Larchmont News - The Buzz
LVNA Meeting Includes Fresh Air and Good Communication
The lawn in front of Van Ness School was the location for the semi-annual meeting of the Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association on Tuesday night. It turned out to be a perfect night to sit outside and partake in a conversation with neighbors.
Construction Begins on Melrose Mixed Use Project Near Larchmont Boulevard
Construction has started on the mixed use project known as The LC, being developed by California Landmark on the north side of Melrose at El Centro.
Burglary Reminds Area Residents to Be Alert
A burglary on the 100 North block of Plymouth Boulevard on Wednesday escalated when the homeowner returned home while the burglary was in progress. LAPD’s Olympic Division arrived at the home within minutes of receiving the 911 call.
Larchmont Life - The Honey
Summer Tennis Camp at Hancock Park’s LATC
SPONSORED POST Looking for a fun summer camp this year? Look no further – the tennis camp at the Los Angeles Tennis Club is the place for your child. Learn a life long sport in a great and safe setting, staffed with professionals. For kids age 6-16, the camp runs from June 17th to August [...]
Larchmont Boulevard History: Streetcar Photo from 1950
Last weekend, the twitter address @metrolibrary tweeted a picture of streetcar number 3111 from October 10, 1950 at Larchmont and Melrose.
Digging in the La Brea Tar Pits on Wilshire
There are lots of newsworthy bones being discovered in our own Wilshire backyard: one camel, one La Brea Condor, 13 saber-tooth cats, 11 teratoms, and more, per the Page Museum’s fascinating blog: www.tarpits.org/blog. The blog gives a simple, mostly pictorial, description of what scientists are digging up in Project 23, named for the 23 boxes full of fossils [...]
Larchmont People - The Hive
Local Favorite: LA Times Features Hancock Park’s Domaine LA
One of our favorite local Hancock Park businesses – Domaine LA – was featured in the LA Times this weekend.
Meet the People behind the Larchmont Chronicle
Who’s behind the Larchmont Chronicle? The Larchmont Buzz visited the paper’s offices…
Larchmont Chronicle Celebrates Fifty Years
In 1963 Larchmont Boulevard sported four grocery stores, a record store, a department store, and a singular restaurant. Jane Gilman arrived on the boulevard that year, sized up the picture-perfect small-town block in the heart of a fast-paced city, and smelled opportunity. Shortly thereafter Gilman and business partner Dawne Goodwin started the Larchmont Chronicle with [...]
Larchmont Events - The Swarm
Schedule Today for Blood Drive Tuesday
St. Brendan School is hosting a blood drive this Tuesday, May 28th from 10 am – 4 pm in the Parish Center, located on the St Brendan campus at 238 S. Manhattan Place (just north of Third St.) The tornado tragedy currently underway in Oklahoma should be a reminder to Angelenos that getting blood supplies [...]
CicLAvia Community Meeting Planned for Greater Wilshire Area
CicLAvia is coming to our neighborhood…in more ways than one! Get informed. Get involved. Representatives of CicLAvia are holding a community meeting on Thursday.
Neighborhood Discovery: Western-Wilton Area Walk + Talk
Greg Wittmann, the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council’s representative from the Western-Wilton (We-Wil) neighborhood, invites you to join him this coming Saturday for a Walk and Talk to explore the streets of the vibrant We-Wil area (borderd by Wilshire, Western, 3rd and Wilton).
Other Recent Posts from the Buzz
Schedule Today for Blood Drive Tuesday
St. Brendan School is hosting a blood drive this Tuesday, May 28th from 10 am – 4 pm in the Parish Center, located on the St Brendan campus at 238 S. Manhattan Place (just north of Third St.) The tornado tragedy currently underway in Oklahoma should be a reminder to Angelenos that getting blood supplies [...]
Summer Tennis Camp at Hancock Park’s LATC
SPONSORED POST Looking for a fun summer camp this year? Look no further – the tennis camp at the Los Angeles Tennis Club is the place for your child. Learn a life long sport in a great and safe setting, staffed with professionals. For kids age 6-16, the camp runs from June 17th to August [...]
Larchmont Boulevard History: Streetcar Photo from 1950
Last weekend, the twitter address @metrolibrary tweeted a picture of streetcar number 3111 from October 10, 1950 at Larchmont and Melrose.
CicLAvia Community Meeting Planned for Greater Wilshire Area
CicLAvia is coming to our neighborhood…in more ways than one! Get informed. Get involved. Representatives of CicLAvia are holding a community meeting on Thursday.
Digging in the La Brea Tar Pits on Wilshire
There are lots of newsworthy bones being discovered in our own Wilshire backyard: one camel, one La Brea Condor, 13 saber-tooth cats, 11 teratoms, and more, per the Page Museum’s fascinating blog: www.tarpits.org/blog. The blog gives a simple, mostly pictorial, description of what scientists are digging up in Project 23, named for the 23 boxes full of fossils [...]
Voters in Mid-Wilshire Predictors of LA Mayoral Election Outcomes
Tomorrow is election day in our city, and according to election data covered in a story today in the LA Times, voters in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles have been the sole predictors of Mayoral winners over the past six elections. From the LA Times: Garcetti and Greuel have paid more attention to the [...]
Local Favorite: LA Times Features Hancock Park’s Domaine LA
One of our favorite local Hancock Park businesses – Domaine LA – was featured in the LA Times this weekend.
Larchmont Chronicle Golden Jubilee Gala
Almost 300 loyal readers gathered Friday evening at the Ebell to pay tribute to Jane Gilman publisher of the Larchmont chronicle who is celebrating 50 years of operation.
