Larchmont Chronicle
AUGUST 2014
vol. 51, no. 8 • delivered to the 76,439 readers in hancock park • windsor square • fremont place • park labrea • larchmont village • Miracle Mile
IN THIS ISSUE Women of Larchmont 2014
Frances Hoge
Diane Gilmore
Susan Kneafsey Wendy Clifford
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Bungalow seeks zone change after five years of legal battles Judge expected to make ruling in civil case By Suzan Filipek After almost five years of legal battles, the owner of the Larchmont Bungalow seeks a zone change to turn the licensed take-out into a restaurant. Albert Mizrahi, owner, is also requesting a liquor license for the eatery at 107 N. Larchmont Blvd. Since opening in 2009, the Bungalow has operated without a permit after the city revoked its certificate of occupancy. Take-outs are not allowed tables and chairs per city zoning, the Q Condition,
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Greek, Italian and Thai specialties, as well as samples from Village newcomers Burger Lounge and Salt & Straw will be on the menu of “Abbey Road to Larchmont.” The annual Taste of Larchmont, founded more than 20 years ago by the Larchmont Chronicle, is on Mon., Aug. 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. The community event will let diners sample food and drink from more than 20 Boulevard restaurants. Live music and entertainment, a raffle with a grand prize of 12 dinners for two at See Taste of Larchmont, p 39
which limits the number of restaurants on the boulevard. Mizrahi attended a recent land use committee of the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council where he also requested 44 indoor and 48 outdoor seats, as well as a zone variance to permit seven parking spaces in lieu of the required 25 parking spaces. A public hearing is expected to be held in the near future with the Central Area Planning Commission. Judge considers civil case Meanwhile in L.A. Superior Court on July 22 Judge Suzanne Brughera heard arguments in a civil suit. “The court took it under submission,” said Kim Westoff, deputy city attorney. The judge was expected to make a ruling after the Chronicle went to press. The city won the civil case in December 2011, but two outstanding causes of action remained: violation of equal protection and violation of civil rights. Mizrahi’s attorney alleges he is being discriminated against as other takeouts have tables and chairs.
Back to school Our annual section in September will highlight area campuses, faculty and students. Advertising deadline is Mon., Aug. 18. To reserve space, call Pam Rudy, 323-462-2241 x 11.
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PAGE SCHOOL STUDENTS were among Larchmont school, business and community members attending the dedication Councilman Tom LaBonge held in July.
Dedication marks completion of Larchmont median project Landscaped areas are between Melrose, Rosewood
North Larchmont Blvd. medians, featuring Jacaranda trees, agapantha and geranium plants and a monument sign, were dedicated on July 17. The project, spearheaded by Carolyn Ramsay, former chief of staff to Councilman Tom LaBonge, cost $763,000 to date. The Bureau of Street Services began construction in 2013 on the three medians: a 270-foot strip in the 500 north
Meet neighbors, get safety tips at 'Night Out' In Village Aug. 5
ABBEY ROAD TO LARCHMONT will take diners on a magical mystery tour to area restaurants and eateries. And it's for a good cause. Top, last year some residents at Chan Dara.
Refreshments, games, safety exhibits and neighborhood walks will be among activities at the L.A.P.D. Wilshire and Olympic Division’s National Night Out Against Crime on Tues., Aug. 5. Three locations for the annual event include Larchmont Village, Poinsettia Recreation Park and the Olympic Division station. The Larchmont Village event will serve food from a number of area restaurants See Night Out, p 9
block; a 150-foot and 60-foot, on Larchmont Blvd. between Melrose and Clinton avenues. At the dedication, LaBonge, said the medians would not be completed without the efforts of property and business owners in the area, the Larchmont Boulevard Association and Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association. Donations have been received from the Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society, the Hancock Park Garden Club and the Windsor Square Association. The original medians on See Larchmont median, p 4
On the Boulevard Glimpses by Jane Upper Larchmont medians were officially dedicated by our Councilman, and new businesses on the 400, 500 and 600 north blocks are admiring the greenery Newcomers to North Larchmont include a doggy dermatologist, WRITEBRAiN Books, a children’s writing program and Snooknuk, children’s play and learning center. Speaking of children, we atSee BLVD., p 37
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Bungalow’s new tactic After five years of operating as a restaurant without a permit, Larchmont Bungalow owners asked for a zone change to allow its business to be legal. The owner wants to amend the Q condition that has been in place for 24 years. It is designed to prevent the boulevard from becoming wall-to-wall eateries. In addition to a zone change, the owner has requested a liquor license and reduced parking. We need Larchmont business owners and customers to support the current Q condition until it can be re-evaluated by concerned citizens, not one petitioner.
Consider the neighbors Should fundraisers be neighborhood destroyers? Hancock Park residents were severely inconvenienced late July when President Obama attended a fundraiser on Muirfield Road. Several dozen police cars, a fire truck, ambulance plus the secret service vehicles and limousines added up to congestion on surrounding streets and traffic jams on the Westside.
Tues., Aug. 5 – National Night Out Against Crime at Larchmont Village, Olympic Station and Poinsettia Park at 6 p.m. Wed., Aug. 6 – Talent show at Park La Brea theater, 7:30 p.m. Sun., Aug. 10 – Children’s Festival of the Arts at Paramount Pictures, 5555 Melrose Ave., noon to 4:30 p.m. Wed., Aug. 13 – Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council meeting, west entrance of The Ebell of Los Angeles, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 7 p.m., greaterwilshire.org. Mon., Aug. 25 – Taste of Larchmont Village, fundraiser for Hope-Net, 6 p.m. Larchmont Blvd., hopenetla.org.
