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New on the horizon: BRE apartments, more retail Look for the Miracle Mile skyscape to change, once the twin six-story towers and adjacent apartments underway

by BRE Properties are completed.

A construction fence now hides the $280 million project consisting of 482 apartment and townhome units anchored by 40,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.

The project, expected to open in 2014, will occupy the entire block at the southeast corner of Wilshire Blvd. and La Brea Ave. Also included are three-story townhomes on Sycamore Ave.

What’s ahead in 2012 ...

Sat., March 3 – Miracle Mile Art Walk, a tour of art galleries on Wilshire Blvd. and La Brea Ave., from 2 to 10 p.m. offered quarterly. For information go to miraclemileartwalk.com.

Sat., March 24 – Miracle Mile Art Deco Walking Tour sponsored by the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles. Meets at 10 a.m. For reservations go to www. artdecola.org.

Sun., April 22 – Earth Day celebration at Park La Brea apartment complex to include an e-waste roundup. Contact 2betsyh@earthlink.net.

Sat., Sun., April 28, 29 – Best Friends Animal Society Pet Super Adoption is at the La Brea Tar Pits Park, 5801 Wilshire Blvd. superadoption. org.

Sun., June 3 – Gilmore Heritage Auto Show at Farmers Market. Vintage automobiles will be on exhibit. Theme is “A Tribute to Pontiac GTOs.” Go to www.farmersmarketla.com.

September – TarFest, annual celebration on the lawn of the Page Museum featuring artists and musicians. Date to be announced. Contact www. tarfest.com.

NEARING COMPLETION is Gilmore Station.

All aboard for Gilmore Station, opening in May. The A. F. Gilmore property is nearing completion at the northwest corner of Fairfax Ave. and Third St., across from the original Farmers Market, also a Gilmore enterprise.

Trader Joe’s will occupy the corner location; Men-

FALL GROUNDBREAKING signaled start of block-long development. Attending were Connie Moore, BRE Properties president and Dave Powers, development director.

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The Madison Marquette project features 11 buildings occupied by retail, dining and creative offices. Patrons will find parking in the 125-space garage.

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La Brea Ave. and Third St. is the new home of a CVS Pharmacy, currently under construction. Ace Museum has opened in the Nugent Chevrolet space at the southeast corner of La Brea and 4th St.

We would like to thank the following tenants for making Wilshire Courtyard their place of business:

Academy of Couture Art ASG Media, Inc. AEG Live American Income ilshire Courtyard is a million square foot creative Boston University office complex built around a beautifully landscaped Brierley & Partners Courtyard Wellness courtyard and is located in the Miracle Mile.

Creative Circle A park featuring a quarter-mile jogging track, Deli & Delites East Court Cards & Gifts children’s playground, koi pond and gazebo Entravision Communications First Entertainment Credit Union adjoins the building to the south.

Fox Animation Glam Media Goethe-Institut IPG Lab Lagnese, Peyrot & Mucci Los Angeles Business Journal Manning, Leaver, Bruder & Berberich McCann Erickson/UM McDonald’s Channel/NES MEC Winner of BOMA’s Los Angeles “Building of the Year” award in 2000 & 2007 Winner of BOMA’s International “Building of the Year” award in 2008 Mediabrands LEED Silver Certified 2009 ENERGYSTAR Certified since 2006 Meteor Worldwide BOMA 360 Performance Building 2011 Meridian’s Bodies in Motion MOJO LLC NBCUniversal/E! Entertainment Television OW Management OWN For Leasing Information Please Call: Prometheus Global Media Brad Feld at Madison Partners at (310) 820-5959 Rebel Entertainment Renewable Resources Group, Inc. Wenner Media A RREEF MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT CAMPUS World Poker Tour

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Published by the Larchmont Chronicle 323-462-2241 larchmontchronicle.com The annual edition is delivered to residents, businesses and employees in the greater Miracle Mile area. It is also delivered to residents in Hancock Park, Windsor Square, Fremont Place, Park LaBrea and Larchmont Village, bringing the total readership to 100,000.

COVER PHOTO shows a view from the Wilshire La Brea building, by Bill Devlin Photography, billdevlinphotography.com.

docino Farms restaurant, Paper Source and Planet Beauty Supply are also new tenants.

Parking will accommodate 110 cars.

New retail and restaurants are opening in “La Brea,” the 90,000 square foot adaptive reuse development project on La Brea Ave between First and

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Visionary saw Office buildings along the Mile showcase makeovers Facelifts are nothing potential in new to Miracle Mile builddairy farms, ings, but the most dramatic change has converted a bean fields medical building into a ho When real estate developer A.W. Ross purchased 18 acres west of La Brea Ave. in 1922, his friends said “If you are successful, it will be a miracle.”

Ross saw the area as a commercial district to rival downtown Los Angeles. The recent popularity of the automobile encouraged him to envision the boulevard as a shopping mecca.

The developer gave Wilshire various firsts; dedicated left turn lanes, the first timed traffic signals in the U.S., and he required his merchants to provide private automobile parking lots behind their buildings, all to aid traffic flow.

Leading downtown stores began opening branches in the “suburbs.” These include Desmonds, May Co., Coulter’s, Harris & Frank, Silverwoods and Mullen & Bluett.

Ross’s parcel became one of the city’s most desirable areas in the 1930s and 40s. Today, Miracle Mile retains its vitality, thanks to the museums and commercial and residential high-rises.

