June 2017 HOLIDAYS METRO DAYCATION SCHOOL NEWS ARTS VOL 3 NO. 6 Don’t forget Dad: June 18, Take a Metro Daycation to Burroughs Middle School Guess? Who Has A New Page 2 Little Tokyo, Receives Honor, Museum, Page 6 Page 10 LarchmontLedgerLA.com

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Program Abuses The Whispers in Being Fixed, City Officials Say LARCHMONT the Willows LEDGERLA.COM > Immersive Theater EDUCATION A new immersive play has audience members playing Gaining Popularity detective, piecing together the story through subtle clues 367 and conversations with the actors. in U.S.

By Juliet Bennett Rylah, Ledger Contributing Writer

In a sprawling, old house just south of Koreatown, a new immersive theater piece unfolds. 1765 A mere 18 audience members at a time are invited to have dinner with the Willows, a Escape Rooms Worldwide peculiar family so full of dark secrets and thinly veiled resentments it’s a wonder they manage to share a ZIP code let alone one roof. Beloved Fairfax High Guests actually do eat with the family—the meal includes cheese, charcuterie, bread and Escape Rooms are another form of Teacher Feted vegan potato soup. “Immersive Theater” and began in Asia about 10 years ago. Source: MarketWatch, 2015. Yet the heart of the play lies in the family’s lurid history and See WILLOWS, Pg. 4 > SEE PAGE 11 > Time for Dear Old Dad Complied by Michael Darling, Ledger Contributing Writer

Here are some of our fa- Day discount: Buy one FOUNDED 2015 PUBLISHER/EDITOR vorite things to do with dad adult ticket and get A newspaper for the 90,000 readers Allison B. Cohen in Larchmont Village, Hancock Park, on Father’s Day, June 18th. one child ticket free. Windsor Square, Windsor Village, ADVERTISING SALES Libby Butler-Gluck Free with museum Wilshire Historic District, Country (323) 741-0019 Pasadena Chalk Festival: admission. Petersen Club Park, Lafayette Square, Oxford [email protected] This Father’s Day Weekend Automotive Museum Square, Brookside, Mid-Wilshire , Steve Meek and Koreatown tradition turns 25 this year Fri. June 10th, 11 a.m. (323) 459-3471 and is pulling out all the 6060 Wilshire Blvd. For editorial consideration, [email protected] send story ideas to: stops. The sidewalks near the Info: petersen.org ASSISTANT EDITOR [email protected] Paseo Colorado will be trans- Erin Hickey formed into art by some of Autry Family (323) 741-0019 the world’s best chalk artists, Sunday: 1933 Hillhurst Ave. GRAPHIC DESIGN Los Angeles, CA 90027 including a “Chalk of Fame,” Celebrate Father’s Day & LAYOUT Tiffany Sims featuring movie posters and at the Autry with a scenes recreated in chalk, a guided tour of the mu- classic car show and an area seum and gold pan- where kids can make Father’s ning. This Father’s Day Day cards. Free. Around the will be extra special For more stories and updates: Paseo Colorado Sat. June as it’s opening day of LarchmontLedgerLA.com 17th and Sun. June 18th, 10 the Autry’s new partially in- in 20th-Century Art. Then, a.m. to 7 p.m. 280 E Colora- teractive exhibition on the the whole family will make Visit our sister publication online at LosFelizLedger.com do Blvd., Pasadena. Informa- history of toys and games art inspired by the exhibit. tion: pasadenachalkfestival. in the West, Play! Free with While you’re there, show the com museum admission. The Au- kids the moving cars of Chris try National Center of the Burden’s Metropolis II and Father’s Day at the American West, Sun. June perhaps even hold a picnic on Petersen: 19th, Brunch: 9 a.m. to 1 the luscious Hancock Park Day brunch buffet with pro- For Father’s Day, the Petersen p.m.; Western Music Associa- grass. Free with LACMA fessional racing handicappers. Library Book Sale In addition to the compli- will offer some rare opportu- tion Showcase: 11 a.m. to 3 general admission. LACMA, The Friends of John C. Fremont mentary drink you’ll receive nities to enjoy their collection p.m. 4700 Western Heritage Sun. June 18th, 12:30 p.m. Library will hold their monthly upon arrival, you can par- of classic cars. You’ll be able Way. Info: theautry.org to 3:30 p.m. 5905 Wilshire book sale on Friday, June to get a family photo in one of Blvd. Information: (323) 857- ticipate in a whiskey tasting 2nd from 12 p.m.–4 p.m. and the Petersen’s vintage cars and Andell Family Sundays: 6010, lacma.org session hosted by Woodford Saturday, June 3rd from 12 some vehicles will have their Follow The Rainbow Reserve with a commemora- p.m.–5 p.m. tive glass you can take home. hoods up so you can examine Spend Father’s Day with the Drams For Dads: The library is located at 6121 their engines. Meanwhile, in family creating and look- How does your dad feel about 21 or older only. Tickets $95. Santa Anita Park, Sun. June Melrose Ave. with a small the Discovery Center, kids ing at art. First you’ll take a horse racing, whiskey or parking lot and street parking 18th, gates open at 11 a.m. will be able to create a #1 guided tour of colorful art brunch? If he likes all three, available. Most books will be brunch and first post are at 1 Dad trophy. Dad will par- in LACMA’s permanent col- then you should take him to priced between 10 cents and ticularly enjoy that you’ll save lection in the exhibit An Ir- Santa Anita for Father’s Day. p.m. 285 W. Huntington Dr., 1 dollar, so there will be lots of money with a special Father’s ruption of the Rainbow: Color You’ll enjoy a tasty Father’s Arcadia. Info: santaanita.com bargains to be had!

