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Associations: Windsor Village, Larchmont
City programs for transients in public park stir debate
Community meeting in one, block party in the other
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By Billy Taylor The connection between sidewalk encampments and criminal activity is increasingly a point of contention between policy makers and residents. Even the most sympathetic neighbors are struggling with the sense of danger that often accompanies groups of transients on residential streets. For one Mid City West resident, the suggestion of adding support programs for vagrants squatting at Pan Pacific Park indicates a move in the wrong direction. Following a July 31 Pan Pacific Park Advisory Committee meeting, Robert Cherno contacted the Chronicle on behalf of a group of residents who were concerned
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with what they heard. “Many of us who live near the park were there to discuss the increase in crime associated with the homeless coming to the park,” said Cherno. “Mid City West Community Council (MCWCC) vice chair Andrew Jhun was in attendance at the meeting, and to my amazement, was once again pitching that programs for the homeless be allowed to be implemented at the park.” See Camp locations, p 26
Senior Outlook
Our annual section spotlights the wise and fun-loving among us in the October issue. Advertising deadline is Fri., Sept 10. For more information contact Pam Rudy, 323-462-2241, ext. 11.
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WINDSOR VILLAGE holds its annual meeting in Harold Henry Park, an ideal setting on a summer evening. Photo by Billy Taylor
Small-town family fun, rides at Larchmont Family Fair Haunted house, celebrity chef pie contest to debut By Suzan Filipek Billed as “Main Street U.S.A.” in its premiere year in 1966, the Larchmont Family Fair — sponsored by the Larchmont Boulevard Association and founded by the Larchmont Chronicle — still has its smalltown charm. A spooky haunted house, a talent show for all ages and a children’s Halloween costume contest are among activities at the fair Sun., Oct. 28 from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Larchmont Boulevard. Traffic will be blocked on Larchmont from Beverly Boulevard to First Street. The haunted house was such a hit last year that it will return, scarier and better than ever, said fair co-chair Vivian Gueler. The haunted house is courtesy of St. Brendan
School. Water-on-water Bubble Rollers are among the other 20 rides sure to thrill at the 52nd annual event. Celebrity chef judges New to the fair this year will be a pie-baking contest judged by top-notch celebrity chefs, food writers and/or bakers, added Gueler. Loveland Carr Properties will oversee the cooking contest, while John Duerler of Hancock Homes Realty will host a pie-throwing event. Returning to the fair after a years-long hiatus is Third Street Elementary School. “In 2017 we had roughly 16 schools that took out booths at the fair — both private and public! We anticipate the same or more this year, with Third Street Elementary See Family Fair, p 27
By Billy Taylor Windsor Village residents gathered in Harold Henry Park Aug. 13 for a community meeting, where Councilman David Ryu addressed neighbors. Two weeks earlier, Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association (LVNA) residents gathered for a summer block party. Crime, homelessness For the Windsor Village (Wilshire Blvd. to Olympic Blvd, between Crenshaw Blvd. and Lucerne Blvd.) community, crime and homelessness remain the two biggest issues facing Council District 4, according to Ryu, who told residents that he has been working with the Los Angeles Police Department to get additional patrol cars on the See Associations, p 27
Talk like a pirate Wed., Sept. 19, post–Taste By John Welborne The “dread ship Taste of Larchmont” will have sailed three weeks before, and the beneficiaries of Hope-Net’s year-round food pantry services already will be enjoying the treasure raised at the 26th fundraiser on the Boulevard, but you still will have a chance to get in the pirate spirit — if you start talking like a pirate Wed., Sept. 19. That is “International See Talk like a pirate, p 30
Turning 100 in style ... car-free CicLAvia meets the Los Angeles Philharmonic in open streets party Pedal, scoot, walk or hop on the Metro when CicLAvia comes to town, taking over eight miles of city streets in a carnival-style party, car-free, Sun., Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Celebrate LA! LA Phil 100 x CicLAvia” will take Angelenos on a lengthy route from Walt Disney Concert Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. The event will coincide with the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 100th anniversary and will culminate with a free concert at the Bowl. See CicLAvia, p 25
PARTY FOR LA PHIL’S 100th at the Hollywood Bowl will coincide with CicLAvia’s “Celebrate LA!”
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Community Comment By John Welborne Danger not imminent in front of Rite Aid? Regular letter-writer, neighbor, friend, retired aerospace engineer and poker aficionado George Epstein implies in his letter in this issue that Benjamin Franklin might favor the removal of all street trees that have invasive roots. After all, it was Franklin who famously said, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” quotes Epstein. Whether Ben Franklin actually would have liked to see Los Angeles parkways devoid of a canopy of mature trees — that can create shade, reduce ambient temperatures, generate oxygen and remove pollutants from the air — is subject to debate. But there is little debate that trees accomplish these critical goals. Larchmont-area residents with whom we speak (and most who write to the Chronicle) do not want to see barren parkways as a way to achieve billiard-table-smooth sidewalks. The latter are unrealistic to expect. (Think of most European cities, for instance.) Of course, streets and sidewalks should be kept in good repair, but accommodating parkway trees is an equally important goal. It is interesting to note that Franklinia alatamaha is a species of landscape tree named for Ben Franklin by his friends, Philadelphia botanists John and William Bartram, in 1765.
Looking Forward to Seeing You at the Annual Meeting! Your Homeowners’ Association Annual Meeting will be at 3rd Street Elementary School on Tuesday, October 16th at 7PM. The meeting will have guests from the Council Office and LAPD, as well as reports from our Committee Chairs. This is your chance to get to know what the Association has been doing for our community and how we can all participate in keeping Hancock Park a great place to live. The annual meeting is also when the election is held for half of the members of the Board of Directors. If you’re a member in good standing, meaning you’ve paid your annual dues, you will receive a ballot in the mail. You can either return the ballot in the mail or bring it with you to the Annual Meeting. The candidates for the HPHOA Board nominated by the Association are: Patricia Alexander Cindy Chvatal-Keane Jennifer DeVore Indy Flore David Gajda Joel Kozberg Pam Newhouse Victoria Vickers For more information about the candidates visit the HPHOA website. Don’t forget to be safe by keeping doors and windows locked and arming your alarm if you have one. If you think someone is on your property, call 911 immediately. DO NOT CONFRONT THE PERSON YOURSELF! Finally, since Hancock Park is an HPOZ, be sure and check with our City Planner Suki Gershenhorn (suki.gershenhorn@ lacity.org), before starting any major landscaping or before planning changes to the exterior of your house. The HPOZ Preservation Plan, which regulates our HPOZ, can be found at preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/la/hancock-park. There is also an online form you can fill out to help speed up the process (preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/initial.screening.checklist). Report graffiti sightings by calling 311 or at the City’s AntiGraffiti Request System — tinyurl.com/yc6s8m7 — and by calling Hollywood Beautification, 323-463-5180. Adv.
Calendar Mon., Sept. 3 – Labor Day Sun., Sept. 9 – Rosh Hashanah begins and will end the evening of Tues., Sept. 11. Wed., Sept. 12 – Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council board meeting, The Ebell of Los Angeles, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 7 p.m., greaterwilshire.org. Fri., Sept. 14, Sat., Sept. 15 and Sun., Sept. 16 – Larchmont Boulevard Association Sidewalk Sale. Tues., Sept. 18 – Yom Kippur begins and will end the evening of Wed., Sept. 19. Sat., Sept. 22 – TarFest music and art festival at La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., 1 to 7:30 p.m. tarfest.com.
That’s the question inquiring photographer Suzan Filipek asked locals along Larchmont Blvd.
Thurs., Sept. 27 – Delivery of the October issue of the Larchmont Chronicle.
Letters to the Editor Obscuring St. John’s
Thank you for the coverage of the 110 Flyover project proposed for the intersection of Figueroa and Adams [August issue]. While other cities around the world are demolishing urban freeways and repairing riven neighborhoods, Los Angeles is proposing to add one. Curiously, it is being added where a major investment is being made in pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure connecting USC to DTLA. The negative aesthetic impact of the flyover on the community is clear. Less obvious is the impact on St. John’s Episcopal Church as a place of refuge and tranquility for the community. St John’s has been at this very location since 1890. The plaza in front of St. John’s has been used to celebrate the coronation of British monarchs and to protest the war in Vietnam. The plaza is where newly married couples are greeted and where griev-
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‘What is your best or worst school memory?’
ing families meet the caskets of their loved ones. Building the Flyover immediately adjacent to this important community gathering spot will diminish the grandeur and dignity of this elegant sanctuary and its important place in the history of this community. Ann Gray, FAIA South Pasadena
“My worst memory was homework... I think that was for every class.” Stefani Robinson Hancock Park
Ficus trees at fault
For many years, we have recognized that the roots of ficus trees planted alongside of sidewalks are likely to seriously damage the adjacent sidewalk area, making it a serious danger to pedestrians. About 30 years ago, shortly after the city repaired the sidewalk in front of our house, we had the ficus tree removed. The city shared the cost with us. Next door, a ficus tree has also disrupted the adjacent sidewalk. Instead of removing the tree, the sidewalk was repaired. Now, several years later, the sidewalk is again uprooted – and, again, a danger to pedestrians. The ficus tree’s surface roots can crack through concrete sidewalks and building slabs, and deeper roots invade underground plumbing pipes and septic tanks. Larchmont Chronicle associate editor Billy Taylor reports that a landowner on Larchmont Boulevard would like to remove two side-by-side ficus trees in front of his property — presumably as a safety measure. He has asked the city’s Urban Forestry Division for permission. In response, the Windsor Square Association (WSA) would deny the request, stating that “these (Please turn to page 4) Write us at letters@larchmontchronicle.com. Include your name, contact information and where you live. We reserve the right to edit for space and grammar.
“My best memory is starting summer.” Roman, 4th grade, St. Brendan School, Citrus Square
“I’m a kindergarten teacher, and my worst memory was last year when I had three children crying hysterically the first day of school.” Stacy Herman Windsor Square
“My best memory was watching my son help another special needs student.” Annie Boon Melrose Hill
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EASTERN TWO BLOCKS of the former Farmers Insurance campus will become all residential,
CIM Group presents ‘Wilshire Mullen’ revision to neighbors By John Welborne As first reported in the Larchmont Chronicle in May this year, the CIM Group development at and around the former Farmers Insurance tower is now proposed to be entirely residential. Drawings showing “before and after” concepts for the project’s site plan were shared with neighbors at the Brookside
Homeowners Association summer community meeting at Memorial branch library Aug. 23. About 30 people attended. Reneé Schillaci, of the government affairs company, Advocacy, attended with CIM Group vice president Clyde Wood and development associate Lina Lee. They presented two drawings showing the differences between the earlier,
circa-2016 approach and the new, revised approach. Previously, the project included two full floors of office space in the historic Moderne tower and a larger number of residential units on the current parking lot parcels. The revised plan eliminates the floors of office space and places residential units there, (Please turn to page 31)
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(Continued from page 2) trees are not dead, diseased or dangerous … There has never been a claim against the property and the sidewalk is still in ‘okay’ condition.” Would the WSA members rather wait until a pedestrian is hurt enough to be rushed to the emergency room at a nearby hospital — or the underground piping broken by the trees’ powerful roots? It is often said, and I quote Benjamin Franklin: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” (Franklin was addressing fire safety, but the same applies here.) By all means, let the landlord take steps to avoid the imminent danger due to the ficus trees adjacent to the sidewalk. George Epstein Detroit Street
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We have owned and operated the property on the corner of Melrose and Cahuenga for almost 40 years, and in that time we have had to contend with graffiti many, many times. We eradicate it the very next day, if possible, repainting at our own expense. Two days ago, we repainted over graffiti on the shutters. The gang-bangers came back the next day, hitting the building walls as well. Obviously they took their time, because it was much more detailed (see photo). It took our employees hours in the sun, using three different paint colors, to eradicate it this time, and at considerable expense for time and materials… i.e. hundreds of dollars. Again. Melrose is a main, well-lit thoroughfare, and yet… NO ONE is CAUGHT DEFACING the PROPERTIES… No one is arrested, charged with these
crimes or misdemeanors, nor suffers the consequences. WHY NOT? Rudolph Gintel A taxpayer seeking value for his tax dollars, and Owner, Brothers Collateral Loans I’m sorry to hear of the vandalism that has occurred on your property. Los Angeles police would have to catch the perpetrators in the act for them to be arrested for their crime. I’m including the senior lead officer for the area herein, and I’m asking that the LAPD pay more attention to the area. In the future, please feel free to let your Field Deputy Rob Fisher [rob.fisher@lacity.org] know, and he will send out our graffiti abatement team to address the vandalism. Nikki Ezhari District Director Office of Councilman David Ryu
Comments to the Editor ing’s “tree well” tuting for the promised replacement tree at 530
From larchmontchronicle. com, re “Power outages leave locals seeking relief,” Chronicle, Aug. 2018 Thank you for that coverage! I especially appreciate the detail about some conduits being too small for modern cable. I had not heard that before. Dan Kegel From Facebook, re: “Village landlord seeks to remove ficus trees,” Chronicle, Aug. 2018 We have plenty of cement and pavement but we’ll never have too many mature trees. Keith Johnson
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Why in the world [does] the city have an urban forestry division? More taxpayer dollars wasted. Thomas U. Fenady NOOOOOO! Those trees have been there for as long as I can remember . Jacqueline Taylor Greene I don’t think the sidewalks are all that bad in front of [Rite Aid], are they? I’ll check it out tomorrow. Keep the trees. Cynthia Louise
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In the August “Women of Larchmont” profile of Jane Gilman by Billy Taylor, the editor added an error. He addresses it below. By John Welborne Jane Gilman had it right. Interviewer Billy Taylor had it right. I got it wrong. In his original story, Taylor described Gilman’s recounting of her and Dawne Goodwin’s first success when they were planning a new local newspaper in 1963. The two entrepreneurs had hit the sidewalks of Larchmont to talk to business owners about advertising in their new community newspaper. Jane told Billy that their first big break was when the Larchmont Pharmacy agreed to take out two full pages (in the 12-page paper).