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The Hotel Wilshire at 6317 Wilshire Blvd. opened last fall. The 74-room boutique hotel was designed

by Killefer Flammang Architects and KNA Design.

Seven stories tall, the hotel has a rooftop pool and dining destination, The Roof on Wilshire.

One of the Mile’s oldest structures is new again: the Deco building at 5209 Wilshire Blvd.

A former bank building AT ONE TIME a bank occupied it has been recreated into the site that has been transformed offices with a concierge, into a boutique office building. audio-video services, con-

LEADING STORES opened branches in the Mile.

NO MORE DOCTOR VISITS at former medical building.

ference rooms and communal workspace.

It is also a filming locale and party venue.

The building, listed on the National Register of Historic Place, was built in 1929 and designed by the architectural firm of Morgan, Walls and Clements.

Many of the original designs in the Dominguez building at 5410 Wilshire Blvd. are being replicated. The Art Deco style 10-story building was opened

in 1930. Architects were also Morgan, Walls and Clements.

A brand new look was created for the former Petersen Building at 6420 Wilshire Blvd. Its renovation earned the building the TOBY Award (The Outstanding Building of the Year) from the Building Owners and Managers Association.

Among the updates were a new entrance canopy, exterior night lighting, drought-tolerant landscaping, benches and expanded lobby.

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RENDERING shows proposed station entrance at the northwest corner of Wilshire/La Brea.

Subway to serve the Mile closer to final approval It’s much too soon to say “all aboard” for the Metro subway extension that will be serving Miracle Mile in the years to come.

But progress is being made, and the final Environmental Impact Report will be available for public review in the spring. Following several public hearings, the Metro board will vote to approve the project. Also, the recent announcement of $50 million in President Obama’s proposed budget for the Westside in fiscal year 2013, will help jump start the project.

The seven-station extension, named the Purple Line, begins at Western Avenue and continues to the Veteran’s Administration campus in

West Los Angeles on Wilshire Blvd.

Stations in-between include La Brea Ave., Fairfax Ave., La Cienega Blvd., Wilshire Blvd. and Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Century City and UCLA. Once the environmental process concludes and funding is secured, final design and contractor selection processes would occur. It is likely that early utility relocation work and removal of paleontological resources (fossils) below Wilshire Blvd. in the vicinity of the La Brea Tar Pits could start sometime in 2013, with heavier construction starting on tunnels and stations in 2014.

For updates visit metro.net/ westside; call 213-922-6934.

The 12.5-mile Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project has been approved and is expected to be under construction following a yearlong period of design work, said METRO project manager Martha Butler.

Once complete, Wilshire Blvd. will have 7.7 miles of dedicated bus lanes during rush hours, which Metro officials hope will not only lessen congestion—with buses no longer weaving in and out of traffic—but get people out of their cars and into mass transit.

“We’re hoping people will take advantage of this,” said Butler. The project is expected to move 10 percent of drivers into boarding a bus.

The Project starts just west of downtown and includes several enhancements, such as left-turn lanes for vehicles and traffic signal priority for buses. “We’re trying to get more green time for transit buses,” said Butler.

POTHOLES A 3.6-mile portion from Western Ave. to San Vicente Blvd. includes curb-lane reconstruction, repaving and filling in of potholes “to address the poor street condition that exists today,” Butler

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The dedicated bus lanes will run from MacArthur Park at the east end to the Santa Monica city border on the west— both ways.

Areas with dedicated bus lanes will have parking restrictions during weekday hours from 7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. They shouldn’t have much impact as “No Parking” restrictions already apply at these areas, Butler said.

The buses will roll into mixed-flow traffic in the city of Beverly Hills, parts of Westwood and near the 405 freeway to avoid conflicts with

traffic at on and off ramps.

The $31.5 million project— paid for by federal and local monies—is the first of its kind, she added.

After the revised Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment was released in April, the project was approved by the Metro board in May, the City Council gave its okay in June and the County Board of Supervisors came on board in July.

While segments of the project are expected to be finished ahead of schedule, completion is targeted for 2015, Butler said.

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SAG, AFTRA weigh merger It’s about time was the consensus told on a new website about the proposed merger of SAG and AFTRA. The One-Union movement, as told on sagaftra.org, has been approved by the boards of both the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of TV and Radio Artists.

Ballots were mailed Feb. 27 to members of both boards, about 200,000 in all, after the Chronicle went to press. The merger requires a 60 percent approval to pass. Combined, it would be the largest union in Hollywood.

Uniting the two groups would make a stronger force which is especially needed in the digital age, giving AFTRA, which represents digital programming, the upper hand, respondents said. Both unions formed in the 1930s.

If approved SAG-AFTRA would be headquartered in the same locale as they are today, Museum Square in the Mile.

SAG, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., 7th floor, is the national office.

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Movie museum is in development The Oscars are coming to the historic May Co. building known as LACMA West. If all goes as was announced late last year, besides having the famed ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz," the alliance brings the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. “This new facility will make our resources and activities—our programming, our archives and our library—even more visible and accessible all year round,” Academy CEO Dawn Hudson said in a release.

The museum is planned as “an interactive experience illuminating the way movies reflect culture and the impact they have upon it.”

AMPAS seeks to house the museum in the 300,000 square foot building at the corner of Wilshire Blvd. and Fairfax Ave. “LACMA made an agreement with AMPAS last fall to give them one year to fundraise and come up with a solid proposal for the museum to be housed in LACMA West, and that process is under way,” said LACMA spokesman Miranda Carroll.

