The Larchmont Chronicle is a monthly community newspaper

Newspaper

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 serving Larchmont Village

Larchmont, Los Angeles, California

Larchmont is the commercial heart of an area in mid-city Los Angeles, California. The area's geographical location within the Windsor Square neighborhood receives patronage from nearby Hancock Park, located to the west, and Hollywood adjacent to the north...

, Hancock Park

Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California

Hancock Park is a historic and affluent urban neighborhood in Los Angeles, California roughly bounded by Van Ness Avenue to the East, Melrose Avenue to the North, La Brea Avenue to the West, and Wilshire Boulevard to the South.-History:...

, Windsor Square

Windsor Square, Los Angeles, California

Windsor Square is a small, historic and wealthy urban neighborhood in the Mid-Wilshire region of Los Angeles, California.- Origins and history :Sometime between 1900 and 1910 a prominent financier named George A.J...

, Fremont Place, Park La Brea

Park La Brea, Los Angeles, California

Park La Brea is a sprawling apartment complex in the Miracle Mile District of Los Angeles, California...

 and Miracle Mile

Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, California

The Miracle Mile in Los Angeles, California, is an area in the Mid-Wilshire region consisting of an almost two-mile stretch of Wilshire Boulevard between Fairfax and Western Avenues...

 in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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, United States. It is independently owned.

History

In 1963, two young women canvassed the Larchmont area in Los Angeles to start a community newspaper. The first issue of the Larchmont Chronicle was mailed to 10,000 families in the upper income areas of Hancock Park and Windsor Square. The women, Dawne Goodwin and Jane Gilman, secured 28 advertisers for the first 12-page issue. They each earned $250 on the first issue, and have been in the black ever since. The Chronicle later expanded its coverage and is now hand-delivered in a plastic bag to 21,000 households.

Awards

The Larchmont Chronicle has been commended by many organizations for its support and promotion of their objectives. Non-profit agencies who have given awards include the American Red Cross

American Red Cross

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, Wilshire Chamber of Commerce, Wilshire Community Police Council, the Los Angeles Conservancy

Los Angeles Conservancy

The Los Angeles Conservancy is an historic preservation organization in Los Angeles, California. It works to document, rescue and revitalize historic buildings, places and neighborhoods in the city. The Conservancy is the largest membership based historic preservation organization in the country...

, Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society, City Councilman Tom LaBonge

Tom LaBonge

Thomas J. "Tom" LaBonge is an American politician. He is a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 4th district. He has served since 2001, taking over the position upon the death of John Ferraro. The district represents a wide diversity of incomes and neighborhoods...

 and the Miracle Mile Civic Coalition.

Coverage

Hancock Park

Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California

Hancock Park is a historic and affluent urban neighborhood in Los Angeles, California roughly bounded by Van Ness Avenue to the East, Melrose Avenue to the North, La Brea Avenue to the West, and Wilshire Boulevard to the South.-History:...

, Windsor Square

Windsor Square, Los Angeles, California

Windsor Square is a small, historic and wealthy urban neighborhood in the Mid-Wilshire region of Los Angeles, California.- Origins and history :Sometime between 1900 and 1910 a prominent financier named George A.J...

, Fremont Place, Larchmont Village

Larchmont, Los Angeles, California

Larchmont is the commercial heart of an area in mid-city Los Angeles, California. The area's geographical location within the Windsor Square neighborhood receives patronage from nearby Hancock Park, located to the west, and Hollywood adjacent to the north...

, Brookside, Windsor Village, Miracle Mile

Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, California

The Miracle Mile in Los Angeles, California, is an area in the Mid-Wilshire region consisting of an almost two-mile stretch of Wilshire Boulevard between Fairfax and Western Avenues...

, Park La Brea

Park La Brea, Los Angeles, California

Park La Brea is a sprawling apartment complex in the Miracle Mile District of Los Angeles, California...

, the Palazzo East and West and the Villas. It has an estimated readership of 76,439.

Pricing

The Larchmont Chronicle is a free newspaper to the community it serves, but a yearly donation of $25 may be paid.