LARCH-MART was just north of Van de Kamp’s Bakery (now one-half of Vernetti). Photos from the Larchmont Chronicle — included in “Larchmont” by Patty Lombard, available at Chevalier’s Books
This fact-checking editor went to the bound copy of Volume 1, No. 1, and I found a full-page ad for the LarchMart Grocery, but only small display ads for the Beverly Larchmont Pharmacy. Or so I thought. That led to the change that I made and that we printed, wherein the story mentioned the grocery, not the pharmacy. And, on deadline, I did not run my change by either Taylor or Gilman. Mea culpa! Jane was correct, of course. Clever (and generous) Bill Schulhof, owner of the pharmacy, indeed acquiesced to the two salesladies, and he did reserve two full pages, the centerfold, in the early issues of the paper. He filled the pages with his own stories and had a few small display ads. It was an early-day “advertorial.” But this editor’s quick perusal of the bound copy saw those pages as just a collection of stories, not ads, so I focused on the true full page from the grocery, reproduced slightly smaller here. Again, I extend my apologies to readers, Jane, and Billy. But it’s fun to review the small village days on the Boulevard. Giant Size Tide for 65 cents!
LARCHMONT PHARMACY at 217 N. Larchmont Blvd. (today Burger Lounge and Pickett Fences) helped get the Larchmont Chronicle tree in its early days.
LARCH-MART GROCERY at 227 N. Larchmont Blvd. (today the boarded-up building north of Vernetti) placed a full-page ad (retrees in their early days.
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Boys & Girls Clubs Youth Gala, private tour of ‘King Tut’ Boys & Girls Clubs of America honored club members and club alumni at its annual Youth of the Year Gala July 12 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Boys & Girls Clubs alumnus and actor Anthony Anderson emceed the event, which featured a
special performance by Aliyah Moulden, “The Voice” Season 12 finalist, who also is a club alumna. Andrew Tennenbaum, president of Flashpoint Entertainment, and Dean A. Spanos, controlling owner and chairman of the board of the Los Ange-
les Chargers, co-chaired the 28th annual event. Anthony Anderson’s words of welcome included memories of his own experience of growing up in the club. In addition, nine 2018 nominees for the Pacific Youth of the Year Award shared
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Patty Hill their experiences relating to the academic success, good character, citizenship, and healthy lifestyles that resulted from their participations in the club. Elissa Margolis, senior vice president of Enterprise Social Responsibility at The Walt Disney Company, announced this year’s winner, 16-year-old (Please turn to page 8)
SINGER ALIYA MOULDEN and actor Anthony Anderson, at left, are both Boys & Girls Clubs alumni. Joining them in celebrating at the Youth of the Year Gala is the event’s co-chair Andrew Tennenbaum. Photo by Vince Bucci
HoldYou has winning bid in Loft at Liz’s art auction Everyone will win at an art auction at The Loft at Liz’s, 453 S. La Brea Ave., Sat., Sept. 15 from 7 to 10 p.m. The third annual auction — upstairs in the gallery above Liz’s Antique Hardware — will be curated by gallery director Randi Kreeft. Showcased art, a silent auction and specialty raffles will be featured, and hors d’oeuvre and beverages will be served. “Event beneficiary HoldYou Foundation is amazing,” said Liz Gordon, owner of the gallery and hardware store. “What they’ve done is just incredible. They’re only three years old and have helped 125 families.” HoldYou provides financial assistance to families in need who have a child facing a critical illness or injury. “This year’s event promises to be our best yet with featured artists including Cleon Peterson, Shepard Fairey, Gary Baseman, Michael Flechtner, Norman Korpi, Elwood T. Risk and Senon
Williams among dozens of other amazing talents,” said Natalie Hill, president of HoldYou. Bidding starts at 7 p.m. and will finish at 9:30 p.m. The silent auction will include restaurants, trips and baskets of gift items. (Please turn to page 25)
Magical Night of Wonders on Rimpau Spend a magical evening, “A Night of Wonders,” to benefit children in need of surgeries Sat., Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. Live Latin music, dancing, drinks and gourmet cuisine will be offered at the S. Rimpau Blvd. event. Since 2005, Dr. John Reinisch and the Small Wonders Foundation have helped children with congenital defects whose parents cannot afford the procedures. Visit nightofwonders.org.
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VISITING THE TUT EXHIBIT as guests of California Science center trustee Margo O’Connell are, left to right: Gayle Wilson, Diane Perlov, O’Connell, Sherry Tunnell, Joan Quinn, M-K O’Connell, Michelle Conrad, M-K’s wife Catherine Dupree and Linda Pura.
(Continued from page 6) Jeniya McCullar, who, having overcome a difficult childhood, will receive a $10,000 college scholarship renewable for up to four years. Next, he will go to Washington, D.C. to contend for the national Youth of the Year title that comes with an additional $100,000 grant for higher education. Also at the Beverly Hilton, among the 600-plus supporters, were Carrie SchwabPomerantz, board chairman of the Charles Schwab Foundation, Fox Sports sponsors Judy and Jeff Henley
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KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR speaks to guests at the Hancock park home of Dr. Maskit Maymon and Dr. Gary Schiller.
and Boys and Girls Clubs of America president and CEO Jim Clark. • • • The heat of August began with an exciting gathering hosted by Hancock Park’s Margo O’Connell. Her guests were treated to a private tour of “King Tut: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh” at the California Science Center. Diane Perlov, senior vice president of exhibits, provided a revealing overview of the exhibit and how it came to be. Forty percent of the items on display have never been outside of Egypt and are actual artifacts from the tomb itself. The tour was followed by lunch and a discussion in the Sussman Trustee Room. There for a dazzling experience were Margo’s son M-K and daughter-in law Catherine Dupree, Joan Quinn, Muses (auxiliary for the California Science Center) President Sherry Tunnell, former First Lady of California Gayle Wilson, Michelle Conrad and Linda Pura. Get to the Science Center soon! The exhibit is open only until Jan. 6, 2019. • • • A warm mid-August afternoon in a lovely Hancock Park garden greeted supporters of the American Society of
Hematology. (Hematologists focus on the care of patients with disorders of the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic systems.) The guests assembled at the McCadden Place home of Dr. Maskit Maymon and Dr. Gary Schiller heard an interesting talk by basketball legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar. And that’s the chat!
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They’re hard at work playing music
COACH Pamela Wright rallies 10-year-old players during a time-out during spring 2018 season. Photos: Karl Sonnenberg
Community, competition It’s time for fall sports! Registration for Goldie’s All-Girls Basketball League continues through Sun., Sept. 30. Entering its second season, the fall league, which
EMILY RISSIER, 11, shoots a basket while teammate Addy Williams, 11, looks on.
is partnered with local St. Brendan’s Basketball Association, will take place from Oct. 15 to Dec. 9. “The league is open to all skill levels and is a perfect way for the novice players to get involved in team sports. The league also brings a strong sense of community, fairness, and competition to team sports,” says Karen Goldberg, the “Goldie,” of Goldie’s Youth Sports. Games are open to girls ages 5 to 14, and teams are split into four divisions with weekday practices and Saturday games, both at St. Brendan School, 238 S. Manhattan Pl. Registration fee of $210 includes a uniform. Visit goldiesyouthsports.com.
By Talia Abrahamson School is back in session and local student musicians are hard at work reading, writing and playing a variety of instruments. Many students attend Rhodes School of Music on Larchmont and the Los Angeles Violin Shop on Olympic, or they practice with independent teacher George Grove Jr. Rhodes School of Music, founded by lifelong musician David Rhodes, offers one-onone lessons for approximately 15 different instruments. The most popular offerings are piano and guitar, but students also can pick up more uncommon skills such as audio production. The Rhodes School occupies the second floor above Burger Lounge at 215 N. Larchmont Blvd. The space holds nine teaching studios –– a few carved from singer/ songwriter Leonard Cohen’s former recording studio suite — and employs 35 instructors for more than 500 students. Rhodes welcomes the start of the academic school year. He believes that regular school often augments musical practice. “School and music lessons supplement each other really well because music les-
MATTHEW SAVAGIAN, Hayden, the “Star Wars” theme by Williams and his own jazz was also the master of ceremonies, reading the closing statement on all the music played in a Windsor Square home as his
sons help kids stay sharper in school, and school helps keep up the routine for practicing a lot more,” Rhodes said. Sixth-grader Louis Reich has been playing at Rhodes School for three years. The Irving Boulevard resident takes weekly piano lessons and occasionally picks up the electric bass. He also plays
clarinet in his school orchestra at Oakwood Elementary. “It’s always really fun, I know a lot of the people at Rhodes. I’ve had lessons with a lot of the teachers here, and they’re all really nice,” Reich said. Rebecca Roberts, 15, also practices two different instruments at the Rhodes School. (Please turn to page 10)
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The Arden Boulevard resident has been taking voice lessons for a year and a half and began playing the ukulele six months ago at Rhodes. “I’ve just always loved music,” Roberts said. “I’ve always wanted to learn how
to sing, and I started listening to music of people playing the ukulele, and I thought, ‘Hey, I want to play that!’” Roberts practices at least an hour of singing and ukulele at home each day, and she occasionally combines the two. Delaney Paul, 11, Wilcox Avenue, started playing piano at Rhodes School two years
ago. Her favorite feature of piano playing is the ability to perform her favorite pop songs, such as some by Taylor Swift. “I like that I can just hear a song, and I can do it. I can play that,” Paul said. The Los Angeles Violin Shop, 3350 W. Olympic Blvd., is a stringed-instrument store,
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crafting studio, repair shop and music school. Co-founders Danny Oh and Owen Lee opened the Olympic Blvd. shop in 2002 and held a grand opening for their new Orange County location this month. The shop sells violins, violas and cellos adjacent to the music school, where students learn how to play those instruments plus piano. Students have the option of renting the shop’s instruments. “A lot of the time, customers asked if there were any teachers. So, we thought, why don’t we start a studio for students?” Lee said. Grace Rhim, a first-grader, has been playing violin for three years. Her father, Charlie Rhim, wanted her to pick up the violin for its developmental benefits. “My wife and I don’t have a strong passion for music, but we heard that learning violin helps with hand-eye coordination. We wanted Grace to develop that when she is young,” Rhim said. Seventh-grader Erin Kim has only been practicing violin for a few months, but she loves it. She used to play the piano, but prefers the sound of the violin. “I’m a beginner, but I like the violin,” Kim said.
ERIN KIM poses with her violin in the LA Violin Shop. Photo by Talia Abrahamson
George Grove Jr. is the traveling piano man of Hancock Park. He has taught piano for 30 years –– at his peak teaching 150 students a week –– and continues to be welcomed into the homes of 30 students every week. Grove discovered his love for music when he was six years old. He walked three miles to practice piano every day, braving even cold midwestern weather, before becoming the organist at a monastery at age 14. He left the monastery at 21 for a music conservatory in Chicago, later becoming a private-practice attorney while taking lessons and then becoming a music teacher. He also is a prolific writer and composer, having written (Please turn to page 11)
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four volumes on musical techniques and composed 500 works for piano. He does not publish his work but plays for own enjoyment. In addition, Grove is an avid rock climber. Lucas Parisot, Windsor Square, played piano with
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Grove for approximately 12 years. He is a senior at Washington University in St. Louis, and in addition to playing piano, he also enjoys the cello, bass and banjo. “Piano was a really good creative outlet for me. I loved playing music. It was a great baseline instrument to start playing other instruments and learning
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music theory,” Parisot said. He credits Grove with encouraging his love and dedication toward music. “I think one of the hardest bits of playing music is motivating yourself to practice –– it’s the only way to actually improve –– and it’s hard especially because it doesn’t provide instantaneous results like a lot of other hobbies do,” Parisot said. “But George was always really good at allowing students to fall in love on their own with music, giving them the drive and passion to practice.” Parisot no longer takes lessons with Grove, but he hosts Grove’s students’ piano recitals in his family’s home and still goes rock climbing with him, most recently in July at Stoney Point in Chatsworth. Marat Daukayev, Jr., is a junior at Seattle University, and he has been a student of Grove’s since he was five years old, growing up in Windsor Square. Daukayev says that Grove helped him not only to learn how to play piano, but to discover a passion for music. “I love not just piano, but music in general, and that [through music] I can express my emotions. Even though I might not be able to voice them sometimes,” said Daukayev, the son and namesake
of the Miracle Mile / La Brea Avenue ballet school founder. Marat Jr. continues to play the piano during college and enjoys composing his own work, a skill that Grove has helped him foster, he said. “I’ve been doing a lot of composing in college, where I just play around with whatever pops into my head. I tend not to write it down; it’s more just to relax and have
fun with playing,” Daukayev said. “George has been teaching me the more mechanical side of music, helping me understand the piano and how to read and write music.” He added: “This is quite high praise, but I would say that he is my biggest role model in my life, and he is a very influential part of my life.” Talia Abrahamson is a junior at Marlborough School.
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Imagine LA, with the help of Alexandria House and Oasis Church, hosted 150 school children and their parents at a backto-school event last month. Volunteers from Beauty Board, a nonprofit organization that provides “minimakeovers” to women transi-
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tioning out of homelessness, gave haircuts and manicures. Volunteers from Alexandria House, Imagine LA and Oasis Church distributed backpacks assembled by LA Works and stuffed with school supplies to the kids. There also was face painting, soccer, snacks, bas-
ketball, pampering for parents and more. “This event was all about celebrating the return to school and helping our families be confident and prepared with backpacks filled with ageappropriate school supplies, haircuts and other items. We
were thrilled to partner with Oasis Outreach and Alexandria House, our partner nonprofits who also work hard to instill in their families the same values about education,” said Jill Bauman, Imagine LA president and CEO (and Windsor Village resident and former Woman of Larchmont). “One of the most important outcomes of Imagine LA’s pro-
gram is that our kids not only stay in school and graduate, but thrive there,” she continued. The event took place at the Oasis Kids Studios Back Lot, 634 Normandie Ave. Imagine LA mentors families who have recently experienced homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless. For more information, visit imaginela.org.