The Streamline Moderne May Co. department store built in 1939 is a city historic-cultural monument.

OSCAR may move to the historic LACMA West May Co. building.

More entertainment firms call area home Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) have been calling Miracle Mile home ever since the firms moved to Museum Square, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., in the 1970s.

OWN, E!, CBS Radio More entertainment companies have followed suit.

These include CBS Radio in 5670 Wilshire Blvd., E! Entertainment and OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) in Wilshire Courtyard, 5750 Wilshire Blvd., to name a few.

Publications covering the entertainment

industry are here as well. These include Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Billboard.

Sundance, 'Bug' on the way The Ratkovich Building, 5900 Wilshire Blvd., will be welcoming Sundance Institute and Bug Music into its building in the next few months.

Fox Animation is expanding its production offices at Wilshire Courtyard.

The announcement that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is opening its museum in LACMA West (at Wilshire and Fairfax), cements the reputation Miracle Mile is gaining as “the new Hollywood.”

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Explore the subversive and witty work of Latin American artist Maximo Gonzalez and the striking Russian political art from the transformative era of Glasnost and Perestroika at

the Craft and Folk Art Museum.

Join The Craft and Folk Art Museum in exploring the subversive and witty work of Mexico City-based artist Máximo González and the striking Russian political Joinart usfrom for Thursday craft nights,era Saturday workshops, art talks and the transformative of Glasnost and Perestroika.

walking tours. Check out our calendar at www.cafam.org

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Museum Hours Monday: Closed Tuesday through Friday: 11 am - 5 pm Saturday and Sunday: 12pm - 6 pm

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Redistricting, development, crime on MMRA calendar Residents key

DANCERS from the Korean Cultural Center performed at the Association’s annual meeting last fall.

Savehollywood.org?

What goes on in Hollywood stays in Hollywood, right?

Wrong.

Development in the glamour capital is setting a precedent with its Hollywood Community Plan. It’s the first of 35 plans for the L.A. region and aimed to serve as a template for other areas to follow, including the Mile, says O’Sullivan.

If approved, the proposed plan would create “concrete canyons” by increasing density in building heights, add traffic congestion and threaten historic sites.

City fire and police services will be further overwhelmed by the New York-style growth spurt in the area to the north.

Described as “elegant density” by the mayor, the Plan as it stands is not a good idea, says O’Sullivan. For information

visit the website he helped create: savehollywood.org.

Crime increase A surge of car break-ins and strong-arm robberies have been reported. Unlocked vehicles are a welcome sign to criminals, while the robberies have involved suspects jumping out of their cars and demanding suspects of their money and cell phones.

The economy is to blame for the increase in incidents, as well as the first of a threeyear plan to release prisoners, another fallout from the recession. “The LAPD is doing the best they can.” But the police are overtaxed.

A rash of street lights have been hit by copper wire thieves as well leaving dark streets and costing taxpayers funds.

Neighborhood Watch helps A major crime deterrent, the Neighborhood Watch pro-

gram helps neighbors look out for one another. While several of the blocks have captains, many do not.

The volunteer captains notify neighbors through e-mails of crimes and other activities.

They are encouraged to attend the group’s monthly meetings and get the word out to the residents.

Bus lanes The much-anticipated Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit dedicated bus curb lanes have finally been approved, and once implemented will be a welcome relief to traffic.

But what took so long? “We were instrumental in getting it approved in 2001…. We’re stunned it’s taken this long.”

Meetings and more The Association has several hundred members. The annual meeting will be held in the fall, with the election of officers soon thereafter.

Board meetings are on the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Berch Lounge, Westside Jewish Community Center, 5870 Olympic Blvd.

MMRA boundaries are Wilshire Blvd. on the north, La Brea on the east; San Vicente (Hauser to Fairfax) at the south and Fairfax Ave. on the west.

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nication is invaluable when it comes to keeping crime in check, says Senior Lead Officer Perry Jones. He is the L.A.P.D.'s liaison with the area that includes the Miracle Mile, Farmers Market, The Grove, CBS Television City, LACMA and Park La Brea.

While crime statistics overall are holding steady, Jones acknowledged a recent surge in car break-ins. "It's an opportunistic crime. People are leaving cells phones, laptops, GPS devices and briefcases in plain view in their vehicles."

Working with neighborhood associations and community groups, says Jones, is how 90 percent of crimes are solved.

"When people give us valuable information like license plate numbers, and descriptions of cars and suspects, we can catch the guys."

He also advises residents to call 311 when they spot graffiti and have it painted over immediately.

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By Suzan Filipek Staying in its historic home—District Four—with Councilman Tom LaBonge at the helm “is the biggest single issue” facing the Miracle Mile.

The city’s redistricting plan is among a host of issues on the agenda in the year ahead, said Jim O’Sullivan, president of the Miracle Mile Residential Association.

Redistricting The Mile’s historic alliance with Hancock Park and Windsor Square in CD4 was shaken when the city recently released its draft redistricting map and moved the threesome into Council District Five with Councilman Paul Koretz.

“The world as we knew it changed,” said O’Sullivan.

Representatives from the three communities are asking to be kept in CD 4 with LaBonge, who is familiar with the area as he has worked here since he was a City Council field deputy in the 1970s, said O’Sullivan.