Candidates for Board of Directors The Hancock Park Homeowners Association, est. 1948, will hold its annual meeting on Monday, October 20 at Marlborough School at 7 p.m. where the election of half of the members of the Board of Directors will be held. The candidates submitted by the Association are: Patricia Alexander, Christine Bubser, Cindy Chvatal-Keane, Jennifer DeVore, Joel Kozberg, Joanne Medeiros, Pam Newhouse, Susan Roth and Victoria Vickers. Members in good standing (those homeowners who have paid annual dues), will be receiving a ballot in the mail in the upcoming weeks. Please be sure and vote and attend the annual meeting. The annual meeting will have speakers from the LAPD, Security Services, and the Councilman’s Office. You’ll also hear reports from the HPHOA, est. 1948 committees and have a chance to voice your concerns. Crime is still occurring in Hancock Park, particularly break-ins to parked cars. Please remember: Never leave anything visible in your car; Lock the doors of your house; set your alarm system even when home (if you have one); and never open your door to a stranger. Call 911 if you see a suspicious person. You can also contact our Acting Senior Lead Officer Art Gallegos with any questions. Officer Gallegos’ cell phone number is 213-793-0708 and his email address is: 35849@lapd.lacity.org . Don’t forget that if you’re considering any changes to your house, including hardscape, repaving your driveway or changing your windows, contact our City Planner, Kimberly Henry (kimberly.henry@lacity.org) and fill out the online form - http://preservation.lacity. org/hpoz/initial.screening.checklist to start the process. The Preservation Plan for Hancock Park can be found at: http://www.hancockparkhomeownersassociation.org/ or http://preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/la/hancock-park ). Anyone can schedule a consultation with the Board for discussion of plans before submitting to the formal process. Report street light outages to the city at: http://bsl.lacity. org/. Report potholes by submitting an online request at http://bss.lacity.org/request.htmBe sure and look at our website for news – http://www.HancockPark.org . Report graffiti sightings by calling 311 or at the City’s AntiGraffiti Request System - http://anti-graffiti.lacity.org/ welcome.cfm?CFID=1007&CFTOKEN=411CDB4F-0FC34EE1-89DE58DCCB435538 and by calling Hollywood Beautification, 323-463-5180 Questions regarding filming - contact Filming Committee, Cami Taylor (323-6921414-Home and 310-659-6220-Office).
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Where do you like to take outof-town guests? That's the question inquir-
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Thurs., Sept. 4 – Delivery of the September issue of the Larchmont Chronicle. Fri., Sat., Sun., Sept. 5, 6 and 7 – Semi-annual Larchmont Boulevard Sidewalk Sale, sponsored by the Larchmont Boulevard Assoc.
We need water, not trains Are we the only ones who think the bullet train, now estimated to cost $68 billion, is a drastic waste of money—money the state doesn’t have? Instead, use the funds for water-saving and water-producing solutions.
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and iPod were taken from a home on the 300 block of N. Windsor Blvd. on June 27 at 10 a.m. The suspect smashed a side window to gain entry. Money was stolen from an (Please turn to page 12)
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I completely agree with Steve Vincent about the predatory practices of the Parking Enforcement Division. {Ed. note. Vincent is spearheading a parking initiative to cap fines at $23.} When you get your first ticket, you joke that it is another city tax; but the joke wears off when you realize how much the ticket is, that it increases if not paid on time, and that it gets attached to your car registration. Further, everyone has stories about getting a ticket that (Please turn to page 11 )
"I like to take people to touristy spots like Venice Beach. LACMA's also a favorite, and the food trucks on Wilshire." Haley McDonald Larchmont Village
"To places that are really L.A. like the Hollywood sign and the Santa Monica pier." Jonas Greer Hancock Park "I'd take them to The Grove, Larchmont Village and the skate park. And I'd probably take my cousin to the War Museum." Ronan Gallagher Larchmont Village
Correction In our article on Patsy Palmer’s involvement with the Docent Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, we mistakenly said that she was a member of the Junior League. This is incorrect.
"Larchmont Wine and Cheese for sandwiches, on hikes to the Hollywood sign and Observatory. Also, Story Tavern in Burbank for Irish music." Kate Browning Alli Hock Larchmont Village
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Sound wall hits noise at Crenshaw staging yard
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Windsor Village residents awoke in early July to noises from the Metro Purple Line staging area at the southwest corner of Wilshire and Crenshaw boulevards. It turns out a temporary wall they had requested was being removed. As the Chronicle went to press, Metro assured us that a permanent, 20-foot wall will take its place by early August. The barrier will be up until subway completion in 2013 to help lessen the yard’s impact on the neighborhood. Multiple contractors doing advance utility relocation at La Brea, Fairfax and La Cienega stations for the Purple Line subway use the yard, said Metro spokesman Dave Sotero. The wall was built three years ahead of schedule at residents’ requests, he added.
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Signs and equipment are stored at the site, and trucks come in and out as necessary. Most of the utility relocation work is at night when trucks deliver materials or equipment, Sotero said. Residents had hoped the temporary wall could stay up as a buffer, but that was not possible due to budgetary and logistical constraints, Sotero said. The turnaround time was expected to take one month. Jeff Healey, whose home is opposite the yard on Lorraine, says the noise and disruption is something akin to living with a scene from the futuristic film “Mad Max” outside his breakfast window. “It’s alarming.” Once completed, it is anticipated that the wall will reduce noise dramatically, Sotero said.
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By Jane Gilman Margy Hudson isn’t through planning improvements for Robert Burns Park at Beverly Blvd. and Van Ness Ave. The community activist has continued to lobby for the recreation area since she first starting making daily visits the “poorly maintained park” seven years ago. Margy was honored by Councilman Tom LaBonge at a recent dedication for her volunteer work in the park. A Windsor Square resident who visits Burns almost daily, she has pioneered a multitude of upgrades. Playground equipment, a few paths and temporary shelters were about the only things in the park when she began her projects. "That all changed when Councilman LaBonge appointed me as a representa-
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tive on the Proposition K committee to decide which parks get funds,” she said. Proposition K was created by a citywide assessment which generated $25 million in 1966 for city TAKING NOTES to jot down needed improveparks, recre- ments is the park’s benefactor Margy Hudson. ation facilities and related projects. and Margy made sure its paint She successfully cam- color matched the Windsor paigned for Burns Park to Square ornamental streetreceive money, and LaBonge lights. also helped with the financing A well-used area, mothers of new projects. come with their kids, nan At a dedication in 2010, the nies bring babies in strollers, park projects installed includ- a yoga class or two is here— ed new landscaping, four new Margy affirms it is a neighbortrees, re-seeding of the lawn, hood park. She has “sold” area decomposed granite paths, groups on funding park impainting of the fence sur- provements. Windsor Square rounding the 1.7-acre park, Association has donated trees, sprinkler system, new benches painting and benches while and a handicapped restroom. Paramount Pictures helped Newest addition to the park with other projects. The Deis a 50-foot-long shelter and partment of Water and Power four picnic benches with at- installed the sprinkler system. tached seating. “Thanks to public-private The city Bureau of Engi- cooperation, we have been neering completed the 16- able to accomplish a lot,” she foot high shelter recently, adds.
