Larchmont Chronicle
VOL. 62, NO. 8
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IN THIS ISSUE
AUGUST 2024
Jewelers ready wares; Flicka celebrates
n Village Pizzeria for sale
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CLASSICAL GALA
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BLOCK PARTY lights up Lillian Way. 2-4
By Casey Russell The new Tu Madre location at Melrose and Larchmont is open for business, and the high-end jewelry and Rolex retailer at 119 N. Larchmont Blvd. is nearing completion. Larchmont Jewelers told us that an official opening day is not yet set, but the store will begin doing business Aug. 1. Apparently, completion of installation of the building’s new elevator will be the final step leading to a grand opening. Client services manager Eva Tong said special events marking the long-awaited opening will be held, but plans were still being made as of the Larchmont Chronicle’s press deadline. In the meantime, passersby can peek in to see the swanky hanging lights and get a sense of the store’s elevated style. See Blvd., P 8
O’Malley to be Dodgers’ 15th Ring of Honor n Ceremony is Alumni Weekend, Aug. 9-11
AWARDED Down Under. 2-13 For information on advertising in the paper, please call Pam Rudy 323-462-2241, x 11 Mailing permit:
By Suzan Filipek The late Walter F. O’Malley (1903-1979), who was a longtime resident of Hancock Park and who brought major league baseball to the West Coast, will become the 15th person recognized on the Ring of Honor at Dodger Stadium. The recognition ceremony will take place on Sat., Aug. 10, before the Dodgers’ 6:10 p.m. game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Peter O’Malley, Dodgers president from 1970 to 1998, will accept the honor on his father’s behalf. The elder O’Malley created a new home for baseball, Dodger Stadium, after bringing the See O’Malley, P 6
Back to School
Our annual Back to School section in September will highlight students, faculties and schools! Advertising deadline is Mon., Aug. 12. For more information, contact Pam Rudy, 323462-2241, ext. 11.
POSSIBLE Larchmont Central Park(let) as seen in an aerial concept rendering.
Update: Larchmont Central Park(let) — the discussion continues... n Community comments are pro and con for the multi-year undertaking By John Welborne and Dinah Yorkin So what is happening with the concept being discussed by the Larchmont Boulevard Association (LBA) for improving the Boulevard with some permanent, generally available outdoor meeting and dining space — a Larchmont Central Park(let)? The concept has been under discussion since the beginning of the year. It initially was detailed publicly in March in the Larchmont Buzz and in a Larchmont Chronicle story available at tinyurl.com/
y2uy6u2h. This idea — if it has community interest and support — is a multi-year undertaking, for sure. Discussion continues. LBA board members spoke about the matter again at their meeting in early July. The LBA seeks to stimulate public discussion of both the parklet idea and the conceptual preliminary design approaches that might be used. Accompanying this brief update are some of the images that have been circulated in the past. Readers are encouraged to share their
thoughts with the LBA, care of its Beautification Committee chair, Romi Cortier, at romicortier@me.com. Comments pro As has been reported previously, there have been enthusiastic comments expressing support, often with helpful caveats, such as when Nora Houndalas, Windsor Square resident and former Boulevard proprietor of Le Petit Greek for decades (and now running Greek Eats LA on Third Street), wrote: “I’ve always thought it See Park(let), P 22
Olympics come to ‘Taste’ 2024
n HopeNet benefit to take place Sept. 16
By Suzan Filipek This year’s Taste of Larchmont will have an Olympics theme when it takes place on Mon., Sept. 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Larchmont Boulevard. The 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony takes place Fri., July 26, in Paris. With television coverage on NBC, the games will continue through Sun., Aug. 11. On Larchmont, at the Sept. 16 HopeNet event, walkers will dine al fresco and meet old friends and neighbors and new ones at the annual benefit that helps fund 12 nearby food pantries. Several local eateries will open their doors, and a live raffle will be featured at the 32nd annual event. Participants check in at the
A BALLOON ARCH entryway greets patrons to the pavilions at last year’s Taste of Larchmont.
city surface parking lot near the Rotary clock at 209 N. Larchmont Blvd. to pick up or buy tickets and receive a “passport” to participating eateries. The printed passport will be your ticket to sample food from restaurants and sidewalk booths and to enjoy desserts and coffee offered under canopies at the parking lot.
HopeNet provides free, accessible and healthy food to anyone who wants or needs it, HopeNet Executive Director, and local resident, Roya Milder told us. “We have not received any federal funding this year and are looking for additional sponsors to help support the See Taste, P 4
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