A draft redistricting map is scheduled to be approved March 1, after the Chronicle went to press. The City Council will make the final vote in July. (The city council districts are reviewed every 10 years.)

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Muralist Kent Twitchell at Berlin Wall March 3; La Brea joins Walk Muralist and artist Kent Twitchell returns to the Berlin Wall Monument at 5900 Wilshire Blvd. to add detail to his portrait of President John F. Kennedy as part of the Miracle Mile Art Walk Gallery and Studio Tour (MMAW). The event features more than 50 galleries, studios, museums and public art installations from Wilshire to Melrose and La Brea to La Cienega, on Sat., March 3 from 2 to 10 p.m.

Activities Events include pre-scheduled artist conversations; gallerists lead tours and talks.

Opening/closing receptions, book signings, and live painting exhibitions are planned in advance in conjunction with the art walk, followed by an after party.

Confirmed museums and galleries include Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Gallery Brown, LAUNCH LA, The Loft at Liz’s, Ace Gallery, CAFAM, Thomas Paul Fine Art, The Icon LA, Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, Couturier Gallery, ANN 330 Gallery, GIBSON, Wallspace, Harry Langdon, LACMA, The Korean Cultural Center LA, Stephen Cohen Gallery, Artspace Warehouse,

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Perrell Fine Arts, Merry Karnowsky Gallery and ACME Gallery.

Banners will mark the galleries indicating special art walk related events.

New sponsor The event’s newest sponsor, La Brea District, is a development of the former Continental Graphics buildings between 1st and 2nd streets on S. La Brea Ave. Developers Madison Marquette have provided space for a pop-up community marketplace at 173 S. La Brea, with 11 booths selling handmade goods that promote sustain(Please turn to page 14)

Transportation, art on Mid City agenda

Transportation, parking, planning and land use issues have been at the forefront of the Mid City West Community Council’s (MCWCC) agenda over the past year, and will remain at the top of the list in the upcoming months, said communications and outreach committee chair Julie Anne Brame.

Transportation The transportation, parking and streetscape committee continues to address the lack of parking and the traffic congestion in the neighborhood.

An adhoc committee has been working to create a publicly run, privately funded rubber wheel trolley to connect the area’s major parking garages as well as the future subway stations. This will allow locals to hop on and off the trolley without taking their cars, and visitors and employees to park in the garages and ride the trolley to destinations, said Brame.

The committee has been working on a stance on the City’s plan to abandon responsibility for repairing damaged sidewalks resulting from street trees. It has also taken a stand against the sudden enforcement of apron parking, and continued efforts to make

A DANCE PERFORMANCE at the Berlin Wall installation across from LACMA was held in conjunction with the Art Walk.

the neighborhood more bikefriendly.

MCWCC will sponsor a bike valet at the LACMA Earth Day event on Sun., April 22.

Cyclists wearing helmets can park at the valet and enter the museum free of charge.

Planning and land use The Council reviews applications to ensure that new development is compatible with the neighborhood. Efforts are focused on making commercial districts more pedestrian and bicycle oriented. Planning and land use committee meetings are held on the fourth Monday of the month; public participation is encouraged.

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will speak to the MCWCC board at its meeting on Tues., April 10. The communications and outreach committee has been working on inviting leaders from various neighborhood organizations to speak at meetings to encourage partnerships and participation, said Brame.

The committee also manages a weekly digital newsletter.

Arts The committee has produced quarterly Miracle Mile Art Walks to bring attention to the area’s galleries, museums and restaurants.

For updated information, or to sign up for the newsletter go to the council’s website at www.midcitywest.org.

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and plant flowers. They make name badges and have assisted Capt. Eric Davis create a webisode.

“I have found that people want to serve the community in a practical way,” said Abercrombie.

She and volunteer leader

Serving the Miracle Mile for Over 64 Years “The entire team involved with my surgery and care was absolutely wonderful. After having multiple surgeries in different hospitals, I would say that this was by far the best level of care I have ever received.”

Brandy Chagolla joined the Police Advisory Board a year ago and some months later presented their offer to help division headquarters.

“We do whatever is needed,” said Abercrombie, adding she doesn’t actually know what she’s going to do till she gets there.

Community liaison officer Bob Rothman splits Oasis members in groups charged with sweeping the street to cleaning locker rooms.

Church member Peter Nichols headed production of the webisode, while members of the church’s Adopt-a-Block program handed out 50 bags of groceries to area residents.

There are 250 police officers serving a populace of 200,000.

“What in the world? We have to help these people,” thought Ashley, when she realized the challenges men and women in uniform face, especially in light of economic-induced budget cuts.

“We’re grateful to them, and we know it’s not easy being a cop in L.A. These are really great guys. We want to help.”

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a Happening place Swim in one of our two pools, meet with authors, enroll your child in an art class or learn t'ai chi. These are some of the activities Park La Brea is offering the residents and neighbors from the surrounding community. movies in tHe tHeatre: Thursday films at 7 p.m. - Theme changes monthly.

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Plays That Shakespeare Didn't Write meets weekly. chess club meets twice a week.

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T'ai chi meets twice a week. eSL (english as a Second Language) at PLB meets regularly.

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BookPlates at Park La Brea is a literary gathering that meets with best-selling authors who talk about their latest publications.

The Park La Brea community Garden, at the corner of Lindenhurst and hauser, provides small plots for Park La Brea residents to garden. recently all plots are assigned, with a waiting list.