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By Suzan Filipek A recently released design aimed to transform the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and extend a wing across Wilshire Blvd. “is brilliant,” says architect Douglas Meyer, Windsor Square. “IT TAKES AWHILE to grasp, because it is so different," said “It is an iconic building that developer Wayne Ratkovich. is so L.A. and so inviting and memorable and every other on glass cylinders and reach one of the great architects toadjective you want to throw at an existing parking lot on day,” Ratkovich added. Spaulding Ave. Earlier plans by the Pritzit.” Preliminary plans call to re- “It’s very innovative in ker-prize winning Swiss arplace four old buildings on the terms of going across Wilshire chitect were scrapped after LACMA campus with a 400,000 Blvd.,” said Wayne Ratkovich, officials and paleontologists square-foot exhibition hall, president and CEO of the Rat- at the Page Museum at the one-quarter of which would kovich Co., and owner of an La Brea Tar Pits objected to office tower at 5900 Wilshire. its dark, ink block shape that stretch over the boulevard. A model of the design is at overlapped and shaded some While cars drive east and west below, gallery goers can LACMA’s offices located in his of the area’s tar pits. The area building. is a world-renowned Ice Age look down from above. The transparent, bridge- “It takes awhile to grasp, be- fossil excavation site. like structure would be raised cause it is so different. I think Zumthor went back to the 30 feet off the ground, stand the architect Peter Zumthor is drawing board and returned with his out-of-the-box design—adding open-air courtyards, and he moved the new building away from its renowned neighbor. “It avoids the whole controversy of the tar pits,” says Meyer, adding, the intricacies of the design and transparent, see-through art galleries will be a challenge. “I don’t know quite how they’re going to pull it off.” The $650-million project would replace three 1965 William Pereira buildings and a 1986 addition by Hardy Hozman Pfeiffer. The Japanese Pavilion and recent Renzo Piano structure would stay. City officials have also given the initial design a thumbs up.
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Four four-story homes are planned at the former site of a 1920's Craftsman at 421 N. Van Ness Ave. The house was recently demolished by American & Australian Real Estate Investments who plan to convert the site under the city’s small lot subdivision ordinance. At the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council Land Use Committee the developers explained they planned to build 2,300-square foot homes on the 8,000 square foot lot. Each would have a long driveway, include a two-car garage and a deck on the top floor. “There are many such proposals in our area, and this one in the LVNA area really “smarts,” said a member of the Larchmont Village Neighborhood Assocation. The city is expected to consider the project in a few months.
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Joseph Byrne has been reappointed to the California Water Commission by Gov. Jerry Brown. Byrne is of counsel at Best Best and Krieger. He is former executive director of the Business Executives for National Security, Los Angeles Region, and served in several positions at the Office of California State Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg from 1998 to 2002, including legal counsel and policy consultant. He earned a degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School. He and his wife Gayle have two children, Abby, 8, and Jack, 5, who attend St. Brendan School.
livered the sixth annual Sturtz Oration to the Department of Surgery at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego on June 20. The symposium is named in honor of Rear Admiral Donald Sturtz, former Chief of Surgery at the Naval Hospital. Dr. Sturtz, a legendary surgical educator, was in attendance. Following participation in and critique of the department’s morbidity and mortality conference (a weekly patient safety conference held in departments of surgery), Gordon delivered the oration.
Alzheimer’s group hosts free 'Memory Mornings' program The Alzheimer’s Association California Southland Chapter is offering “Memory Mornings,” a free program of social activities on Fridays at the chapter headquarters at 4221 Wilshire Blvd. The activities are led by professionals and trained volunteers. The sessions, held twice a month for two hours, feature activities, socialization, light refreshment, and presentations on music, art, yoga and more. To RSVP, for more information or to volunteer to conduct an activity, contact Nicole Feingold at the Alzheimer’s Association 323-930-6256 or email nfeingold@alz.org. To place a display ad in the Larchmont Chronicle, call Pam Rudy at 323-462-2241 ext. 11.
to the Financial Times Top 400 Financial Advisors list for 2014. This is the second year Scott has been recognized on this list. S c o t t is the senior vice president of Kevin Scott investments at The Scott Group at Merrill Lynch. He works with his partner and father, Bill Scott, in overseeing The Scott Group’s stock portfolios, specializing in blue-chip dividend paying stocks, and manages all laddered municipal bond portfolios. Kevin was in On Wall Street magazine’s “Top 40 Under 40” list in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. He was also on the FT 400 list in 2013. Kevin, his wife Mako, and their daughter Coco live in Hancock Park.
Richard Jones tops Barron’s, financial lists Hancock Park resident and Merrill Lynch private wealth advisor Richard Jones was recently named on Barron’s Top 100 Financial Advisors list. He was also named on Financial Times Top 400 Financial Advisors list. Jones is a founding partner of the Jones, Zafari Group, specializing in banking services to ultra-high net worth individuals and families. He has spent the past 33 years advising clients on asset management, trust and estate planning and credit services.
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Greg Gill has three goals for Wilshire Rotary
VINTAGE POLICE CARS, like those above at last year's event, will be on display in Larchmont Village on National Night Out Against Crime on Aug. 5.
As new president of the Wilshire Rotary Club, Greg Gill has several goals in mind. The Louisiana naGREG GILL tive wants to increase membership, have more club visibility in the community and improve the outreach for the service op-
portunities in the community. Club activities are: providing dictionaries for third graders, sponsoring and mentoring high school students in three Interact Clubs and assisting Big Sunday with donations and volunteers. Gill has been a Wilshire Rotarian for 13 years, serving as sergeant-at-arms and president-elect.
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at the Wells Fargo parking lot from 6 to 8 p.m. There will also be live music, a vintage police car display, children’s activities and a visit by Wilshire Capt. Eric Davis and City Councilman Tom LaBonge.
Olympic Division will be hosting an event at 7 p.m. featuring refreshments in the parking lot of the station at 1130 S. Vermont Ave. Residents will join officers for a walk around the neighborhood surrounding the station.
He was transferred to Los Angeles 23 years ago as creative director for Bernini menswear. Currently he is an automobile broker. His hobbies include cooking and entertaining, and his jambalaya is a favorite with Rotary guests. He and his partner Rob Bruce live in Altadena.
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The Poinsettia Park event, at Willoughby and Fuller, will offer food samples from area restaurants as well as live music, children’s activities, safety exhibits, pet adoptions, tree giveaways and more from 5 to 8 p.m.
