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MARCH 2011
vol. 48, no. 3 • delivered to the 76,439 readers in hancock park • windsor square • fremont place • park labrea • larchmont village • miracle mile
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Larchmont Chronicle's
Miracle Mile 2011
Reports of collisions prompted action
SECTION 3 covers new developements in Miracle Mile.
SECTION ONE MEET candidates for CD-10. 6 ELECTION hopefuls in CD-4. 7 FULLBRIGHTS welcomed here.
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DONOR REGISTRY drive on Wilton. 10 TAPER aids school clothing donations. 11 POLICE ACADEMY course. 12 TEE OFF for Cathedral Chapel. 13 BALLERINAS spin to New York. 14
SECTION TWO Real Estate Home & Garden
NEFF HOMES add history.
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HOLLYWOOD history talk.
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ARBORETUM agenda.
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A four-way stop sign will be installed at 5th St. and Plymouth Blvd. following numerous accidents at the intersection. Residents had petitioned for the new sign because of the increasing number of speedsters and collisions in the vicinity. Wendy Savage said the request was initiated five years ago. “I would like to see fourway stop signs at all intersections,” said the Windsor Square resident. The city needs to receive information on accidents in order to investigate the need for a stop sign. “Often, accidents are not reported.” Savage added. John Fisher, assistant general manager for the city’s Office of Transportation Operations, said the narrow width of Plymouth Blvd. plus recorded speeds justified a north-south stop sign. A similar four-way sign is needed at Lucerne Blvd. and 5th St., said Jamie Bennett, a
Lucerne Blvd. resident. “Lucerne has a bigger problem than at the Plymouth intersection…but all intersections between Third and Sixth streets should be four-way stops,” he said. Another problem is the sixfoot wall on a home on the northwest corner of 5th and Lucerne that blocks a motorist’s view, he added.
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Bungalow cases head to court Two dates set Criminal and civil court cases against the Larchmont Bungalow are set to be heard in court this month. A hearing in the civil case will take place on Mon., March 21 at 9:30 a.m. in L.A. Superior Court, Dept. 85. The criminal case against the eatery at 107 N. Larchmont Blvd. is with L.A. Superior Court Judge Spurgeon Smith on Tues., March 29, said city attorney Jonathan Galatzan. The issues in the criminal and civil cases rest on when the eatery opened in the fall 2009. The city Dept. of Building and Safety revoked its certificate of occupancy, because it operated on a broader scale than its take-out license allowed, city officials said. Owner Albert Mizrahi signed an affidavit that he would not provide tables and chairs to guests, per a city ordinance to curb the number of restau-
rants on the boulevard. The Bungalow, however, opened with tables and chairs. Bungalow owners appealed the city’s ruling and lost. Their See Bungalow, p 10
SpEaKiNG aT dEdiCaTiON of the “Green Triangle” traffic island project on Wilton Place is City Councilman Tom LaBonge (back to photo) with Kathleen Mulligan, center, president of the Ridgewood-Wilton Neighborhood Association and her neighbors.
Community celebrates the completion of traffic islands 'Green triangles' add beauty, safety By Laura Eversz Wilton Place neighbors, City Councilman Tom LaBonge and other city officials gathered recently to dedicate the Wilton Place “Green Triangles” traffic island project at Wilton Place and 2nd St. Work began last fall on the $389,000 plan to build, expand and landscape two traffic triangles at 1st and 2nd streets near Wilton Place and Wilton Drive. Seed money came from Community Redevelopment Agency funding aided by six
years of neighborhood fundraising efforts, including garage sales and block parties. The aim was to increase both pedestrian and vehicle traffic safety, increase disability access, identify the area as an historical neighborhood and beautify the area by adding landscaping. “We worked long and hard to fund the construction of these islands, but they would never See Wilton Place, p. 8
On the Boulevard Glimpses by Jane
NOW OpEN. Seth Waskow, general manager, stands next to a rendering of the BMW showroom at the recent opening. Story page 12
How is Larchmont weathering the recession? We notice a positive sign: there aren’t too many available parking spaces. But with gas prices rising, we will be seeing more bikes on the boulevard. We met up with Charlie Dougherty at Starbucks. We learned that his son Tim has the lead in the musical “Pippin” at Hamilton High School’s Music Academy. *** We heard from Ernie Majoram that he will be displaying his paintings of Italy at TAG Gallery at Bergamot See BLVD., p. 13
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