The L.i.F.e. program enables older adults to remain in their home with optimal health, dignity and independence. These services include a helpline and Gait & Balance class led by a professional occupational therapist, among other services. aCtivities Center The multi-million dollar Activities center adjacent to curson Square offers residents an opportunity to get in shape, surf the web, view classic movies and eat at the curson café.

The Meeting rooms and a conference room are available for rental by the residents for private parties and meetings.

Movies are screened in the 84-seat theater. residents can find all the amenities of a business office including a conference room, computers, a fax and scanner.

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The gated community enables the residents to take leisurely walks or combine exercise with strolling. exercisers are out early in the morning, power walking their chosen routes or doing laps in one of our fabulous swimming pools.

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Coalition puts its heart in emergency preparedness The two ceremonies sponsored this past year by the

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Miracle Mile Civic Coalition commemorating 9/11 reinforced the volunteer group’s dedication to emergency preparedness.

“The Spirit of Los Angeles” marked the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack.

The ceremony at The Grove included civic leaders, and representatives of the police and fire departments.

A second event, “United We Plant,” was held on the lawn of Page Museum. The Coalition and Hollywood/Los Angeles Beautification team planted trees in honor of the victims killed at the Pentagon.

In addition, MMCC has fostered the founding of “First-In Fire Foundation,” to encourage community and fire department partnerships.

The new First-In Fire Foundation will provide funds to improve station environments with new furnishings and improved landscaping. The group also will promote the Adopt-AFire Station” program, CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) volunteer training and Pet Preparedness.

Lyn MacEwen Cohen, MMCC president, said the

FIRST-IN FIRE FOUNDATION founders Lyn MacEwen Cohen and Marc Cohen are shown with fire officials and Councilman Tom LaBonge, recipient of the first annual “Heart of a Hero.”

annual Miracle Mile Safety Summit—”Ready or Not”— is scheduled for September.

The Coalition also will be cosponsoring Wilshire Police Division’s quarterly Captain’s Roundtable with the Miracle Mile Residential Association.

Another project of the Coalition is promoting the resurgence of dining places in Miracle Mile by designating the area as “Restaurant Row, she added.

On Valentine’s Day, the association honored community leaders for their extraordinary public service at the Good

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Candidates are among Chamber speakers The colorful Miracle Mile Chamber of Commerce directory has been making the rounds since its debut in February.

Steve Kramer, president, said some 2,000 of the brochures have been distributed to members, employees and building managers.

The year ahead will be an exciting one, he added. He is planning a forum to hear from mayor candidates for the 2013 election.

Continuing its speaker program, chamber members will hear from Wilshire Police Capt. Eric Davis at the group’s Thurs., March 8 meeting at the Ratkovich Building.

Other speakers who have briefed members on state and city affairs have included Mayor Anthonio Villaraigosa, City Council members Jan Perry and Tom LaBonge and Assemblyman Mike Feuer.

The chamber will be hosting the 10th annual Tar Fest event featuring musicians and artists from all over the city. The activity culminates with a celebration in Hancock County Park (see adjacent article).

Also on the horizon is a “Miracle Mile Run,” proposed

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A MUSIC FESTIVAL drew crowds to Hancock Park.

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Kramer is working with the Fourth District Council office to alleviate a safety hazard caused by food trucks. “There have been several serious accidents because drivers exiting onto Wilshire Blvd. cannot see around the trucks.”

Local restaurants are promoted by the Chamber and are often venues for meetings.

Kramer plans to increase its roster of businesses, and has appointed Meg McComb as new membership chairman.

The chamber, whose mission is to promote the area as a cultural and business center,

meets the second Thursday of every month. For information call 323-964-5454.

Ross buys property slated for housing Plans to develop condominiums and senior housing at the Ross Dress for Less site on Third St. have been scrapped.

Developer Alan Casden has sold the property to Ross Stores Inc. He had planned to build a 300-unit housing complex that included a 13-story tower. The property is adjacent to the Palazzo apartments which he built more than 10 years ago.

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Last year’s event will be a hard act to follow, when more than 3,000 attendees took in music, art, food and culture at Hancock Park, home to the La Brea Tar Pits, he added.

A juried art exhibit at the Korean Cultural Center featured drawings, paintings, mixed media and video. Attendees were entertained by a diverse collection of music at a free festival in Hancock Park.

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Educational toys Moving next door, you may not associate the Tar Pits with shopping, but the Page Museum houses an excellent gift shop. I had visited a few years ago when looking for rocks to add to my godson’s collection, and the shop did not disappoint. This is the perfect spot to purchase educational gifts for children of all ages including dinosaur puzzles, science sets and fossil replicas of a saber-toothed tiger. The Page shop also sells a variety of fun shirts, including one sporting the logo, “What happens in the Tar Pits, stays in the Tar Pits” complete with an image of a pre-historic animal stuck in tar. Take that Vegas!

Jewelry, pottery Heading across the street, the gift shop at the Craft and Folk Art Museum houses an impressive collection of oneof-a-kind treasures. Originally created as a café and shop in 1965 called the Egg and Eye (boasting over 50 varieties of omelettes), the space now occupied by CAFAM became a gathering spot for artists.

In 1973 the venue was transformed into the non-profit museum, and the shop sells an impressive collection of Fair Trade items from South America and Africa, as well as beautiful jewelry, pottery and glass pieces made by local artisans. The shop also sells books, clothing and scarves, and changes merchandise ev-

DOLLS AND SLIPPERS in animal shapes are among handmade items at Craft & Folk Art Museum. Ice Age animal slippers at Page, bottom photo.

