Larchmont Chronicle
VOL. 58, NO. 6
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IN THIS ISSUE
Taste of Larchmont officially cancelled this year
Larchmont-area skateboarders seek a place of their own n Not everyone is on board
GRADUATION 2020
EBELL members cook.
VIRTUAL moves.
By Sondi Toll Sepenuk Skateboarding and Southern California go together like peanut butter and jelly. Or sunsets and the ocean. Or surfers and waves. So it’s only fitting that we should see skateboarders zipping up and down the streets of our SoCal neighborhoods on a daily basis. While many observers see skateboarding as harmless, youthful fun, others have been bothered by the feeling of a See Skateboarding, p 26
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‘Slow Streets’ on fast track, primarily for pedestrians
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n Association supports proposal for Windsor Square By Helene Seifer In a move designed to support social distancing while exercising outdoors, the City of Los Angeles has implemented a program that cities such as Oakland, Seattle and Berlin, Germany have already put into place: closing some residential streets to through See Slow Streets, p 4
Pets of Larchmont
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ing retail merchants on their toes. At the end of last month, retail stores finally were allowed to reopen, so long as social distancing and similar
By Rachel Olivier Taste of Larchmont (TOL) was canceled officially last month after a meeting of the HopeNet board of trustees, announced Levi Webb, executive director of HopeNet. The vote was unanimous, continued Webb, who said that, while not a surprise, the vote was a difficult decision. “The board and I labored over this decision. We wanted to make sure it wasn’t a kneejerk reaction, that it was in the best interest of our TOL partners while promoting health and safety in the community.” In a Zoom interview with
See Stores open, p 4
See HopeNet, p 16
FINALLY BACK OPEN for business are some, but not all, retail stores in Los Angeles. Shown here is Pickett Fences on Larchmont, with the masked proprietor left holding the bag.
Stores open on Boulevard after mayor lifts ban on retail
n Takeout restaurant guide on pages 14-15
Nearby riots in Fairfax / Beverly Grove / Beverly Hills / Santa Monica; Larchmont looted too SLOW STREET signs advise drivers that the road is open to local traffic only.
MUSEUMS offer outdoor, online art. 2-9
n HopeNet needs our help
By John Welborne Fast-changing state, county, and city rules have been keep-
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JUNE 2020
FOR THE RECORD, the above took place on Sat. and Sun., May 30 and 31, 2020. Our readers probably got more than enough of the disturbing news live on TV. We hope none of you was injured, and we send our condolences to all who had their businesses vandalized, looted, and ruined by the mobs. If you wish to comment in our July issue, write to letters@larchmontchronicle.com. J.H.W. – Ed.
1930s Depression: Surviving on pins and needles n Parable for weathering our modern-day crisis By Suzan Filipek It’s a simple pincushion, standing 10 inches high, made of cardboard and covered with fabric. But, it was a lifesaver for Joan Allemand and her family in 1930 during the Great Depression. Her mother would sell each one for a whopping 50 cents — and when she sold 12, that was “a whole week’s wages!” Allemand, 89, told us last month.
Today, Allemand lives in Miracle Mile, but lessons learned in a small village south of Chicago all those years ago can teach us how to weather our modern-day crisis, she says. Allemand’s father worked in construction, building highways and homes on a fourthgrade education, until the job market dried up. “My parents were out of See Surviving, p 8
Home life, homeschool: the series, Part III
n Older students, friends at home too
By Caroline Tracy At this point, every student (and family) has come to terms with the fact that schools in Los Angeles County will not reopen their doors this school calendar year. As of our April 2020 edition, some private schools were still on the fence. Not anymore; with stay-athome orders still in place, homeschool has become the norm. Google classrooms, where curriculums have moved and homework assignments can be posted, have replaced real classrooms, and Zoom functions as the conduit to virtual teaching. For this, the third part of our copingwith-COVID-19 series, we also get a window See Homeschooling, p 24
HOUSEGUEST Julian Rappaport, a sophomore studying jazz at The New School (NYC), and Priscilla Duggan, a freshman studying at Barnard College (neuroscience), work at home in her parents’ back yard.
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