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Bike rides offer city sights; crime on decrease Last month I kicked off the first ride of my annual Tour LaBonge—a series of five summer evening bike rides highlighting some historic sites in District Four and throughout our beautiful city. Cyclists rode around historic sites such as Olvera Street and the 6th Street Bridge which stretched 10 miles in total. All constituents, near or far, are invited to participate in
the summer bike ride series. I first launched the annual tours in 2008 to highlight the stunning landscape of Los Angeles while promoting the health and environmental benefits of bicycling. Tour Le Hollywood We will be finishing the series with a tour of Hollywood on Wed., Aug. 6. This bike series gives Angelenos the opportunity to see some
WHERE CAN I GET WSA NEWS? WSA maintains a robust website as a resource for neighborhood residents. You can find the site at www.windsorsquare.org. The site contains information on the following subjects: • History of Windsor Square
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A traffic study is one step fic counts and vehicle speeds closer to reality in Miracle from La Brea to Fairfax avMile, “a hot bed of develop- enues to evaluate possible ment” mired in congestion, mitigation efforts. according to the Miracle The MMRA lobbied CounMile Residential Association. cil District Four and the Los Councilman Tom LaBonge Angeles Dept. of Transportamet with MMRA President tion for funds to pay for the James O’Sullivan last month study. to finalize details for the Other developments in Miracle Mile Neighborhood the past several years include The Grove and several Traffic Management Plan. Councilman Traffic has gridlocked mixed-use residential/retail much of Wilshire and Olym- buildings on Wilshire. Report pic boulevards and 8th St. Once a traffic consultant by during rush hour resulting is hired, it is estimated the Tom LaBonge in cut-through traffic on study will take six months to north/south streets, accord- complete. MMRA officials also worked ing to the MMRA website. Accidents are on the rise, with LaBonge’s field deputy everyone can enjoy the event the website continues, with Ben Seinfeld and Jeannie safely. no relief in sight with the Shen, transportation en Speaking of LAPD, Mayor advent of Wilshire Bus Rapid gineer with the LADOT’s Eric Garcetti and Chief Charlie lanes and a decade of Hollywood-Wilshire District Jane Gilman, Editor & Publisher Transit of the Larchmont Beck held a press conference office. subway construction. Chronicle, our Citizen Recognition Award on July will 9th receive and announced The study will analyze traf- Visit miraclemilela.com. her 50 years service to our community thefor mid-year crimeofstatistics for the city. I’m pleased to report that for the 12th year in a row, crime overall has dropped in Los Angeles. Although violent crime in Los Angeles has gone up 2.9 percent, this does not mean that crime overall has not lessened. Statistics show that there is a reduction in every LAPD bureau in the city, making Los Angeles safer than it’s been since 1949. Crime report LAPD’s 2014 mid-year crime report includes: For the first six months of Meet your community representatives, 2014, the total number of citywide Part 1 crimes was down learn about issues concerning zoning, 5.4 percent compared to the land use, traffic, new developments same time period last year. Property crimes are down 7 affecting your area. percent, homicides are down 1.5 percent, gang-related Meet Fred Mariscal crime is down 13.1 percent. Representative of Area 7 – Robberies dropped 5.7 percent, burglaries 14.6 percent, Larchmont Village* motor vehicle thefts are down (this is the seventh in our series 7 percent, and larcenies fell 4.8 percent. “Meet Your Board”) This continued downward trend would not be possible Fred Mariscal is Vice President without constant help and of Pluribus Media, an integrated marketing firm. He has 14 years of enforcement from the Los Anexperience as a community organizer geles Police Department and and serving the City of Los Angeles. the vigilant community memFred has served on the GWNC bers who take pride in keeping since 2010 and is Chair of the their community safe. Outreach Committee and is a Budget Representative. He also serves as Vice I encourage everyone to Chair of the Los Angeles Neighborhood stay in close touch with their Council Coalition, is Co-Founder of neighbors and the police. No his Neighborhood Watch Program, and is currently running matter where you live, it’s alfor Los Angeles City Council in District 4. Fred moved into his ways essential to communihome on Windsor Blvd. in the year 2000. cate with your neighbors. By *Larchmont Village is bordered by doing so, we as a community Melrose Ave. to Beverly Blvd.; are not only helping others in Arden Blvd. to Wilton Place a time of need, but we are also making sure that our neighCheck out our website borhoods continue to stay greaterwilshire.org for safe. confirmation of all details I leave you with this: Be vigilant in your neighborhoods! If you see something suspicious, do not hesitate or waste time. Call the police.
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Reduced parking ticket fees ‘good for Larchmont’
Shopping on Larchmont might get sweeter if the L.A. Parking Freedom Initiative is passed. The Initiative, which is being considered at City Hall, proposes limiting parking ticket fees to $23 for first time offenses in a calendar year. It would be good for business, and for Larchmont, said Larchmont Boulevard Association president John Winther. The current price of a parking ticket, $68, is a “cruel punishment for an expired meter.” “A $23 ticket doesn’t make you as angry. They will not like the ticket, but they won’t feel so negative about where they got it,” Winther added. Backers of the Initiative, the Working Group on Parking Reform, met with the mayor last month and continue to meet with members of the Dept. of Transporation and reach out to other cities, said Steven Vincent, a financial market analyst who founded the initiative. The suggested fee is based on the median hourly wage in L.A. metropolitan area. The group is amending an earlier recommendation for parking fines to a graduated scale. "We have encountered support for this in many circles including within the city," said Vincent. The scale suggested is $23 for a first ticket in a calendar year, $46 for the second ticket and finally $63. "There is also a lot of support for a warning system. A vehicle may be given up to
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(Continued from page 2) really made them mad: you were an inch in the red, the car in front took too much room so you hung over your space, the parking meter malfunctioned, you arrived at your car and still got a ticket, etc. Everyone I have talked to feels that our ability to enjoy Los Angeles is diminished. I pick places to shop with parking lots. I also will choose to park in a residential area and walk in a few blocks. I shop a lot less on streets like Larchmont, especially if I plan on making a lot of purchases. I would prefer to support my local stores, but I am so opposed to paying huge parking tickets, I go elsewhere. I applaud Steve Vincent and the Larchmont Chronicle for championing a change in parking enforcement. Victoria Vickers Hancock Park
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three warning tickets in a calendar year. Any vehicle that receives a fourth warning ticket would be converted to a payable ticket. This would allow traffic control to issue warnings for marginal or gray area violations." The cap on fees would apply to violations that don’t affect public safety, such as an expired meter. Old rates apply to those that do, such as parking in a handicapped space. Money collected would be placed in a Special Parking Revenue Fund for transportation infrastructure such as pedestrian walkways and electric vehicle charging stations. As it stands, ticket revenue goes to the general fund for basic city services. The amount has increased significantly in recent years, Vincent said.
Farmers Market twice weekly Head to Third St. and Fairfax Ave. where music concerts are performed free twice weekly at the Farmers Market. The Thursday night jazz series features Sydney Weisman & The Wayne Peet trio on Aug. 7, John Daversa Small Band with Katisse on Aug. 14, Cow Bop on Aug. 21, and Don Peake Jazz Quartet with Scarlet Rivera on Aug. 28. Friday Night Music includes Inca on Aug. 1, Blue Hawaiians on Aug. 15, Susan Hansen Latin Band on Aug. 15 and Dorian Holley on Aug. 22. Finishing the month is Katia Moraes, presenting Brazilian jazz and samba on Aug. 29. The concerts begin at 7 p.m. Bars, restaurants and shops are open throughout the evening. For information, go to farmersmarketla.com.