PAGE 2 www.LarchmontLedgerLA.com JUNE 2017 [street level] ROSSMORE AVE Father’s Day Is Coming Up, So What Are Your Favorite Father’s Day Memories? MELROSE AVE By Michael Darling, Ledger Contributing Writer WILSHIRE BLVD HIGHLAND AVE N “My dad, my “We used to brothers and I go to a little John Burroughs Middle School – Rebuilding Plans used to go to diner in my the horse races hometown ev- John Burroughs Middle School has been identified and constructive working relationship our community has by the LAUSD as one of eleven schools that will be with the Council Office. on Father’s ery Father’s comprehensively modernized. This modernization Day.” Day, so that’s a includes upgrading buildings and grounds, seismic And, please remember, if you have a security system, retrofitting and constructing new buildings to turn on your alarm. If you leave your house be sure it is – Patrick H., outside Lipson nice vivid memory.” accommodate increasing school populations. Historic locked and secured; even if you’re only running a short Plumbing on Larchmont – Ben H., outside Bluemer- buildings will be maintained while major changes, errand. Be aware of any suspicious activity and call including a possible three story classroom/cafeteria, 911 if you think there may be a problem. If you are the Boulevard. cury on Larchmont. are planned. The preliminary design concepts are unfortunate victim of a crime, be sure and file a police being presented to the involved parties, including the report by contacting Officer Dave Cordova. Call his cell Association’s Schools Committee and neighboring phone, (213) 793-0650 or send him an email at 31646@ “Two things “I remember residents. Schools Co-Chair Joanne Medeiros has been lapd.lacity.org with all the information, including your come to mind. waking up re- tireless in reaching out to the community and expressing name and telephone number. I unfortunate- ally early on our concerns to LAUSD. If you have questions or want to be included in the process, send us an email from our You can pay your dues on the Association’s website at: ly don’t have vacation in website; now is the time to express any design or safety hancockparkhomeownersassociation.org. Those who memories of Greece to eat concerns you may have. have paid their dues by June 1st are eligible to vote in the Association’s elections and run for office, so hurry up my own father, fruits off the Hollywood Beautification and the Association recently if you haven’t paid already. but I have some with my hus- trees, mostly apricots. This planted new trees on Las Palmas and McCadden in the spots where the city removed trees last fall. These trees The HPOZ Preservation Plan preservation.lacity.org/ band and son. A few years was when I was 5. He’d lift need care and attention from homeowners, so please hpoz/la-hancock-park regulates our HPOZ. Contact our ago, we all went out on Fa- me up on the wall and I’d water the trees regularly and, if there’s an alligator bag City Planner, Kimberly Henry ([email protected]) – Katherine on the tree, fill it with water twice a week. If you have and use the online form at: preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/ ther’s Day in matching blue grab the fruit.” questions please contact the Association. initial.screening.checklist if you plan on making changes linen alligator print shirts C., outside Diptyque on to the exterior of your house. Report graffiti by calling 311 which was very funny. Last Larchmont Boulevard. We welcome our new Council Office field deputy, or via the city’s Anti-Graffiti Request System: anti-graffiti. Catherine Landers. We thank our previous deputy, Nikki lacity.org or by calling Hollywood Beautification (323) year, we went to dinner at Os- Ezhari, for her support and hope to continue the beneficial 463-5180. teria Mamma not far from “I guess the here and there was a strange one that sticks missile launch. We didn’t go out is in 6th back for a few months, but grade when I You have when we did my son said, took shop ‘This is where we saw the class. I made a a PC Expert weird lights.’ It was one of sign that said ‘Number One those ‘my son is a genius’ mo- Dad.’ He hung it in his office in your ments.” – Caitlyn D., out- and it’s still there.” – Sam C., side Bluemercury on Larch- outside Diptyque on Larch- neighborhood! mont Boulevard. mont Boulevard.

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JUNE 2017 www.LarchmontLedgerLA.com PAGE 3 WILLOWS, from pg 1 > Expert care when you need us most