NEW BACKPACKS filled with school supplies are modeled at Imagine LA event. Photos by Bill Devlin
BACK-TO-SCHOOL haircuts are given by volunteers.
Autumn-inspired crafts at Zimmer The Autumnal Equinox will be greeted with a crafts event at the Zimmer Children’s Museum, 6505 Wilshire Blvd., on Sun., Sept. 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. Herald the sun’s journey
to the Southern Hemisphere with a leafy collage. Make paper lanterns in honor of the Chinese Moon Festival Thurs., Sept. 27 from 3 to 4 p.m.
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By Edward Maxam 5th Grade The Center for Early E d u c a t i o n ’s after school program is back along with the new school year. This month, the after school activities are released, with both new ones and old favorites. This past spring brought us many diverse and educational programs, including sports, yoga, debate, cooking, and even space robotics. My personal favorite is newspaper class, which I have been contributing to for the last two school years. This class is available throughout the year, with sessions in the winter, spring, and fall. Students in the newspaper class are allowed to write any articles they want. We start each class by learning the basics of journalism. From there, we spend days researching, writing and editing, until our newspaper is ready to be published. There is no set limit on how many articles one can write, and our instructor Stephanie Steelman works with each student. This is just one of many fun classes available in 2018-2019.
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By Seamus O’Malley 8th Grade The first day of school at St. Brendan got off to a great start. Everyone had a fun and relaxing summer break and is ready to embrace the new school year. We began our morning with an assembly to welcome back our students, parents and teachers, as well as our new kindergarteners and new faculty members. We introduced our new principal, Mrs. Collette Young. We are all sad to see Sister Maureen go, but we are also very excited to get to know our new principal. Mrs. Young comes to us from St. Teresa of Avila School in Los Angeles and has 20 years of teaching and administration experience. We will have our student council mass and inauguration ceremony on Sept. 7. It will be fun to see our brand-new student council all together. Later this month, the boys’ A football team will be practicing for their 2018 season. At St. Brendan, we’re all excited to see what the new school year brings to us.
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By Scarlett Saldaña 8th Grade As it happens every year, the summer comes to an end and school starts again at Oakwood School. Then, after the orientations, the 7th, 9th, and 11th graders get to enjoy a little trip at the beginning of the school year. The 7th graders went on a
camping trip to Kings Canyon National Park. This trip was an amazing way to meet new friends and bond with both our classmates and the faculty. Our advisors also introduced us to the nature that surrounded us without being
in contact with our electronic devices. After the 7th grade trip, the 9th graders go to China Lake and the 11th graders go to the Russian River. Once the students come back from their short trips, Oakwood comes together as a whole, and we thrive in an amazing and creative environment. That’s when you know you’re at Oakwood School.
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AretĂŠ Academy grad receives top LAPD Cadet honors By Talia Abrahamson Nick Wittcoff, a graduate of AretĂŠ Preparatory Academy, received the “Top Overall Cadetâ€? honor at the LAPD Cadet Academy for graduating first in his class of 380 cadets. Mayor Eric Garcetti, LAPD Chief Char-
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Mindfulness: Paying attention, without judgment — it’s new to schools at Third Street Elementary School. “While not a new concept, it’s relatively new in the school setting. With regular practice it can increase attention and focus and improve emotional regulation, which has immediate implications for how students relate to each other and how teachers relate to students,” says Frank-Meltzer. With such clear benefits, Frank-Meltzer, with ardent support from Principal Dan Kim, piloted a mindfulness program at Third Street last spring and hasn’t turned back. The program entails a cohort of parent volunteers leading mindfulness-based exercises in the classroom. The volun-
on being mindful in our communication with one another through empathy-building exercises and encouraging more kindness and gratitude to ourselves and others,” says Frank-Meltzer, who recently opened Village Therapy, her own private practice on Larchmont Boulevard. Adopting a mindfulness reg-
imen is also a great way to reduce stress and counteract the pace of modern life. “Considering all the distractions students face, whether from technology or a jampacked extracurricular schedule, it’s wonderful to be able to provide programming where the goal is to slow down and be in the moment,” she adds.
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American Youth Symphony to open 2018/19 season American Youth Symphony’s opening night concert Sat., Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. features works by Grammy-winning composer Joan Tower and John Corigliano, and Symphony No. 3 by Rachmaninoff. Carlos Izcaray conducts the first concert of the 2018/19 season at Royce Hall at UCLA. AYS, based at 5150 Wilshire Blvd., has a fellowship program for high school students
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The fall soccer season for local youngsters is kicking off. Under the auspices of the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), teams in Region 78 are beginning their 41st season of youth soccer. Organized and managed entirely by local volunteers, Region 78 serves the
Hollywood, Wilshire and surrounding communities. The games are open to players who registered in July and August. Players active in the 2018 fall season are ages three to 18. Last month’s activities included player evaluations, coach and volunteer training
and team assignments. The first games of the regular season for most divisions will begin on September 8 and 9. Games are played at Pan Pacific Park and other local fields. For more information on the schedule and to register, visit ayso78.org.
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Sign-ups for the 2018 fall season of flag football are underway at Pan Pacific Recreation Center, 7600 Beverly Blvd. Games begin Sat., Sept. 29 and end Sat., Nov. 17 for this non-tackle, teamwork sport where you pull a flag from your opponent’s belt. No helmets required. Tryouts are Saturdays, Sept. 15 and Sept. 22. Practice begins Mon., Sept. 24. Evaluations are mandatory for all players except for Tiny Tots, born in 2012-2013. For Pee Wees, born in 20102011, tryout time is 10 a.m. Minors, born in 2008-2009, have their tryouts at 11 a.m. For Majors, born 2006-2007, tryouts are at noon, and Juniors, born 2003-2005, have a tryout time of 12:30 p.m. Age is determined as of Jan. 1, 2018. Birth certificates are required. The league fee of $125 includes jersey, shorts, administration fees and officials. Registration begins Sat., Sept. 1 for a coed soccer league. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. The fee of $125 includes jer-
sey, shorts, etc. The fall soccer season begins Sat., Oct. 6 and ends Dec. 17. Tryout is Sat., Sept. 29. Tryout times are 10 a.m. for Pee Wees, 11 a.m. for Minors, noon for Majors, and 12:30 p.m. for Juniors. Tiny Tots, born years 2012-2013, have no tryout time. A girls’ volleyball league, for ages 9 to 12 years, is also scheduled for the fall. Check online for dates and times, said Tri Hang, Pan Pacific recreation coordinator. Register for all games in person or online at reg.laparks. org, or call 323-939-8874.
Weekly clinics at La La LaCrosse La La LaCrosse’s fall clinics will run for eight Tuesdays beginning Sept. 11 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the indoor gym at the Hollywood Recreation Center, 1122 Cole Avenue. Girls in fourth to ninth grade, both beginners and intermediate, are accepted, although space is limited. Visit lalalacrosse.com.
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AT COOPERSTOWN, the Blue Team Norris, Graham Turner, Owen Dufelmeier, Luther Tostrud, Theo Collins, Muse Beale, Oz Rubinson, David Evans, Glenn Aure; Bottom row (L to R) are: Ty Malloy, Emmett Showers, Devin Aure, Alex Idolor, Benji Fernandez.
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AT OPENING CEREMONIES, the Orange Team is: (in front, L to R) Reece Frankel, Kelvin Martinez, Owen Bookasta, Jack Balaban, Jesse Corwin and Cody Ellsworth. In back (L to R): Mike Resendiz, Jalen Unterburger, Luca Ruggiero, Gabriel
Mighty Warriors are back from legendary Cooperstown, NY round of the playoffs, but was ultimately eliminated by the Abington Raiders in an 8-4 second-round loss. Warrior Benjamin Escobar had three home runs for Warriors Orange over the course of eight games at Cooperstown. Escobar hit .350 for the Warriors, with six runs and nine RBIs. Gabriel Eason also homered. Luca Ruggiero and Mike Resendiz threw a combined four-hitter in the win over the Screaming Eagles. The Wilshire Warriors 12U Blue Team had a very solid performance in Cooperstown.
“Out of 110 teams the Warriors came in ninth place, winning their first seven games and eventually losing to a team from Buffalo, NY, who finished in second place,” said their coach Brendan Malloy. “It was an incredible week for the boys from out west who were able to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown New York.” The road to Cooperstown started again for the Warriors travel teams entering their 12-and-under year, with tryouts having been held Aug. 26, said Daniel Frankel War-
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Directory of public and private schools Below is a listing of schools where neighborhood families have children enrolled. These schools are both in and outside the Chronicle’s immediate delivery area. Information regarding these schools was confirmed recently — either by phone or email. However, some schools did not respond to our request to confirm their information. In that case, we used the information available on school websites. Corrections or additions should be sent to info@larchmontchronicle.com.
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CHILDREN’S CENTER PRESCHOOL 1260 N. Vermont Ave. 323-422-9690 ourccp.com Tim Siregar, director. Ages 2.9 years to kindergarten. Hours are 8:45 a.m. to noon or until 4
p.m. for a full day option. Call or check website for information. LARCHMONT PRESCHOOL TODDLER PROGRAM 555 N. Windsor Blvd. PRESCHOOL PROGRAM 522 N. Wilton Pl. 323-572-0186 larchmontpreschool.com Debra Stolberg, director. Ages 2 to 4 years for toddler program, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday to Thursday, $400 to $800 per month. Preschool program for 3-to-5-year olds, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Friday, $600 to $1350 per month. PLYMOUTH SCHOOL 315 S. Oxford Ave. 213-387-7381 theplymouthschool@gmail.com theplymouthschool.com Megan Drynan, director. Ages 2 to 5 years. Full days are 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Half days 8:45 to 11:45 a.m. 60 students. Email for rates.
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ST. JAMES’ EPISCOPAL PRESCHOOL DIVISION 625 S. Gramercy Pl. 213-382-2315 sjsla.org Dr. Patricia Joseph Thomas, director. From 2 to 6 years, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with before and after school care. Closed in Aug. Call for rates. SUNSET MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL 1432 N. Sycamore Ave. 323-465-8133 4212 Tujunga Ave. 818-623-0913 sunsetmontessori.com Liliya Kordon, head of school. Ages 2 to 6 years, 40 students. Full and half days are available. Tuition is $1,500 per month for half days and $1,700 per month for full days. WAGON WHEEL SCHOOL 653 N. Cahuenga Blvd. 323-469-8994 wagonwheelschool.org
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Ruth Segal, director. Ages 2 to 5 years, 110 students. 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. with after school program. $1,800 per month. WESTSIDE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER PRESCHOOL 5870 W. Olympic Blvd. 323-556-5251 westsidejcc.org Deborah L. Kaplan, M.A.T., director. Ages 2 to 5 years, preschool through transitional kindergarten. Arts and playbased and includes an afternoon enrichment program. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with an early drop off option. Check website to schedule a tour. WILSHIRE BLVD. TEMPLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS West (Mann) 11661 W. Olympic Blvd., 90064 424-208-8900 East - Temple (Glazer) 3663 Wilshire Blvd., 90010
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ARETÉ PREPARATORY ACADEMY 11500 W. Olympic Blvd., #318 310-478-9900 areteprep.org Jim Hahn, head of school. Grades nine to 12, with approximately 45 students. An accelerated and high-ability liberal arts program. Call admissions office for more information. BAIS YAAKOV SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 7353 Beverly Blvd. 323-938-3231 Rabbi Joel Bursztyn, director. Ninth to 12th grade. 300 students. $18,300 per year. BLESSED SACRAMENT 6641 Sunset Blvd. 323-467-4177 schoolblessedsacrament.org Danina Uy, principal. Prekindergarten through eighth grade. 130 students. Call or check website for tuition rates. BRAWERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST 11661 W. Olympic Blvd. 424-208-8934 BRAWERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST 3663 Wilshire Blvd. 213-835-2170 brawerman.org Brandon Cohen, head of school. Kindergarten to sixth grade, with 330 students for both campuses. Call for tuition rates. THE BUCKLEY SCHOOL 3900 Stansbury Ave. 818-783-1610 buckley.org Kindergarten to 12th grade. Call or check website for more information. CAMPBELL HALL 4533 Laurel Canyon Blvd. 818-980-7280 campbellhall.org Rev. Julian Bull, headmaster. Kindergarten through 12th grade. 1120 students. Check website for tuition rates. CATHEDRAL CHAPEL 755 S. Cochran Ave. 323-938-9976 cathedralchapelschool.org Tina Kipp, principal. Kindergarten to eighth grade. 277 students. Extended care. Call for a tour. CENTER FOR EARLY EDUCATION 563 N. Alfred St. 323-651-0707 centerforearlyeducation.org Mark Brooks, head of school. 2 years to sixth grade, 540 students. Check website for rates. CHRIST THE KING 617 N. Arden Blvd. 323-462-4753
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serving local students cksla.org Ruth Anderson, principal. Montessori transitional kindergarten to eighth grade. 200 students. Check website for tuition rates. CURTIS SCHOOL 15871 Mulholland Dr. 310-476-1251, ext. 820 curtisschool.org Meera Ratnesar, head of school. Developmental kindergarten to sixth grade, 491 students. Call admissions office for rates. ECHO HORIZON 3430 McManus Ave., Culver City 310-838-2442 echohorizon.org Peggy Procter, head of school. Pre-kindergarten to sixth grade, 200 students. Hours are Mondays, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Tuesdays through Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Check website for more information. EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF LOS ANGELES 6325 Santa Monica Blvd. 323-462-3752 es-la.com Peter McCormack, interim head of school. Grades six through 12, 195 students. Full meal service, one-to-one laptop program, and after-school programming included for all families at no additional cost. Nearly half of overall tuition costs are funded through need-based financial aid. FUSION ACADEMY 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Prom. 1 323-692-0603 fusionacademy.com Katheryn Nguyen, head of school. Grades six through 12. One teacher to one student; enrollment capacity 75 students. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Check website or call for Open House dates and tuition. HARVARD-WESTLAKE 3700 Coldwater Canyon 818-980-6692 hw.com Richard Commons, president and head of school; Liz Resnick, assoc. head of school; Laura Ross, head of upper school; Jon Wimbish, head of middle school. 1600 students, seventh to 12th grade; middle school and high school are separate campuses. Check website for tuition rates. HOLLYWOOD SCHOOLHOUSE 1233 N. McCadden Pl. 323-465-1320 hollywoodschoolhouse.org Ilise Faye, head of school. Preschool to sixth grade. Preschool supervision until 6 p.m. 320 students. Check website for rates. IMMACULATE HEART HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL 5515 Franklin Ave. 323-461-3651 immaculateheart.org Maureen S. Diekmann, president; Naemah Z. Morris, high school principal. Gina B. Finer,
middle school principal. Girls only, sixth through 12th grades, 700 students. Tuition for 201819 school year is $16,850. LAURENCE SCHOOL 13639 Victory Blvd. 818-782-4001 laurenceschool.com Lauren Wolke, head of school. Kindergarten through sixth grade, 300 students. Hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. with extended care available. Base 2018-19 tuition is $28,970. LE LYCÉE FRANÇAIS DE LOS ANGELES 3261 Overland Ave. 310-836-3464 lyceela.org Clara-Lisa Kabbaz, Esq., president. French and English curriculums available. Preschool through 12th grade. Check website for rates and information for their six campuses. LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL 1901 Venice Blvd.
