BURGER

The Grove 323-954-8626 umamiburger.com Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., 11 a.m. to midnight.

VERNETTI

323-464-2345 vimthai.com Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily

VINOTEQUE

7469 Melrose Ave. 310-860-6060 vinotequeonmelrose.com Hours: Mon. to Fri., 5 p.m. to midnight, Sat., 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. and Sun., noon to 10 p.m.

WHISPER RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

The Grove 323-931-0202 whisperloungela.com Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

WILDE WINE BAR & RESTAURANT

320 S. La Brea Ave. 323-932-9500 wildela.com Hours: Tues. to Sun., 5 to 11 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wildeâ&#x20AC;? hour is 5 to 7 p.m.

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While this movingly captures the monstrosity and hopelessness of slavery in the South, it plays fast and loose with the truth, ignoring Nat Turner’s brutality in butchering women and young children indiscriminately during his shortlived revolt, and completely changing the facts by having Nat heroically give himself up when, in fact, he hid out for two months and was apparently found in a hole in the ground à la Saddam Hussein despite innocent slaves being massacred until he was found. Kevin Hart: What Now? (0/10): This starts with a spoof of James Bond films that is agonizingly awful, despite (or maybe because of) cameos by Hallie Berry and Don Cheadle. But what comes next is worse, Hart’s appearance before 50,000 people in a Philadelphia football stadium to perform his standup show. It takes a lot of chutzpah to tell stories for over an hour that don’t begin to hint of humor or even make sense, like should a man have a romance with a woman who doesn’t have a shoulder. Lemme outa here!

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(Continued from page 13) the regulars were appeased by Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring,” once a controversial piece, now considered musical comfort food. But regardless of the brief negative chatter, the evening once again confirmed Los Angeles as one of the nation’s dance epicenters. And through “L.A. Dances,” the L.A. Phil challenged its audience to rethink the Bowl’s stage as more than a place for its orchestra to perform.

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1950’s taboos, ghosts and spooky manor, racism on stage A Taste of Honey, written by Shelagh Delaney, opened on the West End in London in 1958. It was later made into a movie starring Rita Tushingham. The stoTheater ry covered an Review array of taboo by (in the day) Patricia themes includFoster Rye ing: interracial relationships, teenage parenthood, homosexuality and mother-daughter tensions. The story centers on Jo (Kestrel Leah), an adolescent girl struggling to survive with her mother Helen (Sarah Underwood Saviano), and Helen’s new husband Peter (Eric Hunicutt). Jimmie (Gerard Joseph), a sailor on leave, seduces Jo, leaves her pregnant, and returns to his ship. It’s Geoffrey (Leland Montgomery), a homosexual art student, who sees her through the pregnancy with love and common sense. Kudos to this excellent cast who have mastered the harsh British dialect but can still be understood. Ms. Leah’s superb performance as Jo gives

us the vulnerability and energy of an adolescent without falling into stereotypes. This excellent cast doubles on various instruments to play back-up music. Worth noting are Ms. Saviano’s saxophone solos. Director Kim Rubinstein has kept the beats clear and the action tight. There is some onstage smoking. Through Nov. 27, Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., 310-477-2055, ext 2, OdysseyTheatre.com. 3 Stars tùtùt Although the season for ghosties and things that go bump in the night is pretty much over, a few spirits can still be seen. On a bare stage, eerily lit, two actors in period costumes relate the famous ghost story The Turn of the Screw, the play by Jeffrey Hatcher, from the story by Henry James. Unfortunately, it’s going to take a lot more to scare today’s audi(Please turn to page 16)

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CLARA (also known as Marie or Mash) takes the stage with her Nutcracker in December.

Marat Nutcracker set to twirl Marat Daukayev School of Ballet begins selling tickets this month for its annual performance of “The Nutcracker” at Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Cal State Los Angeles, 5151 State University Dr. Clara, sometimes also known as Marie or Masha, and her Nutcracker take the stage with the Sugar Plum Fairy and Snowflakes Saturdays Dec. 3 and 10, at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sundays Dec. 4 and 11, at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The final performance will feature Maria Kochetkova, principal dancer with the San Francisco and American Ballet. The Miracle Mile ballet school’s performance of “The Nutcracker,” and the run up to the event, was featured in the documentary “Getting to the Nutcracker” in 2014. Many local dancers are featured. Previous stars of Daukayev’s “Nutcracker” are currently dancing at Royal Ballet School London, Princess Grace Academy, Monaco, Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Moscow, Vaganova Ballet Academy, St. Petersburg Russia, U.S.C. Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and Princeton.