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Vintage posters At Fairfax, the gift shop at the Petersen Automotive Museum is sure to please children and adults alike. Car enthusiasts will be impressed with its collection of diecast miniatures, vast array of racing and car themed clothing and specialized products for taking top notch care of your vehicle. Meanwhile, even the less avid car buffs will enjoy the shop’s collection of Hotwheels and vintage auto posters. The beautifully restored 1926 Model T that greets all patrons is worth a trip alone.

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• "Sculpture in Motion: Masterpieces of Italian Design" features grand classics of the 1930s to modern supercars of today. Ends Feb. 2013.

• Interactive exhibit of Pixar's "Cars" franchise includes die cast models. Ends April 29.

• "Scooters: Size Doesn't Always Matter" features 90 of the two-wheeled vehicles.

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6060 Wilshire Blvd., 323903-2277; petersen.org KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER—Korean Movie Night features the comedy “Quiz King” (2010) on Thurs., March 22 at 7:30 p.m. Free with English subtitles. RSVP ext. 122.

5505 Wilshire Blvd., 323936-7141. www.kccla.org LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART—"Robert Adams: The Place We Live, A Retrospective Selection of Photographs" opens March 11.

Edited by Adams, his photographs chronicled the American West for four decades.

Ends June 3.

• Celebrate the Persian New Year, Nowruz, with musicians, dancers, stories and short films Sun., March 18, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free.

• "Metropolis II," a sculpture by artist Chris Burden, is modeled after a fast-paced modern city with 1,100 miniature cars. See the exhibit in action on Fridays and weekends. Ongoing.

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5801 Wilshire Blvd., 323934-PAGE; tarpits.org LOS ANGELES MUSEUM OF THE HOLO­CAUST—Artist Ruth Weisberg hosts "Let's Talk About It: New Conversations on the Holocaust" Fri., March 2 from noon to 1 p.m.

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CRAFT AND FOLK ART MUSEUM—"Breaking Stalin's Nose," book signing and discussion is on Sun., March 4 at 3 p.m. Free with admission.

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Meet Your Neighbors She campaigned to safeguard the neighborhood

Artist, musician, she donates time in helping others

By Sondi Stepenuk Guest Columnist Yudy Machado never planned to move from Caracas, Venezuela to the United States. But back in 1979, political turmoil forced her family to uproot their lives to Southern California.

She also never planned to become a driving force within the Miracle Mile neighborhood, but once again, politics and turmoil forced Yudy to take action.

“As a resident of the Miracle Mile for over 25 years, I have witnessed the fast, progressive changes, which little by little are changing the character of this community,” says Yudy. “I believe it is vital that we resolve all issues in regards to the overdevelopment and overuse of variances by business owners and developers, which as a consequence directly affect education, public safety, transportation, parking, urban preservation and quality of life in the community.”

As Yudy watched the neighborhood change around her, she decided it needed her unwavering resolve. She was one of the first members to help certify the Mid City West Community Council, as well as served as a member of the transportation, land use and budget committee.

She holds a bachelors degree in

By Marina Muhfriedel Guest Columnist Approaching the uniquely painted salmon-and-blue Miracle Mile home of Anita GonshawKlebanoff, you know that you’re in for a treat. Petite, with a crop of short silvery hair, London-born Gonshaw-Klebanoff has been dedicated to art since receiving her first watercolors at the age of BORN IN LONDON, Anita Gonshaw-Kleeight. At the time, she lived in banoff began pursuit of art at age eight. the picturesque Wiltshire counoriginal formation of the Miracle Mile tryside in England where she and her twin sister had been evacuated to Residential Association (MMRA) in the 1980s, she still serves as a block capat the onset of World War II. After decades of exhibitions, com- tain and was instrumental in foundmissions, and presentations, her cre- ing the annual Saturday Gallery Tours ative instincts continue to manifest in along Wilshire and La Brea Ave. a broad variety of mediums. “Anything An accomplished recorder player, I see I can be inspired by,” smiles Gonshaw-Klebanoff has a great pasGonshaw-Klebanoff, a British lilt in sion for performing with the Los Angeher voice. Her works, like the colors of les Recorder Orchestra (LARO) and her home and lively garden, are filled Sempre Dolce, a quintet that plays regwith surprises of hue and texture. Her ularly at schools, libraries, bookstores home studio is dominated by a large and senior centers. “Before moving to press and she has long explored a Miracle Mile, my husband and I viswide range of printmaking techniques, ited Europe, then lived in London. I yielding works that have sold and been took piano as a child but always loved recorder music. While there, I started displayed around the world.

Gonshaw-Klebanoff’s family moved to take lessons,” she recalls. to the United States when she was One of Gonshaw-Klebanoff’s recent 15, and she and her husband moved projects is a book of vibrantly col(Please turn to page 29) to Miracle Mile in 1983. Part of the

POLITICAL ACTION is one of Yudi Machado’s interests.

architecture from Southern California Institute of Architecture, and she owns her own business, Property Management Solutions.

Even with her impressive list of credentials, though, she felt that she needed advice and guidance about city issues and law regulations in order to preserve the essence of the Miracle Mile. She became a member of the Miracle Mile Residential Association, whose president, James O’Sullivan, is an expert in city matters, land use ordinances and city laws.

