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VOL. 59, NO. 11 • DELIVERED TO 76,439 READERS IN HANCOCK PARK • WINDSOR SQUARE • FREMONT PLACE • MIRACLE MILE • PARK LA BREA • LARCHMONT •
IN THIS ISSUE
NOVEMBER 2021
Happy 100th, Larchmont Boulevard!
Dignitaries join residents to mark occasion
n Centennial celebrated with fanfare, cupcakes
DINING GUIDE
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SHOPPING for teens. Youth Sports 22
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By John Welborne Community leaders, local merchants, landlords and shoppers celebrated the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the original Larchmont Boulevard shopping district on Sunday, October 24 — in person and through television. A wide array of TV station news crews and other local media descended upon the boulevard, some as early as 5 a.m. (ABC-TV’s weekend morning shows) to join local merchants and residents in celebrating the 100 years since the founding of the Larchmont shopping district in 1921. The event was sponsored by the merchants’ association, the Larchmont Boulevard Association (LBA). Annually at this time of year, and generally on that same Sunday, the LBA produces the popular Larchmont Family Fair. A 56-year local tradition since 1966, the fair was See Centennial, p 4
LARCHMONT BOULEVARD CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION took place in the middle of the Oct. 24 Sunday farmers market. Officiating at the “cake cutting“ (really, a distribution of cupcakes) were, from left, starting in the rear on the stage: State Senator Ben Allen, LAPD Wilshire Division Commanding Officer Captain Sonia Monico, Fourth District City Councilmember Nithya Raman, LAFD Battalion Chief Robert Takeshita and State Assemblymember Richard Bloom. In the front row, from left, are: Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association President Charles D’Atri, Windsor Square Association President Larry Guzin, First-In Fire Foundation President Lyn MacEwen Cohen, Larchmont Village Business Improvement District Co-Executive Director Heather Duffy Boylston, Larchmont Boulevard Association President John Winther and Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council President Conrad Starr. Photo by Bill Devlin
A bounty of holiday giving options are on the menu n Food drives, children’s gifts brighten holidays MR. LOS ANGELES remembered. 2-5 For Information on Advertising Rates, Please Call Pam Rudy 323-462-2241, x 11 Mailing permit:
By Nona Sue Friedman Giving is good for your soul and your community. There are so many different ways and places to give this time of year. Below are some of the local options that might inspire you. Uplift Family Services has multiple opportunities to help families this holiday season. A Thanksgiving Food Drive to ensure that their families have a delicious holiday meal is underway from Nov. 1 to Nov. 12. Donate canned goods, box
Holidays on Larchmont
Light up your holidays with the Larchmont Chronicle! Our annual holiday edition is featured in the December issue. Advertising deadline is Thurs., Nov. 11. For more information contact Pam Rudy, 323-462-2241, ext. 11.
items or other holiday dinner needs such as pie crust, cookies and flour. If you don’t feel like shopping, they are happy to do it for you. Purchase a market gift card and drop it at their location, 5930 Gregory Ave. at El Centro, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Want to play Santa to a family in need this year? “Sponsor a Family” through Uplift Family Services gives See Holiday giving, p 6
Holiday trees coming to town n Also Small Business Saturday on Nov. 27
Trees are expected to arrive on Sat., Nov. 27 at the Wilshire Rotary Christmas Tree Lot, 568 N. Larchmont Blvd. “This is our 15th year,” said See Tree lot, p 3
Trick or treat safely this year
By Suzan Filipek Stay safe this Halloween with candy exchanges with families and friends, or throw an outdoor scavenger hunt. Unlike last year, trick or treating is an option, in small groups, wearing a mask — not a costume mask, but one that protects against COVID-19 — and while staying socially distant, according to tips from the County of Los Angeles Public Health Dept. A spooky movie night or pumpkin carving party with the family are other ways to celebrate. And, if not already, get vaccinated. It is the best way to protect against COVID-19.
City redistricting at Council n Changes considered for both CD4 and CD5
It’s that time of the decade, when tireless volunteers have joined forces with elected officials to forge new council districts across the country. In the City of Los Angeles to accommodate population changes, and keep communities that share geography and core values together, our local districts — four and five — and others will look different Jan. 1, 2022. The yearlong review moves to the City Council this month. See the full story, and map, in Sec. 2, page 8.
COUNCIL districts may look like this beginning next year.
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