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Wilshire rotary of los angeles www.WilshireRotary.org This month celebrates membership month at the Wilshire Rotary Club of Los Angles. We are VERY pleased to have recently inducted five new members - the most I’ve seen in my 13 years, what a way to kick-off membership month!
Larchmont 2014, Wendy Clifford, a longtime, active and very effective member of our club. We are so pleased to see her recognized.
I am excited about leading the Wilshire Rotary Club of Los Angeles this year. Look for us this Along with that exciting momen- fall at the Pumpkin Patch and tum, we have a slate of most Christmas Tree Lot, our biggest impressive speakers. fundraisers! For those Recently, the authors of you who may think of “Smogtown: The my photo looks a little Lung-Burning History familiar - add a white of Pollution in Los beard and you’ll recogAngeles” were simnize the Santa from the ply fantastic and entertree lot - I look forward taining. Nationally to seeing you again this Greg Gill syndicated columyear! President nist Gustavo Arrellano, author of “Taco USA: How Mexican Please consider joining us at F o o d C o n q u e r e d A m e r i c a ” the Ebell for luncheon and a enthralled us and Chef Louis pre- great speaker. Come enjoy “The pared a matching themed luncheon Friendliest Club in the Region,” Wilshire Rotary at 12:15 on - what a knock out! Wednesdays, $30. You may call me Our club would like to congratulate directly (626) 798-7750 with quesLarchmont Chronicle’s Woman of tions and/or suggestions.
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BURGLARIES FROM MOTOR VEHICLES: A USB cord was taken from a car parked on the 300 block of S. Van Ness Ave. between July 9 at 10:30 p.m. and July 10 at 7:30 a.m. Liquor, wine and a charger were stolen from an unlocked car parked on the 400 block of N. Norton Ave. between July 6 at 7:30 p.m. and July 7 at 11:30 a.m. A GPS, black box and wires were taken from an unlocked car parked in a garage on the 400 block of S. Van Ness Ave. between July 8 at 9 p.m. and July 9 at 9 a.m. A cell phone and other contents were stolen from a car parked on the 200 block of S. Manhattan Pl. on July 20 between 3 and 8:45 a.m. WILSHIRE DIVISION ROBBERIES: A woman’s purse was stolen as she walked near the corner of Las Palmas Ave. and Rosewood Ave. on June 28 at 12:45 a.m. Two suspects approached the victim, threatening her with a handgun and took her purse. They then struck her on the head with the gun and fled in a car. A wallet and cell phone were taken from a man as he walked on the 600 block of S. Burnside Ave. on July 10 at 11 p.m. Three suspects approached him, one with a handgun, demanded his property and fled. A cell phone and car keys were stolen from a man near the corner of Beverly Blvd. and Gardner Ave. on July 10 at 11:30 p.m. The suspect approached the victim brandishing a handgun and demanding money before grabbing the property and fleeing. BURGLARIES: Jewelry, luggage and money were taken from a residence on the 800 block of S. Victoria Ave. on June 23 at 9:50 a.m. The window was smashed to gain
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entry. A wallet was removed from a home on the 100 block of S. Mansfield Ave. between June 30 at 7 p.m. and July 1 at 10:45 a.m. Clothing and electronics were stolen from the garage of a home on the 200 block of S. Orange Dr. between July 8 at 11 p.m. and July 9 at 8:30 a.m. The garage had been left open. A purse, laptop and bag were stolen from a home on the 700 block of S. Detroit St. on July 9 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The back door had been left open and the victim was asleep during the burglary. GRAND THEFT AUTO: A 2011 silver Land Rover was taken from the 200 block of S. Rimpau Blvd. on June 23 at 9:30 p.m. A 2005 black Jeep Wrangler was stolen from near the corner of 1st St. and Orange Dr. between July 7 at 7:30 p.m. and July 8 at 8 a.m. A 2007 black Kia Spectra was taken from the 600 block of N. Wilcox Ave. between July 10 at 11 p.m. and July 11 at 9:20 a.m. A 2014 brown Ford Escape was stolen from the 400 block of N. Sycamore Ave. between July 12 at 4:30 p.m. and July 13 at 9 a.m. BURGLARIES FROM MOTOR VEHICLES: Camera equipment and luggage were removed from a car parked on the 200 block of N. Beachwood Dr. between July 2 at 11 p.m. and July 3 at 6 a.m. A purse and luggage were taken from an unlocked car parked on the 500 block of Wilcox Ave. on July 5 at noon. Money was stolen from a car parked on the 600 block of S. Highland Ave. between July 9 at 5:30 p.m. and July 10 at 5:10 a.m. Food was taken from a car parked on the 200 block of S. Highland Ave. between July 9 at 7:30 p.m. and July 10 at 9 a.m. Money was removed from an unlocked vehicle on the 400 block of S. Hauser Blvd. between July 10 at 7 p.m. and Graffiti Removal Operation Clean Sweep .............................. 311 Hollywood Beautification ............. 323-463-5180 anti-grafitti.lacity.org
July 11 at 7:55 a.m. A catalytic converter was taken from a pickup parked on the 600 block of N. Orange Dr. between July 10 at 7:30 p.m. and July 11 at 7:30 p.m. Luggage was stolen from a car parked on the 600 block of Wilcox Ave. between July 10 at 11 p.m. and July 11 at 9:20 a.m. 911 is for emergencies only. To report non-emergencies, call 877-275-5273.
Eye to Eye ... Hancock Park Ophthalmology Although I was prepared to discuss another one of the frequent medical eye issues that walk into my practice, my wife had her own agenda. Since she will soon be turning forty, medical annual examinations are on her mind. She pointed out that the importance of annual eye examinations should be clarified. I will therefore give you an inside look at what to expect and why it is important to see your eye doctor each year. In my professional opinion, yearly exams are not necessary prior to age forty. One should however be examined once or twice prior to that just to rule out any serious issues, or if one knows he has a family history of eye problems. At a basic eye exam, one can expect to undergo a series of tests starting with a refraction. This test determines an appropriate prescription for glasses and/ or contact lenses. It also identifies presbyopia, hyperopia, myopia and astigmatism. The slit-lamp exam is the next test which looks at the eye with a microscope and can help to diagnose cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, corneal injuries, and dry eye disease. Applanation Tonometry helps the doctor diagnose glaucoma. An instrument called a tonometer, slightly touches the eye and measures the pressure in the eye. Lastly, a dilated retinal exam is done. The doctor places special drops in the eye that causes the pupil to enlarge, allowing the retina to be examined for signs of disease. I hope this is clarifying for those of you who were not sure what to expect when you have your eyes checked! Dr. M. Isaac Gordon is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist. Trained at UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, he specializes in cataract and refractive surgery. In addition, he provides services for general eye care and optical needs. Dr. Gordon is located in the Larchmont Medical Building. Call (323)465-0562, or visit www.hancockparkophthalmology.com. Adv.
