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los angeles, ca. permit no. 2342
March 2014
vol. 51, 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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Miracle Mile 2014
Alcohol, hours considered by city zoning
ANNUAL edition covers the mile.
SECTION ONE FLYWHEEL moves to PLUM.
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FILML.A. reels in local member.
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NEW STORE makes scents.
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TOWNHOMES on Melrose.
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NEIGHBORHOOD doctor. 13 FINDING balance. Mommy Beat. 13 FASHION, photography Around Town. 15
SECTION TWO Real Estate Home & Garden
FOOD DRIVE and nursery sale.
Neighbors seek conditions for new restaurant at ‘LC’ By Suzan Filipek Hours, parking and noise issues are among residents’ concerns of a proposed restaurant planned at The LC on Melrose. Under construction, the “high-end,” mixed-use project includes 85 units over retail and the restaurant space below. The $40 million, layered, five-story project, at 5665 Melrose Ave., is at the tip of N. Larchmont Blvd. bordered by
Election to follow Greater Wilshire candidate forum Meet the candidates seeking posts on the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council board of directors at a forum on Tues., March 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Wilshire United Methodist Church, 4350 Wilshire Blvd. The candidates represent 15 geographic areas and six special interest categories. Their profiles are on the link “election” on the greaterwilshire.org website. All stakeholders 18 and older are eligible to vote when the election is held on Sun., March 30, from noon to 4 p.m. at Wilshire Crest Elementary School, 5241 W. Olympic Blvd. Parking is available.
El Centro Ave. Larchmont Village Neighborhood Assoc. board of directors approved the project Feb. 11, provided several conditions are met prior to issuance of a liquor license. These include the restaurant provides valet parking between 6 p.m. and closing. Closing hours will be 11 p.m., midnight Friday and Saturday, and there should be no live entertainment. In a letter to city zoning administrator Lourdes Green, LVNA president Charles D’Atri also asked “volunteer” conditions provided by the developer be incorporated in the conditional use permit, ensuring the restaurant not double as a night club. Developer California LandSee NEIGHBORS, p 10
Read all about summer camps It’s time to make summer plans for your children. Ideas for camps, school programs, special interest activities and more will be featured in the April issue. Advertising deadline is Mon., March 17. For more information, contact Pam Rudy, 323-462-2241 ext. 11.
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GET STITCHED at Mood Design. 2 BATCHELDER tile remembered. 3 PROFESSOR tells all.
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WILDERNESS explorer Quinn Wiles traveled far from his Park La Brea home for a 15-week semester learning sustainability and to live in harmony with natural environments. Story page 11
THE NEW state-of-the-art, 30,000 square foot YMCA at Third St. and Oxford Ave. will provide meeting and recreational space for members and community residents alike.
Anderson Munger Family YMCA to open April 12 Rooftop has walking track, basketball court The new Anderson Munger Family YMCA at Third St. and Oxford Ave. is expected to be a hub of community activity when its doors open on Sat., April 12. The 30,000 square foot, twostory facility will provide meeting and recreational space for members and community residents alike on the first floor. A 25-yard heated pool, a warm water training pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and locker room are also on the ground floor. Fitness options at the $23.5 million facility include free weights, strength and cardiovascular equipment, which are housed on the structure’s second floor. In addition will be rooms for spinning classes and group exercises as well as administrative offices. The rooftop features a walking track and basketball court; a parking structure will accommodate 160 vehicles. Those who become a charter member by April 1 get unlimited access to the 23 YMCA locations throughout L.A. until the new facility opens. Other perks of purchasing a charter membership include a reduced joining fee of $49 (a $50 savings), free parking for up to three hours per visit, your name on a recognition plaque, access to the Anderson Munger YMCA before it
opens to the public as well as admission to special events and receptions. In addition to the joining fee, a family membership is $72 for two adults including children up to age 17 (or 23 if a student still living at home). Adults pay $47 per month; senior members 62 and older pay $40; young adults ages 18 to 22, $31. Sign up online at www. ymcala.org/am or in person at a temporary office in the lobby of the Charles H. Kim Elementary School at 255 S. Oxford Ave. on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 2 to 4:30 p.m.
On the Boulevard Glimpses by Jane The neighborhood has seen an influx of East Coasters who came here to escape the storms, and they can’t believe our beautiful warm weather. *** We chatted with Renee Ridgeley and her mother Charlon Dunlap, at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. She is visiting from Gainesville, Georgia. Charlon told us she has dodged three ice storms that hit Georgia since she arrived here. See BLVD., p 6
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