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IN THIS ISSUE
Lipson Building sale threatens longtime tenants
Rite Aid trees to come down, WSA has plan
Property passed from original developer
No public hearing
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ST. JAMES’ SCHOOL celebrates 50th. 1-17
THE BARD on stage at LACMA. 3-14
By Billy Taylor Alas, attempts from residents and community groups to save two side-by-side mature ficus trees on Larchmont Boulevard have failed as city officials confirm the trees’ imminent demise. Councilmember David Ryu’s office announced Oct. 23 that two separate city agencies have assessed the site at 226 N. Larchmont Blvd. and approved the trees for removal. Removal request The original request to remove the two healthy trees was submitted May 15 by Beverly Hills developer Ronald Simms, landlord for the Rite Aid on Larchmont Boulevard. Once the request was made public, local residents expressed outrage at the prospect of losing two prominent trees, which help provide a See Rite Aid trees, p 23
Santa, good cheer coming to the Boulevard Holiday Open House is November 24
PHILHARMONIC centennial. 3-16 For Information on Advertising Rates, Please Call Pam Rudy 323-462-2241, x 11 Mailing permit:
Shoppers can hop a trolley or stroll the Boulevard as they enjoy live music and seasonal fare at the Larchmont Boulevard Association’s annual Holiday Open House and Small Business Saturday Nov. 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Participating stores will offer sales, discounts, food, drink, and raffles. Santa will arrive on a fire truck and hear wishes at the Rotary tree lot on North Larchmont Blvd., and live music will be heard up and down See Santa, p 8
Holidays on Larchmont
Merriment and good cheer will be enjoyed by all in the Larchmont Chronicle annual Holiday Edition in the December issue. Advertising deadline is early: Thurs., Nov. 8. For information contact Pam Rudy, 323-4622241, ext. 11.
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LARCHMONT FAMILY FAIR last month included a pie-baking contest. Organizers (in red) were Anne Loveland, Sue Carr and Janet Loveland. Judges were Salvatore Pena of La Tropézienne Bakery on La Brea, Daryl Twerdahl of St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, and “Mr. Downtown” Hal Bastian. First Place winner in the Tiny Pies (bakers under age 12) category was Willa Wiseman, age 10, of Plymouth Blvd., for her cherry pie. In the “Tempting Pies” (ages 20 and above) category, Laurel Robinson-White won First Prize for her key lime chili pie with cardamom crust.
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By Rachel Olivier Climate change, homelessness, mental and physical diseases, and other societal issues pepper our newsfeeds letting us know what is wrong or chaotic in the world. But these issues also can be motivating, inspiring us to reach out to others to try to do good in small ways close to home. Then we can have some feeling of agency, of being able to help make a difference. The following are a sample of local charities that would love your help and donations, not just over the holidays, but throughout the year. If there are any agencies not listed here that you would like to see added, contact us at info@ larchmontchronicle.com. • • • Alexandria House, 426 S. Al-
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By Billy Taylor Larchmont Village’s historic Lipson Building was sold on Oct. 10 to a Malibu-based real estate investment company for $23.5 million. At that price, Christina Development paid roughly $1,372 per square foot for the one- and two-story, 17,000-square-foot property located at 124-148 N. Larchmont Blvd. The building houses 14 tenant spaces, including upstairs offices. The sale is from the estate of the late Charlotte Lipson, who died last year one day after her 100th birthday. The property was passed to Lipson from her father, Julius La Bonte, one of the original developers of See Lipson, p 4
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Fresh Noble firs, wreaths on way to Larchmont lot Deliveries expected by Thanksgiving time
Thanksgiving is arriving a little earlier this year, and so are the holiday trees at the Wilshire Rotary Christmas Tree lot, 568 N. Larchmont Blvd. With the trees scheduled to arrive Wed., Nov. 21, the lot, in its 12th year, is expected to
open beginning Fri., Nov. 23, the day after Thanksgiving. Noble, Nordmann and Douglas firs will be arriving mostly from a farm in Sublimity, Oregon, with the Silvertips from Silverton, Oregon and the Frasers from Washington See Noble firs, p 6
‘Pink’s Square’: It’s more than hot dogs
Dignitaries gave congratulations
A huge contingent of dignitaries, firefighters, curious neighbors, and a Hamilton High School choral group turned out for the festive dedication of the intersection of Melrose and La Brea avenues as Pink’s Square last month. Family members Richard and Gloria Pink, and Richard’s sister, Beverly, welcomed the throng. Included in the photo at
DIGNITARIES attended Square unveiling. Left: Pink’s
See Pink’s, p 3 turned blue in homage of Dodgers in the World Series.
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By John Welborne
Be thankful November, especially around Thanksgiving, is a time to count one’s blessings. Yes, there is much negativity these days (especially if you are addicted to television news), but there really is much good in the world. It’s just not broadcast all that often. For one thing, this is an appropriate time of year to be thankful to our nation’s Founding Fathers. Because of them and their successors in government, we live in a country where voting matters. Be sure to exercise this responsibility on November 6. And be thankful that we can. Another way to be thankful is to help others, including the many worthy organizations listed in Rachel Olivier’s front-page story, “Bountiful ways to give back.” And, finally, the Larchmont Chronicle always is thankful to our readers. Your support of this enterprise has allowed it to continue for 56 years. The reply envelope enclosed with this issue gives you an opportunity to continue that support, should you choose to do so. Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers and your families!
Thurs., Nov. 1 – “Los Angeles Foster Care System” talk, The Ebell of Los Angeles, 741 S. Lucerne Blvd., 8 to 10 a.m. ebellofla.com/club. Sun., Nov. 4 – Daylight Savings time ends at 2 a.m. Turn clocks back one hour. Tues., Nov. 6 – Election Day. Sun., Nov. 11 – Veterans Day. Wed., Nov. 14 – Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council meeting, The Ebell of Los Angeles, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 7 p.m. greaterwilshire.org. Thurs., Nov. 15 – Windsor Square Association annual “Town Hall” meeting, The Ebell, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 7 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 22 – Thanksgiving Day. Sat., Nov. 24 – Small Business Saturday and Holiday Open House on Larchmont Boulevard, noon to 5 p.m. Sun., Nov. 25 – Hollywood Christmas Parade on Hollywood Blvd., 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 29 – Delivery
‘What are your Thanksgiving plans?’
That’s the question inquiring photographer Talia Abrahamson asked locals along Larchmont Blvd.
of the Larchmont Chronicle. Fri., Nov. 30 – St. Brendan Holiday Boutique, 238 S. Manhattan Pl., 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., Dec. 1 – Assistance League holiday sale, 245 S. McCadden Pl., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 2 – Windsor Village Assoc. annual meeting, 901 S. Lucerne Blvd., 3 to 5 p.m.
“I have not decided on our Thanksgiving plans yet, but wherever I am and whoever I’m with, I will focus on being grateful for all the blessings in our lives.” Zoë Corwin Windsor Square
Letters to the Editor Congrats to Brittain
Be a Good Neighbor When There’s Filming Hancock Park has been an attractive site for filming for many years. Our beautiful neighborhood, full of architecturally distinct homes from many periods along with broad, tree-lined streets, brings lots of film, television and commercial companies to our area. While filming brings in revenue to the person whose property is being used, it also impacts neighboring properties. To help balance these sometimes competing interests, the Association devised the ‘Good Neighbor Filming Guidelines’ many years ago. These guidelines have helped to ensure that one person’s ability to make money from his or her property does not destroy the peace and quiet of the neighborhood. Recently though, because of the increase in filming and the volume of complaints about its impact on the quality of life in the neighborhood, the Association has updated its Filming Guidelines. The LA City ordinance governing filming calls for the infrequent use of private and city property for the purposes of filming. The ordinance also says that filming should be conducted at such times and in such a manner as to cause minimum interference with the enjoyment and use of adjacent property, and to be consistent with public health, safety and general welfare. The updated Hancock Park guidelines have specific recommendations with regards to frequency of filming on a property and/or a street; proper notification and surveys of surrounding residents; hours for filming; how equipment will be managed; how parking will be addressed; and compliance and security recommendations. To review the new guidelines and provide feedback via our online survey, please refer to the Association’s website. Don’t forget to fill out the questionnaire being sent by the Association to determine what Hancock Park issues are most important to you. Also, be safe by keeping doors and windows locked and by arming your alarm (if you have one). If you think someone is on your property, call 911. DO NOT CONFRONT THE PERSON YOURSELF! o o o Finally, as Hancock Park is an HPOZ, be sure to check with our City Planner Suki Gershenhorn (suki.gershenhorn@lacity. org) before starting any major landscaping or planning changes to the exterior of your house. The HPOZ Preservation Plan, which regulates our HPOZ, can be found at www.preservation. lacity.org/hpoz/la/hancock-park. There is also an online form you can fill out to help speed up the process (http://preservation. lacity.org/hpoz/initial.screening.checklist). Report graffiti sightings by calling 311 or at the City’s Anti-Graffiti Request System — tinyurl.com/yc6s8m7 — and by calling Hollywood Beautification, 323-463-5180.
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What a nice article about a lady I’ve never met, yet heard about all of my life. (“Brittain honored for 50 years at the L.A. Zoo.”) Mrs. Brittain and my aunt, Laude Hill, nee Neff, were classmates at Marlborough, class of 1949. Congratulations to her and to the Larchmont Chronicle for a great story that is well written and enjoyable reading. Thomas Brandlin
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Community members have counted cars and recorded driver behavior for 30 minutes on each of 57 nights (as of Oct. 19) since the trial of a flashing yellow signal for traffic heading northbound into the Wilton Place / Second
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Street intersection (between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.) began on April 30, 2018. In June, in a column in this newspaper, Councilmember David Ryu said that LADOT would evaluate three months of “speed and video data.” This is false: We understand that the camera recently installed on the northeast corner of Wilton and Second is for real-time viewing only, zero recording. Then, two days after the three-month trial was to end, LADOT forced a nine-month trial down our throats, with only one piece of data to justify the extension: “critical [northbound] speeds approaching the intersections between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.” have slowed significantly (according to LADOT). However, this comparison is only with the just-prior signal operation consisting of “restin-red” — which had caused northbound speeds to accelerate significantly. The comparison was not with the historically safe, continuously flashing, red light whose return is supported by a majority of affected residents. We are the only ones with video documentation, and the high percentage of moving violations we observe is criminal! The video regularly shows that, in a 30-minute period, up to 15 percent of drivers (23 drivers) blow through the red light, and always with two-tofour vehicles precipitously cutting around waiting vehicles. (Please turn to page 14) 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.
“I will make a mean brine turkey, and we’ll sit together with friends.” Thomas Schneider St. Andrews Square
“I don’t know what I’m going to do, but usually early in the morning, I go out with some friends for breakfast. For lunch, I go to another set of friends. And in the afternoon, I go again, but then I can’t eat too much.” Rita Harris Melrose neighborhood
“We’re going to my daughter’s house, who lives in Walnut Creek, and her husband and our two granddaughters. We normally do that or we go to our daughter in Zurich, but we’re going over there in the spring.” Doug Meyer Windsor Square
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(Continued from page 1) right (left to right) are: former Councilmember Tom LaBonge, Councilmembers Paul Koretz and David Ryu, Patt Morrison from the “Los Angeles Times,” former Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Gloria Pink, Beverly Pink, Richard Pink and City Attorney Mike Feuer. The lower picture shows happy customers in the small dining room whose walls are adorned with celebrity photographs and autographs. A couple of weeks later, Pink’s painted its property blue and white as the Dodgers went into the World Series for the second year in a row.
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(Continued from page 1) Larchmont Village. It is said that La Bonte at one time owned 70 percent of the buildings on Larchmont Boulevard, but he later sold many of the properties after the Great Depression. This recent sale represents the last remaining Larchmont property still owned by the family. The 1920s building is home to several beloved stores including the city’s oldest independent bookstore Chevalier’s Books, Landis Stationery and Lipson Plumbing, among others. To find out what these longtime Larchmont businesses think of the ownership
change, this reporter hit the Boulevard to investigate. While there were no tenants who would agree to speak on the record, for obvious reasons, they all shared with me a concern for what the future might bring. “It’s not going to be like it used to be,” predicted one business owner. “The writing is on the wall,” said another owner. They all said that they hope to stay on the Boulevard for as long as possible. Tenants of the Lipson building received a letter dated Oct. 11 that informed them of the ownership change and where to mail rental payments. “The new owner of the
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building is Larchmont Village Plaza, LLC,” read the letter, which notes that Christina Development will now manage the property. “We look forward to becoming a part of the Larchmont Village community,” concluded the letter. Without any further information, the tenants are left wondering what will become of them. Will they have a chance to renew their leases? Will the building be razed? Perhaps the only person to know is Christina Development CEO Lawrence Taylor, who declined repeated requests for comment. On Christina’s website, the company boasts that it has “sponsored direct real estate investments” for the past 40 years in the Westside. Of the 22 projects listed under the company’s portfolio, which includes dates for the acquisition and disposition for each project, my math indicates that the company holds each project, on average, for four and a half years. This short-term investment approach has some local residents speculating that the
NEW STOREFRONTS along Sunset Boulevard are a feature of Rick Caruso’s new Palisades Village project, shown on its opening day at the end of September. Palisades Village replaced numerous old buildings. Larchmont locals wonder if something similar might happen with the Lipson property.
new owners will be primarily focused on raising the building’s rent base only to turn around and resell the property to a long-term owner. Perhaps
only time will tell, but, for now, you can show your support for our independent, locally owned businesses at Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24.
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By Billy Taylor Menswear brand Buck Mason is in the process of opening a new location this month on Larchmont Boulevard. Founded in 2013, the Los Angeles-based clothing company is focused on providing updated, modern wardrobe essentials for daily wear. Think T-shirts, jeans and sweaters designed with fit, fabric and detailing in mind. Cofounders Sasha Koehn and Erik Allen Ford started the company in a garage in Venice to help simplify shopping for
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men. The brand’s concept is to provide high-quality basics that can be ordered online, or, now, purchased at its Larchmont location, one of five in Los Angeles and NYC. “We’re looking forward to being a part of the neighborhood,” Buck Mason spokesman Kyle Allen told the Chronicle. According to Allen, the store is aiming for an official opening on Nov. 1, but he admits: “We have a few moving targets at the moment.” However, a fresh paint job to the exterior of the premises
and a newly renovated interior signal that the new tenant will soon be ready to open its doors to the public. The announcement ends speculation on the Boulevard over what tenant will move into the longtime location of Dippel Realty Company that later became various shops at 107 N. Larchmont Blvd. Later, the site was the location for the Larchmont Bungalow, which operated illegally, without a certificate of occupancy, from 2009 to 2017, when the restaurant finally was forced to shut its doors. Visit buckmason.com for more information.
FRESHLY PAINTED in black, Mizrahi-owned building will be future site of Buck Mason store.
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OLYMPIA MEDICAL CENTER (aka Midway Hospital) celebrated 70 years of healthcare. Founders with their family members joined community leaders. L-R: Joyce Greenberg; Ted Greenberg (grandson of co-founder Dr. Leon Tiber); Sandy Pressman, (granddaughter of co-founder Dr. David Alpert); Councilmember David Ryu, CD-4; Matt Williams, Olympia Medical Center CEO; Councilmember Paul Koretz, CD-5; Ira Alpert (son of Dr. Alpert); and te en sent a t e edi a enter s nit a airs representative. hoto e re a s
Keller Williams Larchmont will host its annual event, Pop Up Gallery #8, Sat., Nov. 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. in its loftspace offices at 118 N. Larchmont Blvd. Artists, collectors and the community are invited to enjoy a festive evening of art, music and complimentary refreshments from neighborhood restaurants. Works by local artists will be highlighted, and part of the proceeds from the sales will benefit Larchmont Charter School.
You might even like us! Please join us for lunch at noon this November on the 7th, 14th, & 28th at the Ebell of Los Angeles 741 S Lucerne Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90005
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The Larchmont Boulevard Association Thanks Our 2018 Fair Sponsors! Pediatric Dentistry Randall Niederkohr, DDS
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Special thanks to Betsy Malloy and Vivian Gueler, co-chairs, for their continuing efforts in organizing the 2018 Larchmont Family Fair.