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213-381-5121, ext. 1200 loyolahs.edu Rev. Gregory M. Goethals, SJ ’73, president. Frank Kozakowski, principal. Boys only. Ninth to 12th grade, 1,254 students. Call school or check website for tuition rates. MARLBOROUGH SCHOOL 250 S. Rossmore Ave. 323-935-1147 marlborough.org Dr. Priscilla Sands, head of school. Girls only. Seventh to 12th grade, 530 students. Tuition is $41,150 per year. MARYMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL 10643 Sunset Blvd. 310-472-1205 mhs-la.org Jacqueline L. Landry, head of school. Girls only. Ninth to 12th grades, 370 students. Base tuition $36,385 per year for ninth to 11th grades; $36,985 per year
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ment. Kindergarten to sixth grade, 160 students. Call for tuition rates. PAGE ACADEMY OF HANCOCK PARK 565 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-463-5118 pageacademyca.com Charles J. Vaughan, president, Pat Klindworth, senior director. Preschool to eighth grade. Accelerative Learning Certified Teachers and fully accredited by NCPSA, MSA/CESS and AI. Extended hours are 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Call for tuition rates. PARK CENTURY SCHOOL 3939 Landmark Street 310-840-0500 parkcenturyschool.org Judith Fuller, head of school. CAIS and NAIS-certified independent school for children ages 7 to 14, second through eighth grades, with learning disabilities. Call for rates. (Please turn to page 20)
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Directory of public and private schools PILGRIM SCHOOL 540 S. Commonwealth Ave. 213-385-7351 pilgrim-school.org Paul I. Barsky, head of school. Preschool (2 years) to 12th grade, 410 students. CAIS and WASCaccredited; member of NAIS and TABS. Call or check website for
rates and more information. ST. BRENDAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL 238 S. Manhattan Pl. 213-382-7401 stbrendanschool.com Mrs. Collette Young, principal. Kindergarten to eighth grade, 299 students. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
with after school care. Call for tuition rates and monthly tours. ST. JAMES’ EPISCOPAL SCHOOL 625 S. St. Andrews Pl. 213-382-2315 sjsla.org Pat Reinke, head of school. Preschool to sixth grade. 370 stu-
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dents. Accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the California Association of Independent Schools. Check website for more information. STEM3 ACADEMY 6455 Coldwater Canyon Ave. 818-623-6386 stem3academy.org Dr. Ellis Crasnow, director. Kindergarten through 12th grade, 80 students. Specializes in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects for students who have high-functioning Autism Spectrum or ADHD or other social or learning disorders. Tuition is $36,900 per year. STRATFORD SCHOOL 1200 N. Cahuenga Blvd. 323-962-3075 stratfordschools.com/melrose Rebecca Coen, head of school. Jamie Patrick, director of lower school. Preschool through eighth grade. Hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., with optional before and after school care. Tuition varies by program and enrollment is ongoing. Check website for more information. TEMPLE ISRAEL OF HOLLYWOOD DAY SCHOOL 7300 Hollywood Blvd. 323-876-8330, ext. 4000 tiohdayschool.org Rachel Lewin, head of school. Kindergarten to sixth grade, about 230 students. After school enrichment and supervision until 4 p.m. Tours are Oct. 18, Nov. 8, Dec. 6 and Jan. 10. Call to reserve a space and for rates. TREE ACADEMY 8628 Holloway Dr. 424-204-5165 treeacademy.org Darryl Sollerh, director. Sixth to 11th grades, with a 12th grade added next year. 90 students. Combines small classrooms with individualized instruction. TURNING POINT SCHOOL 8780 National Blvd. 310-841-2505 turningpointschool.org Dr. Laura Konigsberg, head
of school. Pre-school (2 years and 9 months) to eighth grade, 350 students. Before and after school care. Check website for information and tuition rates. VISTAMAR SCHOOL 737 Hawaii St., El Segundo 310-643-7377 vistamarschool.org Chris Bright, head of school. Ninth to 12th grade, 275 students. Tuition is $37,400 plus fees. WESLEY SCHOOL 4832 Tujunga Ave. 818-508-4542 wesleyschool.org John Walter III, head of school; Joseph Campanella, middle school head; Chris Thinnes, lower school head. Coed. Kindergarten to eighth grade, 300 students. Hours are 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. with extended care available. Tuition for K to fifth grade is $25,800; sixth to eighth grades is $29,050; additional fees required. WESTRIDGE SCHOOL 324 Madeline Dr., Pasadena 626-799-1153 westridge.org Elizabeth McGregor, head of school. Fourth through 12th grades. 500 students. Girls only. Tuition is $28,180 for fourth through sixth, $31,180 for seventh and eighth, $36,470 for ninth through 12th, plus fees. WILLOWS COMMUNITY SCHOOL 8509 Higuera St. 310-815-0411 thewillows.org Lisa Rosenstein, head of school. Developmental kindergarten to eighth grade. Before and after school care. Call for tuition rates. YAVNEH HEBREW ACADEMY 5353 W. 3rd St. 323-931-5808 yha.org Rabbi Moshe Dear, headmaster; Rabbi Schlomo Einhorn, dean. 2 years to eighth grade, 500 students. Check website for more information and tuition rates.
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CHARLES H. KIM 225 S Oxford Ave 213-368-5600 kim-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com Jonathan Paek, principal. Kindergarten to fifth grade. About 700 students enrolled. Special education, gifted and talented, Spanish dual language, maintenance bilingual Korean program and structured English immersion programs. HANCOCK PARK 408 S. Fairfax Ave. 323-935-5272 hancockparkschool.com Ashley Parker, principal. Transitional kindergarten to fifth grade, 800+ students. Hours are 8:07 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., after school program to 6 p.m. LARCHMONT CHARTER FAIRFAX 1265 N. Fairfax Ave. 323-656-6418 larchmontcharter.org Mersedeh Emrani, principal.
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Going back to school in August? Debate, and heat, rage on Labor Day? “The point of summer is to enjoy the heat by going to pools and water parks and the beach and having fun,” said local Prielle Haver. “I don’t want to be going back to school in the hottest part of the year. It’s too exhausting.” Prielle lives near Sycamore Avenue and Third Street and is a ninth grader at Hamilton High School, where school began Aug. 14. She went to elementary school at Third Street and middle school at John Burroughs, all of which are part of the
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and all of which start school around the same time. Another problem with this situation is that there still are some schools that end summer in late August or early September — which can be upsetting for students that have friends at those schools. “It’s annoying that I can’t hang out with my friends because I’m in school and they’re not,” said Prielle. “And it makes me feel like they get to have fun while I have to
start stressing about school and grades.” Prielle isn’t the only one who feels this way. Max Wintner, who lives on Sycamore near Wilshire Boulevard and is a 10th grader at Shalhevet High School, has many friends in public school, which makes it hard to see them at the end of the summer. “It is a struggle. They go off
to camp, and go away with their family, so when I get out of school and go to camp we miss each other because our timing doesn’t align,” he said. “I would like to be able to spend more time with them and not miss out on seeing them.” Avigail Hannan, a seventh grader at Yavneh who lives on (Please turn to page 23)
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323-900-4532 galacademy.org Elizabeth Hicks, principal. Sixth to 12th grades, 600 students. Girls only. Concentrates on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects. Participates in Beyond the Bell after school program. FAIRFAX HIGH 7850 Melrose Ave 323-370-1200 fairfaxhs.org Kenneth Adiekweh, principal. Ninth to 12th grade. 2,000 students. Athletics and after school programs until 6 p.m. HAMILTON HIGH 2955 S. Robertson Blvd. 310-280-1400 hamiltonhighschool.net Brenda Pensamiento, principal. Ninth to 12th grade. 2,700 students. Performing arts and humanities magnet. Athletics and UCLA-sponsored tutoring after school. LARCHMONT CHARTER AT LA FAYETTE PARK PL. 2801 W. 6th St. 213-867-6300 larchmontcharter.org Mandy Breuer, principal. Mike Kang, director high school. Kelly Bartle, director of junior high school. Seventh to 12th grade. Check website for more information. LOS ANGELES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS 5151 State University Dr., Bldg. 20 323-343-2550 lachsa.net John Lawler, principal. Ninth through 12th grades. Tuitionfree public school specializing in college preparatory and visual and performing arts. LOS ANGELES HIGH 4650 W. Olympic Blvd. 323-900-2700 lahigh.org Travis Brandy, principal. Ninth to 12th grade. 1,200 students. Hours are 8 a.m. Athletics and other clubs after school.
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Transitional kindergarten to fifth grade. 500 students. 8 a.m. to 2:24 p.m. After school program until 6 p.m. WILTON PLACE 745 S. Wilton Pl. 213-389-1181 wiltonplacees-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com Jung Hae Kim, principal. Prekindergarten to fifth grade. About 535 students. Dual-language programs for Spanish/ English and Korean/English. After school program until 6 p.m.
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JOHN BURROUGHS MIDDLE SCHOOL 600 S. McCadden Pl. 323-549-5000 burroughsms.org Dr. Steve Martinez, principal. Sixth to eighth grade, 1,800 students. School for advanced studies, Korean and Spanish dual language programs, also participates in Beyond the Bell. LARCHMONT CHARTER AT SELMA 6611 Selma Ave. 323-871-4000 larchmontcharter.org Ginnia Hargins, principal. Fifth and sixth grade. Check website for more information. NEW LA CHARTER 1919 S. Burnside Ave. 323-939-6400 newlamiddle.org Daryl Brook, principal; Brooke Rios, head of schools. Sixth to eighth grade, 300 students. Hours are 8:10 a.m. to 3:20 p.m., with an after school program until 6:10 p.m.
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By Molly Litvak The first day of school — it’s controversial and leaves many students wishing for a change. For years, summer break would come to a close in early September, while nowadays there are students returning to school in mid-August. For many, this can be upsetting, considering the hot weather of summers in Los Angeles — a time meant to be dealt with by enjoying the longest days of the year swimming in the ocean instead of highlighting textbook pages. Why is August the new
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June and Third Streets, wishes her school started later than Aug. 23rd. “I want it to begin and end later because now we would still be in the heat of summer, so I think school should start in the fall,” she said. Not everyone agrees However, as with most controversies, not everyone agrees. Sydney Brown, an 11th grader at Oakwood who lives on Tremaine Avenue, doesn’t mind the varying school start days. “I’ve never really had an issue, as long as all schools start relatively around the same time,” she said. “I suppose I’d care more if start dates were a month apart, but a week or two isn’t such a big deal.” Lily Johnson, an eighth grader at Marlborough, went back to school on Monday, Aug. 27. Lily has friends from dance classes that go to various public schools, which makes it harder to see them over summer break. “I wish that all schools started and ended at the same time,” she said. “A lot of my friends do go to public school, and then I have my friends from Marlborough, so when I try to hang out in a big group (when some of the members
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are in school), it makes it really hard ’cause people always get their feelings hurt, and I try to avoid that as best as possible.” Chan Lee, mother of Caitlin and Nicole Lee, who lives near Orange Drive and Sixth Street, enjoys having her daughters go back to school at St. James’ Episcopal two days after Labor Day. “I actually like the schedule that they have now, because it’s so hot that I prefer them to go back after Labor Day when it starts to cool off a little bit,” she said. Caitlin, a fifth grader, and Nicole, a third grader, said that they have friends from camp who start school much earlier. Mrs. Lee explained that a downside to starting later is that many camps end earlier in the summer and don’t run into September. While most school breaks end in August, as shown by her daughters’ friends, she noted one advantage to starting at an uncommon time. “It makes it a little easier to travel sometimes when not everybody is out at the same time.” Reason for schedule However, according to LAUSD, the reasoning for starting school earlier and ending the year earlier has nothing to do with enabling students and their parents to enjoy more
LAUSD: Get out the vote The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board of education voted to increase voter registration efforts for students this fall. Board members unanimously supported an Aug. 21 resolution to declare Sept. 25 as “LA Unified High School Voter Registration Day.” The resolution supports a July 19 agreement between
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vacation time away from larger crowds. It also has nothing to do with the weather. Daryl Strickland from the LAUSD communications office explained to the Chronicle office that it has to do more with testing dates. “There are two key reasons why the school year calendar starts in mid-August. First, this allows students to finish the first semester before winter break begins,” he said. “In addition, this change allows high school students more time to prepare for AP exams.” Molly Litvak is a sophomore at Shalhevet High School, where classes started Aug. 29.