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A scene from The Willows, a new immersive play near Koreatown. advanced neurosurgical treatment in a compassionate and caring environment. Our neurosurgeons are highly experienced in all aspects of advanced why they’ve selected you, of doors open to reveal hard- neurosurgery, including skull base surgery, complex spine surgery, and minimally all people, to sit at their table. wood floors and an imposing invasive surgery. In fact, they are the experts who developed some of the newest The Willows comes via staircase. treatment methods used by other surgeons worldwide. Justin Fix and his company, As guests climb out of Led by distinguished neurosurgeons Joung H. Lee, MD, and Sun H. Lee, MD, PhD, Just Fix It Productions. the SUV, they meet Uncle Hollywood Presbyterian Neuroscience Institute will provide you with the experience, For the last two Hallow- Ricky, who is just arriving expertise, and personal attention when you need us most. eens, Fix and his team have with groceries. presented Creep LA, a theat- He introduces dinner rical and interactive haunted guests to the rest of the fami- Joung H. Lee, MD house where audience mem- ly, which includes angsty teen Joung Lee, MD, is an internationally renowned authority in the field of skull base surgery. bers mingle in dimly lit lounges sister Angela, frenetic cousin Dr. Lee served as the Professor and Founding Director of the esteemed Cleveland Clinic and navigate surreal labyrinths Conrad, Lindsey the butler Skull Base Surgery Center, where he established one of the largest skull base surgery filled with unsettling tableaus. and Deirdre the maid. Guests programs in the world. A noted leader in the treatment of meningioma, Dr. Lee has Notably, while guests may not who head to the parlor for a accumulated one of the largest experiences in the world in meningioma surgery, having touch the actors, the actors glass of wine may encounter performed more than 1,200 cases. may touch them. Claudia, a tragically young The Willows is more widow who seems to run on Sun H. Lee, MD, PhD subtle, however. It’s a gothic liquor and gossip. horror play that invites the All seem afraid of the Sun H. Lee, MD, PhD, is a fellowship-trained, board-certified neurosurgeon specializing audience to step inside and stern matriarch of the fam- in complex spine and brain tumor surgery. Most notably, Dr. Lee served as Professor of play themselves. ily, Rosemary Willows, who Neurosurgery at Rutgers State University of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical The Willows begins at an will later assume the head of School. Prior to that, he was on the faculty at the prestigious Thomas Jefferson University unassuming street corner near the dinner table. Yet by the in Philadelphia, where he completed a second full set of neurosurgical residency and spine Arlington Avenue and 12th time dinner is served, it has fellowship. Dr. Lee’s extensive experience and training in complex spine and brain surgery Street, where guests wait for become clear that there is has distinguished him as one of the leaders in this arena, performing more than 4,000 their ride to the party. It arrives something pernicious at work complex operations throughout his esteemed career. in the form of an SUV, and a and that none of the Willows humorless host demands guests are being entirely honest with enter silently, fasten their seat their guests. Hollywood Presbyterian belts and place a black blind- Throughout the evening, NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE fold over their eyes. the family spills their dark se- After a few misleading crets, but slowly. It’s a low whis- Call us today for an appointment twists and turns, the SUV ar- per as a wine glass is refilled, or or second opinion 323.913.4356. rives at The Willows’ home. It an innuendo nearly lost with is not particularly far from the the passing of the salt. meeting point, but the ride is It’s a poem tucked beneath an added measure of privacy, as a seemingly innocuous tray of Sunset Blvd the house is otherwise home to cookies. There is no need to Hollywood Fwy a real-life family. rummage through drawers 1300 North Vermont Avenue According to Fix, he and or remove paintings from the Doctors Tower, Suite 100 Ave Vermont 101 Fountain Ave his team looked at several walls, but being observant of (Specialty Care Center) properties before choosing things within eyesight may re- Los Angeles, CA 90027 Santa Monica Blvd The Willows’ home. It’s gor- veal additional clues. geous and stately, set back In this manner, the nar- from the road, and the front See WILLOWS, pg 5 > PAGE 4 www.LarchmontLedgerLA.com JUNE 2017 WILLOWS, from pg 4 > cast. Instead of simply reading Soundgarden’s Cornell Buried at Hollywood Forever rative is like an iceberg: the lines they’ve memorized, By Michael Aushenker, Ledger Contributing Writer there’s a little on the surface they’re forced to improvise with audience members who and there’s a whole lot more Chris Cornell, front man may ask a variety of questions. underneath. for the alternative rock groups Yet each one of them was Certain audience mem- Soundgarden and Audioslave, more than able to hold a con- bers may be pulled aside in- was interred at Hollywood versation with even the most dividually or in groups of two Forever Cemetery May 26th. inquisitive guest. or three for private scenes. The 52-year-old vocal- It’s more impressive still While all of it may very ist and songwriter was found when Fix admits that the ac- well build to a single, cohe- dead on May 17th in a De- tors only had five days of full sive story, no one guest will troit hotel room while on tour rehearsals before their first be able to experience all of it with Soundgarden. performance. in one showing. Think of it While Cornell’s death “Los Angeles has an abun- like watching a TV program, has been ruled a suicide by dance of [actors] who are vying but actually being a character hanging, his family was chal- for opportunities to play and instead of a viewer. lenging the coroner’s report perform and being in a very If you’re part of the A at press time, noting that the commercial and film-driven story, that’s what you see. singer had a prescription for statement. In 2001, Cornell formed city, I feel like L.A. is a tough If you’re part of the B story, the anti-anxiety drug Ativan Formed in 1984, Sound- Audioslave with Rage Against city to do theater in,” Fix said. you’re on a different track. If and may have impaired his garden—alongside Nirva- the Machine members Tom “I think that’s maybe this new you talk to characters from judgment by taking a high na, Pearl Jam and Alice in Morello, Tim Commerford way of experiencing theater … the A story, you may get the dosage. Chains—was at the forefront and Brad Wilk. has shifted things a bit. We’ve details, but you won’t get the “Without the results of of rock’s Grunge movement. 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JUNE 2017 www.LarchmontLedgerLA.com PAGE 5 Metro Daycation: DTLA’s Little Tokyo/Arts District By Juliet Bennett Rylah, Ledger Contributing Writer