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Windsor Village Association
2018 Board Elections
The Windsor Village Association Board will hold its election at our Annual Meeting, scheduled for Sunday, December 2, 2018, as specified in our bylaws. We are looking to fill up to five seats. Each seat will be for a two-year, renewable term. The meeting will be at the home of Diane Dicksteen, 901 S Lucerne Blvd. from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Here are the requirements for Board election: • Residence in Windsor Village; • Willingness to attend at least 6 monthly Board meetings per year; and • Desire to work with your neighbors for the betterment of our community. The Windsor Village Association is a 501(c)4 organization. All Board members are volunteers. There is neither financial compensation nor obligation to serve on the Board. Here is how the process will work: We are accepting nominations through Tuesday, November 20, 2018. You may nominate yourself or someone else (with their permission, please!). Send your nominations to WindsorVillageAssn@gmail.com and include the following: 1) Name of Nominee; 2) Street Address; 3) Email Address; 4) Brief Candidate’s Statement, and 5) Photo (optional). • We will publish the names and candidates’ statements (not addresses) on the WV- Watch, NextDoor, and our web site (windsorvillage.org) prior to our Annual Meeting date. Voting will occur at our Annual Meeting. In order to vote, you must be a resident of Windsor Village and at least 18 years of age. You must be in attendance to vote (no mail-in or proxy votes can be accepted per our bylaws). Although the meeting is usually one hour, voting will only take a few minutes. After a count verified by an impartial third party, we will contact the winners and announce the results. We look forward to your involvement. If you have any questions, please feel free to email the Windsor Village Association at windsorvillageassn@gmail.com. Windsor Village Association 137 N. Larchmont Blvd., #183, Los Angeles, CA 90004 windsorvillageassn@gmail.com
Preventing the Invasive Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Ebell of Los Angeles - Dining Room 732 S. Lucerne Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90005 The GWNC will host a special presentation from LA County West Vector Control on the Aedes Mosquito and how to prevent them in our community. Specimens, including mosquito fish, will be on display.
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, November 14, 7:00 p.m. Ebell of Los Angeles - Dining Room 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 90005 Land Use Committee meeting: Tuesday, November 27, 6:30 p.m. Marlborough School - Collins Room, D-200 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004 Outreach Committee meeting: Saturday, November 3, 9:00 a.m. Bricks & Scones Cafe 403 N. Larchmont Blvd., 90004 Sustainability Committee meeting: Tuesday, December 11, 7:00 p.m. Marlborough School - Collins Room, D-200 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004 Make Your Voice Heard! GWNC elections are March 31st Candidate filing: Dec. 16 - Jan. 15 more info at GreaterWilshire.org/election
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TreePeople; Ruskin toasts 125th year TreePeople, dedicated to creating a climate-ready, watersecure Los Angeles with an equitable tree canopy for present and future generations, hosted its 31st annual outdoor fundraiser, “An Evening Under the Harvest Moon,” at its headquarters in Coldwater Canyon Park Oct. 6. The celebration, staged under twinkling aerial lights, honored Irmelin DiCaprio, Jonathan and Karin Fielding and the Actors Conservatory Ensemble. Among the 400 attendees were host committee members Jay Griffith, Laurie and Bill Benenson and Suzanne Booth and LeMel Humes. The elegant night included a sumptuous dinner catered by Schaffer’s, preceded by the ever-popular “Impossible Burger” sliders. In homage to a wild TreePeople tradition, the crowd howled at the moon. Live auction items offered experiences such as a private outdoor movie night at the organization’s Amphitheater and a wine tasting at Moraga Bel Air. The event raised $540,000 for projects in Los Angeles. “TreePeople is dramatically increasing its efforts to protect Los Angeles residents and reverse the causes of extreme climate,” said Andy Lipkis, president and founder of TreePeople. This inspired great applause from guests like Molly Shannon and Fritz Chesnut, Cassidy Boesch and Samuel Page, Denise Grayson, Robert Forster and Cathy Seward. Everyone went home with recyclable bags containing glass drinking straws and biodegradable doggie pick-ups. • • • Windsor Village homeowner and restoration designer Scott
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(Continued from page 1) state, according to Wendy Clifford, the Rotary volunteer who manages the lot with her husband Scot. Last year there was a delay in the tree lot opening, by one day, when the truck hauling the trees broke an axle on the way down from the Pacific Northwest. While that problem is not anticipated this year, Clifford noted that new tree shipments will arrive each week, with wreaths and garlands also available. If you don’t find the perfect tree when you first visit, come back a few days later. Proceeds from sales will benefit the Wilshire Rotary Foundation in support of local community service projects and ones overseas. The tree lot will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until Sun., Dec. 23. Delivery is available for a fee. Visit wilshirerotary.org or facebook.com/wilshirerotary or call 323-464-1935.
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Patty Hill Lander opened his doors for members of the Ruskin Art Club who wished to mark their 125th year in the art club’s one-time Plymouth Boulevard residence. The wine and cheese reception took place Oct. 14. Guests wandered through the beautifully restored Italian Renaissance structure and admired the custom-made sconces and inlaid wood floors. Ruskin Art Club executive director Gabriel Meyer shared memories of the club’s gatherings to learn about the impact of art and culture in Los Angeles. Glasses were lifted in a toast to the ladies who founded (Please turn to page 7)
ANDY LIPKIS, TreePeople founder, honorees Irmelin DiCaprio and Jonathan Fielding at “Under the Harvest Moon” gala in Coldwater Canyon.
FRITZ CHESNUT and Molly Shannon at TreePeople Gala.
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Dear members, friends and new neighbors, I am honored to follow in the footsteps of former President Judy Zeller. We had a great time on October 14th seeing six incredible homes on South Lucerne Boulevard between 4th and 6th Streets. The homeowners were so gracious to open their doors for visitors, lunch and a silent auction. We already are in talks planning next year’s home tour on Rossmore Avenue. Indeed, we are preparing many events including: — November 4, 9:30 a.m.: Wilshire Boulevard Temple Tour. — December 16, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.: New Member Holiday/Christmas Party in a Paul Williams home in the Miracle Mile HPOZ. — January: Annual Afternoon Tea and Speaker, date TBA. If you are not already a member, please consider joining the Historical Society. We have room for volunteers of all ages who are interested in creating oral histories and home histories, working on publicity and fund raising, or serving as docents. Go to our website at WSHPHS. com and feel free to email me at rbattagliawshphs@gmail. com. Sincerely, Richard Battaglia
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HOST SCOTT LANDER with Dia and Ray Schuldenfrei at reception for Ruskin Art Club.
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the club in 1888. Among the guests were Terri and Larry Irvin, Ron Austin, Ebell of Los Angeles president Ginger Barnard and husband John, Dia and Ray Schuldenfrei, Cynthia Comsky, Rebecca Hutchinson, Joyce Davidson, Janna Bodek Harris, Patty Lombard, Kathleen Marshall, David Fellman and Ruth and John Levy. “Art is man’s nature; nature is God’s art.” Philip James Bailey, English poet. And that’s the chat!
Lots of locals turned out to celebrate a big birthday for Tom Hotchkiss in early October at the Wilshire Country Club. Tom’s wife, Toni, did the organizing. The generous couple entertained more than 100 guests — family, friends and neighbors. A five-piece band and singer featuring the songs of Frank Sinatra had Tom, Toni and lots of guests up and dancing. During the dinner’s first course, a number of guests headed outside to the club’s porches to see, in the clear western sky, a fantastic rocket launch arranged by Toni (with an Elon Musk / Space X assist). Tom and Toni’s son Dan and wife Alison enjoyed the party with their sons Porter and Patrick. Spotted around the room were Cheryl and Bob Baker, Kathy and Mike Gless, Carlotta and Rusty Keely, Kathy and Mike Genewick, Susan and Jack Blumenthal, June and Paul Bilgore and Barbara and
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John Hawley, among many others from the neighborhood. Also present from the Hodgkiss family’s Hancock Park neighborhood was Judge Richard (Skip) Byrne. Monsignor Terry Fleming, pastor at St. Brendan’s, came to celebrate Tom’s big day. Also joining in the festivities was Toni’s sister and Marlborough alumna Louise and her husband Stuart Korchak, who came from Beverly Hills. It was a memorable celebration of eight decades!
FANS OF FRAGRANCE supporting St. Vincent Meals on Wheels are: (L to R) Yvonne Cazier, Kathleen Losey, Kathy Gless, Ann Brunner, Paula Marcus and Daryl Twerdahl. Photo by Christopher Polk
Memorable Meals on Wheels event Local supporters of St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, which serves hungry homebound seniors throughout Los Angeles, turned out for a memorable fundraising reception at
custom fragrance house, The Harmonist, on Melrose Ave. The event was co-hosted by the store’s owner, Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, and actress Linda Gray.
Lucy Zahran shows off colorful Herend The eponymous shop of Hancock Park’s Lucy Zahran, at The Grove, was host to collectors and shoppers who enjoyed watching Marianna Steigervald, a master artist visiting from Budapest, paint
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Gilda Award Gala for CSCLA Nov. 9 Assistance League holiday Awardees at the Gilda Award Gala include actress and Hancock Park resident Sharon Lawrence. She will be named haron a Community awrence Champion at the Cancer Support Community Los Angeles event at Hotel InterCon-
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Pass the popcorn and watch a favorite holiday movie Sat., Dec. 1 at the Hollygrove campus, 815 N. El Centro Ave. Uplift Family Services’ “Under the Stars” will screen the classic comedy “Elf,” starring Will Ferrell. Holiday-themed activities, food trucks, music, a raffle and a surprise guest will be at the event, starting at 2:30 p.m. The program begins at 5 p.m. Tick-
ets are $20 and $30, which includes a pass for a food truck dinner, popcorn and more. Contact Kathleen Felesina at kathleen.felesina@upliftfs.org.
Diwali ‘Happy Hour’
Celebrate Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, with the Woman’s Club of Hollywood, 1749 N. La Brea Ave., Fri., Nov. 2 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Call 323-876-8383.
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Silver, china and jewelry are among the gift items at the Holiday Sale Sat., Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 245 S. McCadden Place. The items have been donated by members of the Assistance League of Los Angeles to benefit the League’s Preschool Learning Center. The school provides academic and social skills for 60 youngsters ages three to five. Yvonne Cazier, chairman, said the nationally accredited preschool provides the first school experience, free of charge, to children from lowincome families. The program fosters their social, emotional, cognitive, creative and physical development. There are two classrooms educating 60 children annually. Other local committee members are Audrey Fimpler and Barbara Hardesty.
SOME OF THE GIFT ITEMS at the holiday sale are shown by Audrey Fimpler, Yvonne Cazier and Barbara Hardesty.
The League’s Preschool Auxiliary was formed in 1924 to support the League’s first preschool. Over the decades this auxiliary has helped the preschool with major fundraising events and campaigns, and the auxiliary has provided the members with unique and fulfilling volunteer opportunities at the Preschool Learning Center.
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Browse and shop for the holidays at St. Anne’s Guild 79th annual Christmas Bazaar Sat., Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the St. Anne’s Foundation Room, 155 N. Occidental Blvd. Christ the King Church Children’s Choir will perform at 11:30 a.m. with “Mitch” on the piano, and there will be a visit from Santa. Holiday decorations, gourmet gift baskets and treasures from the St. Anne’s Thrift Shop will be for sale. Also, children’s books and toys, baked goods and Monastery Pumpkin Bread, as well as chocolates and truffles, jewelry and more will be available. Call 213-381-2931 or visit stannes.org.
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Sample fragrances from 30 scent practitioners at the second Biennial Scent Fair at the Craft and Folk Art Museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd., Fri., Nov. 2 through Sun., Nov. 4. The fair will feature handson perfume workshops, a panel and keynote talk, as well as exhibits of artisanal and experimental scents. Admission is free with museum entry free. Tickets to the preview party are $20. Contact Lindsey Vaniman at lindsey@cafam.org or 323937-4230, ext. 22.
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MR. DOWNTOWN, Hal Bastian (right), hospitality co-chair Daryl Twerdahl (center), and Penne Durst.
AT SPAGO were Cindy MacPherson, Brookside; Neville Anderson, Hancock Park; Diane Hawley, Windsor Square; and Betty Walker, Larchmont Village. TREATING PEOPLE WELL, not just at The White House, was the subject of a talk at Spago by authors Lea Berman and Jeremy Bernard to benefit Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
GIFT SHOP chair June Bilgore and Dr. George and Laurie Stoneman.
HOSPITALITY co-chair Grace Fritzinger, Penne Durst and Auxiliary president Mahlon Lawton.
Good Samaritan Auxiliary talk on ‘DTLA Renaissance’
By Suzan Filipek Hal Bastian, also known as “Mr. Downtown,” told of the area’s rebirth at a meeting last month of the Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary at the Wilshire Country Club. The commercial real estate veteran’s talk on “The DTLA Renaissance, The Great, The Good and The Not-So-Good,” began with Bastian’s recounting of the area’s rule under the Spanish king. Bastian then segued to William Mulholland, who brought water to a thirsty land, stimulating the subsequent population boom. Bastian’s work in leading Downtown Los Angeles’ Renaissance is a calling, stemming from childhood dreams of being a butler and living in a mansion and not having to pay for it. “I consider all of Downtown to be my mansion… the whole thing,” he told the audience of 50 members and friends at the luncheon. “This is our first meeting of the year,” Good Sam hospitality co-chair Grace Fritzinger said. “This is of interest to people, what’s going on in Los Angeles.” The group’s major fundraiser, its Valentine’s Day appeal in February, raises funds for the childcare / learning center at the Downtown Los Angeles hospital, plus student scholarships and more. The Auxiliary Gift Shop is also a major donor to Good Sam, and it is on track to donate $20,000 in the near future, said gift shop chair June Bilgore. Longtime member Christine Jardine has moved from the Hancock Park area but stays active with the Auxiliary. Her first job was at Landis Department Store (opened in 1933 on Larchmont Boulevard and closed in 1990). And Jardine was an usherette at the Larchmont The-
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Holiday lunch, sale with Good Sam Find cashmere shawls and scarves for under $30, sterling silver jewelry and children’s toys at the Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary Gift Shop Holiday Preview Mon., Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. “We’re the Neiman Marcus with Target prices,” said June
Bilgore, gift shop chair. Gifts for men, women and babies, See’s candy, cards and flowers are also for sale. A holiday buffet lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Call 213-9772358 for information. The Gift Shop is at Good Samaritan Hospital, 616 S. Witmer St.
‘Treating People Well’ for CHLA
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) support group, Children’s Chain, held an elegant fund-raising luncheon at Spago last month. The purpose was to hear authors Lea Berman and Jeremy Bernard discuss their new book, “Treating People Well,” which tells of their experiences as White House social secretaries for Presidents George W. Bush and Obama.
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‘The Fighters’ discussed at Chevalier’s Books Corps – Coming of Age at the DMZ.” “The Fighter” won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing. In 2009, author Chivers was part of a team that won the
By John Welborne The iconic Larchmont bookstore founded by Joe Chevalier in 1940 continues to stimulate visitors not only with its inventory, but also with bookrelated events. Typical of the quality of the dozens of events presented most months was the dialogue late last month between C.J. Chivers, a Pulitzer Prize-winning “New York Times” war correspondent, and retired lawyer, now painter and author, Jack Walker. Chivers’ latest book is “The Fighter,” which describes the physical and emotional expe-
C.J. CHIVERS (left) talks about our military with interviewer Jack Walker at Chevalier’s.
rience of war as lived by six of our U.S. fighters serving in our country’s longest wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Interviewer Walker was a Marine Corps officer in Vietnam. His 2016 memoir is “Eye
LAMOTH gala is at Beverly Hilton Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the first Kindertransport at its annual gala Mon., Dec. 3 at the Beverly Hilton. Honorees at the event, “Remembering the Kindertransport,” include Mona Golabek, an author and Grammy-nominated artist. She teaches students worldwide about the Holocaust and her mother’s experience as a Kindertrans-
port survivor through her onewoman show, “The Pianist of Willesden Lane.” Honoree Lord Daniel Finkelstein, OBE, is associate editor, columnist and senior writer for The London Times. He sits in the House of Lords and is a member of the Prime Minister’s Holocaust Commission. Emcee is Melissa Rivers and the awards presentation will be by Kindertransport survivor Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
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In 2008, he began to devote all of his time to the couple’s apparel company, Trina Turk. Soon the menswear collection, created by Skow, would be known as Mr. Turk. In 2017, the Turks brought their bright colors and bold patterns to a new storefront at 212 N. Larchmont Blvd. Skow is survived by his wife Trina, mother Barbara and brother Nathan. He was preceded in death by his father Harold.
ArtCenter alumni held reunion at former campus — Yavneh Academy
A group of 60 alumni of the ArtCenter College of Design (in Pasadena since 1976) visited their former alma mater last month — the site of Yavneh Hebrew Academy at 5353 West Third Street. The Academy occupies what was known to ArtCenter alumni as the Third Street Campus. Attendees who earned degrees from 1947 to 1975 toured the facility during the reunion weekend. Four alumni present had attended the ArtCenter in the 1940s; college archivist Bob Dirig was on hand to answer questions. “Throughout our existence, we continued to grow with, and often anticipate, the many cultural and technological landmarks of the 20th century,” said ArtCenter spokesperson Teri Bond. In 1948, its Automotive Design Department — now Transportation Design — was founded. “We played a seminal role in the founding of the first advanced-concept design studio for the automotive industry in the 1950s,” Bond said. ArtCenter offers 11 undergraduate and seven graduate degrees in industrial design disciplines, as well as visual and applied arts.