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“HoldYou Foundation is completely reliant on the generosity of the community to fulfill our mission. We are grateful for the continued support of Liz Gordon, The Loft at Liz’s gallery, and the numerous emerging, collected and renowned artists who donate their amazing works of art,” added Hill. As one recipient named Lauren said, “While being out of work for a month during one of many hospital stays, I was given information about a wonderful organization called HoldYou Foundation from our social worker. I applied, and they were able to help me out with my rent for the month. “I can’t explain enough what a tremendous relief this was for me and my children. My kids and I want to thank HoldYou Foundation from the bottom of our hearts for their help at this time in our lives.” For more information on how to purchase $25 tickets, visit holdyou.org.
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OLYMPIC DIVISION BURGLARIES: Money, jewelry and a passport are among the items stolen from a home on the 400 block of S. Irving Boulevard after a suspect smashed a side door to gain entry on July 31 between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. Property valued at $3,900, including camera and medical equipment, was stolen from a home on the 600 block of S. Bronson Avenue after a suspect gained entry through an unsecured side window on Aug. 5 at 1 p.m. A suspect took advantage of a home that was being fumigated on the 100 block of N. Norton Avenue, entering through a side window and taking property valued at $21,000 including jewelry and electronics on Aug. 6 at 6:30 a.m.
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lessness, as evidenced by our leading the homeless count for multiple years in a row, we have not discussed or taken any action regarding whether any services or programs for our homeless neighbors should be located at Pan Pacific Park. “Simply put, Mid City West currently has no official position in either direction on this particular issue,” said Epstein. In regard to MCWCC vice chair Andrew Jhun, and his comments at the July 31 park advisory committee meeting, Jhun says that his “personal” comments have been taken out of context. According to Jhun, it was the park director for Pan Pacific Park who reported on significant difficulties maintaining order at the park due to the increased activities of homeless individuals. In response to that comment, Jhun said that he asked the park director if “the possibility of having a service provider present had been explored” to help park staff to maintain order and safety, “since it seemed like they were overburdened.” Jhun says he welcomes a broader debate on the topic: “I certainly look forward to having a public discussion on exploring potential avenues of meaningfully addressing the issue and coordinating a unified response together with the Pan Pacific Park Advisory Board, the police department and all of our affected stakeholders,” he concluded.
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Cherno said that many of the residents in attendance were “outraged” at Jhun’s suggestion: “They are as fed up as I am with the out-of-control crime taking place in the park by the homeless, many of whom came after being removed from Poinsettia Park.” Park stabbings In timing that proved to be sadly ironic, a victim was stabbed multiple times at Pan Pacific Park by a suspect described by police as a “35-year-old transient” in an unprovoked attack. The incident took place just feet away from the Pan Pacific Park Advisory Committee meeting, where crime and homelessness were being debated at the time. The knife was recovered by police, and the suspect was taken into custody; the victim was treated and recovered. Just one month earlier, in a separate attack, a resident was allegedly stabbed in the torso with a steak knife by a transient squatting at a homeless encampment near Poinsettia Recreation Center. Police are still searching for the suspect. MCWCC responds Was Cherno right? Is MCWCC advocating for public services to be provided to transients inside park facilities? To find out, we asked board president Scott Epstein. “Although our board is highly engaged on the issue of home-
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(Continued from page 1) streets: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Have you seen more?â&#x20AC;? he asked the audience. On the topic of the high number of homeless on the streets, Ryu highlighted several projects in the works that aim to alleviate the problem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have two projects underway in the district, which include programs like job training,â&#x20AC;? said Ryu, noting that the projects will collectively add 230 beds to the city. Two additional sites have been identified in Sherman Oaks, but they are still in the preliminary stages of the planning process. Koreatown construction Windsor Village Association (WVA) president Barbara Pflaumer asked Ryu for his take on recent reports of at least 52 major real estate development projects either proposed or under construction in nearby Koreatown: â&#x20AC;&#x153;What will become of us?â&#x20AC;? she queried. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a housing crunch, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a challenge to know where to build,â&#x20AC;? said Ryu, who blamed a growing population and an urbanization movement
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(Continued from page 1) having committed to a booth, something they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done in the last several years,â&#x20AC;? Gueler said. Also back by popular demand is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Larchmont Has Talent.â&#x20AC;? Bring your best song or dance, magic act or jokes to an audition on Sun., Oct. 21 between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Coldwell Banker South, 251 N. Larchmont Blvd. All ages are encouraged to try out. Selected contestants will perform on stage at the Fair, Oct. 28 at 2:30 p.m., for local judges and all to enjoy. Cash prizes will be $500, $250 and
that is happening across the country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a general sense,â&#x20AC;? explained Ryu, planning officials â&#x20AC;&#x153;consider Koreatown like downtown â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Â a higher-density area.â&#x20AC;? Although Ryu does not represent Koreatown (Council president Herb Wesson, CD10, does), Ryu said he is always working with his Council colleagues to mitigate any major issues: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I try to get maximum parking, green space and security â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I fight for all of that.â&#x20AC;? Jeremy Joo, beautification outreach specialist from the Koreatown Youth and Community Center, updated residents on a plan to replace dead and missing parkway trees in the neighborhood. According to Joo, an assessment has been made of locations where trees can be planted, and the next step is to reach out to the adjacent property owners. Save the date! WVA vice president Heather Brel told residents that a neighborhood â&#x20AC;&#x153;pot luckâ&#x20AC;? event is scheduled for Oct. 13 from 5 to 9 p.m. More details will follow in the coming weeks, she said. LVNA Party Meanwhile, up closer to Mel$100 for first, second and third place winners, added Gueler and co-chair Betsy Malloy. The childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Halloween costume contest, sponsored by Coldwell Banker, starts at 1 p.m. Foods from around the world will be served: Korean barbecue will be offered by St. Brendan School, an In-N-Out Burger truck will be parked at the site, and local restaurants will be open. Local schools, churches, temples and other charitable nonprofit organizations are encouraged to participate. Email Betsy@betsymalloy. com for booth applications. Corporate sponsors can email vgueler@pacifictrustgroup.com.
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BLOCK PARTIERS on Bronson Avenue enjoyed the Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association event in July. In foreground at left is Keith Johnson. Wally August is on the right.
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Tree trimming crews hired; scooter regulations considered the Larchmont area, I’m excited to share with you some progress made and what’s ahead for Council District Four. City Council approved the hiring of new tree trimming crews for the city’s Urban Forestry Division, which is part
Rain Barrel Workshop Saturday, October 27, 2018, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Memorial L.A. High Library 4625 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019 The GWNC will host an educational program on rain barrels, including their use and maintenance, with Rain Barrels, Intl. Join us for this free event. RSVP to sustainability@greaterwilshire.org
Meeting Schedule All GWNC meetings are open to the public. Agenda items may be submitted two weeks prior to the scheduled meeting date to info@greaterwilshire.org. Board of Directors meeting: Wednesday, Sepember 12, 7:00 p.m. Ebell of Los Angeles - Dining Room 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 90005 Land Use Committee meetings: Fourth Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Marlborough School - Collins Room, D-200 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004 Outreach Committee meetings: First Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. Bricks & Scones Cafe 403 N. Larchmont Blvd., 90004 Sustainability Committee meeting: Tuesday, October 9, 7:00 p.m. Marlborough School - Board Room 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004
of the Public Works Dept., to maintain our urban canopy. The 53 new positions will bolster the city’s management of dead tree and stump removal, tree planting, tree trimming, and tree oversight and administration. Hiring these crews means we can rely less on contract crews, who typically do much of the tree trimming throughout the city. I’m excited to bring these new crews on board. Regulation of dockless bikes and scooters is nearing its final vote in City Council, after a thorough report developed by the Dept. of Transportation was debated, amended and approved in committee. These regulations will provide clear rules on how “dockless” bike and scooter companies can operate in the city, how many of these vehicles that do not have a rack are allowed in one area, and how enforcement of traffic rules will take place. With the popularity of dockless bikes and scooters growing, we need clear regulations and enforcement so that commuters may enjoy this easy and emissions-free mobility option while keeping our streets and neighborhoods safe. I have been working with the Los Angeles Police Dept. Wilshire Division to address crime in the area and ensure our community’s safety. LAPD and my office are well aware of the current crime spike, and we are actively taking steps to address it. A Special Problems Unit is being deployed to Hancock Park to assist in burglary prevention and active inves-
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Transportation Committee meeting: Monday, October 15, 7p.m. Marlborough School 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004
In “Notable sales on Boulevard, violin shop closes doors,” July 2018, we stated that the building at 627 N. Larchmont Blvd. had “… housed the Hans Weisshaar violin shop since 1947.” Dan Weisshaar, grandson of Hans Weisshaar, wrote to tell us the original shop was at 6609 Sunset Blvd. in 1947. It moved to Larchmont in the late 1960s.
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tigations in the area. More officers will be on patrol in the area, with overtime hours allocated to the patrols in the North Wilshire Division, which includes the Hancock Park, Windsor Square and Larchmont areas. Finally, a patrol car specifically dedicated to homelessness is being dispatched to the area. These professionals with LAPD will be working with Wilshire Divi-
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UTILITY POLES imposed upon Wilshire Boulevard are temporary, says Councilman.
Questions for the Councilman
What’s up with the utility poles on Wilshire? Auto mall on Sixth?
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By Billy Taylor Periodically we send questions to our representative in City Hall. Send queries to tips@larchmontchronicle. com.
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Q: Residents recently have
observed that wooden utility poles have been installed in and adjacent to the sidewalk on the north side of Wilshire Boulevard, between Lucerne and Muirfield. Overhead wires are strung between the poles. All utilities along this part of Wilshire always have been underground. Why were these poles and wires installed? And are they temporary?
A: The overhead wires are temporary. According to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, they will be up for another month or so. The LADWP notice relating to the work says: “The project is considered an emergency measure to ensure power service reliability.” The notice notes that work to install the poles began on May 14. The poles will be removed after a permanent underground backup electricity feed is established. Q:
A Windsor Square resident writes: “When did Sixth Street, between Van Ness and Norton, become an auto mall? The public street is used as an auto-loading zone, where large auto transport trucks load vehicles day and night (including after midnight) with impunity. We can skip the visiting drug dealers and prostitutes who frequent the drivers and just focus on the safety issue
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of loading cars onto trucks in the middle of the street — across from my house.” What can the Council Office tell us about this recent intrusion into a local residential neighborhood?
A: Regarding the situation on Sixth Street, our field deputy for the area has been in contact with the Dept. of Transportation a number of times. Parking enforcement has been to the area to crack down on this issue. While these efforts have been successful in the past, our office will continue to reach out to LADOT regarding additional enforcement.
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Celebrate New Year with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Shofar in the Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Talk like a pirate each person a moment of introspection, to connect with G-d and to reevaluate past yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions.â&#x20AC;? (Rosh Hashanah begins this year at sunset on Sept. 9 and NOTHING says Rosh Hashanah like a ramâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ends on Sept. horn, says Rabbi Fogelman, here with Village 11 at nightfall.) A Tashlich Synagogue Hebrew student David Amar. to Photo page 1 by John Theodor ceremony, cast off sins of Synagogue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The soul-stirring blasts of the past, follows. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And, bethe shofar are intended to give cause itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s L.A. weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be handing out paleo-honey cake, small plates of apple and honey and maybe even some Pom juice,â&#x20AC;? Fogelman said. The event is High Holy Days Schedule free. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pop-up Sukkahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2018 / 5778-5779 The Village Sukkah will also Services Conducted by host an eight-day holiday celRabbi Moshe Halfon ebrated in a sukkah â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a fourSelichot Service walled hut covered with palm Saturday Sept. 1st â&#x20AC;˘ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm trees to commemorate the 40 (Preceded by Refreshments in the Social Hall years Jews wandered in the from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm) desert. Erev Rosh Hashanah â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sukkah reminds us Sunday, Sept. 9th â&#x20AC;˘ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm that this material world is a Rosh Hashanah, Day 1 temporary dwelling place, and Monday, Sept. 10th â&#x20AC;˘ 9:30 am - 1:30 pm we must spend our time on Rosh Hashanah, Day 2 earth doing acts of goodness Tuesday, Sept. 11th â&#x20AC;˘ 9:30 am - 1:30 pm and kindness to better our Shabbat Shuvah Service world. Saturday, Sept. 15th â&#x20AC;˘ 9:30 am - 12:00 Noon â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sukkah huts are the origiKol Nidre nal pop up,â&#x20AC;? said Fogelman. Tuesday, Sept. 18th â&#x20AC;˘ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm The weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highlights inYom Kippur clude a family party on Thurs., Wednesday, Sept. 19th â&#x20AC;˘ 9:30 am - 7:00 pm Sept. 27. The sukkah will be Yizkor Service open daily for visitors to enjoy Wednesday, Sept. 19th â&#x20AC;˘ 11:30 am approximately drinks and refreshments. Full menu of events is at villag5555 West Olympic Blvd., 90036 esynagogue.com (323) 933-9136
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Talk Like a Pirate Day.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that?â&#x20AC;? you say. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A day to talk like a pirate?â&#x20AC;? But, of course. At least, it has been since 2002, when two guys from Oregon started speaking with â&#x20AC;&#x153;arrrsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;shiver me timbersâ&#x20AC;? and similar articulations of pirate talk on an Australian radio show. Their pirate-talk day is going strong. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why not?â&#x20AC;? says Beachwood Canyonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eric Boardman, a fan of walking and dining on Larchmont and past host of numerous Food Network and HGTV shows. A decade or so ago, Eric was the first person to tell me about this international holiday. Asked recently about the day, Eric says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;just harmless silliness. It is a safe, wonderful way to allow people to be playful. It gives us permission to play, which for adults is so rare these days. Boy, do we need that now.â&#x20AC;? Added Eric, â&#x20AC;&#x153;See you on the Boulevard, mateys!â&#x20AC;? In response, I say â&#x20AC;&#x153;arrrr.â&#x20AC;? As the holidayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creators say on their website, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the day
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;to let your inner pirate out to play. Swagger, growl and let the world see the buccaneer inside.â&#x20AC;? Mark Sept. 19 on your calendar and learn more at talklikeapirate.com. As to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 26th â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taste of Larchmontâ&#x20AC;? event, HopeNet board member Steve Tator reports that participants swaggered up and down the Boulevard, tasting treats from more than 20 restaurants and other food providers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone seemed to have a great time, and the pirate booty that is going to the Hope-Net treasury will help those in need for months to come.â&#x20AC;? Learn more at hopenetla.org.
