2009 - 08 Larchmont Chronicle

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AUGUST 2009

vol. 46, no. 8 • delivered to the 76,439 readers in hancock park • windsor square • fremont place • park labrea • larchmont village • miracle mile

SECTION ONE Women Larchmont 2009 of

Wilshire/La Brea development goes to city Re-set for aug. 13

Robby O'Donnell

Annie Johnson

Kelley Nelson

Patty Lombard

WOMEN OF LARCHMONT, special section.

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NIGHT OUT against crime.

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MARIJUANA on GWNC agenda.

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KORETZ takes office. COOKING at Hollygrove.

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WORLD'S FAIR collection. 31 FATHER KEN pens a book.

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Real Estate Home & Garden

ECO-LIVING from the roof to the rain-collecting 2 barrel.

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LOOKING BACK on Larchmont circa 1940s. 7 For Information on Advertising Rates, Please Call Pam Rudy 323-462-2241, x 11

THE 2009 CHaMpiON Minor A Cardinals, coached by Bailey Greene, Albert Stroth and David Adams Jr., were crowned by the Wilshire Sports Association following a game in June at John Burroughs Middle School. Cardinals defeated the Dodgers, who were favored to win, by 9-2.

Restaurants open doors for Hawaiian Taste of Larchmont on August 24 By Jack Hawley

SECTION TWO

ACTIVIST in Fremont Place.

By Suzan Filipek BRE Properties’ proposed 482-unit mixed-use development at Wilshire Blvd. and La Brea Ave. will be considered by the city Planning Commission on Thurs., Aug 13. The Commission was scheduled to hear the proposal last month but it was postponed. “The CPC had another big item on its agenda and wanted to give the BRE project more time,” said Elizabeth Fuller, president of the Sycamore Square Neighborhood Association. The six-story development includes 45,000 square feet See Planning, p. 11

Say “Aloha” to your neighbors and friends at the 17th annual Taste of Larchmont Village on Mon., Aug. 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. on Larchmont Blvd. “Tasters” will be transported to Hawaii as they stroll down the boulevard while sampling food from 12 restaurants. Performers will play music from the Islands. The event benefits HopeNet, a non-profit agency that provides food, homes and care

for those in need. Camden Asset Management, Paramount Pictures, Olympia Medical Center, and Mercury Insurance are major sponsors for the event. Diners will receive a ticket to sample wine and cheese at Larchmont Village Wine & Spirits, try a variety of foods from south of the border at Avocado Grill and taste Asian delicacies from California Roll & Sushi, Kiku Sushi and Chan Dara. See Restaurants, p. 6

Marlborough School debuts Munger Hall at open house Community invited Sun., august 30 Marlborough will debut its new education facility at a community open house at the school, 250 N. Rossmore Ave. on Sun., Aug. 30 from noon until 4 p.m. New facilities and campus renovations include the twostory Munger Hall; it houses the Academic Resource Center, Visual Arts Center, Seaver Gallery, classrooms, studios and administrative

Realty firm to open office on Larchmont

Keller Williams Realty International is opening an office on Larchmont Blvd. Ophir Adar, office team leader, said agents will be moving from 5900 Wilshire Blvd. to the new 5,000 square foot office at 118 N. Larchmont Blvd., above Peet’s Coffee. The Texas-based firm began opening offices in Southern California in 2002. Founded in 1983, the company now ranks as the third largest real estate franchise organization in the United States. A grand opening is planned later in August.

offices on the first floor. The Collins room, a meeting area, library and computer labs are on the second floor. Also on view will be new classrooms, renovated common areas, meeting event spaces, and an underground parking facility. The Seaver Gallery will have an exhibit of portfolio artwork by recent graduates. The $65 million campus See Marlborough, p. 7

On the Boulevard Glimpses by Jane

CELEBRaTiON FOR Farmers Market’s 75th year on July 16 drew Hank Hilty, president of the A. F. Gilmore Co., Market owner, and Phyllis Magee, daughter-in-law of one of the market’s first vendors. More photos on page 10.

Larchmont is now au courant with its state-of-the-art pay stations. Very oldtimers will remember the streetcars that chugged down the boulevard. Now both the train tracks and the parking meters are history. Our attractive new bike racks may encourage more pedalers to the street. *** Her Larchmont Medical Building neighbors met, some for the first time, at Dr. Susan

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