Welcome to Metro Day- MUSEUMS & ART from artist Sterling Ruby and Catherine Opie’s captivating cation, our new series explor- photos of the 2009 inauguration of ing Los Angeles’s Metro sys- Japanese American National Museum 44th President Barack Obama—all tem. Each edition will present 100 N Central Avenue taken of spectators and the scene, a host of entertainment and 213-625-0414 but not the inauguration itself. If janm.org you take the Metro here, you can cultural opportunities, all get two-for-one admission. located within one mile of a Metro stop. 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Closed Sundays One Santa Fe to Union Station, where you and Mondays. 300 S Santa Fe Avenue can transfer to the Gold Line. The Smile’s Di Alba A relatively new addition to the Take the Gold Line towards Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles 827 E 3rd Street Arts District, One Santa Fe has a East Los Angeles and get off The Japanese American National Museum celebrates Japanese 901 E 3rd Street 213-620-6244 few unique shops worth checking at the Little Tokyo/Arts Dis- American history and art and 213-943-1620 eatdialba.com out. Get books on art and design trict stop. culture through a variety of hauserwirthlosangeles.com at Hennessey + Ingalls; comics, exhibits and programs. Current This charming, sun-drenched games and collectibles at A In addition to a rotating selection eatery offers salads, focaccia and Shop Called Quest; or high-end BREAKFAST shows include a exhibit on the life of actor George Takei and a of contemporary exhibits, this exceptionally pretty desserts. housewares and fashions at The paper crane folded by Sadako gallery also offers a bookstore and Slide up to the marble counter and Voyager Shop. Aloha Cafe Sasaki, a 12-year-old girl who was the beautiful restaurant Manuela. peruse their thick slabs of focaccia 410 E 2nd Street diagnosed with leukemia a decade Order a cocktail and enjoy it in with toppings including smoked 213-346-9930 ENTERTAINMENT after she survived the bombing the public garden where the salmon and egg or fontina and eatatalohacafe.com of Hiroshima. Sasaki folded some chickens that lay Manuela‘s eggs mushrooms. 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Monika Sosnowska. cheap to rent by the hour with Toast made from Hawaiian bread, prices as low as $4 an hour per omelettes and spam & eggs. Visitors to the museum may also LUNCH person during weekday happy visit the Chado Team Room at the hour (1 p.m. to 8 p.m.) or if you have JiST Terasaki Garden Cafe, featuring Kula a party of 25 or more. 116 Judge John Aiso Street over 300 teas from around the 333 E 2nd Street 213-792-2116 world. Admission to the museum is 213-290-9631 XLanes jistcafe.com $10 for adults, free every Thursday kulausa.com 333 Alameda Street from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Get $2 off and 213-229-8919 Chef Glen Ishii’s mother was a 10% discount if you take Metro. For a very cheap lunch, hit up xlanesla.com in the restaurant business in Kula Revolving Sushi in Japanese Little Tokyo long before he and The Geffen Contemporary at Village Plaza. Small plates of sushi the blood orange polenta cake or XLanes has all the family-friendly business partner Caroline Shin (a MOCA go round and round on a conveyor the moist rye brownie with a hint entertainment options one could co-founder of Kogi BBQ) opened 152 N Central Avenue belt. Grabbing a plate releases it of smoked salt. desire: bowling, karaoke rooms, JiST Cafe. The cute eatery offers 213-625-4390 from the belt and the plates go pool, virtual dart machines, hearty breakfast and lunch moca.org/visit/geffen- into a special slot when you’re and video games, as well as a items including their chashu SHOPPING contemporary finished. Specialty items can be restaurant serving American bar hash skillet, katsu sandwich and ordered via an iPad. Most plates Japanese Village Plaza food, beer, wine and cocktails. TCHO chocolate chip and banana Once a police car warehouse, are around $2, meaning you’ll have 335 E 2nd Street It can get crowded in the pancakes. They have both indoor this massive, 40,000-square foot cash left for mochi ice cream at evenings and on weekends, but and outdoor seating. Closed space now houses some very cool nearby Mikawaya. Japanese Village Plaza has just reservations can be requested in Mondays. contemporary exhibitions, such as as many interesting shops as it advance online.

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JUNE 2017 www.LarchmontLedgerLA.com PAGE 7 La Brea Project OK’d, [HOUSE AND HOLMES] Sink, Sank, Sunk Despite Opposition By Rob Loos, Ledger Columnist By Michael Aushenker, Ledger Contributing Writer W h a t e v e r the tiles. The dishwasher was about one and a half inches The Los Angeles City dents filed their appeal, which the etymol- overflowing too. wide secured over the end of a Planning Commission ap- included concerns the project ogy, I know Without hesitation, I pipe in the exterior wall. proved in May a new devel- would negatively impact real there is no upbeat meaning speed-dialed my super-con- “Release the holder, get opment at 850 S. La Brea estate, block sunlight, deci- for the word “sink.” People tractor friend Dave, who was out of the way, and it should Avenue, despite an appeal by mate backyard privacy for sink in quicksand … Leo and at his beach club staring at drain. I’ll send one of my guys the Sycamore Square Resi- some and exacerbate traffic Kate sink while Celine sings the moonlight on the waves with a snake in the morning.” dents Assoc., which had the and parking. about the Titanic … stock with his girlfriend. I opened the cap and a Greater Wilshire Neighbor- The appeal also com- prices sink when the Presi- “This had better be strange concoction of dirty hood Council’s unequivocal plained nearby residents were dent tweets in the middle of good,” he answered. water and debris exploded support. not given adequate notice of the night. But until last week “It’s bad, really bad!” onto the lawn. The kitchen The project requires the the project and the project I thought our kitchen sink Dave tried to assess the sinks drained. demolition of single-story would only worsen already was an old pal who helped me situation, “So your drain is The next morning Dave’s commercial retail for a build- worn out streets in the area. wash a thousand plates. clogged and it’s flooding your guy arrived carrying what ing of 40 residential units, “Our streets are a mess. Our kitchen sink looked kitchen? What did you put looked like a twenty-five foot four of which will be desig- You could lose children in so harmless—one of those down the disposal?” metal garden hose coiled in nated for low income ten- the potholes,” Sycamore stainless steel models with I mentioned pasta, or- a reel. He “snaked” the pipe ants under the state’s Density Square Homeowners Assoc. two sides that’s been dropped ange rinds, and eggshells. to the street. The sinks drain Bonus program, enacted in President Sue Horowitz told into the countertop. I had “You clogged your drain. perfectly now, but after a 2008 to incentivize develop- neighborhood councilmem- never harbored a bad thought Remember that drainage re- slimy cleanup, my bigger flot- ers to include low and mod- bers at a recent meeting. about my kitchen sink until it lease cap we put outside un- sam and jetsam is headed for erate income housing units in Horowitz also said she sunk me. der the kitchen window?” the trashcan. their market-rate projects in fears the neighborhood has It was ten o’clock at night Honestly, I didn’t have But no more sunk sink, exchange for the city relaxing become ground zero for gen- when I noticed that both a clue what he was talking which once again goes to zoning codes. trification. sinks were cascading dirty about. Dave sent me outside prove, “If I can’t figure it Additionally, the proj- “[Residents] are not op- liquid over the countertop, our kitchen window and out—and I know that I ect will have approximately posed to the project, they’re down the cabinets, and onto there was a small plastic cap can’t—my friend Dave can.” 4,000 square feet of ground- just asking for sensitivity,” floor retail space and two sub- Hoffman said. terranean garage levels. The neighborhood coun- The Sycamore Square Resi- cil voted 14 in favor of the dents Assoc. had filed an appeal, residents’ appeal, with two which was denied, requesting boardmembers abstaining. that the developer modify the During a later hearing on project in accordance with the the development, City Plan- historic nature of the surround- ning Commission President ing neighborhood. David Ambroz was vocal in “Given [Mayor Eric] his distaste for the building’s Garcetti’s push for afford- façade, which he deemed able housing and increased generic-looking and not aes- density, nothing is going thetically compatible with to stand in the way of his its surrounding “gorgeous” goals—not neighborhoods neighborhood. or [historic preservation “It needs to be fur- overlay zones],” said the lo- ther designed [with the City cal neighborhood council’s Council office] and the appli- President Joe Hoffman. cant seemed to agree,” Am- Sycamore Square resi- broz said in an interview. dents claimed the develop- According to Ambroz, ment threatens the neighbor- local residents voicing their hood’s architectural flavor, concerns at the planning which includes 1920s-estab- commission hearing was defi- lished single-family homes, nitely fruitful. and will test the residential After hearing public tes- area’s already strained traffic timony, he said, the applicant and parking limits. may not address all of the is- After the city signed off sues voiced by residents “but a on the project earlier this chunk of them will go away.” year, Sycamore Avenue resi- See LA BREA, pg 13 >