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Presenting the Larchmont Village Orderly Street Tree Replacement Plan After months of careful research and consultation with experts, the Windsor Square Association is proud to present our draft plan for the thoughtful and gradual replacement of the mature ficus trees that line the shopping district of Larchmont Village, between First Street and Beverly Boulevard. The plan is called the Orderly Street Tree Replacement (OSTR) Plan. Its goal is to preserve the beauty of Larchmont Boulevard while recognizing that most of the existing ficus trees will be reaching the ends of their useful lives within about another twenty years. (Note that, at present, almost all of the approximately 40 trees are deemed to be in good condition.) Over that upcoming 20-year period, our plan calls for the selective removal of a few trees at a time, and the repair of the surrounding sidewalk when replacement trees are installed. The trees slated for removal will be chosen for several reasons: their condition, the condition of the sidewalks around them, and their distance from other replaced trees. In this manner, the early replacement trees will have a chance to gain in size and canopy before all of the older trees are gone, and the Village will maintain its character to the greatest extent possible. The OSTR Plan also believes strongly that the new trees should be a low-water, low-maintenance variety. Our choice is the ‘Saratoga’ Laurel tree (laurus ‘saratoga’). The trees should be purchased in 36”-box size, and planted in uniform sidewalk cutouts, under the supervision of a certified arborist. The Plan also requires that an attractive metal sidewalk grate be installed around each tree, which will make the Larchmont sidewalks a lot more walkable. One of the most important requirements of the OSTR Plan is that the new trees have a dependable irrigation source. Lack of proper (or any!) irrigation is the main reason the current ficus trees have lifted sidewalks and caused other issues. It would be pointless to install new trees without creating a healthy environment for them to thrive. We have worked hard to come up with a reasonable and comprehensive approach to an issue that affects everyone who shops, works or owns businesses on Larchmont. We feel that it is essential to have an overall vision for our urban landscape before yanking out trees on an ad-hoc basis for no good reason. If you would like to see the OSTR Plan in its entirety, head to our website, www.windsorsquare.org. You can give us your feedback there, too. The Windsor Square Association’s next step is to work with partner groups, the Larchmont Boulevard Association (representing merchants) and the Larchmont Boulevard Business Improvement District (representing building owners), plus Councilman Ryu and his staff, to refine the Draft OSTR plan to reach a community consensus that will allow the first tree replacements to be made in upcoming, cooler months. **** Don’t forget to attend the WSA Annual Meeting, Thursday, November 15, at The Ebell.
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Police shut down pot shop near elementary school By Billy Taylor Law enforcement shut down a retail cannabis business last month. It was illegally selling a range of products across from Larchmont Charter School. Housed within the former El Centro Theatre, the business, Showtime Collective, was operating: without a cannabis license; in an R-3 (multifamily residential) zone that prohibits retail uses; and in a
location that is steps from a local elementary school. City Attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan confirmed to the Chronicle that a set of charges (regarding unlicensed commercial cannabis activity and zoning permits) was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Oct. 11 against a business entity and four individuals. Arraignment is set for Dec. 6. Showing how the Collective
is a bad neighbor, or, at least, an attractive nuisance, students walking to school Oct. 8 found broken glass along El Centro Avenue after a storefront door to the cannabis shop was shattered by what looked like a large boulder. Following action by law enforcement, Showtime Collective has since deleted its profile on weedmaps.com and has disconnected its phone number.
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The Hancock Park Home Owners Association annual meeting in October featured Councilman David Ryu talking about trees and streets, among other matters. There also were discussions about neighborhood crime led by public safety Committee chair, Peter Gorelick. Susan Grossman presided in the absence of president Cindy Chvatal. The meeting wrapped up with a slide presentation by the association’s consulting arborist, Cy Carlberg.
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Q: Will the longstanding request made by Ridgewood Wilton neighbors (see accompanying letter) to return a flashing red light at the intersection of Wilton Place and Second Street be honored?
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A: I appreciate the community’s focus on traffic safety, which is also a chief priority of mine. That’s why I have met with the community numerous times and visited the intersection of Second Street and Wilton Place with LADOT to monitor the situation first-hand. This summer, I asked LADOT to collect data at the intersection of Wilton Place and Second Street so we can create data-driven and factbased solutions. At present, LADOT is reviewing the data collected to reach a determination. As I wrote in June of this year in this very paper, I will be looking for what is proven to work to slow down traffic and keep residents safe. I also stated in that June issue that LADOT is opposed to installing red flashing lights at Second Street and Wilton Place or anywhere in the city, as it has proven to be unsafe for pedestrians. Since the beginning, I have made clear to LADOT and the community that I will support what the data show on Second Street and Wilton Place. My position hasn’t changed, and I look forward to reviewing the data with LADOT and the community so we can move forward on a fact-based solution for traffic safety.
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Balancing safe sidewalks with need for urban forest The Larchmont Village, Windsor Square and Hancock Park communities are iconic hamlets within our bustling city, beloved for their local businesses, close-knit community and historic tree-lined streets. As the councilmember lucky enough to serve these communities, I see it as my job to ensure our city does better for neighborhoods like these in the heart of Los Angeles. That’s why I’ve worked to improve our policies on concrete streets and the urban canopy. Street tree policy First and foremost, we need top-to-bottom reform of our street tree and urban forest policy, as well as an Urban Forestry Division in our Bureau of Street Services that has the vision, mission and staffing to see our urban forest flourish. That’s why I introduced three motions in October that take the first steps at reforming our city’s relationship to its trees. At present, our city’s policies tend to pit safe sidewalks against street trees, creating a zero-sum game that I see as unacceptable. We can and must repair our sidewalks and protect our trees. To get there, my motions seek to reform our tree replacement policy with a more considered and holistic view of the value
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David E. Ryu of street trees; compare our policies with other cities that have a rich urban forest; and staff up our Urban Forestry Division with experts who can take the long view and establish a long-term plan for protecting and improving our urban canopy. This follows my push earlier in the year to increase city tree-trimming crews at Urban Forestry so we can rely less on contracting crews, which may not share our mission to protect our beloved street trees. I’m proud to announce that, when tree trimming resumes in Hancock Park later this year, it will be done entirely by city crews, not contract crews, so we can have a closer relationship and greater communication on the needs of Hancock Park’s trees. Trees are central to our health, our communities and our climate — the trees should play a more central role in our policy as well. Concrete streets Another focus of mine has been repairing our concrete
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The section of this ordinance about which I’m most excited, though, is the requirement for certain standards for work on concrete streets. In lieu of a fee, any person, corporation or city agency that excavates a concrete street is required to replace the entire slab damaged to complete the work. I worked hard to see this requirement added to the ordinance, to ensure that our concrete streets get the special attention they deserve. We’re blessed to have com-
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fundraiser at St. Sophia’s Cathedral last month, to food baskets and gift cards given to residents for the holidays. Adopt a family and buy items from their wish list, or donate gift cards from retail stores. If you have an idea for a project, contact Michele Richards at 213-381-2649 or email michele@alexandriahouse. org. • • • Assistance League of Los Angeles, 826 Cole Ave., which runs Operation School Bell and other children’s charities, is having a family day of service Sat., Nov. 17, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Families can volunteer to make cards and fleece blankets for youth in foster care. Shop at the holiday estate sale Sat., Dec. 1 (see article on p. 8). Contact Kai Tramiel at ktramiel@assistanceleaguela. org or call 323-469-1973.
• • • Big Sunday, 6111 Melrose Ave., has a steady calendar of events throughout the year, and also compiles a list specifically for holiday volunteer opportunities posted at the beginning of November. Help pack bags full of Thanksgiving dinners Wed., Nov. 21, 9 a.m. to noon. Partake in a sing-along with seniors for Hanukkah on Tues., Dec. 4, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Have more holiday fun Sun., Dec. 9 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the annual holiday party and sing-along. Call 323-549-9944 or visit bigsunday.org. • • • Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Adopt-a-Family Program, 555 W. Temple St., works with charities, the police department and other groups to identify up to 500 needy families to be adopted. They also need volunteers to help with packing and delivering gifts. Anyone who wants to help
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Project Angel Food encourages readers to embrace the holiday spirit and purchase pies for its needy 1,400 clients, so they too can enjoy this festive season. Purchase online at angelfood.org/pies, or call Robert Cliff at 323-845-1800 x 230. Pick-up location and times are: Project Angel Food, 922 Vine St., Mon., Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Tuesday, Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wed., Nov. 21 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Thanksgiving, Nov. 22 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Since its inception 29 years ago, Project Angel Food has prepared and delivered 11.5 million meals — currently 12,000 per week — free of charge to men, women and children living with critical illnesses.
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St. James School celebrates 50 years
FORMER AND CURRENT students, parents, faculty and heads of school were led out of the church service by student taiko drummers.
By John Welborne A full house, in this case church, gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of St. James’ School, long popular with local parents and students. Former St. James’ student, Dr. Neville Anderson, along with St. James’ rector Kate Cress and new head of school Peter Reinke, welcomed all the guests. Deborah David, head of school from 2011 to 2018, participated, as did popular longtime teachers Paru Kammula and Ruby Dummett. Windsor Square resident and former St. James’ parent (of Neville and Mark Anderson) Rev. Betsy Anderson gave the homily. Family members of the school’s founder, the late Rev. Samuel D’Amico, spoke, as did Rev. Charles (Chuck) Rowins, the longest-serving former head of school, now resident in Baltimore, Maryland. Following the warm and friendly service, a troop of student taiko drummers led the congregation out of the church and up Saint Andrews
FORMER STUDENTS Elizabeth Parks Kibbey and brother Richard Parks with their father, Van Dyke Parks.
Place to the schoolhouse for lunch and further reuniting. Many locals and former locals were in attendance, including the Dick Lowry family (school alumna Katie was a participant), the Van Dyke Parks family, the William Fain family, Vicky and Neil Martin, Lynn and Michael Russell, Daryl and Jim Twerdahl and Mary and Tommy Newman.
THREE GENERATIONS with Father Chuck Rowins. L-R, in back row, are: Bill and Jennifer Fain, Rowins, former St. James’ student Elizabeth Fain LaBombard and John LaBombard. In front are current students Nelson and William LaBombard. Photo by Court Young
REVEREND Betsy Anderson tells about school’s early days and shared Chuck Rowins stories in her homily at the 50th anniversary alumni reunion at the school.
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YAVNEH
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It is the middle of fall and this month, we’re focusing on what we’re thankful for: all of our family, friends, education, food, and more! Page Academy will be closed Nov. 12 for Veteran’s Day. We are honoring veterans who have fought for our country. Next, we have our social studies project exhibit for our kindergarten through sixth grade students. Some of the projects include dioramas, regions made from clay, California missions, Native American artifacts, etc. We excitedly await our movie night Thurs., Nov. 8! There will be a taco dinner, followed by a silent basket auction, and a fun movie for all. Some of the basket themes that we will auction are a “spa” basket, “family game night” basket, a “coffee lovers” basket, a “pet” basket, and more! All are welcome to come bid on these amazing baskets. It will be a fun night together. We will be celebrating Thanksgiving early by having a school potluck together with all our families and friends Fri., Nov. 16. It will be buffet style. That day, we take some time to reflect on everything we are thankful for. Page Academy will also be participating in a homeless clothing and food drive between now and December to help out those in need in our community. We will end the month with a field trip to the Los Angeles Zoo! There will be lots of different animals to see. These will surely be fun activities for everyone! We look forward to a great month. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
After all the recent time off for various Jewish holidays, the students are finally settling in to the normal school routine. Extracurricular afterschool programs are underway. With many options to pick from, all students are sure to find a program perfect for them. You can choose anything from cooking, jewelry making, and art to Lego engineering, sports, and debate. Afterschool programs are available for all ages three to 14. Additionally, as the leaves are turning brown and the air becomes cooler, you know it’s time for basketball season. This year Yavneh Hebrew Academy will be represented by three basketball teams in the Jewish Day School Leagues: the Junior Varsity Boys team, the Varsity Boys team, and the Girls team. Despite all the fun our athletes will have this season, there is more to it than that. Athletics are a great way to teach leadership, determination and teamwork. Sports like basketball allow the students to strengthen their friendships with both their teammates and their opponents. “I’m very excited to be playing with my friends,” says star basketball player Ben Meisels. All the players have begun practicing as the games will kick into action in the coming weeks. Coach of the Junior Varsity Boys team and Girls team, Nigel Scott, urges parents and any other fans to come out and cheer on our teams this season to enhance the school spirit for which Yavneh Hebrew Academy is famous. We wish all our teams good luck this season.
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comes ready. The month of November is also the beginning of the plays that happen at the Oakwood Theatre. During the second week of the month, we have our first high school play this school year, “Chicago.” Then, at the end of the month, we’ll have our own middle school play, “The Dining Room.” Even though this play isn’t necessarily recognized anymore, it’s a comedic play featuring the same actors with different character changes in each scene. At the end of the month, we conclude our fall trimester and soon after, we begin our winter term.
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B e f o r e Thanksgiving break, the students of Oakwood School are getting ready for all the exciting activities that happen this month. On Sat., Nov. 3, the middle school debaters will have their first tournament this school year. Whenever we debate, the tension in every room fills the debaters with a passion to argue–and Oakwood always
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Billy Taylor After the longtime principal of St. Brendan School left last June, students returned to the Catholic school this fall to find a new face running the campus. Meet Collette Young. “It has been a bit overwhelming at times,” Young confessed to me while sitting in her new office in October. “But Monsignor Fleming, staff and the parents’ board all have been very welcoming,” said Young about her new job. “There was a sense that it was going to be a big adjustment because I am the first lay principal at St. Brendan’s in over 30 years, but it has been a smooth transition because of everyone’s support.” Sister Maureen O’Connor served as principal at St. Brendan for 13 years before joining the Province Leadership Team of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet in July. As the incoming principal, Young says she is focused on continuing Sister O’Connor’s work in regard to academics, which means maintaining a high standard of excellence with everyone working to the best of his or her ability. “It’s my biggest concern,” she says. Originally from Oregon, Young first arrived in Los Angeles to attend Mount Saint Mary’s University, where she focused on liberal studies. After graduating, Young decided to stay in the city, and she soon found a teaching position in Silver Lake at Saint Teresa of Avila School, where she worked for more than two decades, first as a junior high teacher and later as the vice principal of the school. In fact, it was her former principal at Saint Teresa of Avila who encouraged her to seek a position as a principal. “But at the time, I had a young daughter, so it wasn’t the right moment for such a large undertaking,” Young explained. However, after a few years passed — her daughter is now in eighth grade — Young thought it was the right time. Serendipitously, there was an opening at St. Brendan’s. Young doesn’t take her role lightly, and she recognizes the reputation that comes with St. Brendan School: “The school is well-known for its academics, sports and parent participation. It’s one of the wellknown schools in Los Angeles,” she says proudly. When asked what has been the most intimidating part of taking on her new position, Young smiles. “I guess taking on the role of principal insofar as being the one person that everyone comes to with concerns, issues and problems. Everybody is looking to me to have the answers.”
AT HER DESK Collette Young says she is focused on maintaining academic excellence at St. Brendan School.
Even so, Young describes the first few weeks of her new job as “wonderful.” Among her first priorities, Young says that St. Brendan School is in the process of launching a new website. “It should be up and running in November.” And she welcomes any families interested in information on attending the school to a monthly campus tour, which is held on the second Tuesday of every month. To visit, call 213-382-7401.
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CENTER FOR EARLY EDUCATION By Edward Maxam 5th Grade
The Center for Early Education is continuing to work on the Campus Enhancement Plan. Last year, construction started with the building containing preschool and administration being torn down and a new building
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CHRIST THE KING By Curtis Won 7th Grade
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By Jasper Gough 9th Grade Buckley School has a special assembly leading up to Veterans Day, Fri., Nov. 2. The next day, 10th to 12th grade students will take the SATs. On Thurs., Nov. 8 our lower school students have parent teacher conferences with their teachers. Our fall musical “Mamma Mia!” will be on stage for two days this
The first day was terrific. Even though I was excited to see my family again, I missed the fun that I had with my class. Back at school, we had the Harvest Festival, one of our major events following our “Back to School BBQ.” There were singing and dancing performances, a petting zoo with chickens, geese, goats, a pig and a tortoise. Everyone had a great time. In the sixth grade English class, we have begun our poetry unit where we are mentored by by students from the University of Michigan’s Poetry Guild. The class will culminate in our very own poetry book. I can’t wait to meet my mentor! lives of beloved saints, and were encouraged to come to school dressed as their favorite saints. The Decathlon team members have purchased their books, and are working hard for their qualifying exams. They will participate in the cathedral Quiz Bowl in January, and the Archdiocesan Academic Decathlon in March. The girls’ volleyball Varsity and B teams have enjoyed many victories and close defeats against other Catholic schools in recent weeks. The boys’ Varsity and B football teams got off to a rocky start, but they are practicing extremely hard to win their future games, and make it to the playoffs. month. Following many afterschool rehearsals, the show runs Fri., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 10. I’m extremely excited to see all their hard work pay off. There is no school Mon., Nov. 12 for Veterans Day. After that, on Sat., Nov. 17, we have an open house, where parents can check on our progress. This is followed by “Grandparents Day” Tues., Nov. 20. The next day is the start of Thanksgiving break, and we get three days off from school. The lower school toy drive for charity starts after break.
