Larchmont Chronicle
VOL. 61, NO. 10
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IN THIS ISSUE
More than pumpkins to be at Patch
Mayor Bass ‘chat’ is at Ebell Oct. 4
n Trick-or-Treat, tacos and carving contest
n Homelessness crisis to be addressed by panel
WILSHIRE PARK gets in the spirit. 18
MAGICAL “Sleeping Beauty” to waken. 17
By John Welborne Bright and early on Monday morning, Oct. 4, at 8 a.m. — at the Ebell of Los Angeles — our readers are invited to meet with Windsor Square neighbors Mayor Karen Bass and Sarah Dusseault and Windsor Village neighbor Jill Bauman. Joining those three women for what is being described as a “fireside chat” are two other prominent leaders addressing the homelessness crisis — Dr. Va Lecia Adams Kellum, chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), and data expert Janey Rountree, executive director of the California Policy Lab at UCLA. See Mayor, P 30
TASTE comes to the Boulevard. 2-3
Open House set for La Brea Tar Pits Master Plan Sept. 30
n Public comments accepted until Oct. 27
BROOKSIDE is back with food, fun. 2-10 For information on advertising rates, please call Pam Rudy 323-462-2241, x 11 Mailing permit:
By Suzan Filipek Learn about proposed plans to reshape the design of the La Brea Tar Pits at an Open House for the plan on Sat., Sept. 30 from 9 to 11 a.m. The long-discussed new vision of the planet’s most important Ice Age fossil site will include the entire 13-acre area of the museum and surrounding park in Miracle Mile. The pop-up event on Sept. 30 will take place outdoors in See La Brea Tar Pits, P 30
Dining & Shopping Guide
Restaurant and entertainment news and shopping on bustling Larchmont Boulevard will be featured in our new Fall Dining & Shopping Guide in the November issue. Larchmont Chronicle advertising deadline is Mon., Oct. 9. For more information contact Pam Rudy, 323462-2241, ext. 11.
OCTOBER 2023
HAPPY ROTARIANS (left to right) are Wendy and Eric Clifford, Melody St. John and Elsa Gillham. Photo courtesy of Wendy Clifford
Rides, food booths and costume contest at Fair
n Larchmont Family Fair is on Sun., Oct. 29 By Casey Russell The Larchmont Family Fair returns to the Boulevard Sun., Oct. 29, from noon until 5 p.m. with “Fun for Everyone,” as this year’s theme assures us. This year’s Fair lineup includes entertainment, Bob
Baker Marionettes, children’s music performances, a roaming fairy, a dance troup, a talent show and a children’s costume contest. A food court will be set up in Larchmont’s city parking lot at the Clock Tower featurSee Family Fair, P 10
By Nona Sue Friedman Harvest the Halloween spirit by purchasing a pumpkin from Larchmont Boulevard’s own pumpkin patch. Wilshire Rotary Club is once again setting up its pumpkin patch — for the 17th year — at 568 N. Larchmont Blvd. Choose your pumpkin starting Fri., Oct. 6. All of the proceeds are donated to charitable organizations. This year, Rotarian Wendy Clifford is bringing two 26-foot trucks full of pumpkins and squash to sell on the Boulevard. That’s more than last year. She and a few other Rotarians drove up to the grower in Santa Paula to take their pick of pumpkins. “It’s one of my favorite days of the year,” declares Clifford. The Rotarians walk around the fields with the farmer to pick and choose different pumpkins and squash. Each year, Clifford finds new varieties to add to the usual orange soccer ball-sized pumpkins (the most popular). Last year, Clifford ordered a splashy new squash that was yellow and white. This year, when she inquired about it, See Pumpkin Patch, P 19
Serving fresh Italian food for 40 years n Neighborhood staple to roll back prices for its anniversary
By Casey Russell This October, Marino Ristorante on Melrose celebrates its 40th anniversary. The restaurant was opened in 1983 by Naples-born Ciro (also known as Mario) and wife Maria Marino, who had been restaurateurs since the 1960s. Marino quickly became a hot spot for locals, Hollywood and political elite and anyone looking for authentic Italian food served with grace and unpretentious style. Marino’s sons, Sal and Mario, were 16 and 17 respectively when the restaurant opened and they were dubbed See Marino, P 24
MARINO SIBLINGS (clockwise from top left) Sal, Mario and Rosanna with their mother Maria at Marino Ristorante before the restaurant was refurbished.
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