PAGE 8 www.LarchmontLedgerLA.com JUNE 2017 [RESTAURANT PROFILE] [KEEN TO BE GREEN] The Edmon Brings Classic Hollywood Back to Melrose Defending America’s Natural By Pat Saperstein, Ledger Columnist Greatness Everyone who drives Eventually the family lywood feel, with deco pat- By Meher McArthur, Ledger Columnist down Melrose is familiar was able to purchase the his- terned doors and chandeliers, For the last 100 years, the status of between 20 to 40 with the vintage brick build- toric 1927 building and turn while the centerpiece is a 35- the National Parks Service parks and monuments, includ- ing with all the carved fire- the apartments upstairs back foot long carved alder wood has taken care of some of ing Bears Ears in Utah and Gi- place mantels in the display into a hotel. “He started re- bar that pays homage to the our country’s greatest trea- ant Sequoia in California. Call- windows. After 40 years as a storing the building, he had family business. sures. Currently it oversees ing their recent designation “a woodworking shop, the his- every brick hand-scraped to “We wanted someone to 409 parks, 23 national scenic federal land grab,” he promised toric building now houses the bring it back to its original walk in and think it’s always and historical trails, many to “end these abuses and return 7-month old restaurant The color,” says Mercedes. been there,” Mercedes said. rivers and iconic monuments control to the people,” primar- Edmon. But when Edmon Simo- Designed by Los Angeles like the Statue of Liberty and ily by giving states control over Owners Mercedes and nian died just three months Theater architect S. Charles Mount Rushmore. These sites the land, increasing the likeli- Eddie Simonian named the after the hotel opened in Lee, the building is listed welcome some 300 million hood of local property develop- art deco style bar and restau- 2010, it was a tough time on the historic register and visitors annually. Prize-win- ment and oil drilling. rant after their late father, a for the family. They realized at various times housed a la- ning novelist Wallace Stegner At a time when visi- fifth generation woodworker the woodworking business dies hat shop, a cafeteria and declared, “National parks are tor numbers to our national who immigrated from Arme- didn’t need such a large space a deli. the best idea we ever had. Ab- parks are on the rise, instead nia to Hollywood and opened without their father running When a back patio solutely American, absolutely of shrinking federally protect- the shop in 1978. it. “We decided we could do is added in the next few democratic, they reflect us ed lands and freezing federal Mercedes and Eddie more—we figured the com- months, the Edmon will start at our best rather than our hiring, maybe we could cre- grew up playing in their fa- munity needed something weekend brunch and perhaps worst.” ate more jobs in these parks. ther’s woodshop while he cre- like the restaurant,” Mercedes eventually lunch service. However, President Trump Meanwhile, this summer we ated intricate carved mantels says. Mercedes Simonian says recently signed an Executive should all get out and support and architectural details that Consolidating the man- the menu is designed to be Order reviewing all designa- our National Parks, enjoy them were often used in Holly- tel shop opened up a large accessible to everyone, with tions of national monuments while we still can, and make wood productions for nearby space for the new restaurant. more pastas being added by greater than 100,000 acres cre- sure to send all our federal rep- Paramount and other studios. The space has a classic Hol- popular request. ated since 1996, threatening resentatives a postcard.