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This month has been very exciting and it is the start of fall! We had the club fair, when all the clubs in school set up stations. Students sign up for as many or as few activities as they want. Last week was also PSATs for grades nine through 11. Writer and actress Sarah Jones spoke at our school Oct. 1 about empowerment. We also hosted Jessica Levinson, a law professor at Loyola Law School and commentator on KCET. She spoke to us about the Supreme Court and Brett Kavanaugh. Every year the current eighth graders plan the seventh and eighth grade dance held Oct. 12. It was so fun, even though we could see and hear lightning and thunder. The annual FatherDaughter picnic was on the 14th. This semester the seventh graders take a class called Digital Citizenship. In it we have to pick an organization to research and create a two-minute-long video for class. Sometimes, the organization uses that video for their own PR purposes.
The Immaculate Heart Walk is right around the corner! For the past six weeks, students at have been collecting donations to improve the campus. The Walk is our only fundraiser each year, and all funds go directly to projects that benefit students, such as new desks, water filtration systems and air conditioning in the auditorium. Additionally, for their fundraising efforts, students earn prizes, such as t-shirts, fanny packs and sweats with our Panda mascot. The walk is Fri., Nov. 2 and is followed by a barbecue on the quad. This Sat., Nov. 10, seventh and eighth graders are invited to attend Immaculate Heart’s Academic Playday, which allows students to become acquainted with our campus, teachers, and traditions. It is a great way to begin the application process. Register by calling our Admissions Office. In November, Genesians Drama club will have its first musical, “Anything Goes.” Additionally, our regular soccer and basketball seasons begin.
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Even our elementary students get to experience the fun, with the fourth graders going to Malibu Creek and the fifth graders to Astro Camp in May. Last year we went to Catalina Island and I’ll never forget the night snorkel. When we turned off our flashlights and looked down it was like a constellation of stars below us, like one of those infinity rooms, thanks to bioluminescence. We always return from Trips Week more connected and inspired. (And very tired!) The week of Halloween had (school) Spirit Week, featuring the Halloween Parade, pumpkin roll, and Trunk or Treat. The week culminated in Pilgrim’s Homecoming Dance that Friday night.
By Siobhan Schallert 7th Grade After an amazing start to our 2018 school year, the secondary school is getting ready to go on our annual Trips Week. Sixth grade is going to Big Bear, seventh to San Diego YMCA surf camp, eighth to Washington D.C., ninth grade to Yosemite, while 10th and 11th graders will be touring colleges in the Chicago area and beyond! (Our 12th graders will finish their college applications.)
CATHEDRAL CHAPEL SCHOOL By Adriana Brady 8th Grade
October was filled with spooky fun! Our month began with our annual Family Fun Night, which was a great success. Everyone was able to enjoy themselves with bingo, dancing, karaoke, face painting and great food. We also
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had two successful Dodger Day can collections in which we raised over 600 cans for Hope Net. We had a sock drive Oct. 26 called Socktober, where students wore crazy socks if they brought in at least two
new pairs of socks. All new socks were donated to Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women and Children. We participated in the Larchmont Family Fair Oct. 28. Last but not least, we had our annual Halloween Celebration with a fun carnival and a costume parade for all the students to show off their freaky-fabulous costumes!
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tro Ave., a division of Uplift Family Services, always accepts donations of food care packages or cash, or check the website for a wish list of items accepted year round. The toy drive begins Mon., Nov. 26. Wanted are unwrapped gifts for children ages infant to 15, gift cards, wrapping paper, tissue, ribbon and tags. The
deadline for Christmas donations is Fri., Dec. 8. The holiday fundraiser movie night is Sat., Dec. 1 (see p. 8). Contact Kathleen Felesina at kathleen.felesina@upliftfs.org. • • • Los Angeles Mission, 303 E. 5th St., needs help serving meals all year. Volunteer orientations are the first Saturday of
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each month. Visit losangelesmission.org. • • • National Council of Jewish Women, 543 N. Fairfax Ave., needs volunteers for their annual giveaway to help distribute clothing items and children’s books Sun., Dec. 2, 6:30 to 2 p.m. Help is also needed to sort clothes the day before the event Sat., Dec. 1, 8 a.m. to noon. Clothing and other items are accepted for donation at 360 N. Fairfax Ave., 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Email volunteer@ ncjwla.org. • • • Olympic Police Division’s Operation Shoes from Santa is asking for shoe donations for school-age children by Sat., Dec. 1 for a winter wonderland event at Olympic Division, 1130 S. Vermont Ave., Sat., Dec. 8. There will be hot chocolate and treats, plus a visit from Santa. Contact Eric Mollinedo at 31754@lapd.online. • • • Project Angel Food, 922 Vine St., needs volunteers to start putting together Thanksgiving meals and help the pastry chef with pies and cookies (see article on p. 16). The organization also needs volunteers to help deliver meals Mon., Dec. 24, Tues., Dec. 25, Tues., Jan. 1 and throughout the month of January. Visit angelfood.org/volunteer. • • • St. Brendan Church, 310 S. Van Ness Ave., will have a food drive for Thanksgiving that runs through Thanksgiving Day, Thurs., Nov. 22. Food is collected and then taken to Hope Net’s food pantry. Gift cards and new unwrapped toys for children ages infant to 15 will be accepted for their toy drive through Mon., Dec. 10. There will also be a holiday craft fair Fri., Nov. 30. Call 323-936-4656.
• • • St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, 2303 Miramar St., currently needs drivers and runners for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year‘s Day. Or go to their fundraising gala at Petrossian, 321 S. Robertson Blvd., Sun., Dec. 9. The “Caviar Salon” begins at 5:30 p.m.; cocktails and caviar are served from 7 to 9 p.m. Call Daryl Twerdahl at 213484-7476. • • • Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Big Give at the Karsh Center, 3750 W. 6th St., hands out Thanksgiving dinners to families in need Sun., Nov. 18. Volunteers are needed to help pack up and pass out the food. Contact Don Levy at dlevy@ wbtla.org.
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By Seamus O’Malley 8th Grade October at St. Brendan was great. Halloween is a very big day for SBS. The eighth grade presented two plays for the other grades to enjoy. They also held a parade and costume contest for all of our students. There were so many creative and cool costumes this year. In November, we have the annual Penny War. Students bring in coins or dollar bills to either add money to their grade’s total amount or take away money from other grades. In the end, the Penny War is a fun way to raise money for the Friendly Manor women’s shelter in Oakland. All of the money goes towards helping women in need. In addition to our eighth grade Halloween play, the kindergarteners will begin working on their Thanksgiving play. Lastly, parent-teacher conferences will be taking place from Mon., Nov. 12 to Fri., Nov. 16.
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Tweens’ vintage pop-up raises funds for Children’s Hospital
By Suzan Filipek Junior Ambassadors Evvie Juda, 11, and Pippa Tarses, 9, held a vintage pop-up benefiting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles last month at WO•LA studio, 7944 W. Third St. The pair collected stacks of clothes from friends and parents as part of Junior Ambassador Action Day at their school, Center for Early Education. Each item of clothing sold for $5; some buyers gave much more. The final tally was several hundreds of dollars by the afternoon of the Oct. 8 event. The girls modeled the project after Evvie’s grandmother’s work with the The Colleagues, a vintage and designer shop in Santa Monica that benefits Children’s Institute Inc. Former first ladies Laura Bush and Nancy Reagan are among its prestigious and long list of honorees since its founding by the late Hancock Park resident
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lush canopy and unique ambiance for the shopping district. The Windsor Square Association (WSA) was quick to oppose the trees’ removal because they are not dead, diseased or dangerous. Association president Larry Guzin said of the request that it is “unreasonable” to remove the two trees as there has never been a claim against the city or property owner on account of the sidewalk, which he says is still in “okay” condition. Approved without due process With the WSA’s opposition in mind, the Chronicle asked Coucilmember Ryu to explain his decision to support the removal request. “At my urging, the city’s Department of Disability and Urban Forestry divisions both studied the site outside Rite Aid, and both came to the conclusion that the sidewalk was not ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant, and that further root pruning of the mature ficus trees would not be possible without killing the trees,” Ryu explained. In his response, Ryu noted that the loss of any mature tree is “tragic,” but he said that he is “particularly encouraged by the WSA’s street replacement plan, which has the kind of long-range vision for our urban canopy that I think we need citywide.” It should be noted, however, that the WSA orderly street tree replacement plan calls for the two trees in front of Rite Aid to not be replaced until 2023 and 2025 respectively. But more on that later. “It’s hard to be a street tree,” says Diana Zogran, environmental health committee chair for the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance, who notes that this tree removal process echoes what
and Chronicle columnist, Lucy Toberman. Two fitness classes, maxed to capacity with 18 kids each, were also held during the allday event with proceeds also benefiting CHLA, said Evvie’s dad and co-owner of the fitness space, Craig Juda.
Hancock Park native, and coowner Leonard Chung. Other beneficiaries have included Big Sunday, a South Sudan basketball team and an organization fighting sex trafficking. “This is all about teaching our kids about giving back.
We’re all about giving back to the community, “ said Juda. Frustrated with finding a local workout space for each of their team-averse sons, he and Chung created one. The studio features adjoining kids’ and adults’ workout rooms, complete with exercise equipment
and a club-like atmosphere. “I’ve come with my daughter, and she loves it,” said Pippa’s mom Katie Tarses. While in separate rooms, “you’re doing the same sort of things.” Trejo’s donated doughnuts to the pop-up event. Visit wolafit.com.
AMBASSADORS Evvie Juda and Pippa Tarses at WO•LA fitness studio.
“This is a one-time event, but we plan on doing more in the future as we are working on a partnership with CHLA,” Juda said. It’s the fifth charity event the fitness studio has held since its opening last spring by Juda, a is happening citywide. “What’s disturbing about this removal approval, and the approach thus far to removing trees on Larchmont Boulevard, is that it is being piecemealed. Neither the trees nor the community get their due process,” said Zogran, who explains that removal requests for two trees or less don’t get a public hearing, which means the community never gets a chance to express opposition or discuss alternatives. “When residents are included in the decision making process, we get more environmentally superior projects,” she stressed. Why is it important? Zogran says that trees are the leading resource to fight climate change and air pollution. “You cannot have a healthy city without having a healthy tree canopy,” she warns. Residents offer plan In an attempt to stop such piecemeal decisions in the future, the WSA is seeking support from partner community groups on an Orderly Street Tree Replacement (OSTR) plan. The plan calls for the selective removal of a few trees at a time, over a 20-year period. Repair of the surrounding sidewalk would take place when the new trees are installed. The WSA argues that, this way, the early replacement trees will have a chance to grow before all of the older ficus trees are gone. The next step of the process is for the OSTR plan to be refined with community input. Once finalized, the plan will need to be supported by the other stakeholder groups including the Larchmont Boulevard Association (representing merchants) and the Larchmont Village Business Improvement District (representing property owners), plus the Councilmember’s office. Visit windsorsquare.org for more information on the WSA OSTR plan.
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By Suzan Filipek Roland E. Coate was among the architects hired to build dream homes for oil titans, bankers and film moguls in the robust real estate expansion of the first half of the 20th century. Coate was — in what is considered a golden age for home design — a stand-out. Many of his homes are in Hancock Park, and among the houses’ earlier residents
were an eccentric aviator and a girl who would later marry into the powerful Chandler publishing dynasty. Four local houses are among 36 featured in a new book, “Master Architects of Southern California 1920-1940: Roland E. Coate,” published this month by Tailwater Press. The 204-page book is the second in a series co-authored by local real estate agent Bret
Parsons along with architect Marc Appleton and historian Steve Vaught. Coate, an Indiana native, and his bride moved to California in 1920, where he had a position with noted residential architect Reginald Johnson and an instinct that the land was brimming with opportunities. He was soon promoted to partner in the firm of Johnson, Kaufmann, and Coate. By
1924, the partners amicably separated, and Coate’s private practice “got off to an auspicious start with his highly regarded design of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills.” (Kaufmann would go on to design the Greystone estate in Beverly Hills and the 1935 Los Angeles Times building on First and Spring streets.) Like his contemporaries, Coate was drawn to the archi-
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cut stone, brick and slate roofing. An oriel window over the Tudor-arched doorway added to the desired effect. Designed for Gertrude K. and Gerald C. Young, the 11,100-square foot home was built in 1929. At the home, a formal English garden added to the Elizabethan mood, and a champion tennis court was probably a favorite of Gerald’s, who was the first winner of the Los Angeles Junior Tennis Tournament in 1903 and president of the Southern California Tennis Association from 1932 to 1954. A year later, on June Street,
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Jane and Robert Brant chose a Monterey Revival style for their Hancock Park home, which today is the residence of the Turkish Consul General. Built in 1930, the smallishby-comparison (5,000 square foot home) welcomed the Brant’s daughter Marilyn, a few years after the Brants moved in. She eventually became the first wife of Otis Chandler of the “Los Angeles Times” publishing dynasty and the mother of their five children. Other books Previously published in the writing team’s planned 12-volume series was “Gordon B. Kaufmann.” The third volume will be on Wallace Neff,
and the fourth volume will feature Paul R. Williams. “We are working on those now,” said Parsons, associate manager of Pacific Union Hancock Park and founder and executive director of the firm’s architectural division. (At some point in November the signage on Parson’s office will change to Compass Realty. The office is upstairs at 156 N. Larchmont Blvd.)
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CIM Group has acquired The Desmond, an 11-story officeretail building in Miracle Mile, one mile west of the historic Farmers Insurance Building tower in Brookside. Located at 5500 Wilshire Boulevard, the art-deco building originally was built in 1928 for the upscale Desmond’s and Silverwoods department stores. Desmond’s was the first major clothing retailer in the
Miracle Mile when it opened in 1929, with the upper floors of the tower occupied by doctors and professionals. Designed by prominent architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood, the building was designated more than 30 years ago as a Historic-Cultural monument. The Desmond was most recently renovated in 1990, and the striking architecture and interiors were preserved.
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Historic Lucerne opened for homes tour
By Suzan Filipek Homewners opened their doors to some 250 attendees of the Windsor Square–Hancock Park Historical Society “Legacies of Lucerne” tour. “It was a wonderful turnout,” Richard Battaglia, Society chairman and event cochair, said of the WS-HPHS fundraiser Oct. 14. “The homeowners were so gracious to open their Medi-
terranean, Beaux-Arts, Italianate and Tudor-style homes to us.” The six stately homes on South Lucerne Boulevard are in historic Windsor Square between Fourth and Sixth streets and date back to the early 1900s. “It seems the attendees and the Society all have a few things in common: beautiful homes, good food and deli-
cious wine,” Battaglia added. The homes featured included Steve and Susan Madoff’s eco-friendly house; Steve and Peggy Davis’ newly created, “incredible” backyard space; and “the most traditional of the homes, at 504 S. Lucerne, is captured in time and kept up beautifully,” Battaglia said. “Linda Woolverton’s home is filled with history and perhaps a ghost or two, according
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On a rainy Saturday morning in October, the City of Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources and the Los Angeles Conservancy tackled a thorny issue with lawmakers, architectural professionals, housing advocates, and residents of the city’s Historic Preservation Overlay Zones at its Historic Neighborhoods Conference: “Housing and preservation: conflict or opportunity?” Held this year on the grounds of historic Lincoln High School in Lincoln Heights, the conference sessions highlighted challenges and opportunities in the way the city must plan for growth without negating its past. The city has 36 designated HPOZs throughout Los Angeles, and many more potential historic zones have been identified through SurveyLA. They are located in almost every council district and Community Plan area. The vast majority of identified historic resources in the city are residential. They range from single-family residences to prestigious apartment towers, with many multi-family residential configurations in between (duplexes, fourplexes, bungalow courts, and smaller
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Christy McAvoy scale apartment blocks). Many of these resources are close to transit corridors, “ground zero” for new construction in the city’s plans. Protecting single-family neighborhoods and the significant multi-family housing stock already existing — while growing the number of housing units in the city — is an issue that calls for sensitivity to the needs of existing homeowners and renters, as well as the fine grain planning that infill projects require in a city that seems largely built out. Tensions high Tensions run high, however, as each individual project is discussed. The October meeting was one attempt to present options for growth using good planning, rehabilitation options, and appropriate protections. It also was an opportunity to hear the latest ap(Please turn to page 9)
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(Continued from page 8) proaches being used by the Planning Department. Communication continues to be an issue. Saul Gonzalez, host of KCRW’s “There Goes the Neighborhood: Los Angeles,” interviewed Assemblymember Laura Friedman; Chancee Martorell, urban planner and founder of the Thai Community Development Center; and Andrew Gross of developer Thomas Safran Associates on their perspectives about community interaction and the need for neighborhood change. Zoning and acquisition costs play a key role in these conversations, and the considerable efforts at outreach identify both real and perceived fears about density and compatibility. History as anchor The use of historic buildings as anchors for projects was discussed by architects Barry Milofsky, Richard Barron, and Arturo Yanez in a panel about preservation architecture’s role in designing infill and affordable housing. Using examples of their own work, the three showed the considerable challenges and fine results that such efforts can play in a community. A second panel also addressed the multi-fam-
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ily housing issue by discussing the need for retaining and rehabilitating older buildings for renters of all income levels so as to not sacrifice important buildings or “community character,” a term used throughout the day by Planning Department representatives in describing their efforts on behalf of neighborhoods in the community plan update process. Granny flats Efforts to increase housing through the use of ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units or “granny flats”) was addressed in a conversation among city principal planner Ken Bernstein, city planner Matthew Glesne, attorney Deborah Rosenthal, and architect Elizabeth Timme. Location and design, as well as designing appropriate procedures for project review, were discussed. SurveyLA’s continuing role in community plan updates, the growing role of context statements in identifying resources, and the ongoing effort to make the data publicly accessible was discussed by Janet Hansen, SurveyLA coordinator, and Craig Webber of the Planning Department. Innovative efforts to engage the Planning Department to update the significance of resources within already identified districts was the subject
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tion of preservationists to carry on these stories. Tours of the Lincoln Heights HPOZ, the El Sereno Berkshire Craftsman District HPOZ, Lincoln High School, and other Lincoln Heights “discoveries” were the highlights of the afternoon. Many participants stopped by the Church of the Epiphany for refreshments and to hear about restoration efforts and the VoteEpiphany.org fundraising campaign. (As of this writing,
(Continued from page 9) room-only audiences. Students at Lincoln High and preservationists listened raptly to civil rights activists Moctesuma Esparza and Charlotte Lerchenmuller, widow of Sal Castro, a teacher at the school during the walkouts, who spoke about the 1968 student walkouts. “Engaging Young People in Preserving Historic Places” sought to reach out to the next genera-
Epiphany was in fifth place in this nationwide contest, boosted by voting of residents throughout Los Angeles.) Meetings of this nature show that the diversity of neighborhoods in the city and the efforts to protect them are among the city’s signature strengths. The need to engage in the issues of the day in a constructive way is paramount to the sustainability of these neighborhoods, without which Los Angeles will lose its soul.
