St. James’ awarded National Fund for Sacred Places grant
Nov 28, 2024 · On Oct. 21, the National Fund for Sacred Spaces awarded St. James’-in-the-City Episcopal Church a grant of $150,000 for the restoration of its roof. This project is included in the parish’s multiphase capital campaign for church restoration and improvement. Established in 2016, the National Fund for Sacred Places is a collaboration between the Partners for Sacred Places, a nonprofit whose ...
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Jan 13, 2025 · Longtime Chronicle columnist Patty Hill dies in Mississippi Beloved longtime Larchmont Chronicle society columnist Anne Patricia (Patty) Hill has died. She was 70. Hill passed away on Aug. 16, 2024, at her home in Mississippi following a longtime illness, her husband, David Hill, told us. Hill was named a Chronicle Woman of Larchmont in August 2012, shortly after she became president of the ...
Look to London for perspective on our devastating fires
3 days ago · In 1613, Shakespeare’s Globe burned down when a cannon shot, used for a special effect in “Henry VIII,” set fire to the theater’s thatch roof. The theater was rebuilt a year later, but was closed by the Puritans in 1644, and it was torn down during the inter-regnum of Oliver Cromwell. Charles II restored the monarchy in 1660, and he brought back from his French exile a taste for indoor ...
Park La Brea: historic development has been a local landmark for …
Jan 2, 2025 · Park La Brea is known for its activities that regularly bring people together. To name a few, there are popular summer outdoor movie nights, coffee with a cop, and an Earth Day event with local environmentally friendly vendors. In fact, conservation has become a unifying interest of PLB renters and management. The complex won an Innovation Award in March 2023 from the Better Buildings ...
ELECTION Candidates, 19 propositions are on ballot
Oct 24, 2024 · For local readers, the most interesting and contentious runoff election races probably are two — the U.S. Congress 30th District seat long held by U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (now running for U.S. Senate) and the Los Angeles County District Attorney race, where Nathan Hochman is challenging incumbent George Gascón. Some Larchmont Chronicle readers also get to vote for a city councilmember for ...
Art week showcases diversity of Los Angeles and beyond
3 days ago · Vibrancy of Los Angeles at FriezeFrieze Los Angeles 2025 showcases the important contributions of Los Angeles to the art world. Christine Messineo, director of Americas at Frieze, states, “As a major art center, Los Angeles plays an influential role in the global art scene. This year we will bring together a stellar roster of galleries and …
Hermoyne Apartments nominated for monument status
Jan 2, 2025 · The historic apartments of Greater Wilshire are having a moment. Fresh off last month’s declaration of the Clinton Manor Apartments as a Historic-Cultural Monument comes another HCM nomination for the Hermoyne Apartments at 569 N. Rossmore Ave., submitted by local preservationist James Dastoli. Set at the gateway of Rossmore’s curvaceous procession of multi-family buildings, The Hermoyne ...
HOM Nov. 2024 : Larchmont Chronicle
Happy Independence Day! House she bought WEARING HELMET is Honorary Fire Chief Lyn MacEwen Cohen with, from left, Battalion 5 Chief Charles Butler, Battalion Chief Jeffrey Elder, city Fire chief Brian Cummings and assistant Chief Kwame Cooper. BLOCK CAPTAINS and neighborhood watch members were among residents who met with L.A.P.D. Olympic Division Sgt. Hope Young and senior lead officer Joe ...
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Smaller-scale plan moves forward for 410 N. Rossmore
Dec 1, 2022 · Final design and color choices are being made for a more modest remodel than previously planned for the five-story apartment building at 410 N. Rossmore Ave.