[THEATER REVIEW] Freeway Dreams Explores L.A. Traffic SETTING THE STANDARD IN Through Song By Marilyn Tower Oliver, Ledger Theater Critic RESIDENTIAL SECURITY

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JUNE 2017 www.LarchmontLedgerLA.com PAGE 9 bon,” Choe said. Burroughs Wins Prestigious Gold Ribbon Award Assistant Principal Deb- By Michael Aushenker, Ledger Contributing Writer bie Lee stressed the impor- tance of community rela- HANCOCK PARK—The Cali- the state’s academic content and faculty said they are the cannot rest on its laurels. tions, such as the middle fornia Dept. of Education has and performance standards. custodians of a rich and sto- “With the new standards, school’s partnership with the named John Burroughs Mid- Of the 477 secondary ried tradition of learning they’re not just looking at test Hancock Homeowners As- dle School one of its Gold schools to apply this year, while working in a complex scores. They’re looking at soc., as a factor in Burroughs’ Ribbon schools for 2017. Burroughs was one of only environment, where 23 lan- school environment and sus- Gold Ribbon win. The secondary school is three Los Angeles Unified guages are spoken among the pension rates,” Martinez said. Looking ahead, adminis- one of 275 middle and high School District (LAUSD) student body. Martinez said he believes trators said they plan to intro- schools to be honored by the duce more tech-savvy classes, state’s Gold Ribbon Schools such as a 3D Printing course. Awards Program this year. Creativity is the direction in which Burroughs intends to expand, they say, Creativity is the direction “These terrific schools are despite recent state budget cuts robbing LAUSD schools of electives. in which Burroughs intends leading the way in embracing to expand, they say, despite re- our new rigorous academic cent state budget cuts robbing standards and showing others middle schools honored for In the six years since he one advantage Burroughs has LAUSD schools of electives. how to help students succeed 2017, alongside Eagle Rock has come on board, Principal over other middle schools is “We have a lot of creative on their way to 21st century Junior/Senior High and Steven Martinez said he has that it offers both on- and off- students here,” said Martinez, careers and college,” said State Robert A. Millikan Middle witnessed “a lot more cohe- site psychological support for who promises a new robotics Superintendent of Public In- School in Sherman Oaks. sion and professional devel- its pupils. program, a full-time drama struction Tom Torlakson in a “I truly enjoyed my time opment leading into higher In his second year, Jain program and a maker’s space statement. “I look forward to [working] there,” said Patri- achievement for our students. Choe, an on-campus coun- (a creative corner for students travelling the state to honor cia Heideman, who taught We’ve always had a tradi- selor dealing with discipline- and teachers) for the next these schools and to help share at Burroughs from 1997 to tion of doing well,” Martinez related issues, said he was school year. the programs, methods, and 2000 and is the current prin- said. “Our test scores are high confident Burroughs would “The next goal,” Marti- techniques that are working.” cipal of John Marshall High while our suspension rates land the state’s prestigious nez said, “is to forget local. The awards recognize School in Los Feliz. “It is a have gone down.” designation. We want global—a world California schools that have jewel in Hancock Park.” Despite its recent recogni- “I had no doubt we were class school offering the arts, made gains in implementing Today, administrators tion, Martinez said Burroughs going to get the Gold Rib- the tech and the math.”

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PAGE 10 www.LarchmontLedgerLA.com JUNE 2017 his former teacher. honor Platt after reconnect- Fairfax High Teacher Donald Platt Feted “He was pretty demand- ing with her former instruc- By Michael Aushenker, Ledger Contributing Writer ing,” Smith said, remember- tor online. ing how Platt “expected ex- “It is important to give “Thank you for igniting tended Fairfax in the 1970s bers, neither Kiedis nor Bal- cellence.” thanks and appreciate all that the virtue in all of us,” former and 1980s remembered Platt zary attended the luncheon. Others described Platt our teachers have done for pupil William Barth told his as a witty, colorful, professori- A good portion of attend- as a striking presence in his us,” she said. retired Fairfax High School al character. Platt, who had a ees hailed from Fairfax’s class corduroy camel hair jacket, Mizuki-Kingdon said teacher Donald Platt from penchant for slinging sly bon of 1983. Many also graduated who implored his students to when she first found Platt on the podium. mots and barbs and could be from John Burroughs Middle think critically, which they Facebook, a specific image on Gratitude, memories and a polarizing personality, was School—then John Burroughs said gave them a significant his page caught her eye: “A laughs poured forth May 6th sometimes viewed as arrogant Junior High School—before advantage later in college. Polaroid of him with the cake at Maggiano’s Little Italy and condescending. matriculating to Fairfax. Sandy Samuels said he that our AP European His- at the Grove, where Mid- Among the students who “He was a great teacher. recalled submitting an essay tory Class presented to him Wilshire native June Mizu- gave him a hard time were I loved to listen to him talk,” to Platt titled “Nietszche is in 1983,” she said. ki-Kingdon had organized a late-1970s pupils Anthony said Jason Rush, now a pri- Peachy,” which invited Platt’s According to Mizuki- luncheon to honor her favor- Kiedis and Michael Balzary, vate investigator. one-word handwritten re- Kingdon, the class had hoped ite high school teacher. better known as “Flea,” of Tina Devon Rich—who sponse on his paper: “UGH!” to have Platt’s favorite painting The event doubled as a the Fairfax High-formed al- grew up in the Miracle Mile Finally, Platt took to the by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tade- de facto Fairfax High School ternative rock group Red Hot area and traveled from Sac- podium. ma, called ‘Spring,’ painted on reunion, drawing nearly 100 Chili Peppers. ramento for the event—also “I have a lot to say. A lot the cake but the bakery then former students and faculty According to Kiedis’ shared fond memories of her has happened in the last 30 said it was too detailed to do so. who attended the Fairfax Dis- 2006 memoir Scar Tissue, the European History teacher. years,” he said. “But first, take Call it “revisionist histo- trict secondary school during future front man and bassist, “He used to read us Os- out your blue books!” ry,” but Mizuki-Kingdon was the years Platt taught. respectively, enjoyed prank- car Wilde,” she said. “I want- Platt then searched the able to course-correct this ep- According to Mizuki- ing Platt—in one instance ed to thank him again for all crowd. isode with a surprise dessert Kingdon, Platt, who now secretly re-arranging the let- he did as a teacher.” “Some of you have kept at the May luncheon, thanks resides in Florida, agreed to ters on Fairfax’s marquis into Another class of 1983 your faces,” he said. “Some of to today’s baking capabilities. attend if she succeeded in or- a profane message directed at member, Darryl Smith, flew you, I had to ask, ‘Who are “So 34 years later, Mr. ganizing the event. their teacher. Despite orga- from Dallas, where he has you?’” Platt [finally had] the cake we She did and so he did. nizers’ attempts to reach out been working in private eq- Event organizer, Mizuki- wanted for him in 1983,” she Former students who at- to the Chili Peppers mem- uity management, to honor Kingdon, said she wanted to said, smiling. Congratulations WESTRIDGE SCHOOL CLASS of 2017 WESTRIDGE SCHOOL An independent, forward- thinking girls’ school committed to educating intellectually adventurous thinkers, and courageous, compassionate leaders.

