Larchmont Chronicle

In 1963, Dawne Goodwin and Jane Gilman 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. Both women secured 28 advertisers for the first 12-page issue. They each earned $250 on the first issue, and the paper has been in the black ever since.^[2] Dawne Goodwin retired in 1997, moved to Fallbrook, California, and died on October 14, 2012.^[3] The Chronicle later expanded its coverage and is now hand-delivered to 21,000 households.^[1] On May 1, 2015, Gilman sold the paper to attorney and neighborhood resident John Welborne; Gilman remains a contributing editor.^[4]

As of January 15, The Larchmont Chronicle was purchased by Hutcheson Publishing Group.^{[citation needed]}

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, Wilshire Chamber of Commerce, Wilshire Community Police Council, the Los Angeles Conservancy, Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society, City Councilman Tom LaBonge and the Miracle Mile Civic Coalition.^[2]

Hancock Park, Windsor Square, Fremont Place, Larchmont Village, Brookside, Windsor Village, Miracle Mile, Park La Brea, the Palazzo East and West and the Villas. It has an estimated readership of 76,439.^[1]

The Larchmont Chronicle is a free newspaper to the community it serves, but a yearly donation of $25 may be paid.^[1]