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New rector at St. James’ A new rector has joined St. James’ in-the-City Episcopal Church, 3903 Wilshire Blvd. Rev. Dr. Kate Cress became the 10th rector at the historic church last month. Prior to her ordination, Cress was a social scientist and teacher. She holds a doctor of educational leadership from Harvard University, a master of arts in teaching degree from Brown University, and a master of divinity from Boston University. Previously, she served as a rector in Somerset, Mass. She has also lived in Botswana, South Africa, Uganda and Korea. She said she is looking forward to being involved with the multicultural congregation at St. James’. According to Betsy Anderson, the search committee found 63 possible candidates. Out of that group, 20 finalists came to St. James’ to meet with the vestry, of which Anderson was the chaplain. Anderson pointed to Cress’s history in Africa and Korea as one of the factors that led the vestry to choose their new rector. Cress is grounded theologically, and that, together with
The High Holy Days are celebrated at historic Wilshire Boulevard Temple in a variety of services from beautifully traditional ones filled with liturgy to musically oriented events. “The month of September is principally about the High Holy Days and the corner-
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stones of that are Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and a lot of our special programs are centered around these two holidays. There are a variety of services on both of the High Holy Days for people and families of all ages,” said Temple spokesman Don Levy. Rosh Hashanah, a time of
rebirth, begins with service on Sun., Sept. 9 at 4:30 p.m. with a family service. The calendar for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, starts Wed., Sept. 19 at 8:45 a.m. in the Sanctuary. The temple is at 3663 Wilshire Blvd. For a full schedule visit holydays.wbtla.org.
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her background, will help her meet the congregation’s needs and stretch their faith, said Anderson. Cress’s daughter, Allie, 25, also lives in Los Angeles. Son Derek, 20, is a junior at Boston University. St. James’ parish dates from 1912. The original church building was completed in 1926 and the historic Murray Harris pipe organ (restored and moved to the church in 1995) dates from 1911. Sunday service times are 8 and 10:30 a.m. For more information, visit stjla.org.
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Brookside resident Taylor Louden noted that many of the described improvements are the result of previous community discussions with the developer. Another resident asked what would be the prices of the new condominiums. Wood said that construction is unlikely to begin until early 2020 and that it is not possible to predict market prices this far in advance. Schillaci said there would be continuing outreach to interested neighbors and stated that additional information would be posted regularly on the project’s new website, wilshiremullen.com.
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resulting in fewer new units on the parking lots. “The total number of units remain the 87 allowed by the Park Mile Specific Plan,” said Wood at the meeting. He emphasized that the goal of the project is to complete a sensitive and attractive adaptive reuse of the historic Farmers Insurance tower, while constructing 24 units — six single-family homes, eight townhomes and 10 duplex row homes — plus recreational amenities and landscaped open space on the current parking lots.
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Neighborhoods Conference at Lincoln High
HISTORIC Ebell Club will open its doors to the public later this month with an open house.
Learn of Ebell Club’s activities at Open House The doors of the historic Ebell of Los Angeles will be open to the public on Sun., Sept. 30 from 3 to 5 p.m. at 743 S. Lucerne Blvd. Visitors can enjoy champagne and refreshments while learning about the 124-yearold women’s club. Ebell members will describe the many club activities offered. Among
CAFAM gala Save the date: Craft Affair, the 2018 annual fundraising gala, is Sat., Oct. 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Craft and Folk Art Museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd. Cocktails, food, music, a silent auction and art for sale will be featured at the event.
them are a chorale, a writers’ group, book club, art exhibits, bridge games, costume shows, concerts and bi-monthly luncheons. The club boasts a heritage of service and philanthropic programs as well. These include providing $200,000 in scholarships to several dozen college students and donating $100,000 to 10 non-profit agencies serving women and children each year. The three-story building, designed by architect John Austin, was built in 1927. It has been the setting for many movies, television shows, weddings and special events. For more information, contact Meredyth Deighton at 323-931-1277.
Historic preservation, affordable housing and the housing crisis will be on the agenda at the Los Angeles Historic Neighborhoods Conference Sat., Oct. 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lincoln High School in Lincoln Heights. Designed by Albert C. Martin in the Moderne style, Abraham Lincoln High School was completed in 1937. The school garnered national attention for the role it, along with four other Los Angeles high schools, played in the East L.A. Chicano student walkouts in 1968. The city Office of Historic Resources, in partnership with the Los Angeles Conservancy, will host the biennial event. Other topics to be covered include preserving multi-family housing, engaging youth in preservation and protecting legacy businesses. The 2018 Historic Preservation Overlay Zone Awards will be given at the event, recognizing exemplary work in rehabilitation, new construction and community engagement within the city’s 35 HPOZs. Register by Sept. 28 for the $20 rate. Contact Rosalind Sagara at rsagara@ laconversancy.org.
HOMES on Lucerne Boulevard date back to the early 1900s.
‘Legacies of Lucerne’ to open on Society home tour Six houses on South Lucerne Boulevard will be open during the Windsor Square - Hancock Park Historical Society Home Tour on Sun., Oct. 14 from 1 to 5 p.m. Entertainment, antique cars, food, refreshments and a silent auction will be offered at the event, “Legacies of Lucerne.” The homes, in Windsor Square between Fourth and Sixth streets, date back to the early 1900s, said Richard Battaglia, Society chairman. Architectural styles include Neo-classical and Mediterranean. Docents will guide visitors through the houses and gar-
dens and describe their history. Committee members include Laura Cohen, Patty Lombard, Suz Landay, Juanita Kempe, Beate McDermott, Carol Wertheim and Jane Gilman. Admission to the fundraiser is $75; members $65. Students pay $25. Children under 12 are free. For reservations, go to wshphs.org. Everyone is welcome to join the Historical Society. Membership costs are $35 for an individual, and $50 for a couple. Events include a membership tea in the beginning of the year and holiday activities in December.
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Designation deadline nears for pre-eminent Los Angeles building We use the term “iconic” a great deal. It usually means something that stands out, a “cut above,” something almost everyone recognizes. Landmarks are often iconic by virtue of their style of architecture, a quality that allows instant recognition. City Hall. Walt Disney Concert Hall. The Chinese Theater. The historic preservation movement in Los Angeles is almost six decades old. We adopted our cultural heritage ordinance in 1962. Since then, we’ve placed approximately 1,100 sites on our list of landmarks. The ordinance, recently updated, states three criteria that a site or building must exemplify in order to be considered for landmark status. Based on national criteria formulated by the National Park Service, properties should meet one of three criteria: (1) be identified with important events of national, state, or local history or exemplify significant contributions to the broad cultural, economic or social history of the nation, state, city or community; or (2) be associated with the lives of historic personages important to national, state, city, or local history; or (3) embody the distinctive characteristics of a
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McAvoy on Preservation by
Christy McAvoy It is only necessary to meet one criterion to qualify for listing as a City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument but, of course, rarely are things that black and white. The Cultural Heritage Commission of the City of Los Angeles weighs all of the arguments for designation against these three criteria, and the Commission often opines that a property displays the attributes of one very strongly, while also acknowledging the merits of a secondary context (usually the importance of a person and his or her contributions to Los Angeles). September 20 deadline The Commission will consider a property that exemplifies not one or two — but all three — criteria on Thurs, Sept. 20. The site contains
decades of the 20th century. (Please turn to page 8)
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(Canyon, Tex.) — The open road still calls late this summer, and the wheels of my Volvo keep turning, almost on their own. All this Western space and sky still soak up the curiosity, dreams, and meandering mind of a solo traveler far from her home ground. One recent morning I set out for a hike in the Sandia Mountains, about a 30-minute drive from Albuquerque, and instead set the parking brake in the town of Canyon, Texas, 20 miles south of Amarillo and 300 miles off-course. Palo Duro Canyon, second in size in the U.S. only to Arizona’s Grand Canyon, is in easy reach (12 miles) of Canyon, population 14,000. You can drive around and through the state park, where the breathtaking canyon is about a mile wide, but to my taste, overdeveloped for the ease of campers and gawkers. But the visitor center at the rim still
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holds its 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps architectural integrity and charm.
Home Ground by
Paula Panich
O’Keeffe in Canyon Canyon, the town, though, holds a shy secret — it’s where Georgia O’Keeffe taught art at a local college, from 1916-1918. She boarded in a house about a block from the Hudspeth House, the bed and breakfast where I stayed. O’Keeffe reportedly took her meals here, in the dining room where 21st-century guests take their coffee and quiche. She was entranced by Palo Duro Canyon, and by the town. She wrote to her friend
PALO DURO CANYON State Park, Canyon, Texas Photo by Paula Panich
Anita Pollitzer in September, 1916: “ . . . [I] sat on the fence for a long time — looking — just looking at the lightning — you see there was nothing but sky and flat prairie land — land that seems more like the ocean than anything else I know.” Her love for the West
would endure. Those two years in Canyon remained in her heart and mind’s eye. O’Keeffe began spending summers in New Mexico in 1929, and she returned to her home in New York for the winter, a schedule she continued until 1949,
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when she moved to New Mexico permanently. The luminous abstract watercolor paintings O’Keeffe produced in Canyon in 1916, 1917 and 1918 remained among her favorite works throughout her long life. (She died at 98, in 1986, in Santa Fe.) They were never sold, and they are on view from time to time in the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe. She was then, in 1916, one of a handful of American artists who were working in abstraction; it was her great contribution to American modernism. O’Keeffe and Los Angeles As celebrated as Georgia O’Keeffe is throughout the country and the world, her voice, so to speak, is muted in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, however, hosted a major O’Keeffe show in 1989, and LACMA owns her 1931 “Horse’s Skull with Pink Rose,” donated to the museum in 1994 by the Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation. Part of this low profile locally is due to history. When O’Keeffe burst onto the American art scene (she was born in 1887) in New York in 1917 with her first one-woman show, Los Angeles was not yet poised to join in on the scintillating conversation on modernism passing between New York and Europe. According to the Norton Simon Museum website, O’Keeffe did come to Los Angeles to collaborate with the master printers of the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in late November 1963. John F. Kennedy was assassinated soon after her arrival, and a distraught O’Keeffe quickly returned to her home in Abiquiú, New Mexico. Palo Duro Canyon is a rewarding trip, if you like to dream the dreams of artists and writers. By the way, the canyon was carved from the high plains by a now-modest waterway with an irresistible name: Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River.
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE oil on canvas painting from 1931: “Horse’s Skull with Pink Rose” at LACMA (not currently on public view). Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of
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Historic skyscrapers on downtown walking tours Take a Modern Skyline Tour on National Skyscraper Day Mon., Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. with the Los Angeles Conservancy. See close up how a Victorian neighborhood became a financial center and learn
‘The Browns’ told at Library Aloud series “The Browns of California: The Family Dynasty that Transformed a State and Shaped a Nation” will be discussed by author and Pulitzer Prizewinner Miriam Pawel at the Aloud series at the downtown Central Library, Mon., Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
about the evolution of Bunker Hill while visiting some of the city’s newest landmarks. The one and one-half hour tour covers 10 blocks. Cost is $15 for the general public and $10 for Conservancy members and youths under 17. Register at laconservancy.org. On the regular walking tours, hop aboard Angels Flight (a funicular built in 1901 and the world’s shortest railway), visit the Central Library, and see the Bradbury Building on the Historic Downtown Walking Tour on Saturdays at 10 a.m., and now Wednesdays at 11 a.m., through Sept. 29.
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Raising funds in Fremont Place for more urban green space Approximately 150 people gathered at a private residence in Fremont Place Aug. 9 for the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (LANLT) Garden Party. Councilman David Ryu introduced LANLT’s executive director Tamika Butler and spoke of the importance of parks, especially to the 4th District, which is home to Griffith Park, one of the largest municipal parks in the United States. Guests enjoyed a night full of music, catered gourmet hors d’oeuvre and silent and live auctions. The event drew Angelenos from all over the city. For more information, visit lantl.org. Founded in 2002 to address Los Angeles’ park inequities, the LANLT, a nonprofit orga-
LAND TRUST executive director Tamika Butler, deputy director Planning and Development Agency Alina Bokde and co-founder Misty Sanford.
nization, focuses on communities that have little to no access to green space. Since 2002, the Land Trust has added nearly 13 acres of accessible green space by helping create 27 urban parks and community gardens.