Members of the Boston University (3) Carnegie Mellon University (2) Howard University University of Pennsylvania Swarthmore College University of British Columbia Chapman University Johns Hopkins University Pomona College Tulane University (2) Westridge California Baptist University University of Chicago (2) Lehigh University Purdue University Vanderbilt University California Institute of Technology Claremont McKenna College Loyola Marymount University Rice University Vassar College 324 MADELINE DR., Class of 2017 California Polytechnic State University of Colorado Denver New York University (4) Rose-Hulman Institute of Washington University Univ., San Luis Obispo (3) Columbia University (2) Northeastern University Technology in St. Louis (2) PASADENA, CA 91105 will continue their University of California at: Cornell University Northwestern University (2) Scripps College (3) University of Washington Berkeley (9) Davidson College Occidental University (2) University of Southern California Willamette University 626.799.1153 educational pursuits at the Los Angeles University of Delaware Ohio Wesleyan University St. Olaf College (2) following institutions: Santa Cruz Georgetown University (2) Pasadena City College Stanford University (3) WESTRIDGE.ORG

JUNE 2017 www.LarchmontLedgerLA.com PAGE 11 High School Sports Roundup By Mike Guardabascio, Special to the Ledger

Loyola High School card playoff game, 1-0 over After a dream regular Jefferson. season, the Loyola boys’ vol- The Romans were leyball team had a heartbreak knocked out by Roybal in the in the CIF Division 1 cham- second round, 13-1. LA High pionship. The Cubs were was led by David Perez (.489 ranked No. 1 in the nation batting average) and Esdras and came into the champion- Solorzano (.473). ship match against Corona The LA High softball del Mar with a record of 27-1. team won a co-Exposition CdM lost to the Cubs in League championship with a last year’s D1 championship record of 10-2 in league, but and avenged that loss by up- were eliminated by Wilson in setting the Cubs in a sweep, the first round of the LA City 25-22, 32-30, 26-24. Section playoffs. The Sea Kings over- came 10 kills from Loyola’s Marlborough J.P. Reilly, who has signed a The spring saw the Mus- scholarship with Stanford. tangs’ swim team set sev- Los Angeles High eral records with six different School swimmers qualifying for the After a rocky start for the CIF-SS meet. The Marlbor- Roman’s baseball team (start- ough softball team finished ing 7-16), Los Angeles High the regular season 5-13-1. turned it around and finished See SPORTS, pg 13 > 8-4 in league and won a wild

PAGE 12 www.LarchmontLedgerLA.com JUNE 2017 [MOTHER OF INVENTION] SPORTS, from pg 12 > Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety Campbell Hall By Rita Mauceri, Ledger Columnist The Vikings baseball team remains a small school LA BREA, from pg 8 > on and the conditions range ers are more stressed out than powerhouse, and rolled into However, he city’s plan- from Asperger’s to ADHD to ever before. She has her own the CIF-SS Division 5 play- ning commission’s powers are cystic fibrosis to brain can- thoughts on why that is, blam- offs as a top 5 team. Camp- extremely limited, and devel- cer. As different as the stories ing everything from second- bell Hall won its playoff opers are not legally bound to and the mothers are, there wave feminism to “mainstream opener over Buckley, 1-0. implement any of the plan- are some distinct similari- media, detached fathers, and The Vikings are led ning commission’s sugges- ties, and what has struck me controlling, ‘hyperactive’ by senior Naar Sahakian tions. is the seemingly super-human mothers who create impossible (.406), senior Ryan Croutch However, Ambroz said strength and determination standards for themselves, their (.409), and sophomore he does sense the applicant that these women exhibit. children, and the community Charlie Stern (.364). On the will work toward an solution I recently spoke with This has left me thinking of other parents around them.” mound RJ Collins has an that will add some luster to writer Elizabeth Aquino, a a great deal lately about how No one who enters the ERA of 3.00 and is off to a the building’s design. remarkable woman who has truly strong we are as mothers. realm of motherhood assumes 7-0 start. “There was a willingness been a full-time caretaker for How we step up to do what is it’s going to be easy, but life to do that,” he said. her daughter for two decades. needed, no matter how dif- (and society and corporate Westridge At three years old, her daugh- ficult it may be. What I think culture) certainly do not After a strong winter the ter began having nearly 100 we sometimes don’t realize is make it any easier. Whether spring hasn’t been as memo- seizures a day and was subse- the toll that it takes on us to the challenges of motherhood rable for the Tigers, with quently diagnosed with refrac- channel all that energy, emo- take us from the mundane their softball team finishing Advertise in the tory (drug-resistant) epilepsy. tion, and even anxiety. (mountains of laundry, school the year 5-10 under head Another mom I’ve known Author Judith Warner functions, cleaning, cooking, coach Ginny Garofalo. Larchmont Ledger since preschool just found out evaluated a group of 20- to etc.) to the life-changing (dis- her son has Crohn’s disease. 40-year-old, upper-middle- covering your child has a dev- Mike Guardabascio is (323) 741-0019 Still another is heavily in- class, college-educated women astating disease), there’s no the Prep Sports Editor for volved in alternative therapies for her book Perfect Madness: doubt that we all need—and the Long Beach Press-Tele- to help her young daughter Motherhood in the Age of Anxi- deserve—to give ourselves a gram. with autism. The list goes ety, and concluded that moth- break now and then.

