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Larchmont Chronicle
DECEmbEr 2010
SECTION ONE
New businesses cater to beauty and relaxation $23.3 MILLION PROJECT Relax and unwind this holiday season at Awe Spa, at 578 N. Larchmont Blvd. The newlyopened retreat offers massage, body scrubs and skin care seven days a week. Choose from Swedish, deep tissue, Thai and shiatsu. Try the herbal foot reflexology or hot stone treatments to soothe and restore. A pear-and-green apple body wrap and the Asian tamarind scrub might be just what the doctor ordered. Visit awe-spa.
com. Botox, injectables, laser treatments, hair removal and the latest in fat-freezing technology (dissolved by your metabolism) are at DMH Laser & Aesthetics, 111 N. Larchmont Blvd. Double board certified reconstructive surgeon Dr. Steven Svehlak oversees the boutique-style center that specializes in non-surgical techniques. He is the cofounder of Sunset Cosmetic
Surgery in West Hollywood, where he specializes in precision cosmetic enhancements of the face, breasts and body. Appointments and services at the Larchmont branch can be booked on line at this virtually paperless center. Visit dmhaesthetics.com.
Westside communities oppose rapid bus project
West Los Angeles residential groups are debating the wisdom of the Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus lane in their communities. The final BRT Environmental Impact Report has been apArt exhibit opens proved, but Metro staff has been directed to ask the at Park La Brea Federal Transit Administration More than 50 artworks will (FTA) if they would still fund be displayed at Park La Brea’s the project if the roughly Art Center beginning with a re- mile-long stretch between ception on Fri., Dec. 10 from, Comstock and Selby Avenues 5 to 8 p.m. in the Basement in Westwood were excluded. The FTA is set to provide Gallery, 351 S. Fuller Ave. The $23.3 million for the project. show ends Dec. 11. The artists are students Staff was also asked to further under the direction of Sybil clarify the benefits and imGonzales. Adults, from be- pacts of the project. Start your Holiday shipping early. The dedicated bus lane on ginning to advanced level of both sides of Wilshire Blvd. ability, attend classes and are WE PACK AND SHIP would operate alongside given individual instruction in ANYTHING TO ANYWHERE the painting medium of their curbs during peak-hour traffic. between downtown and choice. 323-467-2255 The exhibit is open to the Centinela Ave. in West Los FAX 323-467-2266 public. For more information, Angeles. 5870 Melrose Ave. #3 L.A. 90038 Councilmember Paul Koretz call 323-549-5498. has expressed concerns about aspects of the project as it impacts some of the communities in his Fifth Council district. Several of the communities in the Westwood area retained their own traffic engineer to study the project. The consulJay will be signing his book, Stepping Stones to tant’s final report called into question whether there would Success, Saturday, December 11 at Launch Art be any significant time savings Gallery, 5412 Wilshire Blvd. from 5 to 8 pm. for bus travel through porBooks are available for purchase at the signing tions of the Westwood comand online at www.bootcampla.com. munity, specifically the stretch and A Great Way to Get in Shape of Wilshire between Comstock and Selby Avenues. Lose Weight! Best Boot Camp in L.A. The Westwood commu– Los Angeles Magazine nity,am! particularly the Holmby A Fun Four Week, Outdoor, Exercise Progr Westwood Property Owners For all Ages and Levels of Fitness! A Fun 4-Week Outdoor l Counseling Provided!Association and the Comstock Nutritiona s Self Confi Fitness Build Program at dence, Strength,Hills Homeowners Association, Friendships! argued strongly that the proation LACMA/LaMotiv Brea Tarand Pits Park posed bus Shape!lane through this late to get in“Condo r too s neve ItÕ Canyon” stretch of • All ages & fitness levels • Shed Excess Weight it! do can You • Nutritional Counseling • Build Strength, Self-Confidence, Motivation & Friendships Held at The La Brea Tar Pits/ LACMA Museum Park Morning & locate Evening Sessions Wilshire near Fairfax Blvd. d on
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Wilshire would impede traffic and be negative for both bus riders and local residents. The Westwood community, joined by Koretz’s transportation deputy Jay Greenstein, advocated strongly for the removal of that segment of the project. The city of Beverly Hills has opted out of curb improvements. For more information go to www.metro.net/projects/ wilshire.
Need a bus or a train call 323-GO-METRO Ride a bus, hop a tram… But before you do, call 323-GO-METRO (323466-3876). It’s the new “easy-to-remember” number for transportation information in L.A. County. Fares, routes and schedules for bus and rail will be provided by customer information agents. Other travel, traffic and commuter/rideshare information can be accessed by calling 511. The previous number, 1-800-COMMUTE has been discontinued. The new number costs $12,000 annually compared to $800,000 for the 800 number. While 323-GO-METRO is not toll free, it will not result in a toll charge from most areas in the county. In addition, cell phones generally do not incur toll charges.
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