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“If you’re looking for a neighborhood in a big city like this, I don’t think you can find anything better than Hancock Park,” says actor Aaron McPherson. He is currently starring in Neil LaBute’s play In A Dark Dark House at the Matrix Theatre. He also appears as Ben in the movie “A Million Ways to Die in the West.” McPherson resides with his wife, actress Challen Cates and their two children in an architecturally interesting house built in 1927, once home of the Norwegian consulate. McPherson and his family have lived in Hancock Park for four years. “When we started looking for houses, we kept coming back to this area. It’s great for the kids, it has big backyards and great schools— Third Street School has an exceptionally good reputation.” The plot of “In A Dark Dark House” concerns two estranged brothers in search of the truth about the troubled legacy of their shared past. “It’s about family secrets Theater and the love between two Review brothers. It’s by also a bit of Patricia a thriller,” Foster Rye says McPherson, “because you’re trying to peel the onion and figure out what happened between these two guys.” “Neil LaBute writes really great characters,” he says, “and things aren’t always what they seem. It’s a drama but it’s darkly funny, especially in how these two brothers bounce off of each other. And Neil writes some very witty dialogue, lots of overlapping, interrupted thoughts, like we do in life. Complex and jazzy, with great rhythm.” “This is his most personal play. For 14 years I’ve kept an eye on where it was being produced. Then last year, LaBute gave us the rights for this current production. And when Larry Moss said yes to directing, I knew I had to help make it happen.” Through Sun., Aug. 24 at
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Eric Greenspan is a jovial chef with an out-sized personality and the physique to match. The former executive chef of Patina, who helmed the now shuttered Meson G and The Foundry, was a finalist on “The Next Iron Chef” and the 2008 winner of The Grilled Cheese Invitational. That ignited the Twittersphere and inspired his recent venture: Greenspan’s Grilled Cheese. Barely more than a take-out counter (there’s one table inside and three two-tops outside), his original short ribs with taleggio cheese, apricot caper puree and dried tomato on raisin bread, is joined by eight other offerings under 10 bucks, such as The Johnny Apple Cheese with cheddar, apple mustard chutney, pastrami and sliced green apple on sourdough. A couple of salads, sides and desserts and that’s it. Simple. The problem is that vir-
tually none of his signature sandwiches offer the simple joy that a great grilled cheese achieves. I’ve had the short ribs, pastrami and the Cuban Rueben (pulled pork, gruyere, sauerkraut, mustard and pickles on squaw bread). All were exceedingly rich, and a bit
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school news Decisions on high heels, cell phones based on checklist Showcase your group at Doesn’t it seem like our kids are growing up at lightning speed? As parents we have the difficult task of making the decision of when to let go and when to step on the brakes. Naturally, we all want our kids to mature and grow but not too much, too soon. I find myself over-analyzing the smallest decisions in an attempt to get it right and not scar my kids for life with a misstep! Should I let my nine-yearold read “Diary Of A Wimpy Kid?” Should my 11-year-old be allowed to wear high heels? When do we get our kids cell phones? When making decisions for the girls, I refer to four things on my internal checklist: 1) I use my own upbringing as a guide. I ask myself “what would Linda and Eric do?” (my wonderful parents) who raised three daughters with grace and devotion; 2) I trust my instincts and listen to my gut feeling; 3) I try to be in
tune with my children and make decisions based on their individual needs and personalities; 4) I look to families with similar values to see how they
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a booth at Larchmont Fair Boy Scout troops, religious groups, service clubs and other non-profit organizations are invited to participate in the Larchmont Family Fair on Sun., Oct. 26 from noon to 5 p.m. in Larchmont Village. Showcase your group’s offerings by reserving a booth for games for $300, and $350 for food or boutique booths. Celebrating its 49th year, the neighborhood, familystyle event is sponsored by the Larchmont Boulevard Association and draws thousands of visitors. Money raised by fair booths will directly benefit the organizations, while event proceeds help fund trash collection and beautification on
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Pilgrim head named to Independent Schools board Pilgrim School head Mark Brooks has been elected to serve a three-year term on the board of trustees for The California Association of Indeppendent Schools (CAIS). The non-profit organization, comprised of 212 schools, sets standards of academic quality and ethical conduct. It also provides for the accreditation and reaccreditation of its member schools, including Pilgrim. CAIS accreditation is a peer review process
ride their bike alone in the neighborhood? And you must be careful what you say because your kids will hold you to it. I have a friend who mentioned recently that her son asked several years ago when he’d be old enough to ride his bike alone to school, and she answered “5th grade.” And now her son is starting 5th grade and is holding her to her promise. He’s been practicing this summer by riding his bike to Larchmont while his mom holds her breath. In the end, our children will grow up to be wonderful, happy human beings in spite of our less than perfect parenting. And that’s all that really matters.
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Stay cool at the library with book sales, clubs, stories, crafts, movies FAIRFAX LIBRARY 161 S. Gardner St. 323-936-6191 Children BARK!: Kids practice reading aloud to certified therapy dogs on Sat., Aug. 2 at 2 p.m. Toddler Storytime: Children ages 18 mos. to 3 years can hear stories, sing songs and say rhymes on Wednesdays at 10:15 and 11 a.m. STAR: Trained library volunteers read children's stories. Call library for schedule.
Teens Teen Council Meeting: Share thoughts on books, music and movies on Tues., Aug. 19 at 4 p.m. Adults L.A. Quiltmakers Guild: Meets Sat., Aug. 2, at 10 a.m. Friends of the Library Book Club: Meets Tues., Aug. 5 at 10:30 a.m. to discuss George Orwell's "1984." First Thursday Films: Free movie screens Aug. 7 at 2:30 p.m. Call branch for title.