ll 6th graders were accepted to a wide-variety of Middle Schools throughout Los Angeles. We are proud to announce that our 6th grade class of 2017 was accepted to the following schools:

JUNE 2017 www.LarchmontLedgerLA.com PAGE 13 [IMMACULATE HEART] [GIRLS ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY] The End of the Year: By Niah Overstreet and Yvenie Joseph, ’21 Say it Ain’t So field trip to Greystone Man- turn letters from new pen pals By Lauren Berger ’18 sion as part of their unit with in Tanzania, Africa. Five girls from GALA the Institute of Classical Ar- 9th graders took their After wrap- such as Frank Sinatra and were invited by Senator Holly chitecture and Art. first AP exam in AP Biology. ping up fi- The Beatles once walked. Mitchell to Sacramento and 6th graders also shared Amazing volunteers from nal exams, Immaculate Heart kicks were on the California Senate their Level Up videos on lead- Paramount Pictures spent the Immacu late off its “Jump Start to College” floor for a presentation for the ership and community service day at GALA renovating the Heart stu- program June 7th-8th, where Women and Girls in STEM with their school partners in school library and installing dents come together one last rising seniors will take part Week Resolution. They also Kenya, Africa. 6th graders benches and plants outside. time before summer break for in skill-building workshops. attended a coding event host- are also conducting weather The library now has couches, Class Day! There, students will review ed by Apple. experiments in Earth Science. lamps, more books, comput- A time for yearbook sign- techniques as they prepare to 6th graders went on a 9th graders received re- ers, and more! ing and picture taking, Class write essays and complete col- Day marks the last official lege applications. day in the 2016-17 school Just days later, another year. The school commu- group of students will join nity gathers to recognize the faculty for a Costa Rica trip. achievements of the seniors More than a vacation, stu- and to say farewell. Follow- dents will participate in an ing Class Day, members of immersive cultural experi- the Class of 2017 will gradu- ence in which they learn ate at the Hollywood Bowl about Costa Rican life and on Tuesday, June 6th. An history. A time to bond and honored tradition, the 107 explore with their Panda sis- seniors, dressed in white, will ters, students are additionally each receive a diploma and a provided an excuse to break bouquet of roses as they grace out their Español and prac- the same stage where icons tice their language skills.

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I S A O I Immaculate Heart M N Summer Brings Relaxation M S A PE C U L A T A S A Private, Catholic, College Preparatory School for Girls Grades 6 – 12 and Excitement By Jack Beiley, 7th Grade Congratulations to the Class of 2017! Our graduates have been accepted at universities and colleges across the country, including: June marks country. American University Marquette University University of Alabama the end of another successful I interviewed Dr. Ko- Bard College Middlebury College University of Arizona Brandeis University Mount St. Mary’s University University of California, school year for Turning Point nigsberg, our new head of Boston College New York University All Campuses School. June also brings an school. I asked her for her Boston University Northeastern University University of Chicago opportunity for our middle final thoughts on her first California State Universities Occidental College University of Oregon Cal Poly Pomona Parsons School of Design University of Portland school students to participate year at Turning Point. She Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Pratt Institute University of Rochester in a service-learning trip to responded, “The community Carnegie Mellon University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of San Diego Peru and Machu Picchu. at Turning Point has been so Claremont McKenna College Rhode Island School of Design University of San Francisco Columbia University Reed College University of Southern California Turning Point students welcoming and supportive, Cornell University Santa Clara University Vanderbilt University are still hard at work in the and I have enjoyed spending DePaul University Savannah College of Art & Design Vassar College last few weeks of school. this first year getting to know Emerson University School of the Art Institute of Chicago Wellesley College Our middle school students everyone and listening to Fordham University Seattle University Wheaton College Georgetown University Smith College Whitman College have just finished their an- people’s experiences, hopes, George Washington University St. Olaf College Yale University nual International Village. and wishes. I have certainly Gonzaga University Syracuse University Students studied specific been busy, but I’m proud of Harvey Mudd College Texas Christian University Kenyon College The New School countries, researching ev- all I was able to accomplish, Lafayette College erything from their assigned and I’m already looking for- Loyola Marymount University country’s history and re- ward to next year.” Loyola University Chicago ligion, to its currency and From what she said, it Macalester College spoken language. Students sounds like the Turning Point decorated booths that repre- community has been very sented their country. These welcoming to her. festivities included cultural Happy summer from activities and food that were Turning Point School! We traditionally used in their will see you in the fall. 5515 Franklin Avenue ♥ Los Angeles, CA 90028 ♥ (323) 461-3651 ♥ www.immaculateheart.org

BRAWERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL of WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE Congratulates the Class of 2017/5777 From strength to strength

Our Grade Six graduates will attend these outstanding schools: The Archer School for Girls, Brentwood School, Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, El Rodeo, Harvard-Westlake School, Marlborough School, Milken Community School, Oakwood School, Windward School

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