🌱 Shots At 700 N La Brea Ave + Loyola Marymount Hosts Paderewski

Good morning, neighbors; today is World Tuberculosis Day! Sylvia here with a brand-new copy of the Los Angeles Daily.

An alleged dog beater shoots. Also, the American International Paderewski piano competition is underway. MacKenzie Scott donates generously to Habitat for Humanity.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and very warm. High: 88 Low: 60.

Here are the top five stories today in Los Angeles:

1. A man on an apartment complex balcony in the area of 700 North La Brea Avenue was witnessed beating a dog at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Passersby yelled at him to stop it. The man “argued back, then produced an unknown type firearm and shot at the witnesses, striking one.” If you know who he is, drop a dime and call 1-800-222-8477. (KTLA)
2. The third American International Paderewski piano competition is currently happening at Loyola Marymount University. Competitors have until Saturday to showcase their talents. The lengthy run is due, in part, to this year’s expansion of the field from 25 semifinalists to 28. (Spectrum News 1)
3. Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $436 million to “Habitat for Humanity International and an additional 83 Habitat affiliate organizations.” “Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles has received $20 million,” we learned Wednesday. The organization intends to use the funds to build more homes, repair existing homes, and provide home loans to those “historically blocked from economic opportunities due to racial inequities.” (My News LA)
4. Doctor Alexander Rivkin of L.A. is using his connections and expertise to provide Ukrainian physicians with “battlefield tourniquets and specially treated stop-the-bleed gauze.” With one shipment already out the door on his own dime, he is now trying to do more by accepting donations. Tourniquets cost $28 each, he said Tuesday, “but their value in being able to save a life or a limb can't be measured.” (ABC)
5. Dine L.A. is starting its two-week run on April 1. It is an ongoing dining series that “offers eaters a chance to check out places that they may not have otherwise enjoyed, usually with a robust and reduced-price menu in town.” (L.A. Eater)
   

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Today in Los Angeles:

• Toddler Time at the Powell Library (10:30 AM)
• Video Lab for Kids: Making a Movie Trailer at Apple The Grove (3:30 PM)
• Mahler at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (8 PM)
• Dahlak Brathwaite Try/Step/Trip at the Redcat Roy And Edna Disney/Calarts Theater (8:30 PM)
• La Cultura Thursdays at Dragonfly Hollywood (10 PM)

From my notebook:

• It took 26 Los Angeles Firefighters less than 15 minutes to access, confine and fully extinguish a well involved vacant one-story home in the 10000 block of Lemona Avenue late March 22, 2022. No one was injured. (Instagram)
• The Los Angeles Fire Department congratulates LAFD West Bureau Deputy Chief Armando Hogan on being named the Los Angeles Firefighters Association "2021 Firefighter of the Year." (Instagram)
• CIS Townhall - What's a CIS? Why is it important to you? This event will provide an explanation about Community Impact Statements(CIS) and how they can make an impact on our community. CIS is how we let LA City government know our opinions. (Nextdoor)
• A Ladera Heights neighbor needs tips on how to attract humming birds. (Nextdoor)
• Our Brentwood Glen neighbor is looking for a reliable sprinkler company. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. (Nextdoor)

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— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.