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NOVEMber 2013
vol. 50, no. 11 • delivered to the 76,439 readers in hancock park • windsor square • fremont place • park labrea • larchmont village • Miracle Mile
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Entertainment Guide
Residents urge attention to streets, median upkeep Asphalt vs. concrete in Hancock Park? Quality of life issues dominated the Hancock Park Homeowners Association meeting on Oct. 21. Close to 80 residents filled John Burroughs Middle School auditorium and peppered Councilman Tom La-
LOCALS Jim Harris and wife Janna dine at neighborhood favorite El Coyote. FAB FOUR vs. STONES in musical tribute of British Invasion. Page 4
TOP CHEFS' tell of their favorite ingredients for fall. Page 6
SECTION THREE Pages 1 to 16
SECTION ONE PARKS beautified in CD4. 9 L.A. RIVER costs head up stream. 12 EMERGENCY doctor honored.
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JOURNALIST in Brookside.
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BARGAIN FAIR'S new space. 17 BUTTERFLY garden in School News. 22 MOMS receive gifts from students. 31
SECTION TWO Real Estate Home & Garden
New condos set for Rimpau at Wilshire Holiday lot gone The Christmas tree lot at the northeast corner of Wilshire and Rimpau boulevards is no more. The site is being developed by The Archeon Group for a three-story condominium project. The 45-foot high building will house 20 units, and provide parking for 30 cars in a subterranean garage. Landscaping will include planting trees along the Wilshire Blvd. parkway, and on Rimpau Blvd. Other residential projects the developers have built are the condominiums at 4848 Wilshire Blvd. and the Solair 21-story building at the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd. and Western Ave.
Bonge with questions about street and sidewalk repaving, pothole repair and median maintenance. LaBonge presented options concerning the more expensive concrete versus asphalt repaving on Hancock Park streets. He said an assessment district could be created but property owners would have to bear the expense. The city is quoting at least $30 million for a complete repaving in cement of the area’s eight miles of streets. HPHOA president Cindy Chvtal debates the cost of the cement project. “We need accurate information concerning how many streets need to be completely rebuilt before we can make an informed decision on the cost of the project.” She said the Association will query residents on their See Meetings, p 6
Holidays in Larchmont Merriment and good cheer will be enjoyed by all in the December issue. Deadline to reserve ad space is Fri., Nov. 15. Call Pam Rudy at 323-4622241 x 11.
Larchmontians at the Fair
STILL DIGGING for fossils 100 years later. 3 ARCHITECT to the stars, a contest. 2 HOLLYWOOD'S back lot.
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PONY RIDES, camels, water bubbles, food, games kept everyone busy at the Larchmont Family Fair on Oct. 27. See more photos Sec. 2, page 8
CROSSING HOME PLATE is Audrey Scheller of the Wilshire Softball League. Sign ups are underway. Story page 28. Courtesy Danette Mitchell Photography
Pot shop files false name, city halts construction Filed permit as a 'beauty parlor' By Suzan Filipek A stop work order has put the brakes on a marijuana dispensary from planning to move into Larchmont Village. The city Dept. of Building and Safety issued the order after finding owners of the pot shop, Canto Diem, allegedly filed for a permit under a false name and listed the business as a “beauty parlor.” Construction has stopped at the second-floor location at 215 N. Larchmont Blvd, above Alternative Apparel and Hamburger Hamlet. Radiance of Life, a spa downstairs, is the name the permit was allegedly filed under, though it apparently has no relation to the marijuana dispensary. Canto Diem attorney Aaron Lachant of Fenton Nelson, LLP, would not comment. In another snag to the shop’s impending opening are alleged Proposition D violations. The voter-approved measure limits pot shops within 600 feet of a park, school or childcare facility and youth center. “We believe it is illegal and in violation, and they don’t have a proper permit,” said attorney Amy Forbes of Gibson
Dunn, working pro bono for the Larchmont Boulevard Association. A city-certified map company found six youth centers within 600 feet of the proposed site. In a letter to Canto Diem’s attorney and building owner Frank Fox, LBA attorneys noted several “youth centers” on See Pot shop, p 15
On the Boulevard Glimpses by Jane We thought October was a busy month, but the November calendar looks even more crowded. Parties, neighborhood association meetings, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, fundraisers and holiday shopping will keep Larchmontians hopping. *** We wish good luck to Elsa and Larry Gillham who are retiring and leaving the boulevard after 34 years. They have closed their CPA office after handling financial matters for See BLVD., p 15
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