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(Continued from page 6) of the one-time Los Angeles Lunacy Commission, according to a WS-HPHS pamphlet given out to tour attendees. Harvard-trained psychiatrist Dr. James Fisher was head of the Los Angeles Lunacy Commission (later changed to the Los Angeles Insanity Commission). An innovative heart surgeon who established the heart and lung transplant programs at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Dr. Jack Matloff, later lived in the home. Vera Margaret Myers, who toured with the Ice Capades in the 1950s, and Cuban artist Enrique Martinez Celaya, were among other residents. WS-HPHS committee members for the tour included Laura Cohen, Patty Lombard, Suz Landay, Juanita Kempe, Beate McDermott, Carol Wertheim and event co-chair Jane Gilman. “We are already talking with a few homeowners about a tour next year. I would like to do a different area each year,” Battaglia said. If anyone has a home they’d like to include on a tour, contact rbattagliawshphs@gmail.com. Tour proceeds provide funds for greening in the area, including at local schools and a project underway at the Wilshire Division of the Los Angeles Police Dept. on Venice Boulevard.
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Tom Bergin’s heads to Cultural Heritage Nov. 1 The city Cultural Heritage Commission will consider historic preservation status for iconic neighborhood tavern, Tom Bergin’s, at a hearing on Nov. 1 at City Hall.
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New version of Blackwood addresses key card problems Here are the east and west hands and the bidding: East ♠ KJ965 ♥ AQJ6 ♦ 85 ♣ A3
West ♠ Q8 ♥ 53 ♦ AKJ ♣ KQ9754
The player holding this hand bid 6S and found that it was too high, missing an ace and the trump king. The defenders took her ace of diamonds and, even though the spade finesse worked, declarer lost a trick when South had the KJ9 of spades. A new version of Blackwood has been created that will address problems like this one. It is called Key Card Blackwood. It works like this: Instead of the 4NT bid asking responder for aces, it asks responder how many “key cards” he has. A key card is defined as one of the four aces and the trump king, a total of five key cards. Here are the responses to 4NT: 5 clubs: shows 0 or 3 key cards.
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Grand Slam be 3D. How this would be interpreted is questionable. If East bid 3N, West is still in a bind about Blackwood. Had clubs been established as trump, East could have then responded 5S to RKC Blackwood showing 2 key cards and the queen of trump. As it was, West was stuck because if he bid 5N, that would be asking for kings. The only way to get partner to stop in 5N would be to bid an unbid suit, which asks partner to bid 5N. Alas, the only unbid suit was diamonds and that was what East bid in response to Blackwood, so West just bit the
bullet and bid 6N. Play: Actually, both 6N and 6C can make. But East, as declarer, ran the clubs, discarding spades, ending her chance to make the contract. The diamond lead into her AKJ gave her 10 cold tricks, 6 clubs, 3 diamonds and one heart. How do you get two more? You can try to finesse the heart king twice, but that’s a 50% play. If it loses, you also lose the ace of spades. There is, however, a 100% play. What you have to do immediately is to set up the spades, and it doesn’t matter how they split. Lead the spade queen. If that holds for the 11th trick, go to the board in spades where you have the king and the jack. When they take the ace, your jack is your 12th trick and you don’t have to take the heart finesse. I played this hand at a club game, playing West. Nobody got to the right contract, 6N,
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(Continued from page 12) Besides its clinker-brick structure and decades of handpainted shamrocks with names of regular customers hanging from the ceiling, its the walkability of the pub that adds to its appeal, which he compared to Larchmont Boulevard. “Part of what makes Larchmont Larchmont is not the vehicles. It’s feet on the ground,” said Hixon. If the commission approves moving forward, staff will be assigned to visit the neighborhood bar and restaurant at 840 S. Fairfax Ave. and to submit a report to recommend monument status or not. The final decision will be up to the City Council.
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‘Enchanted: Forest of Light’ at Descanso Gardens See coast live oaks and other Descanso botanical collections lined with magical lights at “Enchanted: Forest of Light,” 1418 Descanso Dr., La Cañada Flintridge, beginning Sun., Nov. 18. Visitors can meander the one-mile long lighted pathway, parts of which are interactive.
Wear comfortable shoes and dress casually and with regard to the weather. Visitors can also purchase tickets that include dinner reservations at Maple, though the ticket does not include the cost of the meal. Tickets start at $28; members receive a discount.
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A holiday open house at the gift shop and a winter cactus show and sale are featured this month at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens at 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. Enjoy refreshments and pick up cards and gifts for fellow gardeners at the gift shop holiday open house Thurs., Nov. 8 and Fri., Nov. 9, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cactus and succulents will be on display and for sale Sat., Nov. 10 and Sun., Nov. 11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featured plants will include succulent pelargoniums, wild relatives of the common geranium, and Cyphostemma, a succulent member of the grape family. For information, visit arboretum.org.
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Larchmont’s oldest restaurant location still going strong
By Talia Abrahamson Running on 36 years, Chan Dara has witnessed over three decades of Larchmont’s transformations, making it the longest-lived restaurant on the boulevard. Bhasuwongse (“Vavy”) and Sukhum (“Ken”) Kittivech opened the neighborhood Thai restaurant in 1983. They bought the 310 N. Larchmont Blvd. lot the year before from Vartkes and Alice Anivian, who had been leasing the property to a Japanese country restaurant, and before that a French restaurant, La Tremiere, that opened in 1978, making this location the longest continually operating restaurant on the Boulevard. [See the Chronicle’s 1978 restaurant review on p. 6. -Ed.] After 11 months of remodel to the building’s interior, the Kittivechs opened their Larchmont location of Chan Dara. Its sister Thai restaurant, Chan Darae, opened
CUSTOMERS Dr. Mark Chilingar, Richard Craigo and Dr. George V. Chilingar enjoy lunch at Chan Dara.
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in 1976 on Cahuenga Boulevard [just north of Sunset Boulevard, now closed]. “My first partner and I, when we opened that first location, and business was very good, we looked for another location close by. We found this place for sale. We own the building. My partner and I, the first one, thought it was a good opportunity to get here,” Vavy Kit-
tivech said. At the time, the Kittivechs, Thai natives, were living in Northridge. They moved into Hancock Park shortly after opening the Larchmont location as they fell in love with the community supporting their restaurant. “This area is a very old area, and the restaurant looked like a little house. That’s what I
like — very unique and homey,” Vavy Kittivech said. Ken Kittivech passed away in 2006, but in 2000, Vavy hired chef Buzz Fukutomi as her copartner. Fukutomi is a trained baker who graduated from Le Cordon Bleu culinary school. Most of their Thai cooking has remained the same since the restaurant’s founding. Customer favorites, such as tom yum goong (a hot and sour shrimp soup), and the chicken basil and chili, have the same flavors as over 30 years ago. Similarly, most of their customer base consists of repeat customers. Dr. George V. Chilingar has frequented the establishment since its first year. “This is the best Thai restaurant in town. The best. I come here day and night,” Chilingar said. “It’s improving all the time, and I think the owners are super.” As much as Chan Dara has stayed the same, Fukutomi
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and Kittivech also believe that the restaurant should evolve with their customers’ changing tastes and preferences. As a result, the menu now includes many more seafood options, like the grilled Chilean sea bass and seafood paella. “We’re just a neighborhood place. [We] produce quality products, stay consistent, don’t try to cut corners. The profit margin is a lot lower, but it’s better just to keep people happy. We’ve been here long enough,” Fukutomi said. “We try to create all good food and good ambience as contributions to the community. We love Larchmont. Hopefully the people on Larchmont love us also. It’s a give-and-take,” Kittivech said. The largest change to occur at the restaurant will be Kittivech’s retirement. She is planning to transfer control of Chan Dara to Fukutomi, marking the end of an era for the establishment’s original owners. Others with tenure Chan Dara will remain, however, the neighborhood’s homey Thai restaurant, and the Boulevard’s oldest restaurant. Marking its 30th anniversary this year, Le Petit Greek is the second-oldest restaurant on the boulevard. Owners Tom and Dimitri Houndalas opened the Greek restaurant at 127 N. Larchmont Blvd. as an extension of their family’s culinary business. The restaurant grew from 10 tables in 1988 to include their signature outdoor patio in 1997, and they now continue to expand their volume through the rise of “to go” orders from direct calls (Please turn to page 6)
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COVER: AT CHAN DARA restaurant with the staff of the Larchmont Chronicle. Clockwise from left: Billy Taylor, Caroline Tracy, Rachel Olivier, John Welborne, Pam Rudy, Jill Miyamoto, Tom Hofer, and Suzan Filipek. Photo by Bill Devlin
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By Julia Stier Musso & Frank Grill (commonly called Musso’s), 6667 Hollywood Blvd., is a living piece of Hollywood history — even a famous silent film star dined here. Now this historic restaurant is gearing up for its 100th anniversary next September with plans for a celebration. But there are plenty of reasons to dine there for your own celebrations now. Musso’s first opened Sept. 27, 1919, as Frank’s Café, under the ownership of Frank Toulet. When Toulet later partnered with restaurateur Joseph Musso, the restaurant took on its current name. In 1972, Joseph Carissimi and John Mosso (not to be con-
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El Cholo turned 95 with original recipes still on the menu
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Darlene and Ron Salisbury — once denizens of Lucerne Blvd. and participants in Wilshire Baseball — moved with their young son down to Newport Beach a number of years ago. Brendon now is 30. Nevertheless, the flagship of the longtime business has Ron and Brendon coming back to the Larchmont Chronicle’s neighborhoods often.
Ron’s grandparents, Alejandro and Rosa Borquez, opened the first El Cholo Café in 1923 (as Sonora Café) at the corner of what was then Santa Barbara and Moneta Avenues (now Martin Luther King Blvd. and Broadway) near what is now the Memorial Coliseum. In 1927, Ron’s mom and dad, Aurelia Borquez Salisbury and George Salisbury, opened their own El Cholo Café on Western Ave., across the street from the present location, which is a much-remodeled former bungalow to which the restaurant moved in 1931. As Ron wrote recently, “I am happy to report it is still there and thriving quite well.” That is an understatement. El Cholo on Western Ave., with its historic neon sign that still alerts motorists to the “El Cholo Spanish Café,” very much remains the wonderful place that thousands of local families remember as part of their lives. Our publisher has been eating there regularly since before age 3. Still in the family “Personally, at 85 years old and never having known life without El Cholo, it has been
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By Suzan Filipek El Cholo celebrated its 95th birthday Oct. 23, serving its alltime bestseller, the No. 1 combinacione — cheese enchilada and rolled beef taco with refried beans and Spanish beans — for its 1938 price, 95 cents. The restaurants’ (there now are six) legendary green corn tamales, made with corn off the cob, cheddar cheese and Ortega chile, were on the menu back in 1923, the year the restaurant opened. And, just like back then, the green corn tamales are served seasonally — from May to October. Local diners can take a culinary walk down memory lane at the Western Avenue original of the family-owned restaurant business. Peruse the menu: homemade flour tortilla (1923), crabmeat enchilada (1971) and filet mignon tacos (2009). El Cholo owners and former Windsor Square neighbors,
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Tequila tasting at Antonio’s offers wide choices, is fun By Amy and Jim Cuomo Angelenos tend to love their Mexican food, and Los Angeles is home to numerous fantastic options specializing in this regional cuisine, each serving a variety of styles from Oaxacan to Monterrey, Tex-Mex and more. At a recent Saturday dinner with our dear friends Dia and Ray Schuldenfrei, we decided, however, to let the tequila help us choose our destination. With a website boasting a staggering number of tequila choices, including some home-made varietals of this agave-based liquor, we opted to head to Antonio’s. This festively-decorated restaurant has existed on Melrose since 1970, although Antonio originally opened his restaurant in 1956. After selecting a large semicircular booth in the front area, not suprisingly near the bar, we each began by ordering a different margarita including the house, a Cadillac, a mango and a mezcal. For those who love a smoky finish to their tequila, the mezcal is your friend. But the house margarita finished first with our group of four as we found both the mango and Cadillac, made with Grand Marnier, to be a bit sweet for our liking. Lest we find ourselves consuming merely a liquid dinner, we ordered the guacamole, a freshly-mashed avocado with a hint of lemon and salt. The simple plate was tasty and a perfect accompaniment to our beverages. The salsas were also house-made, and the chunkier salsa made with fresh onion, cilantro and jalapeno was a good complement to the guacamole and chips. House-made choices Prior to getting down to the business of ordering our meals, we previously had decided that — to adequately perform our tequila-tasting mission — we needed to sample all three of the house-made tequilas on offer. We discovered that the tequilas are not made in-house at Antonio’s, but they are hand-selected by management, including Antonio Gutiérrez himself, who, according to our waiter, tastes a variety of small batch tequilas sourced from Jalisco, Mexico, the state where the city of Tequila is located. Tequila #1 We began by each sharing the silver variety, offered at $10 a shot. The bartender poured an extremely generous sample, and we were each able to take more than one sip of what we collectively found to be a smooth taste without the typical bite that one experiences with many popular, well-advertised brands in the U.S. Realizing that a mere order C
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Tequila #2 With a few bites of our meals savored, we were ready for tequila #2, the reposado. At $12 a shot, this tequila is aged in an oak barrel for six to seven months, which creates an extremely smooth liquor. Tequila #3 With margaritas and two healthy samplings down, we now were well on our way to feeling good, and we decided to jump straight in to tequila #3, the añejo. Aged one-anda-half to two years, this caramel-colored tequila, not surprisingly, showcases hints of caramel and is a flavorful $15 option. Our tequila experience was heightened by a visit from the restaurant’s wonderful mariachi duo, each boasting a great singing voice, one playing the guitar, the other playing a not-oft-seen in restaurants bongo. As our meal continued to
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serve as a lovely backdrop to what had become a night of tequila tasting, we decided to share desserts before voting on our favorite tequila selection. We shared one of each of their offerings, fried bananas, cheesecake and flan. Each was good, but the tequila was better, and we made sure that each of our very large shots of tequila was consumed, including a revisit to each one. Decision time for our quartet, and the voting came down to Ray preferring the silver tequila, Jim and Amy the reposado, and Dia the añejo. We are pretty sure someone ordered a Mexican coffee, spiked with, you-guessed-it, tequila, as well as Kahlua, at the conclusion of this tasty, and enormously fun, meal, and we are sure it was equally delicious. However, after all that tequila, no one can say for certain. Next time we will try the Mexican coffee first.