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(Continued from page 3) It is the work of three separate well-known architects. It was built by three generations of a prominent family. And, if that were not enough, the employees who worked at this site were often the first to tell the story and begin to establish the history of the place in which they lived. Three major architectural achievements by three “master
builders.” Three titans of industry, movers and shakers of their era. Thousands of employees whose perceptions won prizes in their fields for their excellence. Millions of Angelenos who used their product for decades. The significance of this property is indisputable, but that does not stop powerful interests from trying to direct the conversation as to which parts are more significant than others. Better architecture? One person’s achievements over
another’s? The fact is that, in this case, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The ability to tell the whole story lies in the ability to see all the components as reflections of a family’s achievements in building what is one of the city’s premier institutions, with each successive generation building on the achievements of the others. By now you may have realized what the property is. There has been no lack of pub-
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licity. The “Los Angeles Times” newspaper, under a new owner, has decamped to El Segundo. The historic physical premises, uncoupled from the newspaper business a few years ago by a former owner, were sold to a Canadian developer. Creating Los Angeles The role of the Chandler family (Harry, Norman, Dorothy, Otis, the latter three at times residents of Windsor Square and Hancock Park) in creating Los Angeles, both figuratively and literally, lies embedded in the Times Mirror complex at First and Spring streets. I cannot think of another site that embodies different eras of Los Angeles development in quite the same way. Which Chandler was most influential? Which era of the newspaper? Which architect? I contend that the amalgamation of power and influence embodied in this site cannot — and should not — be dissipated by favoring one era or participant over another. The site was devel-
oped and used throughout the 20th century in response to the needs of the newspaper and its owners. You can read the architectural trends of Los Angeles in its juxtaposition of styles. A “historic jumble” and “an architectural time machine” as “Times” reporter Carolina Miranda called it in July, although I don’t think “jumble” quite gives the various components their due. If impacted, speak up If there ever was a site to preserve intact, this is one. If it had an impact on your life, as it did on mine, speak up. Did you read the newspaper? Work there? Follow a particular columnist? Know the Chandlers or William Pereira? Please let your thoughts be known to the Cultural Heritage Commission and City Council before September 20. It would be a shame to truncate so important a story. Note that the Commission contact is via Melissa Jones, Office of Historic Resources: melissa.jones@lacity.org.
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HUELL HOWSER visits the Chronicle offices December 2007. From left to right are Howser, Jane Gilman and Laura Eversz. Pam Rudy is seated. Nancy MacCoon is at far right.
KCET to re-air Huell Howser food episodes KCET public television station will air some fan-favorite food-themed episodes from “Visiting with Huell Howser” beginning Sun., Sept. 2 in honor of the 25th anniversary of Howser’s beloved program. Some of the episodes include visiting Pink’s Hot Dogs, Talleyrand and Porto’s Bakery. KCET will kick off the celebration with several giveaways at the “Los Angeles Times’” Taste event at Paramount Studios’ backlot Fri., Aug. 31 through Sun., Sept. 2, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Local boy A Tennessee transplant,
Howser, who died in Palm Springs in 2013, began his career in Los Angeles working for Hancock Park resident (and then KCBS general manager) Jamie Bennett as a feature reporter at the station. Later, Howser was the producer and narrator of KCET’s “California Gold” and “Videolog.” Besides living in Palm Springs and Joshua Tree, he also resided around the corner from the Chronicle at the El Royale on Rossmore Avenue. In his 2013 obituary, publisher Jane Gilman wrote about how his booming voice often signaled his arrival at the pa-
per’s offices. From May 2007 to April 2008, Howser wrote a column in the Larchmont Chronicle, titled “Larchmont Gold,” covering businesses on the boulevard such as Larchmont Hardware, the Larchmont Barbershop and Chevalier’s Books. Locals that he visited for his TV show included Brothers Collateral, Larchmont Cleaners and Village Pizzeria. Most of Howser’s programs and records were donated to Chapman College in Orange, where there is now an exhibit of the “California Gold” series and other Huell Howser mate-
LARCHMONT HARDWARE was featured in Howser’s Dec. 2007 Larchmont Chronicle column.
rials that is free and open to the public. Archives are also available online. Last year, Howser was the top-
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Aggressive bidding with a distributional 4 High Card Point hand Here’s your hand, sitting East, second seat, north/south vulnerable: 3 Q987542
North AKT642 J6 KJ954
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Q9863 Only 4 High Card Points (HCP), but 7-5-1-0 distribution! If we have a fit we can make beautiful music because then it’s only a 5 loser hand! North, my right-hand opponent (RHO), dealt and opened 1S. At favorable vulnerability (they were vulnerable and we were not) I bid 2S, Michaels, to partially describe my hand as at least 5-5 in hearts and a minor. If my partner can’t support hearts and wants to know what minor I have, she asks by bidding no trump. There’s no way I could describe a hand with a singleton and a void in one bid, but my partner knew
that I had at least 5 hearts and an unnamed 5 card minor. The bidding continued with my left hand opponent (LHO), south, raising to 3S. My partner passed and my RHO raised to 4S. I wasn’t going to go down without a fight so I bid 5H. Now my partner should know I had a strangely distributional hand and probably 6-7 hearts. LHO bid 5S and my partner doubled. I can’t do anything but trust her, so I passed. However, when I saw my partner’s hand, I nearly passed out! Here is the four hand layout:
West East 95 3 AKT3 Q987542 Q3 AKT54 Q9863 South QJ87 AT8762 J72 We have a massive two-suit fit and 6 hearts is a cold laydown (of course 7 spades or diamonds is also cold for NS). What was the thinking of my partner, who is a fairly experienced player with potential? She knows we have a terrific hearts fit. She has the best hand at the table, yet she didn’t open her mouth to
bid or support me. Then she doubles! She must know that her AK of hearts is worthless on defense. Of course with her sitting there silent I can’t go on above 5S. I have to trust her and sit for the double. We didn’t take a trick. She actually had two choices here. One is to immediately bid game in hearts. But the other is to bid no trump to ask for my minor. If it’s clubs, which it was, with the AK plus length in both of my suits she could jump to 6H or at least explore for it. If she gives me a support bid for hearts, I’m not going to stop competing short of 6H (after all, I bid 5H without a peep from my partner). I asked North, who opened the bidding, if he would have bid 6S over our 6H bid and he said that he would not have. South agreed, saying he had done all he could with his 8 HCP
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hand. I had done all I could to communicate this hand to my partner with my meager 4 HCP, but to no avail. My partner actually made two mistakes. The first was not entering the bidding immediately to communicate her support for my hearts, and the other was to double. It’s dangerous to double distributional hands unless you hold a lot of trumps because HCP are often worthless in such hands. As can be seen by this distributional hand, both pairs can make slam, but all four hands are worthless on defense. Like the beautiful woman who got away, this is a hand I shall never forget. Grand Slam is the nom de plume for an author of a bestselling book on bridge, an ACBL accredited director and a Silver Life Master.
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‘Scream,’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ among screenings at Hollywood Forever Scare yourself silly, dance to a disco beat, and fight the blue meanies at movies showing this month at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. See the Wes Craven horror comedy “Scream” (1996) Sat., Sept. 8, starring Neve Camp-
bell, Drew Barrymore, Courteney Cox and David Arquette. Bring your disco shoes and wear your best 1970s dance togs to see John Travolta in “Saturday Night Fever” (1977) Sat., Sept. 15. Take a trip across the sea in a yellow submarine and fight
the blue meanies while watching John, Paul, Ringo and George in the animated classic “Yellow Submarine” (1968). This year, the film celebrates its 50th anniversary. Celebrate psychedelic fashion, and pose in the photobooth. There will be a DJ spinning
before and after the films; beer and wine will be available, but guests can bring their own refreshments. Blankets, pillows and low chairs are suggested, as well as a tarp for under-
neath the blankets. Tickets start at $12. Doors open and music begins at 6:15 p.m. Movies start at 8 p.m. Visit cinespia.org for more information.
Halloween horror nights at Universal
Have a scary time following Halloween character Michael Myers through a series of new mazes at Universal Studios, 100 Universal City Plaza, beginning Fri., Sept. 14. Based on the fourth installment of the Halloween films, “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers,” visitors go through a maze that chases Myers as he escapes the sanitarium and stalks his next victim. For more information, visit halloweenhorrornights.com.
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Complex relationships; dissection of a life; Pooh’s naiveté The Wife (8/10): What starts out as a relatively benign story of an elderly Jewish man, Joe Castleman (Jonathan Pryce), winning the 1992 Nobel Prize for literature and his relationship with his WASPish wife, Joan (Oscar-quality Glenn Close), and children, morphs into something quite different. While it is definitely a story about a woman’s idea of her identity and liberation, it’s also a story of complex relationships among all the characters. The acting is superb, highlighted by Christian Slater playing an unctuous wannabe biographer. Hal (8/10): Hal Ashby was an individualistic, one-of-a-kind maverick who produced some memorable films in the 1970s, like “Harold and Maude” and “Being There.” He was fortunate to have found his niche then, because when the ’80s rolled around there was no place for a guy like him, and his work suffered drastically before he passed on in 1988 due to pancreatic cancer. In this documentary, director Amy Scott traces his career from his start as a film editor through his Oscar for editing director Norman Jewison’s classic “In the Heat of the
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Night” to his foray as a director himself. Told with archival films and interviews with many of his actors like Jane Fonda, Bridges brothers Jeff and Beau, Louis Gossett, Jr., and Rosanna Arquette, along with Judd Apatow, David O. Russell, and Alexander Payne, his life is pretty well dissected with his strengths and weaknesses. This is a highly engrossing tale of the Hollywood of 40 years ago. Christopher Robin (7/10): Seven-year-olds will undoubtedly eat this up. Since I don’t like fantasy like this, especially one that completely rewrites history (I know, the books had the real Christopher in them, but this is different since it shows him as a grown man still believing in stuffed animals who can walk and talk and think), I squirmed through its heartwarming bathos. Last year’s “Goodbye Christopher Robin” was a far more worth-
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Latest in ‘Master Architects’ series to be published The latest in a series of books co-authored by local Realtor Bret Parsons, “Master Architects of Southern California 1920-1940: Roland E. Coate,” will be published this month by Tailwater Press. The book, co-authored by Marc Appleton and Steve Vaught, includes 35 projects designed by Coate as well as several vintage images. Coate, an Indiana native, designed the Fudger House at 211 Muirfield Road, later purchased by Howard Hughes. Previously published in the team’s planned 12-volume series were “Colcord Home” and “Gordon B. Kaufmann.” Parsons is the associate manager of the new Pacific Union International office opening this month upstairs at 156 N. Larchmont Blvd.
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Tony Medley while movie for adults. That said, the charm of the movie lies in Pooh’s naiveté and innocence. Seeing things in black and white, he states what he sees and believes in such Alice in Wonderland purity that the truths he utters are captivating and almost worth sitting through it. If only it were 30 minutes shorter. BlacKkKlansman (3/10): While director Spike Lee would like for this to be an admirable tale of courage, what it really is, is akin to the Keystone Kops meeting The Three Stooges. Instead of trying to create heroes, Lee would have been
better advised to make it what it really is, a screwball comedy of incompetent policemen taking on a bunch of racist boobs. Lee adds a contrived ending to the story because, without making that up, what these guys did was meaningless. The Spy Who Dumped Me (3/10): Rarely will you see a movie with a more unappealing character as that presented by Kate McKinnon. Her performance is like a grain of sand in your eye; and she’s in almost every scene! The question is: who is at fault? Is it terrible directing (Susanna Fogel), a horrible script (Fogel & David Iserson), or McKinnon herself? Or all three (my vote)? Maybe we shouldn’t blame poor Kate alone. She gave it her all. Lucille Ball couldn’t have done much with this material, but she probably would have been wise enough not to try it. Mile 22 (1/10): What they
in all seriousness and unmitigated hubris call a plot is just a flimsy excuse for imbecilic, unrealistic fights, gun battles and car chases. But that’s not the worst part of this movie, because, even though there is really no coherent tale to tell, it doesn’t end. And that’s a really depressing thought, because they are clearly setting the audience up for a sequel, God forbid. Director Peter Berg seems to think that the best way to create tension is to have lots of extreme close-ups and rapid-fire dialogue. Fast dialogue works with Shakespeare, because the lines are smart and clever. Believe me when I say that screenwriter Lea Carpenter is no Bard of Avon. The only redeeming value of the film is the presence of charismatic John Malkovich in the cast. Even in a stinker like this, his presence brightens up the screen.
