Julie Grist
Raised climbing apple trees in Appleton Wisconsin, Julie Grist has lived in many parts of the world but finds the Larchmont area of Los Angeles to be well worth calling home – for its wonderful people, great architecture, sense of community, and endless sunshine. Julie wakes up happy almost every day.
Julie Grist's Latest Posts
A Brief History of Graffiti on Melrose
Do you ever find yourself driving down one of the severely pot-holed Melrose back alleys and gawk at all the graffiti? Almost every alley block on the south side of Melrose is chuck full of giant murals and paintings – artwork to some and illegal tagging to others. We stumbled across a 12 minute film [...]
Portions of LACMA to be Torn Down and Reborn?
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), is in the spotlight again as plans to tear down most of the eastern portions of the museum and build a modern cohesive glass structure were released to the public. The $650 million project has yet to come before LACMA’s Board of Directors, but the new design, [...]
Landis Stationery Hosting Two Working Artists This Week
Landis Stationery at 138 N Larchmont Bl. is opening its doors this week to showcase several artists as they work on their craft inside the store. On Wednesday May 1st from1-3 pm the artist Elkpen (featured earlier on the Buzz in March) will be dressing the store’s shop window between 1-3pm with her Birds of Hancock [...]
US Bank on Larchmont Robbed Saturday Morning
The US Bank on Larchmont Blvd was robbed on Saturday morning at 9:45am by a white male who presented a demand note for cash and verbally threatened a bank teller. The teller complied with the demand fearing for the safety of bank customers, and the suspect fled on foot. Four patrol cars responded and helicopter [...]
Larchmont Charter School Wins Award on Anti-Bullying Art Piece
Larchmont Charter School submitted an all-school art project to the national No Name-Calling Week Creative Expression Contest – and walked away with First Place prize this week. As Sebastian Bader, the 3rd grade narrator of the film shares, since No Name Calling Week fell in the same week as Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday, the school [...]
Orchard Hardware Supply Sprouting on La Brea
The large complex that spans almost two blocks on La Brea between 4th and 6th will soon be the new home to Orchard Supply Hardware, an “urban OSH” that will cater to city dwellers and the hundreds of new residents expected to move into the many apartments and condominiums under construction along the La Brea [...]
Shakespeare To Be Toasted Tonight at ISC Benefit
Tonight he Independent Shakespeare Company is gearing up for the summer theater season to raise a glass, and funds, for free Shakespeare in Griffith Park all summer long. Rock and Reilly’s Irish Pub in West Hollywood is sponsoring the benefit for the Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival, from 7-10 pm tonight, Wednesday, April 24th. Rock and Reilly’s [...]
Larchmont Barber Shop Reopened by George Hilario
It seems too good to be true: the Larchmont Barber Shop is open once again and looks the same as it did for the nearly 50 years barber Jerry Cottone ran the shop. George Hilario (Jorge) and his nephew Cesar greeted their first customers early Monday morning with smiles and scissors in hand, ready to [...]
Pulitzer Prize Writer Nicholas Kristof Inspires Global Engagement at Marlborough
Pulitzer Prize writer Nicholas Kristof spoke to students and faculty at Marlborough School this week, inspiring them to “get out of your comfort zones and become social entrepreneurs” engaging in a cause larger than their own. The author spoke as part of the school’s Guerin Visiting Scholars program to classes and faculty, as well as [...]
Medication Take-Back Day on Saturday April 27 in Hollywood
Is your medicine cabinet stuffed with old prescription medications? The Drug Enforcement Administration has scheduled a Prescription Drug Take-Back Day for this Saturday, April 27 , 10am – 2 pm at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center on Sunset Blvd. The point of National Take Back Day is to remove potentially dangerous prescription drugs-particularly controlled substances like narcotics- [...]
Beglinger Family Honored at Occidental College for Epilepsy Efforts
The women’s lacrosse team at Occidental College hosted a “Purple Game” on Saturday April 13th to raise awareness of epilepsy and honor the Aquino-Beglinger family and their daughter Sophie.
Yard Sales in Full Bloom This Spring Weekend
It’s spring and everyone seems to be cleaning out their closets: a number of yard sales around the greater Hancock Park area are planned this weekend. Windsor Village, south of Wilshire and east of Rossmore, is having a community-wide sale on Saturday, April 20th from 9am – 2 pm. Featuring household items, furniture, baby & children’s [...]
Home of the Week – 434 South Windsor Blvd.
Italian Renaissance in Windsor Square 434 South Windsor Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90020 Offered at: $4,450,000 Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 4.5 Additional Features: Grand sweeping staircase, Gourmet Kitchen, Paneled Library and Beautiful Guest House Historic Italian Renaissance in premier location. Designer touches, impressive entry, spacious foyer with dramatic sweeping staircase, 4 large bedrooms upstairs including [...]
Pan Pacific Park to Draw Crowd on Sunday for Walk to End Genocide
This Sunday, Pan Pacific Park will be a busy venue as Jewish World Watch (JWW) is holding its 7th Annual Walk to End Genocide with over 2000 walkers expected from local schools, synagogues, churches and the greater community. The Walk will raise awareness and support for the survivors of genocide in Sudan and Congo, and will raise vitally [...]
New Home Decor Building Going up on La Brea & Sixth
What’s the Buzz on the corner of La Brea and 6th where concrete forms are peaking out from behind the plywood construction fence? A new modern building will add to the fabric of the ever-evolving La Brea corridor – and is expected to be a home decor store topped by an office or cafe and [...]