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(Continued from page 2) and delivery services. Javier Prado opened Prado in 1991 at 224 N. Larchmont Blvd. Through its 27 years, Prado has changed its menu items, including new empanada, enchilada and paella recipes, but maintained its distinctive Caribbean-cuisine flavors. “In the last few years, Larchmont has changed to a more younger crowd. But a lot of older people like my food,” Prado said. “I guess because it’s a family restaurant. My son and I, we run it, and with some other people in the kitchen, we’re like a family.” Former favorites In what is now Erin McKenna’s Bakery at 236 N. Larchmont Blvd., Café Chapeau used to whip up coffee and fried eggs. The coffee shop and casual diner welcomed residents with a collection of hats hanging on the wall and fast and filling comfort food. That location had previously been the Han–Lene Village Coffee Shop, which was the successor to what well may have been the Boulevard’s first dining establishment, the Windsor Village Coffee Shop. Replacing Mrs. Paone’s catering business at 225 N. Larchmont Blvd., Girasole cooked up gnocchi, ravioli and farfalle. Owner Ermanno Tolot and the Tolot family ran the Italian café until 2014 and handed over the space to the Vernetti family, which kept much of the same staff and favorite menu items when it opened in 2015.
From 1997 to 2010, brothers Serge and Roland Peri and their cousin Jerome Peri ran Café Du Village, a quaint French restaurant at 139 N. Larchmont Blvd., which had a small back patio. Café du Village’s predecessor was Daryl Trainor Twerdahl’s popular Village Catering Company, which also had eat-in tables in its space that previously housed Peter Dennis Catering. La Luna closed its doors in 2007 at 113 N. Larchmont Blvd., where Le Pain Quotidien now operates for breakfast and lunch. La Luna was a popular neighborhood trattoria that served authentic Italian dishes. Renaissance paintings covered the walls, and wood chairs and candlelit tables provided a certain cozy ambiance. Today’s Larchmont restaurants and their predecessors are a part of providing the homey, neighborhood feel so appreciated by all their customers. Talia Abrahamson is a junior at Marlborough School.
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ plays the lottery The Tony Award-winning musical “Dear Evan Hansen” began selling some of its tickets via a digital lottery in October. The show about a teenager with social anxiety who writes letters to himself is at the Ahmanson Theatre through Sun., Nov. 25. The Center Theatre Group’s lottery system will notify winners via email. When selected, winners can purchase up to two tickets at $25 each. For more information, visit centertheatregroup.org.
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Remembering French restaurant La Tremiere Before Chan Dara, Prado and Le Petit Greek, there was La Tremiere. The French restaurant opened in the present Chan Dara location in 1978. The chef hailed from the Ambassador Hotel, which is also gone. The accompanying review was published in the Larchmont Chronicle in November 1978.
Above: FORMER FRENCH restaurant in 1978 Larchmont Chronicle advertisement. Below: REVIEW of that restaurant in the November 1978 Chronicle.
TREE LIGHTING in Grand Park; City Hall behind.
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Tree lighting at Grand Park Nov. 26
Snow, live music, and the lighting of a 30-foot tall Christmas tree are all happening at Grand Park, 200 N. Grand Ave., Mon., Nov. 26 at 5 p.m. The Brass Pacifica quintet will play and there will be a performance from a local community choir. Free refreshments will be available, and the celebration will be capped off by an early seasonal “snowfall.” For more information, visit grandparkla.org.
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Silverton fêted: chefs cook at March of Dimes
TWO DECADES STRONG: Miracle Mile’s neighborhood coffee sho c o o ee ce e r e i s h i ers r s o h Mos of he s h s or e he oc io for e rs or more, according to owner Brad Gold, who credits local comu i su or for he co ee sho s o e i
Share seasonal plates at Ronan
Newly opened pizza place Ronan, 7315 Melrose Ave., specializes in food served as seasonal shared plates and craft cocktails. The menu will vary according to local produce availability. The wine list will carry smaller producers and lesser-known varietals. Communal tables and bar seating will be offered to walk-ins, but reservations
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Talk, screening on 3-D with Charles Phoenix
A talk and screening, “Charles Phoenix & the Third Dimension,” is Sat., Dec. 15 at the Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main St. The event is in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibition “3D: Double Vision” and is part of the 15th annual LA 3-D Movie Festival. Retro pop-culturist and author Phoenix celebrates a century of classic and kitschy American life and style in 3-D. “3D: Double Vision” is on view at LACMA until March 31, 2019.
Dance gala honors fearless leaders
Heidi Duckler Dance’s 33rd annual gala will honor fearless female leaders. “To Think is an Act, To Feel is a Fact” is Sat., Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. at the Cooper Design Space, 860 S. Los Angeles St., #1100. City Dept. of Transportation general manager Seleta Reynolds will receive the Social Impact Award. Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science special assistant to the president for community relations, Sylvia Drew Ivie, will receive the Social Impact Award. For tickets visit hdd33gala.eventbrite.com.
also can be made. Overseen by Daniel and Caitlin Cutler, formerly of Sotto and Alimento, the menu will include a combination of Italian and California cuisine, and dishes such as grilled snapper. For more information, visit ronanla.com.
March of Dimes celebrated chef Nancy Silverton, of Windsor Square and the Mozza restaurants, for her contributions to, and passion for, culinary excellence at the Signature Chefs Auction, Oct. 11 at SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills. At the fundraiser to support the health of women and babies, 20 chefs prepared and served at a stand-up tasting and seated-dessert program. “Our event is a great opportunity to experience a unique tasting of signature dishes from local rising stars and master chefs,” says Amy Dittmore, senior development manager for March of Dimes Greater Los Angeles. A multiple nominee of the James Beard Foundation, Nancy Silverton has been a JBF winner of “Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America,” Outstanding Pastry Chef (both 1991) and Outstanding Restaurant (2001). More
NANCY SILVERTON, right, with auctioneer Billy Harris and Los Angeles March of Dimes executive director Kari Boatner.
recently, in 2014, Silverton received the highest honor given by the James Beard Foundation for “Outstanding Chef.” She was also listed as one of the Most Innovative Women in “Food and Drink” in Fortune’s “Food and Wine Magazine.” Chefs supporting the fundraiser were: Holly Irvin, The Bazaar by Jose Andres; Timothy Hollingsworth, Otium; Yoya
Takahashi, Hamasaku; Kevin Meehan, Kali; Jon Yao, Kato; Travis Strickland, Baltaire; Fernando Darin, Ray’s & Stark Bar; Andreas Roller, Patina Restaurant; Kazunori Nozawa, Sushi Nozawa and Sugarfish; Kyle Johnson, Bourbon Steak Los Angeles; Brendan Collins, Wilshire; Casey Lane, Viale de Romani and The Tasting Kitchen; and David Castro Hussong, Fauna.
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New spot serves Mediterranean small plates, wine al fresco
When I first moved to Los Angeles in the ’80s from the frigid East Coast, I was shocked to find that this mildweather paradise had few restaurants with al fresco dining. In Boston, the moment the thermometer reached 70, the tables and chairs came out and balanced haphazardly on the uneven brick walkways, to broad smiles and few complaints. One of the notable Los Angeles exceptions was Sofi, a Greek restaurant on West Third Street, with an expansive outdoor patio. The Southland has since ful-
ly embraced outdoor dining, but Sofi itself recently closed after more than 40 years in the same spot. With such good real estate, it wasn’t long before another restaurant stepped up to fill the void. Bacari revamped the already lovely venue and brought it up to par with the trendiest eateries on this most trendy street. The entrance remains nearly hidden — a covered stone walkway wedged between two storefronts, the path leading to a romantic patio, a secret garden in the midst
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Helene Seifer of the urban noise. Small plates are served inside a bustling, warmly decorated dining room, but the place to be is in the revamped courtyard. Chandeliers hang from the outspread arms of a giant tree and contribute to a serene ambiance. The well-
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priced plates (virtually everything is $9 or $10, with a few outliers up to $14) and the ample wine selections (5- and 8-ounce pours; most bottles $44-$56) make it easy to linger and order just one more without breaking the bank. Seven dishes were enough to satisfy the four of us. With other locations in Glendale, Playa del Rey, and University Park, Bacari seemed to have few of the hiccups associated with a new restaurant opening. Online we requested a patio table; we got it. Service was casual, but attentive, and our waiter knew the menu well and the ingredients of the dishes. Plate arrivals were paced such that we weren’t inundated with everything at once, which is an annoyingly common occurrence elsewhere. And the food? Eminently enjoyable — with a few offerings that were spot on and had us licking the plates. It’s ostensibly Italian — the menu calls the dishes “cicchetti” (small plates) and there are pizzas, polenta, pasta, and bruschetta — but Israeli chef
Lior Hillel infuses his cuisine with the tastes of home. Chopped chicken liver with wine-braised date tahini and fresh baked challah was terrific; the sweet date mixture added a wonderful Middle Eastern flair to the savory liver. Caramelized Brussels sprouts with pomegranate molasses and crème fraiche was similarly balanced by the sweet note, also harkening back to the chef’s roots. Corn seems to be having a moment in the culinary world — from Mexican street versions with mayonnaise and cotija cheese to cold pureed soups with lump crab — but Bacari’s corn beurre fondue that accompanied seared scallops was so good it stole the sweet seafood’s thunder. I could have eaten a giant bowl of it. Another favorite was the lamb-stuffed eggplant. Two slices of eggplant sandwiched a finely-chopped mixture of lamb and herbs, all drizzled with a fresh lemon garlic emulsion. Pan-fried, it melded into a perfect package of Mediterranean tastes. Bacari, 8030 W. 3rd St., 323-452-9149.
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Hope Lutheran Church, 6720 Melrose Ave., celebrates 76 years with music and an Oktoberfest luncheon Sun., Nov. 4. The festivities, free and open to the public, begin at 10:30 a.m. with music during the worship service followed by the Oktoberfest celebration in the courtyard with appetizers, pretzels and beer at 11:40 a.m. and luncheon in the social hall at 12:30 p.m. For more information, call 323-938-9135 or visit hopelutheranchurch.net.
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Dining Guide - Fall 2018 Eateries abound in and around the neighborhood There are many dining choices 323-466-1193 in our community, and even Hours: Mon. to Sat., 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. more in the surrounding areas. KIKU SUSHI The following list is a mere 246 N. Larchmont Blvd. sample of what’s available. (If 323-464-1323 you find that a favorite was Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily. overlooked, please let us know at LARCHMONT VILLAGE info@larchmontchronicle.com.) WINE, SPIRITS & Note: The Original Farmers CHEESE Market is at 6333 W. Third St. 223 N. Larchmont Blvd. The Grove is next door at 189 The 323-856-8699 Grove Dr. larchmontvillagewine.com Larchmont Boulevard Hours: Mon. to Sat., 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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139 1/2 N. Larchmont Blvd. 113 N. Larchmont 323-366-1007 323-461-7701 bardonna.com lepainquotidien.com Hours: Mon. to Fri., 6 a.m. to 7 Hours: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. LE PETIT GREEK BRICKS & SCONES 127 N. Larchmont Blvd. 403 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-464-5160 323-463-0811 lepetitgreek.com bricksandscones.com Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Hours: Mon. to Fri., 7:30 a.m. to 8 LEMONADE p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 626 N. Larchmont Blvd. BURGER LOUNGE 323-464-0700 217 N. Larchmont Blvd. lemonadela.com 323-462-2310 Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. burgerlounge.com LOUISE’S TRATTORIA Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 10:30 a.m. 232 N. Larchmont Blvd. to 9:30 p.m.; Fri. and Sat., 10:30 323-962-9510 a.m. to 10 p.m. louises.com CAFÉ GRATITUDE Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11 a.m. to 639 N. Larchmont Blvd. 10 p.m.; Fri. and Sat., 11 a.m. to 323-580-6383 10:30 p.m. and Sun., 10:30 a.m. to cafegratitude.com 9:30 p.m. Hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. MR. HOLMES
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310 N. Larchmont Blvd. 248 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-467-1052 213-712-6308 chandararestaurants.com mrholmesbakehouse.com Hours: Mon. to Fri., 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 Hours: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 5 to 9:30 p.m.
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tacostumadre.com ANARKALI INDIAN Hours: Mon. to Fri., 11 a.m. to 10 125 N. Larchmont Blvd. RESTAURANT p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. 323-856-0369 7013 Melrose Ave. THRIFTY ICE CREAM Hours: Mon. to Sat., 11:30 a.m. to 10 323-934-6488 AT RITE AID p.m.; Sun., 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. anarkali-la.com 226 N. Larchmont Blvd. NOAH’S BAGELS Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. 323-467-1366 250 N. Larchmont Blvd. ANGELINI OSTERIA riteaid.com 323-466-2924 7313 Beverly Blvd. Hours: 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. noahs.com 323-297-0070 VERNETTI Hours: Mon. to Fri., 5 a.m. to 5 angeliniosteria.com 225 N. Larchmont Blvd. p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hours: Mon. to Thurs., noon to 323-798-5886 PRADO RESTAURANT 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 10:30 p.m., vernetti.la Fri. from noon to 2:30 p.m. and 244 N. Larchmont Blvd. Hours: Tues. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. 5:30 to 11 p.m., Sat., 5 to 11 p.m.; 323-467-3871 to 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 11 p.m.; Sun., 5 to 10:30 p.m. pradola.com Hours: Mon. to Fri., 11:30 a.m. to Fri., 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 5:30 ANIMAL 3 p.m. and 5:30 to 10 p.m.; Sat., to 11 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 10 a.m. 435 N. Fairfax Ave. 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4:30 to to 3 p.m. and 5:30 to 11 p.m. 323-782-9225 10:30 p.m.; Sun., 4:30 to 10 p.m.
PRESSED JUICERY
201 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-464-5800 pressedjuicery.com Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
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131 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-465-5566 villagepizzeria.net Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Fri. and Sat., 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sun., noon to 9 p.m.
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240 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-466-0485 saltandstraw.com Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
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SAM’S BAGELS
154 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-469-1249 Hours: Mon. to Sat., 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun., 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
SWEETFIN POKÉ
135 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-465-6040 sweetfinpoke.com Hours: 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily.
TACOS TU MADRE
203 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-499-1143
animalrestaurant.com Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 6 to 10 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 6 to 11 p.m. Brunch is Sat. and Sun., 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
ANTEQUERA DE OAXACA
5200 Melrose Ave. 323-466-1101 Hours: Fri. to Wed. 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Thurs., 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
ANTONIO’S
7470 Melrose Ave. 600 S. La Brea Ave. 323-658-9060 323-998-8565 antoniosonmelrose.com 6thlabrea.com Hours: Tues. to Fri., 11 a.m. to Hours: Mon. to Wed., 11:30 a.m. to 11p.m.; Sat., noon to 11 p.m. and 11 p.m.; Thurs. to Sat., 11:30 a.m. to Sun., noon to 10 p.m. midnight; Sun., 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
ALL ABOUT THE BREAD 7111 Melrose Ave.
323-930-8989 allaboutthebread.com Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL
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8700 Third St. 310-859-9859 aocwinebar.com Hours: Mon., 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Tues. to Fri., 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
APOLLONIA’S PIZZERIA
5176 Wilshire Blvd. 323-937-2823 apolloniaspizzeria.com Hours: Tues. and Fri., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., noon to 9 p.m.
301 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-978-2047 chipotle.com Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
ERIN MCKENNA’S BAKERY
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236 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-462-2292 erinmckennasbakery.com Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fri. and Sat., 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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5601 Melrose Ave. 323-469-1924 astroburger.com Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 7 a.m. to midnight, Fri. and Sat., 7 a.m. to 1 a.m.; Sun., 9 a.m. to midnight.
BEER BELLY
150 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-843-4920 groundworkcoffee.com Hours: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
532 S. Western Ave. 213-387-2337 beerbellyla.com Hours: Mon. and Tues., 5 to 11 p.m.; Wed. and Thurs., 5 p.m. to midnight; Fri. and Sat., 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m.; Sun., 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
122 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-378-5720 jambajuice.com Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
8412 W. 3rd St. 323-852-0642 berrisla.com Hours: 10 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. daily.
123 N. Larchmont Blvd. 323-745-0407 jenis.com Hours: noon to 11 p.m. daily.
206 N. Western Ave. 323-466-4860 biergartenla.com Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 4 p.m. to midnight, Fri., 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., Sat., noon to 2 a.m. and Sun., noon to midnight.