“Through the years, I have seen this organization defend the right of stakeholders better than community councils… Growth does take place, but it doesn’t mean we have to lose the (Please turn to page 29)

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Sports, puppets, art, nature, storytimes keep children busy From museum programs— including sleepovers and storytimes—to yoga and movies at The Grove, parents and caregivers will find an abundance of activities throughout the Mile to keep children of all ages occupied.

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CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES (Continued from page 26) There is plenty of entertainment for children at the Farmers Market at Third St. and Fairfax Ave. In the summertime, kids can get an up-close look at more than 90 vintage and classic American cars at the Gilmore Heritage Auto Show.

Summer Family Fun, which includes craft demonstrations and workshops, takes place every other weekend throughout the summer. Among entertainment for children are music, puppets and jugglers. Youngsters can create and take home zany hats, planters, bookmarks and artwork.

The Fall Festival celebrates the harvest with music, a strolling scarecrow, pie-eating contests and a petting zoo in mid-October.

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YOUNG ARTISTS can get creative at a drop-in program at the Zimmer.

The Zimmer Museum, 6505 Wilshire Blvd., features 10,000 square feet of handson exhibits to ignite the power of imagination.

Audience members become puppeteers to bring stories to life at Puppet Story Play-ALong on Tuesdays at 11 a.m.

The art studio welcomes young artists to participate in a new project on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. and Wednesdays at 11 a.m. Children hear stories read in different languages at a Multilingual Storytime on Thursdays at 11 a.m.

Kids use a variety of bubblemaking items to create bubbles of all shapes and sizes on Thursdays at 3 p.m in the Community Park.

A free Sing-A-Long features favorite classic children's songs on Fridays at 11 a.m. in

the Mann Theater.

Every Friday afternoon at 1 p.m., the museum transforms into a dance party at Freeze Dance.

All drop-in programs are free with museum admission.

Call 323-761-8998. *** The Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, 5801 Wilshire Blvd. a variety of programs for youngsters.

Kids can spend the night at the museum and explore its collections at Overnight Adventures, offered yearround.

Adventures in Nature day camp explores a variety of topics including earth's features, creatures and cultures from around the world at a day camp every summer for children ages 4 through 6th grade.

The annual TarFest art and music festival in the Fall includes tents where children can create art as well as enjoy works by artists in Hancock

Miracle Mile 2012 27 Park on the grounds of the Page Museum. *** Yo u n g s t e r s will find the L.A. County Museum of Art at 5905 Wilshire Blvd. fun and stimulating. art, Make explore the museum or join a bilingual gallery tour on Andell Family Sundays from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

See one-of-akind embroideries, a colorful world map and ARTIST' COMMISSIONED installations thrill a quilt of Ameryoung and old alike on the grounds of the ican motifs and Page Museum during TarFest. a needlepoint of animals and plants, then Children's Gallery is on Monstitch your own textile work of days and Fridays at 2 p.m. art on March 4.

For more information, call Storytelling in the Boone 323-857-6175.

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Area resident says neighborhood has everything, even turtles She is a volunteer booster for the Miracle Mile area.

A homeowner for the past 16 years, Mary Woodward says the area is a friendly neighborhood with all kinds of amenities.

When she and her dog Olive go on their daily walk, they often meet other dog walkers and neighbors who offer a cheery “hello.”

The lawns and gardens are well kept, and more and more residents are planting native shrubs. There’s talk of a Miracle Mile Garden Society form-

ing, she notes.

(Los Angeles County Museum On her walk, Mary may stop of Art). It’s also the site of the by the park behind Wilshire annual Tar Fest.

Courtyard, and watch the chil- Sushi, burgers, raitas, bardren who becue, it’s all here, are fasciThere is always some Mary says. Also, nated by fun event. . . like an im- residents can walk the tur- promptu concert hapto nearby entertles who tainment venues pening on the grounds reside in like Whimsic Alof Page Museum or at the pond. ley, Busby’s or the the art museum . . .

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See recent Ice Age finds from 'Project 23' Six saber-toothed kittens, an extinct camel and a giant jaguar are among finds at Project 23—the newest excavation site at the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, 5801 Wilshire Blvd.

They an be seen inside the museum at the Fishbowl Lab

along with other recent Ice Age finds. Among them is a juvenile mastadon, a long-tailed weasel, a rattlesnake and a turtle. In all, some 16,000 specimens have been excavated since 2008 from the new site.

During the course of construction of an underground

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parking lot at the adjoining Los Angeles County Museum of Art, a large cache of subterranean fossil deposits was discovered. Rather than halting construction, large wooden “tree” boxes were built around each deposit—23, lending the project its name.

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KEY ATTRACTION of the area is Museum Row. Shown here is the Page Museum at the La Brea Tarpits, where excavations continue. Ice Age finds can be observed in the Fishbowl Lab.

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS Yudy Machado (Continued from page 25) character of our neighborhood and working together,” Yudy insists.

One of Yudy’s proudest achievements involves Olympia Medical Center on Olympic Boulevard. An expansion

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Cathedral Chapel School 755 S. Cochran Ave. Ph: 323-938-9976 Principal: Tina Kipp Grades: K to 8, 280 students Hancock Park Elementary 408 S. Fairfax Ave. Ph: 323-935-5272 Principal: Ashley Parker Grades: K to 5, 773 students Wilshire Crest Elementary 5241 W. Olympic Blvd.

