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JUNE 2012
vol. 49, no. 6 • delivered to the 76,439 readers in hancock park • windsor square • fremont place • park labrea • larchmont village • Miracle Mile
Residents need to stay vigilant as crime rises Daytime burglaries a concern; reporting urged
GRAD SALUTE Pages 17 - 28
SECTION ONE BUNGALOW trial back on calendar. 3 ROBBERY on Irving. FATHERS, sons on Larchmont.
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CARNIVAL at Wilshire Station.
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GOOD SHEPHERD gets youthful volunteer. 13 ADVICE to freshmen.
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SWEET TREATS on Larchmont. 30 CRAFT'S 'Looming Election.' 34
SECTION TWO
Burglaries in several neighborhoods have been increasing, according to recent reports from Los Angeles Police Department’s Olympic and Wilshire Divisions. Councilman Tom LaBonge held a public safety meeting May 31 at John Burroughs Middle School to discuss the recent hike in crime. He was joined by Capt. Robert Arcos of Olympic Division and Capt. Eric Davis of Wilshire Division who answered questions and gave in-
Project repairs Wilshire potholes Temporary fix Motorists traveling along Wilshire Blvd. are getting a smoother drive following the pothole repair project in May. Bureau of Street Services employees poured liquid asphalt to provide temporary fixes to the severest potholes on Wilshire Blvd. between La Brea Ave. and Wilton Place. Councilman Tom LaBonge said $6,800 in funds from the Street Furniture Revenue See Potholes, p 6
formation about how to better protect property. “Every crime and suspicious event needs to be reported because police statistics influence the decisions about assignments of patrol cars,” said Capt. Davis. Daytime burglaries when suspects knock on doors to test to see if anyone is at home are of particular concern. Several of the other incidents occurred when the homeowners had neglected to turn on their alarms. Police request any suspicious persons or activity be reported, call 911 immediately.
Hamlet XP, gym to open on Blvd. Good thing a spinning gym is opening with Hamburger Hamlet XP debuting in early June. The express-type, sitdown restaurant will be at the former Avocado Grill, at 217 N. Larchmont. Flywheel Sports indoor cycling center is targeted to get people in shape at the former Blockbusters site, 147 N. Larchmont Blvd. A 2013 opening is planned.
Real Estate Home & Garden
NUE on Melrose.
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ICE AGE cat snarls at Page.
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DESMONDS project moves ahead. 4 PARTY on Cloverdale.
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For Information on Advertising Rates, Please Call Pam Rudy 323-462-2241, x 11
THIRD GENERATION in the same family to receive a haircut from Jerry Cottone at his Larchmont Barber Shop on the boulevard is John Russell V, whose father brought him from Washington, D. C. His grandfather John Russell III, started at Jerry’s when he and his wife Kathy moved to Windsor Square in 1982.
ADMIRING an ivy-covered fence that was once an eyesore at Third Street Elementary School were, from left, Hancock Park Homeowners Association board members Joanne Medeiros and Cindy Chvatal-Keane, PTA president Deanna Hughes, principal Suzie Oh and Friends of Third St. co-chair Roy Forbes. See story page 6
Windsor Square residents to vote on new lighting project Straw poll ballot being mailed to select area Windsor Square homeowners will be asked to weigh in on a proposed project to improve safety and lighting on neighborhood streets. A straw poll ballot is being mailed to a portion of Windsor Square residents by city officials seeking their approval of the proposed improvement project and the assessment. The ballot will go to homeowners on the following streets: Beachwood, Plymouth, Windsor, Lorraine and Irving between First and Third streets. It will include an estimated cost per parcel. Norma Isahakian, city Bureau of Street Lighting, said her department needs to receive 70 percent approval to go ahead with designs and seek construction bids. Funding will come from the property owners and the Bureau will be contributing $100,000 to the project. The costs can be spread out over 10 years. John Welborne, chairman of the Windsor Square Association lighting committee, said for questions concerning the project, go to wsinfo@windsorsquare.org.
“This is an important step forward. Residents will benefit from the improved lighting, and I urge those who receive See Lighting, p 10
Outlook on Seniors Advertising deadline for our annual senior section is Fri., June 15. To reserve space, call Pam Rudy, 323-462-2241 x 11.
On the Boulevard Glimpses by Jane The boulevard is awash with shoppers seeking Father’s Day and graduation gifts, not to mention summer clothes in anticipation of vacation days ahead. *** After doing charity work in South and Central America, Rachel Gaddy has landed a job in San Francisco, her mom Elaine informed us outside Yoga Works. Rachel is in the See BLVD., p 10
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