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Larchmont Chronicle’s 323-933-7675 6610 Melrose Ave. dellaterrarestaurant.com 323-297-1133 CAFÉ VERONA BLACK DOG COFFEE Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. chispacca.com 201 S. La Brea Ave. 5657 Wilshire Blvd. Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 6 to 10 323-934-6188 DRAGO RISTORANTE 323-933-1976 p.m.; Fri., 6 to 11 p.m.; Sat., 5 to 11 cafeveronala.com 6060 Wilshire Blvd. blackdogcoffee.com p.m.; Sun., 5 to 10 p.m. 323-800-2244 Hours: Mon. to Fri., 7 a.m. to 6 Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11 a.m. to CHIPOTLE MEXICAN 9:30 p.m.; Fri., 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; dragoristorante.com p.m. and Sat. and Sun., 8 a.m. to GRILL Sat., 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sun., 9 a.m. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. 4 p.m. 7101 Melrose Ave. to 9:30 p.m. DU-PAR’S BLU JAM CAFÉ 323-297-0334 CALIFORNIA Farmers Market 7371 Melrose Ave. chipotle.com 323-933-8446 CHICKEN CAFÉ blujamcafe.com Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. dupars.net 6805 Melrose Ave. 323-951-9191 COFFEE+FOOD CAFE Du-Par’s Restaurant is open 24 323-935-5877 Hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. 5630 Melrose Ave. hours a day, 365 days a year. califchickencafe.com BLUDSO’S 323-962-3390 EAST INDIA GRILL Hours: Mon. to Sat., 10:45 a.m. to BAR AND QUE coffeeplusfood.wordpress.com 10 p.m. 1245 S. Fairfax Ave. 609 N. La Brea Ave. Hours: Mon. to Fri., 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 323-936-8844 CANDELA 323- 931-2583 Sat. and Sun., 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. eastindiagrillla.com 831 S. La Brea Ave. barandque.com/bludsos COFFEE FOR Hours: Sun. to Wed., 10:30 a.m. to 323-936-0533 Hours: Mon. to Fri., 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Fri. and Sat., 10:30 a.m. SASQUATCH candelatacobar.com 3 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m., Sat., noon 7020 Melrose Ave. to 11 p.m. Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Sun., 4 to to 10 p.m. and Sun., noon to 8 p.m. 323-424-7980 11 p.m.; Wed., 11:30 a.m. to midnight. EATZ BUCA DI BEPPO coffeeforsasquatch.com Fri. and Sat., 4 p.m. to midnight. 612 N. La Brea Ave. Farmers Market Hours: Mon. to Sat., 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 323-935-3289 CANTER’S DELI 323-370-6560 Sun., 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. eatzla.com 419 N. Fairfax Ave. bucadibeppo.com COMMERSON Hours: Check website for class 323-651-2030 Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 11 a.m. to 10 788 S. La Brea Ave. schedule. cantersdeli.com p.m.; Fri. and Sat., 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. 323-813-3000 Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 6 a.m. THE EDMON BUSBY’S EAST commersonrestaurant.com to 3 a.m.; Fri. and Sat., open 24 5168 Melrose Ave. 5364 Wilshire Blvd. Hours: Tues. to Fri., 5 p.m. to 11 hours. Online ordering always 323-645-5225 323-823-4890 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 available. theedmon.com busbysla.com p.m. to midnight; Sun., 10 a.m. to 3 Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 5 p.m. to CARDAMOM Hours: Mon. to Fri., 5 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 11 p.m. midnight. Fri. and Sat., 5 p.m. to 7233 Beverly Blvd. a.m.; Sat., 9 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Sun., 10 DARKROOM 1 a.m. 323-936-1000 a.m. to 2 p.m. 7302 Melrose Ave. cardamomla.com EL CARTEL C+M 323-931-3800 5515 Wilshire Blvd. Hours: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 (COFFEE AND MILK) Hours: Mon. to Fri., 2 p.m. to 2 323-931-1281 to 10:30 p.m. daily. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. a.m.; Sat. 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Sun., eldinerla.com CHEESECAKE FACTORY 323-857-4761 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. The Grove patinagroup.com/cm-lacma DESANO PIZZA BAKERY 323-634-0511 EL CHOLO Hours: Mon., Tues. and Thurs., 11 4959 Santa Monica Blvd. thecheesecakefactory.com 1121 S. Western Ave. a.m. to 6 p.m., Fri., 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. 323-913-7000 Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. 323-734-2773 and Sat. and Sun., 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. desanopizza.com to 11 p.m.; Fri., 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 elcholo.com CAFÉ JACK Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. a.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Hours: Sun. and Mon., 11 a.m. to 9 508 S. Western Ave. DELLA TERRA Sun., 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. p.m., Tues. to Thurs., 11 a.m. to 10 213-365-8882 7675 Beverly Blvd. p.m. Fri. and Sat., 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. CHI SPACCA Hours: Sun. to Thurs., noon to 1
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EL COYOTE CAFÉ 7312 Beverly Blvd. 323-9392255 elcoyotecafe.com Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fri. and Sat., 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
EL POLLO LOCO
5001 Wilshire Blvd. 323-937-7171 elpolloloco.com Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. 1260 N. Vine St. 323-464-0860 Hours: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
ESCUELA TAQUERIA
7615 Beverly Blvd. 323-932-6178 escuelataqueria.com Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
FARMERS MARKET
323-933-9211 farmersmarketla.com Hours: Mon. to Fri., 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sat., 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
FATBURGER
5001 Wilshire Blvd., #103 323-939-9593 fatburger.com Hours: Sun. to Tues., 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Wed. to Thurs., 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Fri. and Sat., 10 a.m. to midnight.
FIN ASIAN TAPAS
5750 Melrose Ave. 323-579-1501 finasiantapas.com Hours: Tues. to Sat., 5 to 11 p.m.; Sun. and Mon., 5 to 10 p.m.
FIVE GUYS BURGERS & FRIES
5550 Wilshire Blvd., #101D 323-939-2360 fiveguys.com Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
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Farmers Market 323-938-4127 mageeskitchen.com Hours: Mon. to Sat., 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sun., 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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MARINO RISTORANTE
6001 Melrose Ave. 323-466-8812 marinorestaurant.com Hours: Mon. to Fri., 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m.; Sat., 5 to 10 p.m.
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5786 Melrose Ave 323-466-4181 NIGHT + MARKET SONG mariosperuvianseafood.com 3322 W. Sunset Blvd. Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. 323-665-5899 to 8 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., 11:30 nightmarketsong.com a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Hours: Mon. to Fri., noon to 3 p.m. and 5 to 11 p.m.; Sat., 5 to 11 p.m. MARMALADE CAFE Farmers Market ODYS + PENELOPE 323-954-0088 127 S. La Brea Ave. marmaladecafe.com 323-939-1033 Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 9 a.m. to 10 odysandpenelope.com p.m.; Fri. and Sat., 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 6 to 10 p.m., Fri., 6 to 10:30 p.m., Sat. is 10 a.m. MEALS BY GENET to 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. 1053 S. Fairfax Ave. and Sun. is 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 323-938-9304 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. mealsbygenetla.com Hours: Thurs. to Sat., 5:30 to 10 OFF VINE RESTAURANT p.m., Sun., 5:30 to 9 p.m. 6263 Leland Way 323-962-1900 MESHUGA 4 SUSHI offvine.com 526 N. La Brea Ave. 323-964-9985 (Please turn to page 12)
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Dining Guide - Fall 2018 (Continued from page 11) p.m., Fri. and Sat., 5 to 11:30 p.m. 323-653-5858 PETIT TROIS Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 10 a.m. to and Sun., 5 to 9:30 p.m. swingersdiner.com 718 Highland Ave. 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 9 p.m. Fri., RAY’S AND STARK BAR Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. daily. 323-468-8916 petittrois.com 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5:30 to 9 THE SYCAMORE LACMA p.m. Sat. 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Hours: Sun. to Thurs., noon to 5905 Wilshire Blvd. KITCHEN and 5 to 9 p.m. Sun., 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Fri. and Sat., noon to 11 323-857-6180 143 S. La Brea Ave. p.m. No cash. No reservations. 2:30 p.m. and 4 to 9 p.m. raysandstarkbar.com 323-939-0151 PINK’S HOT DOGS OSTERIA LA BUCA Hours: Mon., Tues. and Thurs., thesycamorekitchen.com 709 N. La Brea Ave. 5210 Melrose Ave. 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fri., 11:30 Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 323-931-4223 323-462-1900 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 10 TA-EEM GRILL pinkshollywood.com osterialabuca.com a.m. to 8 p.m. 7422 Melrose Ave. Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 9:30 a.m. 323-944.0013 RÉPUBLIQUE to 2:30 p.m. and 6 to 10:30 p.m.; to 2 a.m.; Fri. and Sat., 9:30 a.m. 624 S. La Brea Ave. ta-eemgrillinc.com Fri., 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and to 3 a.m. 310-362-6115 Hours: Sun. to Thurs., 11 a.m. to 6 to 11 p.m.; Sat., 5 to 11 p.m.; PIPER’S republiquela.com 10 p.m.; Fri., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun., 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 222 N. Western Ave. Hours: Mon. to Wed., 8 a.m. to 3 TART 5 to 10 p.m. Closed in October. Apparently to p.m. and 5:30 to 10 p.m.; Thurs. 115 N. Fairfax Ave. reopen under new management. to Sat., 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5:30 OSTERIA MAMMA 323-556-2608 5732 Melrose Ave. PIZZA ROMANA to 11 p.m.; Sun., 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. tartrestaurant.com 323-284-7060 615 N. La Brea Ave. and 5:30 to 10 p.m. Hours: Mon. to Thur., 7 a.m. to 3 osteriamamma.com 323-939-1148 RONAN p.m. and 4 to 9 p.m.; Fri., 7 a.m. pizzaromana.com Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. to 7315 Melrose Ave. to 3:30 p.m. and 4 to 9 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 11:30 a.m. Hours: Tues. to Sun., 11 a.m. to 323-917-5100 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 5 to 10:30 10 p.m. daily. to 11 p.m. and Sun., 5 to 10 p.m. ronanla.com p.m.; Sun., 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PIZZERIA MOZZA OSTERIA MOZZA Hours: Mon., Wed., Thurs., 6 to and 5 to 10 p.m. 641 N. Highland Ave. 6602 Melrose Ave. 11 p.m.; Fri., 6 p.m. to midnight; TATSU RAMEN 323-297-0101 323-297-0100 Sat., 5:30 p.m. to midnight; Sun., 7111 Melrose Ave. pizzeriamozza.com osteriamozza.com 5:30 to 11 p.m. 323-747-1388 Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 5:30 to 10 Hours: noon to midnight daily. SALT’S CURE tatsuramen.com POKE ME p.m., Fri., 5:30 to 11 p.m., Sat., 5 Hours: Sun. to Wed., 11 a.m. to 1155 N. Highland Ave. 310 S. La Brea Ave., Ste. E to 11 p.m. and Sun., 5 to 10 p.m. 2 a.m.; Thurs. to Sat., 11 a.m. to 323-465-7258 323-852-3572 PACIFIC DINING CAR 3 a.m. saltscure.com pokeme.net 1310 W. 6th St. Hours: Mon. to Thurs. 11 a.m. to TAYLOR’S STEAKHOUSE Hours: Mon. to Sat., 11 a.m. to 10 10 p.m., Fri., 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., 213-483-6000 3361 W. Eighth St. p.m.; Sun., 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. pacificdiningcar.com Sat., 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sun., 213-382-8449 PROVIDENCE Hours: 24 hours daily. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. taylorssteakhouse.com 5955 Melrose Ave. PALEY Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11:30 SON OF A GUN 323-460-4170 6115 Sunset Blvd. 8370 W. 3rd St. a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Fri., 11:30 a.m. providencela.com 323-544-9430 323-782-9033 to 10:30 p.m.; Sat., 4 to 10:30 Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 6 to 10 paleyhollywood.com sonofagunrestaurant.com p.m.; Sun., 4 to 9:30 p.m. Hours: Mon. to Fri., 11:30 a.m. to p.m.; Fri., 12:30 to 2 p.m. and 6 Hours: Sun. to Thurs., noon to 3 TERE’S MEXICAN GRILL to 10 p.m.; Sat., 5:30 to 10 p.m.; p.m. and 6 to 10 p.m. Fri. and Sat., 10 p.m.; Sat. 5:30 to 10 p.m. 5870 Melrose Ave., Ste. 101 Sun., 5:30 to 9 p.m. PAMPAS GRILL noon to 3 p.m. and 6 to 11 p.m. 323-468-9345 RALEIGH STUDIOS Farmers Market SPARE TIRE teresmexicangrill.com CAFÉ 323-931-1928 5370 Wilshire Blvd. Hours: Mon. to Sat., 9 a.m. to 9 650 N. Bronson Ave. pampas-grill.com 323-8234890 p.m.. 323-871-5660 Hours: Mon. to Sat., 10:30 a.m. to sparetirepub.com TERRONI raleighstudios.com 9 p.m.; Sun., 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Hours: Mon. to Wed., 11:30 a.m. 7605 Beverly Blvd. Hours: Mon. to Fri., 8 a.m. to 3 to 1 a.m.; Thurs. and Fri., 11:30 PAPA CRISTO’S 323-954-0300 p.m. 2771 W. Pico Blvd. a.m. to 2 a.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. to 2 terroni.com RASCAL 323-737-2970 a.m.; Sun., 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 11:30 a.m. 801 S. La Brea Ave. papacristos.com SPOONFED to 10:30 p.m.; Fri., 11:30 a.m. to 323-933-3229 Hours: Tues., 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 959 Seward St. 11:30 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. to 11:30 rascalla.com Wed. to Sat., 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; 323-347-7000 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Hours: Mon. to Thurs., 5 to 11 Sun., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. spoonfedla.com TOM BERGIN’S Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. PUBLIC HOUSE
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TROIS MEC
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TSURI
7015 Melrose Ave. 323-935-1517 tsurila.com Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Fri., 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.; Sat., 3 to 11:30 p.m.; Sun., 3 to 10 p.m.
TWIST EATERY
344 S. La Brea Ave. 323-938-9478 twisteateryla.com Hours: Mon. to Fri., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
UMAMI BURGER
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VILLAGE IDIOT
7383 Melrose Ave. 323-655-3331 villageidiotla.com Hours: Mon. to Fri., 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Sat. and Sun., 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.
VIM THAI RESTAURANT
5784 Melrose Ave. 323-464-2345 vimthai.com Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily
WHISPER RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
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Top dog in town: Pink’s gets its own square “high-quality, ethically raised and sustainably sourced meat.” 7. Feeling beastly without your morning cup of Joe? Pop into the modern and chic Coffee for Sasquatch, 7020 Melrose Ave., where they serve enough coffee to keep even Bigfoot caffeinated. 8. Head around the corner and walk south down La Brea, and you’ll find Eatz, 612 N. La Brea Ave. 9. For some classic Texasstyle barbecue, cross La Brea and walk on over to Bludso’s Bar & Que, 609 N. La Brea. 10. Bludso’s northern neighbor is Pizza Romana, 615 N. La Brea Ave. 11. Back north of Melrose, west of Chipotle, is Tatsu Ramen, 7111 Melrose Ave. 12. Next in line is All About the Bread, also 7111 Melrose. 13. M Café occupies 7617 and 7119 Melrose Ave. 14. Next door is Lucifers
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Pizza, 7123 Melrose Ave. 15. Cater-corner across both Melrose and Detroit is the newly-opened Milk Bar Bakery, 7150 Melrose Ave. 16. End your eating escapade with a little entertainment at The Plaza, which sits just north of Pink’s at 739 N. La Brea Ave., and is celebrating 45 years of sequin-gowned female impersonators and still being “cash only.”
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By Julia Stier A popular local landmark — now 78 years old and still managed by the founding family — is well known for its creatively named dishes and famous patrons. On Sept. 27, it secured its status as a Hollywood icon. The City of Los Angeles honored Pink’s Hot Dogs by designating the intersection of Melrose and La Brea Avenues as “Pink’s Square.” The designation ceremony was a “very big and wonderful event,” said Beverly Pink Wolfe, who owns and operates the family business with brother Richard Pink and his wife Gloria. She praised it as a “historical and memorable occasion” for her family. Pink’s has been serving up unique creations for nearly eight decades, and Beverly said they have no intention of stopping anytime soon. Signed headshots of their more famous clientele line the walls, including the likes of Will Ferrell, and, of course, the pop star Pink! On a recent afternoon, customer Emma Herrera, who was enjoying her own Pink’s dog, said she hadn’t heard of the designation, but approved of the idea. “Pink’s has been here for so long that I think having a corner designated to Pink’s is actually kind of cool,” she said. Herrera recalled her own first visit to this popular landmark, when she and her sister ventured out to Melrose for a day of shopping. “Pink’s is famous, and we wanted to come and try it.” While the corner is named for Pink’s, they have plenty of culinary neighbors also serving dining choices, from savory to sweet, vegan to all-meat. Following is an update to the June 2018 Larchmont Chronicle story by Rachel Olivier and John Welborne that described the many food-related establishments around La Brea and Melrose Avenues, between Waring Avenue and Clinton Street, and between Detroit Street and Sycamore Avenue; 1. First up, of course, is Pink’s itself, located at 709 N. La Brea Ave. 2. Pink’s neighbor to the south is the quick-service Chipotle Mexican Grill, 7101 Melrose Ave. 3. Heading east on Melrose, crossing La Brea, you’ll find Tsuri Sushi and Sake Bar, 7015 Melrose Ave. 4. Next door, at Anarkali Indian Restaurant, 7013 Melrose Ave., an oasis of authentic Indian and Bangladeshi cuisine awaits. The restaurant has been in business for 38 years. 5. Finishing up this trio of restaurants on the north side of Melrose, east of La Brea, is Hot Wing’s Café, 7011 Melrose Ave. 6. Across Melrose at 7016 Melrose Ave. is Standing’s Butchery, where you can pick up
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“Shenanigans Show” is at the Irish Import Shop, 742 Vine St., Thurs., Nov. 8, 8 p.m. Free tickets are available at billdevlin.com, or just show up. Irish snacks are available for purchase and beverages are available with a donation. Guests are welcome to shop before or after the show.