Ph: 323-938-5291 Principal: Joan McConico Grades: K to 5, 292 students Wilshire Private School 4900 Wilshire Blvd.

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MIDDLE SCHOOLS John Burroughs 600 S. McCadden Pl. Ph: 323-549-5000 Principal: Steve Martinez Grades: 6 to 8, 1,474 students HIGH SCHOOLS Fairfax 7850 Melrose Ave. Ph: 323-370-1200 Principal: Edward Zubiate Grades: 9 to 12, 2,093 students Los Angeles 4650 W. Olympic Blvd.

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of the Medical Building facility was racing through the approval process, but Yudy recognized that the future plans left much to be desired in terms of community input.

She papered the neighborhood with fliers and organized neighbors to attend a hearing to voice their concerns. After the meeting, Mid City West Community Council asked the MMRA and Jim O’Sullivan to take over the project. The MMRA arranged a meeting with the community and the developer for further review and to make changes that would fall within the Miracle Mile zones, codes and specifications.

“When a new building is developed, you have to understand that the whole theme, the whole design will affect the community,” says Yudy.

“Everything, from the size, design, and landscaping, to the setbacks and the parking needs… it’s a lot to think about and consider.”

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(Continued from page 25) ored marker drawings exploring her grieving process after the loss of her husband. Developed while working with an art therapist in a bereavement group, she presents the project to various groups, including recently at the Freda Mohr Multi-Purpose Center on Fairfax.

CERT prepares for emergencies Citizens are taught basic medical aid and search and rescue techniques by Fire Dept. officials through the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program.

Other skills learned include putting out small fires and collecting disaster intelligence to support first responder efforts.

Members receive 17½ hours (one day a week for seven weeks) of initial training. Visit www.cert-la.com/basic.

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JUNE 2, 2012 at 7:00 pm Honoring our 2012 Hall of Fame inductees: Herb Alpert Henry Samueli Annette (Familian) Shapiro Joyce (Goodman) Eisenberg-Keefer Alumni, community members, and friends are all invited to this reunion of the Fairfax High family For more information:

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Where would you go to enjoy the best coffee, to view the best outdoor sculpture, to take your children?

The Larchmont Chronicle queried business owners and employees in Miracle Mile and here are the answers: Whisper Lounge won the Best Bar for celebrating special occasions. Located at The Grove, the combination lounge/bar/restaurant recreates the mood of a 1940’s speakeasy with dark mahogany wood, amber lighting, high booths and an outdoor patio.

Best Place to Take a Date is Campanile restaurant, 624 S. La Brea Ave. In an Art Deco building, the space’s former courtyard has been transformed into an indoor dining area that maintains the open, airy feel and respects the building’s history. The more traditional, stolid dining areas in the back are classy yet understated. Overall, the decor strikes a balance between casual and elegant.

HANDS DOWN winner was the jazz series at LACMA.

A coffee hangout should be friendly with good service.

That’s why Black Dog Coffee won the day as the Best Place to Buy Coffee.

As one reviewer put it: The coffee is fine. The food is fine.

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With its Friday Night Jazz series during summer and fall, the classical concerts and its special exhibit opening nights, the Los Angeles Museum of Art wins the Best Entertainment Venue.

The El Rey Theater was a close second.

When rating the Best Outdoor Sculpture, it was a tossup between Chris Burden’s 202 lightposts in front of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art or the Berlin Wall segment in front of the Ratkovich Building across the street. The 40-foot–long Berlin Wall won out.

Keeping in shape is not an easy task, but Boot Camp L.A. earned the title of Best Gym/ Exercise Place. Led by Jay and Marcella Kerwin, the camp puts people through their paces at Pan Pacific Park.

Page Museum won hands down for the category of Best Spot to Take Children. As part of Museum Row, the Page enthralls children with its lifesize prehistoric monsters and puppet shows.

Page Museum wins again as the Best Place to Enjoy a Brown Bag Lunch. The museum grounds have walking paths and many benches overlooking the landmark tar pits.

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MUSEUMS (Continued from page 24) p.m. Members free, non members $5.

• Yarn Bombing Los Angeles, a collective knitting group, meets Sat., March 17 from 2 to 5 p.m. Free.

• Curator's talk for "Deconstructing Perestroika" is Sun., March 18 at 3 p.m.

• Artist's talk with Maximo Gonzalez is Sun., March 25 at 3 p.m. Free with admission.

• "Deconstructing Perestroika," 24 hand-painted posters by 12 artists, ends May 6.

• "Máximo González: Playful"

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covers politics, culture and reutilization of material. Ends May 6.

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ZIMMER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM—Celebrate Dr. Seuss' rhyme and striped top hats March 4. Free To Be Me Drum Circle is March 11.

Smart Gardening is March 18, and honors Latino labor leader César Chávez March 31.

Sunday workshops are on a drop-in basis from 3 to 4 p.m.

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'Rock’ rolling to the Mile

THE ROCK is scheduled to arrive at LACMA Fri., April 9.

A 340-ton boulder, called "The Rock," was set to leave a quarry in Riverside Feb. 28 and begin its 11-night, slowmotion odyssey to LACMA as the Chronicle went to press.

Its arrival will set the stage for the completion of Michael Heizer’s art work “Levitated Mass.”

The elaborate move is through 21 cities and four counties with eight CHP escorts. Follow its progress at lacma.org.

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