Nonfiction/Business Book Group: First meeting on Thurs., Aug. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Balinese Food and Culture: Dr. Vivien Kruger, author of "Balinese Food," discusses the country's food and culture on Sat., Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. Friends of the Library: Tues., Aug. 12 at 11 a.m. MOMS Club of MidWilshire: Meets on Fri., Aug. 15 at 3 p.m. MS Support Group: for those with multiple sclerosis, friends and family on Thurs., Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. Social Security: Maximize your benefits on Sat., Aug. 16 at 10:30 a.m. Longterm Care will be discussed on Thurs., Aug. 28 at 3 p.m. Computer Comfort: Handson training on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. Book Sale: Deals on used books and more on Wednesdays and Sat., Aug. 30, from noon to 4 p.m. Natural Vision Improvement: Learn how to improve vision naturally on Sat., Aug. 30 from 10 a.m. to noon. FREMONT LIBRARY 6121 Melrose Ave. 323-962-3521 Children BARK!: Kids practice reading aloud to certified therapy dogs on Sat., Aug. 23 at 2 p.m. STAR: Library volunteers read children's stories aloud
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COME SEE WHAT WE’RE DIGGING UP IN YOUR BACKYARD The world’s only ongoing Ice Age excavations are still happening at the La Brea Tar Pits. And this summer, we’re going through a RE-FRESH: • Re-opening of the Observation Pit after 20 years • Re-activating Pit 91 with real paleontologists doing live excavations • One-of-a-kind Fossil Lab with paleontologists re-vealing recently excavated Ice Age fossils
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St. James’ names assistant head of school as the middle school principal at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, where she also was the chair of the Diversity Advisory Committee and the program director for the Ecuador Service Learning Project in Pucara. Prior to that, she served as the head of middle school at Head-Royce School in Oakland, where she also led the administration committee for self-study and was the director
or leader of several international service trips. Swainson is also an amateur oboist and composer who has produced original works for theatrical and performance art shows. “We are so lucky to gain her leadership, her insights, and her dynamic views on education, and we are excited to have her join the St. James’ community,” said head of school Deborah David.
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Children’s Festival features music, dance at Paramount A free Children’s Festival of the Arts will be held Sun., Aug. 10 from noon to 4:30 p.m. at Paramount Pictures, 5555 Melrose Ave. Music, dance and entertainment from around the world will provide family entertainment at the event that cel-
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Free entertainment and activities continue on Sundays through August at summer Family Fun programs at the Farmers Market, Third St. and Fairfax Ave. Kids can create a tiki sculpture with Art2Go on Aug. 10 from noon to 3 p.m. Kiddie Karoo Monster Luau Beach Party takes place at 12:30 and 2 p.m. The Entertainment Group will help youngsters build a recycled cork animal on Aug. 24 from noon to 3 p.m. Lucky Diaz & the Family Jam Band will perform at 12:30 and 2 p.m. For more information, visit www.farmersmarketla.com or call 323-933-9211.
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Summer camp at the Petersen Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd., with Explorers Week, Aug. 4 to 8, shows how to excavate a site, cover what engineers really do and glimpse into the mind of a scientist. Camps are held weekly, Monday through Friday, full day, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and half day 9 a.m. to noon. Camp is open to children entering first grade through 6th grade. Half-day rates start at $40 to $300 for weekly rates. Members receive discounts. Visit Petersen.org.
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Big Sunday hosts back-to-school drive Help Big Sunday send kids back to school in style by donating supplies to the fifth annual Back-to-School Drive and Community Dinner on
Thurs., Aug. 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event takes place at the Big Sunday office at 6111 Melrose Ave. Donations are needed as
well as volunteers to collect and sort items. Spiral notebooks and backpacks are especially needed. Contact rob@ bigsunday.org.
KIDS can craft their own marionettes at Puppet Camp.
Craft marionettes at Bob Baker’s Puppet Camp For the first time in its 54year history, the Bob Baker Marionette Theater will offer Puppet Camp. Youngsters ages seven to 17 will learn the basics of puppet manipulation, craft their own marionettes, sing and dance
with puppets, make friends and perform in a full-scale theatrical production. The camp is offered Aug. 4 to 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For registration and more information, go to www.AcademyofPuppetry.org.
Japanese comics aid language skills Youths ages 18 and up who can read Hiragana and Katsakna and talk about their daily routine in Japanese are invited to a workshop on Wed., Aug. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Japan Foundation, 5700 Wilshire Blvd. By reading manga (Japanese comics), students will learn the language as it’s used in daily life, especially casual "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." W.B. Yeats
conservations. All class materials are included in the $10 fee. To register, go to jfalc.org.
Technology, art mix at new LACMA Lab Make tech-inspired art at LACMA’s new Art+Technology Lab during Andell family workshops on Sundays in August from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Learn what artists and technology innovators have in common and why they’re not afraid to fail. Visit lacma.org.
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Museum camp explores nature at La Brea Tar Pits Kids study bugs to dinosaurs at age-appropriate, weeklong camp at the Page Museum and back in time when giant sloths and saber-tooth cats roamed
the land with L.A.’s Tar Trap Aug. 4 to 8 at 5801 Wilshire Blvd. Camps are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily with extended care avail-
able. Fees are $300 per week; discounts are offered for nonmembers. Register online at NHM.org/ aincamp.