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Ai Weiwei work is on view at MAF
Chinese-born, international artist and activist Ai Weiwei was in Windsor Square for the unveiling of the new exhibit of his work at the Marciano Art Foundation (MAF). Traditional Chinese kite making techniques give the work, complete with animal heads from the zodiac and suspended mythical creatures, an ethereal feel. But it is the current refugee crisis the work portrays, according to the museum website. The artist, who was a child refugee and now lives in exile in Berlin, made some pieces from bamboo and silk. Others are porcelain, including “Sunflower Seeds” from 2010 and “Spouts” which is a 2015 work
consisting of antique porcelain teapot spouts. One artwork on the former stage of the former Scottish AI WEIWEI at Rite Temple the opening. building, now the MAF, mimics the inflatable boats migrants use in hope of reaching a new life. The travelers, too, are crafted from bamboo and silk. “Ai Weiwei: Life Cycle” is open through March 3 in the Theater Gallery. Admission is free. Timed tickets are available online. Visit Marcianoartfoundation.org.
Sir Anthony in Miracle Mile as King Lear
By John Welborne Sir Anthony Hopkins joined director Sir Richard Eyre, executive producer Sir Colin Callender and author and professor at Rowan University Tara Bennett for a discussion (moderated by Bennett) of the new BBC and Amazon made-for-television adaption of Shakespeare’s “King Lear.” A near-capacity audience assembled at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s (LACMA) Bing Theater Oct. 9 for a showing of the film.
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The pre-screening dialogue among Hopkins and the others captivated attendees. The conversation focused on Hopkins and his desire to perform the role of Lear at age 80 (30 years after his last performance as the king). Hopkins said he now is about the age of the character and can better understand what it is like to be that age, both mentally and physically. The wide-screen projection in the Bing Theater showcased the brilliant work of direc-
tor Eyre, cinematographer Ben Smithard, editor Dan Farrell, and the entire production team. A high-definition television set or computer monitor tuned to Amazon Prime should do the same, one hopes.
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Brilliant ‘Star is Born,’ thrilling Freddie Mercury, bitcoin decoded A Star is Born (9/10): Top quality production design and captivating cinematography are enhanced by wonderful editing, and original music by director and star Bradley Cooper and co-star Lady Gaga, make this film a cinch to win the Oscar. It is an effulgent treat. Lady Gaga is a brilliant singer, and Cooper shows surprising musical talent (not to mention the directing, for which he should receive an Oscar nomination, in addition to one for Best Actor). The movie drags in the last half hour, but the preceding 90 minutes are enough to carry it. I can’t say enough about the quality of the music and concert performances. Bohemian Rhapsody (9/10): Everything I said above applies to this biopic of Queen and its lead singer, the convention-shattering Freddie Mercury, who was enthralling onstage. Rami Malek gives a boffo performance as Mercury, looking, walking, and performing in his spitting image. Even
though there is a lot of music and multiple mind-blowing concert performances, I wished there were more. Trust Machine: the Story of Blockchain (8/10): This is a much-needed, fascinating study of blockchain, which is the basis for bitcoin and all the other virtual currencies. Directed by Alex Winter, this is esoteric stuff. The movie does a good job of making it relatively understandable. Laura Shin, a “Forbes” editor, says that people who criticize bitcoin (like Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon, chairman of JPMorgan Chase) are people who don’t understand the technology: “I just don’t know how much homework they’ve done. If they have done the research, then they will pretty quickly figure out that these are probably going to disrupt their business models.” Maria by Callas (7/10): If you love opera, you should love this because there are too many arias sung in their entirety (although I did enShadow Play
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Tony Medley joy “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” [Love is a Rebellious Bird], aka Habañera, from Bizet’s “Carmen,” one of my favorite songs). I found the film entertaining while exasperating in what it omitted. Because it is told without narration, much of what goes on in her life is left poorly explained. The many interviews show her as a sensitive, beautiful woman (much more beautiful than I had thought), not the tempestuous diva that has been her unfortunate reputation; it does a good job of capturing her true personality. First Man (5/10): Long, depressing, and black, projecting very little feeling for the enormous accomplishment, this fails to adequately capture the tension and danger of put-
ting together a try to get to the moon. Immensely disappointing are the promised scenes of the moon in IMAX. There are only a few shots of the moonscape and they were made at a quarry in Atlanta. Front Runner (5/10): Burdened by a painfully tedious first 45 minutes, this telling of the Gary Hart / Donna Rice scandal finally picks up somewhat with good performances by Hugh Jackman as Hart and Vera Farmiga as Hart’s wife Lee, but the inaccurate portrayal of Rice by Sara Paxton as a quintessential bimbo, cheaply beautiful, but really dumb and inept, ruined the movie for me. I met Rice more than a decade ago, and she was nothing like this. She was beautiful, but not in a cheap way. And she was smart and knowledgeable. After the Hart affair, she got married, and as Donna Rice Hughes she became a born-again Christian. She is president and CEO of
Enough is Enough and is the author of “Kids Online: Protecting Your Children in Cyberspace.” Shame on Reitman & Co. for this misleading portrait of a woman who is still alive, and for not adding her present status to the postscript of themovie, which tells about Gary and Lee’s situations today, but omits Rice. The Old Man and the Gun (3/10): Iconic actor Robert Redford chooses this plodder as his swan song? I can see why Redford might want to choose a movie like this for his last performance, though. There are three advantages. First, there is no acting required. All he has to do is recite his lines like Robert Redford and smile a lot. Second, since he’s sitting down much of the time, he doesn’t have to worry about hitting his marks. Third, he no longer needs to be shot through the Doris Day filter. The point of the film is that he’s an old geezer and his face needs to look worn and lined, which it is.
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Book chronicles Philharmonic leaders by Suzan Filipek Long before the humble star power of Gustavo Dudamel. Before the flamboyant and youthful Zubin Mehta. Before them both was the early orchestra’s eccentric founder William Andrews Clark, Jr. The philanthropist was often not accepted by high society (showing up at breakfast n a k e d r a i s e d ORCHESTRA some eye- founder William brows, for re s r r instance). circ courtesy of Los C l a r k Photos Angeles Philharmonic loved muArchive sic, though, and he would underwrite $3 million in losses for 15 years to keep the new orchestra afloat. But he left nothing to carry the fledgling orchestra forward after his death in 1934, according to the recently published two-volume “Past / Forward: The LA Phil at 100,” issued in honor of the orchestra’s centennial. Chandler; game changer While “an outpouring of support from musicians, music lovers, radio audiences
and philanthropists kept the orchestra alive,” Dorothy Buffum Chandler’s arrival was a game changer. A mighty force on the horizon, she was once coined “the greatest fundraiser since Al Capone.” Music funder The merchant’s daughter (of the Buffums department store chain) didn’t much like the “Al Capone” compliment, but, regardless of what you called her, she was credited with establishing one of the most successful fundraising campaigns in history — to build the three-venue Music Center including its first dedicated concert hall, which would eventually be named in her honor. When she took on the undertaking, she already had saved the orchestra’s summer venue. The Hollywood Bowl was facing bankruptcy when Chandler leaped into action, calling musicians to donate time to do a concert, raising $100,000 to help pay off a debt and organizing a women’s committee to sell tickets. Her plan worked, and she then turned her sights downtown, where she would channel her considerable charm, energy and persuasiveness. New and old money Key to her success was her ability to bridge new money
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people with old, “most famously between Jewish housing developer S. Mark Taper and conservative financier Howard Ahmanson.” She lived in Windsor Square on the corner of Fifth Street. Ahmanson lived in Hancock Park, on the corner of Fourth Street. Being married to the powerful Norman Chandler, publisher of the “Los Angeles Times,” also helped. She kept an office at Times Mirror Square “and sometime literally took people by the arm as they left a meeting with Norman Chandler.” Her strategic and inspiring appeal to Jacqueline Kennedy to ask her and the president to attend the Music Center’s 1964 groundbreaking was accepted. Only the Cuban Mis(Please turn to page 18)
GUSTAVO DUDAMEL conducts YOLA at the Hollywood Bowl at he ce e i ce e r io ic o Photos by Craig T. Mathew and Greg Grudt/Mathew Imaging
LA Phil is celebrating 100th with premieres, the Oscars
By Suzan Filipek The Los Angeles Philharmonic kicked off the 2018-19 season — its 100th — announcing an electrifying schedule of concerts, including 50 commissioned new works. “We are celebrating what we’ve achieved in 100 years but more than that — the future,” LA Phil Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel told a recent gathering in The Founders Room at Walt Disney Concert Hall. “Fifty premieres in one season is very rare,” so rare, it’s probably never been done, he added. Dudamel is especially proud of Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) and its planned new
home, the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center @ Inglewood. The educational (Please turn to page 18)
ACTOR GEORGE TAKEI, of Hancock Park, met up with Herbie Hancock, LA Phil creative chair for jazz, at the fesi i ies
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Music Center Plaza makeover underway, after 54 years
ALL-NEW stone pavers are installed in the Music Center Plaza. Mark Taper Forum is in background. HOWARD Sherman, chief operating officer of The Music Center, accompanied by project manager Jodie Mendelson and project architect Bob Hale, FAIA, explained the project.
RENDERING above shows remodeled Music Center Plaza to include a new wine bar and café. A level surface will be a welcome feature. The monumental sculpture, “Peace on Earth” by Jacques Lipchitz, has been moved from the center of the plaza to a prominent place on Hope Street, on axis with the grand staircase connecting the new plaza to Grand Avenue and Grand Park.
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’Tis the season for ‘The Nutcracker’
By Rachel Olivier Just as there are many ways to observe the holiday season, so also are there many versions of “The Nutcracker” that can be enjoyed to help celebrate said season. Read on for some of the many different versions that are available. Closest to the neighborhood is the Marat Daukayev School of Ballet’s “Nutcracker.” The school is now in its 17th year. This year’s performances are the Luckman Theatre, 5151 State University Dr., Sat., Dec. 8 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 9 at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tickets start at $42. See maratdaukayev.com. The Los Angeles Ballet (LAB) stays true to the traditional version of “The Nut-
around the Southland and begin Sat., Nov. 24. The closest is at the Dolby Theater, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Sat., Dec. 8 at noon and 5 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 9 at noon. See losangelesballet.org. For a nontraditional Christmas ballet, check out Debbie Allen Dance Company’s “Hot Chocolate Nutcracker.” The story takes place after a young girl, Kara, receives a Nutcracker filled with hot chocolate at a family Christmas party. Performances are at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Thurs., Dec. 6 and Fri., Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m., Sat., Dec. 8 at 1 and 7 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. See thehotchocolatenutcracker.com.
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See fireworks, a snowfall and the annual tree lighting at The Grove, 189 The Grove Dr., Sun., Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Santa also will arrive and children can visit him beginning Mon., Nov. 19 at his house and tell him what they want for Christmas. The Menorah lighting will take place Mon., Dec. 3 from 6 to 7 p.m.
schedule, there are premiere works by legendary composers John Adams and Philip Glass and superstar performers Yuja Wang, Lang Lang and Audra McDonald. At Grand Avenue’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, visitors can enjoy complimentary drinks before Friday night concerts or come for a weekend matinee. Film clips will accompany “Stanley Kubrick’s Sound Odyssey” Nov. 23-25 and “Celebrating John Williams” Jan. 24-27.
The orchestra will team up with the American Ballet Theatre and make a showing at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — when Dudamel will conduct the orchestra at the 2019 Academy Awards on Feb. 24. The season will come to a close with a gala Oct. 24, 2019, 100 years to the day after the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s first concert. The orchestra was founded by William Andrews Clark Jr. Son of a copper baron and U.S. Senator, the philanthropist’s
house was on the nearby West Adams block where the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library still stands, at 2520 Cimarron St. The LA Phil has performed concerts for young people and embraced new technologies from its beginnings to its front-row seat on the world stage in the 21st century. “This is the biggest, most ambitious season ever,” said Chief Operating Officer Chad Smith. For a schedule of concerts and events visit laphil. com, or call 323-850-2000.
DANCE OF THE Snowflakes at last year’s Marat Daukayev “Nutcracker.” Photo by Virginia Oxford
cracker,” except that the setting is 1912 Los Angeles, so there are hints of Southern California throughout the scenes. The LAB kicks off its Nutcracker season with a tea at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Beverly Hills. Several seatings are available Sat., Nov. 17 and Sun., Nov. 18. Performances take place
FIREWORKS, Santa Claus, and a 100-foot tree are all at The Grove.
(Continued from page 16) program, which provides children and teens with music classes and instruments, is life changing, he said. The program’s goal is to double the number of its music students — from 1,000 to 2,000 annually. “Increasingly, it’s an orchestra that takes a lead in engaging young people,” LA Phil Chief Executive Officer Simon Woods said. As for the season’s stellar
Teenage angst gets complicated in ground-breaking musical
Dear Evan Hansen, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, features a book by Steven Levenson and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The titular salutation is at the head of a series of letters that Evan (Ben Levi Ross, a more than triple threat wonderful performer) has been asked to write daily, to himself. A task assigned by his therapist. Evan is suffering from teenage angst and then some. The complications begin when Evan’s supposedly best friend, Connor Murphy (Marrick Smith), commits suicide and one of Evan’s letters (in Connor’s possession) fits easily as a suicide note from Connor to Evan. Raised by a single mother Heidi (Jessica Phillips), Evan gravitates to the Murphy family after Connor’s death. Especially as Evan has a large crush on Zoe (Maggie McKenna), Connor’s sister. He bonds with the family: mother Cynthia (Christiane Noll), father Larry (Aaron Lazar) and Zoe. As the pace escalates, the Connor Project is formed and money is raised on the internet to re-open an abandoned apple orchard where Evan and Connor supposedly spent time
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Los Angeles Foster Care System Join us for a community conversation about the Foster Care system in LA. Come learn what children in foster care need to succeed and how you can help. Thursday, November 1 | Doors 8:00 am, Program 8:30 am
Monday Lunch: Los Angeles Unlocked How well do you know LA? Join us as we welcome Jen Bilik, author of This is (NOT) LA, to playfully tackle the plentiful misconceptions that surround Los Angeles. Monday, November 5 11:30 am Social, 12:00 pm Luncheon, 12:45 pm Program
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(Continued from page 16) sile Crisis prevented the Kennedys from traveling to Los Angeles. They made a generous gift nonetheless. Another of her accomplishments was bringing the inexperienced and youthful 25-year-old Zubin Mehta on board in 1961. The youngest music director in the orchestra’s history, then and now, he is credited with creating the modern orchestra and leading it into its new home. Its home, of course, has moved across the street to the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Dorothy Chandler would be proud. More on Mrs. Chandler, the Philharmonic’s history and its future plans fills the new twovolume book set, available at the LA Phil Store and at laphilstore.com.
Theater Review by
Patricia Foster Rye together. Even Evan’s broken arm goes through a series of different explanations. Eventually, the suicide note (Evan’s letter) gets published online. Evan gets in deeper and deeper as he creates fabrications to cover earlier explanations. Set against a backdrop of social media, cyber activity, and instant fame, Evan’s plight is recognizable and sympathetic. Evan’s friend Jared, (Jared Goldsmith), an updated version of the comic sidekick, aids and abets. He helps Evan write a series of fake emails, which Evan then presents to the Murphys. The music is unique, beautiful and fits the piece perfectly. Songs like “Anybody Have A Map?” and “Waving Through A Window” are two of a satisfying pitch-perfect many. Three multi-story tall walls of larger-than-life-size video projections of computer screens, plus, surround the center playing area reminding us of the world in which these characters live. Scenic design by David Korins, projection design by Peter Nigrini. Director Michael Greif’s excellent use of pace and timing is one of the factors that has led to the general praise and recognition of this groundbreaking new musical. Through Sun., Nov. 25, Ahmanson Theatre, Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave. centertheatregroup.org. 4 stars
Dance, plays, music at Wallis
Watch ballet, hear the Bach Cello Suites and see a familyfriendly play this month at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd. Alonzo King’s “Lines” ballet, which draws upon classical and cultural traditions, perform Thurs., Nov. 1 to Sat., Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. “Shadow Play,” a family-friendly play about what happens to your shadow when you go to sleep, is Sat., Nov. 3 and Sun., Nov. 4 at 12:30 and 2 p.m.Cellist Alisa Weilerstein plays all six solo Bach Cello Suites Fri., Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $45. “The Bitter Game,” a play with five acts based on a basketball game, shows Wed., Nov. 14 to Sat., Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Visit thewallis.org.
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