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A case of mistaken racial identity with non-stop laughs play, “Face Value,” that chronicled the controversy of hiring Roger Pryce, a Caucasian actor, to play the Asian pimp in “Miss Saigon” on Broadway. “Face Value” was a flop. In “Yellow Face,” Hwang’s alter ego DHH (Jeffrey Sun) hires Marcus G. Dahlman, eventually known as Marcus Gee (Roman Moretti), as an Asian American in “Face Val-
ue.” But the actor is Caucasian. A case of mistaken racial identity. It’s a casting choice DHH will come to regret. Believing Marcus is Asian, the complexities of the deception soon lead DHH to government intrigue and investigation when finally revealed. DHH’s deception ultimately settles on saying Marcus is a Jew from Siberia. The titular term, yellow face, refers to a white actor going on stage with disguising make-up in order to portray an Asian. Yul Brynner in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The King and I” is an example — one that Marcus Gee follows. This is a superb cast, each actor playing a variety of roles with delineating clarity: Alfonso Faustino, wonderful as HYH (Henry Y. Hwang, the alter ego of DHH’s father) plus an array of other roles including actor B.D. Wong; Lisagaye Tomlinson as actress Jane Krakowski and more; John Pendergast as the announcer and a wonderfully intrusive journalist; Jennifer Vo Le as Leah plus. Dennis Nollette doubles as Cameron MacIntosh as well as Senator Fred Thompson and others. Director Robert Zimmerman has kept the setting simple, chairs arranged in a staged-reading semicircle, and minimal props. Zimmerman found the comedic pace and timed the laughs perfectly. And they are non-stop. Mr. Hwang never disappoints. His plays are always insightful and very en-
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tertaining. Through Wed., Sept. 26. Beverly Hills Playhouse, 254 S. Robertson Blvd. bhplayhouse.com. 4 Stars • • • Rosh Hashanah eve in 1967, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York, is the setting for Jews, Christians and Screwing Stalin written by husband and wife team Mark Lonow and Jo Anne Astrow. Lonow is co-owner of the famous Improv Comedy Club. The action takes place in the Grazonsky family rooming house. It is a brilliantly detailed two-level scenic design by Joel Daavid. The Grazonsky family has gathered for the holiday, some dead, as in patriarch Murray (John Pleshette) who views and comments on the proceedings from a Paradise that in-
cludes Maureen O’Hara. There is Grandson Joey (Hunter Milano) who has brought his pregnant Christian girlfriend Caitlin (Sammi-Jack Martincak) to meet his relatives. Then there’s David Grazonsky (Travis York), son of the patriarch and father to Joey, struggling with alcohol addiction. And finally, there’s Minka Grazonsky, otherwise known as Bubbe (Cathy Ladman) who was a radical communist, hence the titular reference to Stalin, and whose more personal relationship with the dictator is hinted at. Add a collection of roomers: busybody Lillie Feinstein (Laura Julian), aging Mister Goldman (Marty Ross) and Miss Koppelson (Sally Schaub). The evening is heavy on shtick, and the physical comedy tries too hard and is, at times, illogical. There are some laughs. The play wanders through two acts finally coming to a somewhat acceptable conclusion. Through Sun., Sept. 23. Matrix Theatre, 7657 Melrose Ave. 323-960-4412. Plays411. com/Matzoballs. 3 Stars
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World leaders in environmentalism will be honored at TreePeople’s gala Sat., Oct. 6, “An Evening Under the Harvest Moon.” Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvre and dinner at TreePeople’s Coldwater Canyon Park from to 5 to 9:30 p.m. Honorees include Irmelin DiCaprio, who taught her son Leonardo to respect the environment at an early age, and she brought him to TreePeople events. Their shared love to protect the world evolved into the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. Visit treepeople.org/harvestmoon.
Live music, art and gourmet food trucks will be featured at TarFest at the La Brea Tar Pits Park Sat., Sept. 22 from 1 to 7:30 p.m. Open to all ages and free, the 16th annual event celebrates local artists, musicians and culture. The event also features kid’s activities, breakdance and percussion workshops, a beer garden, wine bar and more. The park is at the La Brea Tar Pits, 5801 Wilshire Blvd. Visit tarfest.com for more upto-date information on bands and various events.
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Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang concerns a time period in the playwright’s life, like many of his shows. Mr. Hwang’s most recent production in Los Angeles was the book for “Soft Power,” the musical that opened in May of this year at the Ahmanson Theatre, Center Theatre Group. “Yellow Face” is an extension of an earlier Hwang
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Soulful Southern food in DTLA; Silver Lake-style Italian Tucked into a triangular brick building downtown, Preux & Proper is a two-story charmer, with the bar “Preux” down, “Proper” dining up, excellent cocktails, Southern-inspired food, and live jazz on Thursdays. This kind of cooking is really fun to eat: a mountain of cornmeal-crusted catfish, juicy chicken fried pork belly, grilled corn with pork cracklin’s. As an inveterate octopus fan, I couldn’t resist their $29 charred version with anchovy remoulade and fingerling potatoes. Very tender tentacles, the octopus had been sous vide before grilling. My friend, who had never tried a multi-armed sea creature before, bravely nibbled a bite and promptly became a convert. Also exceptional, the $27 squash blossom chile relleno exploded with flavors and textures from the melty Humboldt Fog cheese, succotash, and pumpkin seed mole. Spicy roasted carrots tasted ordinary compared to other dishes, but the leftovers heated up better than the initial taste the night
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Helene Seifer before. The $21 Crab hushpuppies could have used more crab in the batter, but dipping into bourbon barrel-aged green hot sauce boosted the experience. This is definitely food to dig into with friends and chase with an old fashioned. I just wish it weren’t so pricey. Next time I’ll try Preux’s less expensive happy hour menu, with $11 options such as a crawfish roll and oyster po’ boy. Preux & Proper, 840 S. Spring St., 213-896-0090. • • • Whenever I dine in Silver Lake I’m aware of the fact that I’m not rocking ripped $300 jeans while conversing with a young would-be actor-screenwriter in a man-bun. Yet I love the atmosphere and feel at home even if there might
as well be an accusatory spotlight shining on my table. This time I crossed into hipsterville to try one of the neighborhood’s oldest destination restaurants, Alimento. The small Italian storefront is on a trendy stretch of Silver Lake Boulevard, which also features the LAMILL coffee shop, L&E Oyster Bar and the Yolk children’s boutique. Executive Chef Zach Pollack’s modern chic eatery was on GQ’s “25 most outstanding restaurants of 2015” list, and Alimento remains as popular today as it was upon opening to accolades.
A rightly acclaimed dish is the $13 chicken liver crostone. The pâté is smoothed from edge to edge on half the serving plate. Dollops of stone fruit mostarda, toasted artisanal bread slices and a small mound of finishing salt complete the edible design. Incredibly creamy, earthy in taste, this is a must-share starter. Pollack is known for his pastas, so we tried two: the $18 radiatori with braised pork tomato sauce and the $17 tortellini in brodo. The plump ruffled radiatori were perfectly al dente, perfectly sauced, and richly satisfy-
ing. The tortellini are an Italian version of Chinese soup dumplings. Resting on a cheesy base, the “brodo” was hidden inside the pasta pockets. I’d rather have the Asian version, as these were surprisingly heavy-handed and under-seasoned. The recommended chopped salad was loaded with pepperoncini, chickpeas, anchovies and salami for $16, and it added a healthy crunch to our meal. Alimento, 1710 Silver Lake Blvd., 323-928-2888. Contact Helene at onthemenu@larchmontchronicle.com
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Cat and Fiddle comes full circle Part One, “Ladies of the Cat and Fiddle,” was published in August’s Larchmont Chronicle. By Rachel Olivier As Part One of this story ended last month, co-founder Paula Gardner was eight-andone-half months pregnant with twins as she and her musician husband Kim opened The Cat and Fiddle in 1982. Thirty-six years later, Paula and those twin girls, Ashlee and Camille, join oldest daughter Eva in running their friendly family pub at 742 N. Highland Avenue. And it’s often a party atmosphere at the pub. Last month, the full moon was high in the sky when The Cat and Fiddle had its first
“Full Moon Party.” According to Ashlee Gardner, the pub will have more such events. The promise of all-night happy hour specials and a psychic tarot reader on tap added magic and fun to the bustling Friday evening crowd. “The party was all Paula,” said Ashlee, referring to her mom. Friends and I who attended the event reminisced about the restaurant’s former space on Sunset Boulevard and compared it to the new space on Highland. Although The Cat had originally opened in what the owners describe as a “small nook” in Laurel Canyon, the pub, by 1985, had outgrown that space (Please turn to page 16)
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have a public house, an extension of his home, where people could enjoy good company, continues with the work his wife and their three daughters put into The Cat. Growing up with The Cat By the time the pub had moved to Sunset Boulevard, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the girlsâ&#x20AC;? had grown old enough to start school. Mom and daughters alike speak fondly of â&#x20AC;&#x153;the girlsâ&#x20AC;? going to school â&#x20AC;&#x153;across the streetâ&#x20AC;? at Blessed Sacrament and coming â&#x20AC;&#x153;homeâ&#x20AC;? to The Cat, where they did homework and sold school raffle tickets and Christmas ornaments to pub regulars. Longtime waitress Lizzy remembers Eva, Camille and Ashlee following behind her as she took orders, helping to pass out menus and taking their own versions of orders. As the girls grew up, as an integral part of The Cat, they gained an education in people and the restaurant business.
Eventually, they grew into jobs at the restaurant, such as helping make salads in the kitchen, greeting customers, waiting tables and bartending. Eva, a bassist like her father, began playing at age 13 and had some of her first gigs at The Cat. Working at The Cat Everyone in the family contributes to running the pub. Paula brings an old-school sensibility and practicality to supervising the restaurant. She also likes to make sure she keeps the right tone for what a British public house should be â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with a California twist. Eva was on tour in Australia with Pink this summer, her 11th year touring with the musician. (She also plays for such artists as Cher, Gwen Stefani and Moby). But she bartends at The Cat whenever she is in town. In fact, she says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;One night, I was slinging drinks at (Please turn to page 19)
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Victoria Harwood ButlerSlossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; new novel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Seamstress of Ourfa,â&#x20AC;? is the first in a trilogy that takes the reader on an exotic journey from the end of the 19th century and the Ottoman empire to the modern age. The Wilton Place resident will sign copies of her new book Thurs., Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at Chevalierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Books, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd. Among the bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s richly drawn characters is Khoutan, a child bride and the novelistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great-great grandmother. The book opens with a family reunion in Cyprus in 1968, where we meet a young girl who shares the novelistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s me as a child,â&#x20AC;? Victoria said in an interview earlier this year. Published by Armida Books, she calls the 298-page tome â&#x20AC;&#x153;fictoir,â&#x20AC;? a blend of fiction and memoir.
Speak French at â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Saving Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; talk at Wilshire library Fremont library Environmental journalist Susan Zakin, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coyotes and Town Dogs,â&#x20AC;? will speak on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saving Nature in Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Americaâ&#x20AC;? at the Wilshire branch library, 149 N. St. Andrews Pl., Sat., Sept. 8 at 2 p.m.
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Learn about succulents, visit for free, and view a production created especially for the Chinese gardens this month at the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino. Hear experts on succulent plants discuss conservation ecology and plants of South Africa at a succulent plant symposium Sat., Sept. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit the Huntington for free Thurs., Sept. 6. Reservations are required, and tickets become available at the first of
Get gardening experience, learn about water harvesting, and pick up rain barrels and plants this month at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Dr., La Cañada Flintridge. Volunteer for a morning to help care for the California Native Garden Sat., Sept. 15 from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Take advantage of a mulch giveaway, a water harvesting class and a rain barrel sale Sat., Sept. 22 beginning at 7:30 a.m. Pick up potted plants for your garden, sold by students from the Mt. San Antonio College horticulture program, Thurs. Sept. 27 to Sun., Sept. 30, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 818-949-7980 or go to descansogardens.org.
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Wilshire branch library garden fêted with ice cream social Volunteers and library patrons celebrated the recently revitalized garden at Wilshire branch library, 149 N. St. Andrews Pl., with a garden party and ice cream social last month. The party was a thank-you from Friends of the Wilshire Library to volunteers who helped refurbish the garden. Among attendees were Miles and Anna Paley, son and daughter of Caroline Tracy, advertising sales associate at the Larchmont Chronicle and her husband, Will Paley. A donation from the Windsor Square — Hancock Park Historical Society made the refurbishment possible.
Payne: What to plant when Learn the best times and conditions for planting choice from grasses to oaks, and practice tai chi this month at Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley. Lili Singer tells how to assess your garden site according to soil, climate and other conditions so you will know when and where to plant Sat., Sept. 8 and Thurs., Sept. 27 at 1:30 p.m. Learn the mindful exercise of tai chi ch’uan from Iren Jensen Thursdays, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Visit theodorepayne.org.
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at odd hours so guests could watch live. There also is Pub Quiz Tuesday, put on every week by â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brits in L.A.â&#x20AC;? Personally, I am looking forward to more Full Moon parties. As Camille notes, The Catâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brand is evolving. Each woman has her own take on what traditions are being carried forth from Kimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original dream. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Home and hospitality,â&#x20AC;? says Paula. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fun,â&#x20AC;? says Eva. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Connection,â&#x20AC;? says Ashlee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are the dream makers,â&#x20AC;? says Camille. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dad had the vision, and we carried it out.â&#x20AC;?
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(Continued from page 16) the bar when one of our customers said he thought heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d seen me on TV at the Billboard Awards with Cher.â&#x20AC;? She laughed and told him, â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a matter of fact, I was!â&#x20AC;? Ashlee, who has a music management and production company with husband Justin Raisen, is involved in the marketing and the accounting side of The Cat. Justin frequently pitches in, as well. Camille, who started out in kinesiology and nutrition and worked as a physical trainer, eventually made her way back into the restaurant business by way of Sofitel, David Burke Group and Patina. Now she specializes in human resources and training. She and her husband, Ben Camper (director of strategic branding at 24-Hour Fitness), also are consultants for the corporate side of things at The Cat. Full circle and new traditions Many of the employees have been with the restaurant 10 to 25 years. Chef Eduardo Silva started out as a grill cook at The Cat in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s. He eventually began his own catering company and worked under Wolfgang Puck before returning to The Cat. Silva has updated the menu while keeping to the British staples of fish and chips and savory pies. The pub now has mushy peas as a side dish, as well as vegan corn chowder. Currently, every item on the menu, except the French bread, puff pastry and sliced bread, is made at the restaurant.
When The Cat reopened in 2017, the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives came eerily full circle. Preceding the opening in June, Ashlee gave birth to son James in April. And then Camille gave birth to son Caden in October. This year, a full year after the reopening, Ashlee gave birth to her daughter June. And so a new generation was born into life at The Cat. In the meantime, old customers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; referred to by the family as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;ladsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;lassesâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have found the pub again, but new customers also have discovered the restaurant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to see someone new come in and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;this is a cool vibeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,â&#x20AC;? says Ashlee. Special events Paula says that they enjoy creatively presenting special events and having musical acts. For St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, they installed a tent in the rear parking lot, for example. For the World Cup and the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (â&#x20AC;&#x153;the girlsâ&#x20AC;? went to Immaculate Heart at about the same time as Markle), The Cat was open
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