Concern for arts program earns her GWNC award Jocelyn Duarte has won the July Citizen’s Recognition Award from the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council for her community activism. She started a fundraising program to restore music education at Wilshire Crest Elementary School. Mother of two students at the school, she serves as PTA president. Duarte says the school has captured her heart because it struggles to overcome the same economic and social barriers she has faced in her own life. While attending Cal State Northridge she was awarded a scholarship from the Ebell of Los Angeles. Currently, she’s finishing her master’s degree in Latin American Studies at
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Magical ‘Moonlight,’ meeting a soul-mate, not Debbie’s ‘Tammy’ Magic in the Moonlight (10/10): Woody Allen has done it again with a thoroughly captivating romantic comedy set on the Côte d’Azur in the ‘20s with star turns by Emma Stone (more beautiful than she’s ever been) and Colin Firth, who create bewitching chemistry. Woody’s laughout-loud script seems to be deeply influenced by George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion,” resulting in Magic in the Movie Theater. What If (9/10): Zoe Kazan stars in a sweet love story about a woman in a relationship with another man when she meets her soul-mate, Daniel Radcliffe. There is no nudity to distract you, which is good because this is a movie that emphasizes good values and uses language instead of four-letter words; you must listen carefully to the acute dialogue. It’s also a movie in which Kazan continues to demonstrate that she is one of the most talented actresses on the big screen. Not uncommonly beautiful, she captures audiences with her expressive eyes and incomparable acting. Opens August 8. The Purge: Anarchy (8/10): This sequel to last year’s surprise low-budget hit (it returned 11 times its cost of production) is an extremely well made film, highlighted by top-notch directing with wonderful unrelenting pace and
tension by James DeMonaco, outstanding music by Nathan Whitehead, and fine acting by the little-known cast. Transformers: Age of Extinction (3/10): For the first 90 minutes this is an entertainAt the ing film with Movies good perwith formances, Tony especially by Medley Mark Wahlberg, and eye-popping special effects. But that’s only the half of it. As it creaks on and on, it gets more and more duplicative until finally one is begging to be put out of the misery of waiting for it to end. A Most Wanted Man (3/10): John le Carré writes long, bor-
ing, wordy novels. Director Anton Corbijn has faithfully converted le Carré’s 2008 novel into a long, boring, wordy movie that is memorable only because it is the late Philip Seymour Hoffman’s last movie and one gets to watch Rachel McAdams cavort in the tightest jeans ever donned by a woman. T a m m y (3/10): This is not Debbie Reynolds’ Tammy, and more’s the pity. Where Debbie’s Tammy was beautiful and sweet and innocent, Melissa McCarthy’s Tammy is of meager intelligence, gross and vulgar. Worse, director Ben Falcone
(McCarthy’s husband) can’t seem to decide if he’s making a smutty comedy or a film of maturation and relationships. The result is a coarse, humorless movie with a low moral tone. Sex Tape (0/10): Made by protégés of vulgarian Judd Apatow, this movie has three strikes and out. One constitutes the scriptwriters who display that they are functionally illiterate in one of the first scenes in which Cameron Diaz ends a sentence with “for Jay and I,” then fill the script with F-bombs, adding dialogue and sexual incidents that are too silly to be considered childish. The second is abysmal directing by Jake Kasdan, who was also responsible for the tasteless “Neighbors” a few months
ago. The third is the acting that required the subtlety of a Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. Instead we get Diaz and Jason Segel who have the subtleness of an atomic bomb. Mood Indigo (0/10): This is a phantasmagorically bilious movie, carrying surrealism to its nth degree. Although it is supposed to be a love story between Romain Duris and Audrey Tatou, their world, the devices in it, and the physics under which they live are so preposterous it’s difficult to develop any empathy. Examples: a water lily growing in Tatou’s lung, an apartment that changes shapes according to Duris’s emotions, and a gun that is built by having naked men lie for 24 hours at a time on mounds of dirt. In French.
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(Continued from page 1) tended Dr. Neville Anderson’s grand opening of her pediatric office in Larchmont Medical Building. While talking with Christy Farmer, we learned her son’s two boys were Neville’s first customers. Benjamin Brody is the fourth grandson in four years for Carl and Christine Meyer, we heard at Le Pain Quotidien. The proud parents are Carie and David Brody who live in northern California.
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St. Vincent’s benefitted by Wu designs; A+D feted at 'surf' gala A drop of champagne makes shopping more exciting, but that effect is dwarfed by the spectacle of live models wear-
CATbaret for Wayward Cats Come join the fun with Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats’ CATbaret! The celebrity fundraiser takes place Sat., Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Belasco Theater, 1050 S. Hill St. The feline-inspired event features music, dance and film. An after-party includes a hosted bar and dessert buffet. Tickets start at $50; visit kittybungalow. org. The West Adams-volunteer based rescue group provides spay and neuter services and adoptions.
ing the latest fashions by First Lady Michelle Obama’s favorite designer, Jason Wu. Held on June 26 at Saks Fifth Avenue and hosted by Ann Brunner, Betsy Rosenfeld Vargas, Gina Riberi, Jennifer Sommer, and Peggy Bartinetti, this exquisite preview supported St. Vincent’s Meals on Wheels. Mr. Wu was joined by Lancome national artist Darais, and the dynamic duo explained the inspiration for their collaboration of fashion and make up. “He has an amazingly smoky, lavender/purple palette that is just meltingly lovely!” opined Meals on Wheels executive director Daryl Twerdahl. Among the other ladies there to receive goodies that included a $100 gift certificate and a Lancome compact signed by Wu were Kathleen Sacchi and Patricia Casado. ***
The soaring lobby of 5900 Wilshire Boulevard was transformed by a spectacular runway erected for A+D Museum’s gala fundraiser, “Celebrate Groundswell” on June 28. It was a tribute to the vibrant surf and skate cultures that featured custom surfboards, boogie boards, and skateboards created by celebrated local and international architects, designers and artists from such firms as Richard Meier & Partners, Steven Ehrlich, and Gensler among others.
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'Come together' to dine at Taste of Larchmont (Continued from page 1) area restaurants and a silent auction are scheduled. The event raises money for Hope-Net, which supplies food pantries at 13 local houses of worship. Last year, the organization served 300,000 people in the community, said executive director Douglas Ferraro. “Come join us and celebrate
DEBUTANTES, from left, are Caroline Sanford, Eliza McDonough, Sophia Veje and Veronica Hawley.
Debutantes to be honored at the Las Madrinas Ball Las Madrinas will honor 32 families and their daughters for their service to the community and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles on Sat., Dec. 20 at the Las Madrinas Ball. Local debutantes are: Veronica Hawley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hawley; Eliza McDonough, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard McDonough; Caroline Sanford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Sanford; and Sophia Veje, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Veje. In May, the debutantes and their families gathered at the Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for a presentation by Dr. Alyssa Rake, medical director of the Las Madrinas Pediatric Simulation Research Laboratory. Along with their mothers and grandmothers, the young women were guests of honor at a tea at the home of Megan
Hernandez on June 11. Las Madrinas president Sarah Cox thanked them for their contributions. Also greeting the guests were debutante chair Marcie Newby and Ball chairman Priscilla Wright. Las Madrinas has supported pediatric medicine for 81 years, and was the first affiliate group of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Polo mallets to swing for League charity The Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club in Carpinteria is the destination of members and guest of the Assistance League of Los Angeles 31st annual benefit for the Learning Center for Young Children on Sun., Aug. 10. Flo Fowkes, League president, Yvonee Cazier, chairman, and Marilyn Moulton are local members on the event committee.
the end of summer,” he added. “It’s always a fun time, great food, and all for a very good cause.” Other participants include California Roll & Sushi, Chan Dara, El Cholo, Girasole, Kiku, Le Pain Quotidien, Le Petit Greek, Louise’s Trattoria, Pinche Tacos, Prado, Village Pizzeria and Z Pizza. Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Go
Get ‘em Tiger and Larchmont Village Wine & Spirits will offer drinks at booths set up in the parking lot. Desserts will be courtesy of BabyCakes, Baciami Café, Café Gratitude, Fancifull Foods, Nature’s Bakery and Yogurtland. Tickets are $40. Call 213-389-9949 or visit hopenetla.org.
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