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Leave Thanksgiving cooking to pros (Continued from page 1) Kippur, and they are definitely open on Thanksgiving. While they normally have a turkey dinner on the menu, they will also be adding yams and mashed potatoes with gravy. Pumpkin, sweet potato and other pies are always available. Dresden Restaurant 1760 N. Vermont Ave. 323-665-4294 thedresden.com This year the Thanksgiving Day menu will include turkey, duck, prime rib, lamb, fish, and New York steak. Check the website for more information. Du-Par’s 6333 W Third St. 323-933-8446 dupars.net Du-Pars, at the Original Farmers Market since 1938, is open 24 hours a day — even

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Thanksgiving. Regular fare will be available. Or let them take care of your Thanksgiving Day dessert. Many people in the neighborhood order holiday pies from Du-pars. Call at least four days ahead to order. HMS Bounty 3357 Wilshire Blvd. 213-385-7275 thehmsbounty.com A cornerstone on the Wilshire corridor since 1962, the HMS Bounty's regular menu features filet mignon, pork chops, lamb, halibut and shrimp scampi. On Thanksgiving they also have a roast turkey. Call or check the website for more information. Jar 8225 Beverly Blvd. 323-655-6566 thejar.com Jar will be setting aside its

regular American chophouse menu in favor of a prix fixe dinner that includes roast turkey, cranberry relish and cornbread and turkey sausage stuffing served family style. The Larchmont 5750 Melrose Ave. 323-464-4277 thelarchmont.com The Larchmont serves elegant twists on comfort food. They will be open on Thanksgiving, but had not confirmed the menu when Larchmont Chronicle went to press. Check their website or call for information. Lawry’s the Prime Rib 100 N La Cienega Blvd. 310-652-2827 lawrysonline.com Though Lawry’s specializes in prime rib, Thanksgiving is the only day they serve turkey, in addition to their regular menu. Dinner is served from

11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Le Petit Greek 127 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-464-5160 lepetitgreek.com Anchoring Larchmont Village since 1988, Le Petit Greek will be serving some of its signature Mediterranean cuisine Thanksgiving Day as well as a special menu for the day. Check the website for more. Maggiano’s Little Italy The Grove 323-965-9665 maggianos.com This Italian eatery will be open regular hours for Thanksgiving and serving its regular selection of ItalianAmerican choices. There is a family-style menu, as well as individual servings; carryout and delivery are also available. Maison Richard 707 N. Stanley Ave.

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323-655-7777 maisonrichard.com This French restaurant and bakery serves breakfast to dinner, from croissants and onion soup to pasta provencale and filet mignon. They will be serving their regular fare on Thanksgiving; the kitchen will close at 8:30 p.m. Marie Callender’s Grill 5773 Wilshire Blvd. 323-937-7952 mariecallendersgrill.com Always good for a homecooked meal, the menu for Thanksgiving will include roast turkey or prime rib and a variety of pies and cheesecakes to choose from. Or call ahead and get the holiday feast to go. Marmalade Cafe 6333 W. Third St., E17 323-936-1721 marmaladecafe.com Get away from the visitors and have the turkey sausage and tortilla scramble with a Bloody Mary or come for dinner and have the beef pot roast or lamb T-bone steak, or choose from the special Thanksgiving menu. Check the website closer to the day. Morel’s French Steakhouse & Bistro The Grove 323-965-9595 morelsla.com Choose between the bistro on the first floor or the steakhouse on the second. Both will be open for you to be thankful that day. Chef had not determined the menu as of press time, so call or check the website. Off Vine Restaurant 6263 Leland Way 323-962-1900 offvine.com Start off your Thanksgiving meal with an autumnal carrot and apple soup, then choose from turkey, prime rib or salmon for the main course. Don't forget the mashed potatoes and yams. Hours that day are 2 to 7:45 p.m. Quality Food & Beverage 8030 W. 3rd St. 323-658-5959 qualityfoodandbeverage.com Quality Food & Beverage may have changed their menu recently. They have a beer and wine license now. Their hours Thanksgiving Day and the rest of the year are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. They may add a turkey special and a pumpkin pie to the menu that day. Tart 115 N. Fairfax Ave. 323-937-3930 tartrestaurant.com This urban dining spot attached to the Farmer’s Daughter Hotel offers a country feel. The Thanksgiving menu has not been confirmed, but they will be open. Check the website or call to find out what they’re offering.

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93 YEARS NOW OF CREATING HANCOCK PARK MEMORIES.

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