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JANUARY 2011
vol. 48, no. 1 • delivered to the 76,439 readers in hancock park • windsor square • fremont place • park labrea • larchmont village • Miracle Mile
SECTION ONE Health & Beauty
Traffic delays expected
ANNUAL SECTION covers fitness head to toe. Pages 15 to 24 ART WALK coming to Mile. 6 SPORTS MUSEUM site for Police Council fete. 6 TRIBUTE to political advisor.
Soil, seismic tests begin along Westside
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DOCTOR'S work is Small Wonders. 11 BOOK puts Hancock Park on map. 12 KING OF ROCK 'N roll at Hope Lutheran. 14 LITTLE LEAGUE, register through Jan. 31. 22 MISS LILLY parties at Saks. 34 MOVIE reviews. 39
SECTION TWO Real Estate Home & Garden
LEGACY is leasing style and location. 4 MINING HEIR built one-of-a-kind library. 2 For Information on Advertising Rates, Please Call Pam Rudy 323-462-2241, x 11
A beginning step in the future construction of the Westside Subway Extension project has begun. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is conducting soil, seismic, noise and vibration testing at more than 200 locations along the planned alignment of the Westside Subway Extension as the next step for planning and engineering the project. The data collected will help determine the exact route the project will ultimately take through Beverly Hills, Century City and Westwood. Details of when and where work will occur, what to expect, any impacts and contact information will be distributed to residents and businesses closest to the testing locations in advance. It will also be distributed electronically to key organizations in those areas and posted on Metro’s website. Motorists should anticipate some traffic delays including possible lane closures, which are unavoidable so that the team gathers the best data possible. For more information about the Westway Subway Extension, call 213-922-6934 or visit metro.net/Westside. For day-to-day testing location updates, follow the project on twitter.com/westsidesubway.
GROUNDBREAKING ON Anderson Munger Family YMCA is expected this fall.
New retail, fitness centers on horizon Addition to Farmers Market, BMW showroom among what's ahead in 2011 Skip loaders will be in evidence as the new year brings new construction and businesses to the area. Close to opening its new sales and service facilities on Wilshire Blvd. between Highland and La Brea avenues is Beverly Hills BMW. The original Farmers Market is developing close to 25,000 square feet of retail space across the street from its present location at Third St. and Fairfax Ave. Shovels will be in evidence next fall at the groundbreaking for the Anderson Munger Family YMCA at Third St. and Oxford Ave. The new year also will see preliminary work on the Wilshire “subway to the sea”
will start with seismic and soil testing. BMW heads east The Beverly Hills BMW
Involvement, future plans on Park La Brea agenda Residents Association meeting takes place Jan. 9 Park La Brea residents can learn how to shape the future of their community at the PLB Residents Association annual meeting on Sun., Jan. 9 from noon to 2 p.m. in the activities center theater. Dr. Jason Green, Association president, said he wants to encourage more active involvement among the more than 10,000 residents. “They can
Girls form bonds citywide over soccer By Laura Eversz Mick Muhlfriedel was at the top of his game when he decided to call it quits. In his last of 10 seasons coaching soccer, he had taken his team to the AYSO nationals in Hawaii. “I figured that was about as good as it was going to get,” he recalled. “Plus, my son, who I had coached, wasn’t playing anymore.” But at the end of the season, a tournament team of girls found themselves without a leader, and Muhlfriedel’s retirement came to a screeching halt. “I ran a couple of practices with them… then I said ‘what See Soccer, p. 10
showroom and service depment of Beverly Hills BMW will be opening in two locaSee New retail, p. 6
have a significant effect on the environment and culture of Park La Brea through involvement in the current and new programs,” he said. Candidates for board positions will present their qualifications at the meeting. The agenda also will include a discussion of concerns that have been brought to the management. Topics to be addressed include the Green and Clean committee’s work and the new educational forums which have covered the Casden high-rise residential project, and renters’ rights.
On the Boulevard Glimpses by Jane
OUTRUNNING her opponent is Esmeralda Altamirano, left, a member of the AYSO U-16 Hollywood team.
Larchmontians should be drying out by now, following the deluge we witnessed earlier this month. We chatted with Betty Reddin at Chevalier’s Books. Her daughter, Nancy Keinholz, came up from her Houston studio to assist Betty with holiday preparations. *** See BLVD., p. 14
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