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Silver Lake Mixes Greens (parks, gardens, cleanup) and Drinks (alcohol beverage control policy, business mixer, potluck)

Thanks to Amy Clarke for sharing all these great ideas for getting out of our caves....



Upcoming SLNC meeting & events below, plus more details on

Outreach Committee's Spring Meeting…
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Added by Betsy Hall - Silver Lake ⭐ on March 19, 2013 at 9:56am — No Comments

Happy 45th anniversary - Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic

Join the HSFC in celebrating 45 years on Friday, March 22. They are one of the few clinics to still offer free health care services to those who need. Click link above for more information about HSFC or to donate. 

Added by Betsy Hall - Silver Lake ⭐ on March 5, 2013 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Julia Dean Gallery Features Los Angeles Photographers

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 16, 2013, 7 - 10 pm

 Location: The Julia Dean Gallery 755 Seward St., Los Angeles, CA 90038 T: 323.464.0909

Alchemy + Entity celebrates new work from 16 emerging photographers in conjunction with the Julia Dean Photo Workshops.  The…

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Added by Betsy Hall - Silver Lake ⭐ on March 8, 2013 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Living Green in Los Angeles (Part 1)

This will be the first in a series of posts about my experiences, travels and even occasional travails as an Angeleno trying to keep it green. 

As an underground chef in L.A. people always ask me how I do it! Surviving on foot in a city that prides itself on vehicles. Without a car to transport or a motorcycle to look…

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Added by Isaiah Frizzell on March 7, 2013 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

KPCC asks: Silver Lake residents, have you ever been priced out of a neighborhood?

L.A. neighborhoods are changing: Demographics shift. Businesses open and shutter. Residents are forced to adapt and, sometimes, move. 

In February, KPCC's Crawford Family Forum went to Highland Park—a rapidly changing neighborhood—to hold an an off-site conversation focused on "Changing Neighborhoods: Tradition, Transition, and Gentrification in L.A." (Click the …

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Added by Ashley Alvarado on March 7, 2013 at 2:47pm — No Comments

Hey Silver Lakers, wish you could vote?

Here is your chance.

Register now for future elections.

Click to fill out an online form.

Added by Betsy Hall - Silver Lake ⭐ on March 4, 2013 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Envision L.A.

How would you use $100,000 to shape and build the future of Los Angeles? My LA2050 challenges you to dream of the most impactful and innovative ways to tackle Los Angeles’ biggest challenges. They are confident that with your help, they will shape the LA story anew – and build the LA2050 of…

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Added by Betsy Hall - Silver Lake ⭐ on February 28, 2013 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Local Returns to Read His Books at Ivanhoe

On Thursday, February 28 at 8:30 a.m., Oliver Chin returns to his 'hood. He'ssss sssssharing his newest book in a ssssseries of children's ssssstories, The Year of the Snake. Sssstarring Ssssuzie and Lily, Chin's beautifully illustrated…

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Added by Betsy Hall - Silver Lake ⭐ on February 27, 2013 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Meet Karen Numme — Silver Lake Resident, Realtor with Keller Williams and More

Sponsored Post for KarenNumme.com

I met Karen Numme the way many Silver Lakers have met her over the years, through the Silver Lake Chamber of Commerce. She dedicated many years as a board member and the liaison from the SLCC to the Silver Lake Improvement Association. And now, she is also a member of SLIA.

I found her to be articulate. Karen has earned…

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Added by Betsy Hall - Silver Lake ⭐ on February 18, 2013 at 12:00pm — No Comments

It takes a community to make a masthead; Teresa Sitz created first look of Silver Lake Star, fights for gay rights

As we started putting together the Silver Lake Star, the online community to serve the offline community of Silver Lake, we imagined a banner that would convey Silver Lake past and present. A look that would envelop the area's rich history and its current place in the culture of Los…
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Added by Silver Lake Star on February 17, 2013 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Silver Lake's Marshall High School Academic Decathlon Team Advances

John Marshall High School Academic Decathlon Team Needs Your Help! By Joanna Erdos

Congratulations to the John Marshall High School Academic Decathlon Team for winning 2nd Place in the LAUSD competition held January 26 and February 2, 2013, at Roybal High School.  Hundreds of decathletes representing 58 high school teams in the district competed in a two-day contest consisting of  written tests in Art,…

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Added by Betsy Hall - Silver Lake ⭐ on February 14, 2013 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Rep. Schiff Solicits Nominations for Annual Woman of the Year Award

Burbank, CA – Every March, in recognition of Women’s History Month, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) honors outstanding women from his district.  The 28th Congressional District includes the cities and communities of Atwater…

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Added by Betsy Hall - Silver Lake ⭐ on February 1, 2013 at 12:30pm — No Comments

KPCC asks: What are the sounds unique to Silver Lake?

Every neighborhood has a soundscape, a mélange of musical and sometimes nonmusical noises all its own. Whether it's music, birds, car horns or ice cream trucks, KPCC's Take Two morning show wants to feature those sounds (good and bad) that provide a soundtrack to your every day. 

We have created a short set of questions and a way to record and upload audio. 

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Added by Ashley Alvarado on January 30, 2013 at 9:04am — No Comments

Internet Marketing Presentation at Taix

On January 10 at Los Angeles' historic TAIX restaurant at 1911 West Sunset Boulevard, Betsy Hall of Marketing Directions and Eddie North-Hager of Enhager Media put on a community presentation where they discussed Internet marketing in 2013.

With a slide projector and screen set up in the restaurant's round Wine Room with Greek- style pillars along the walls, the…

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Added by Clint Lohr on January 30, 2013 at 1:00am — No Comments

FUND RAISER MONDAY AT HOME RESTAURANT

Home Restaurant in Silver Lake is donating a portion of the proceeds today between 4:00 p.m. and 10 p.m.  

Organizer and Silver Lake resident, Dorothy Stringer, is helping her dear friend Dr. Montes to fulfill a dream of many decades. He wants to help our veterans with dental care. Share a few moments of friendship and some business networking amongst…

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Added by Betsy Hall - Silver Lake ⭐ on January 28, 2013 at 2:05pm — 1 Comment

Do you HAVE A DREAM?

Share it with the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council. Click here for their next vision session on Wednesday.

Added by Betsy Hall - Silver Lake ⭐ on January 20, 2013 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Type Cast Resident

Where else would she live but Silver Lake? She, "has a shrink for a mom, a comedy-writer dad, and a color-blind, Abstract Expressionist grandfather, it's no wonder "orthodox" simply isn't in her vocabulary." 

The Refinery visited Sophie Buhai and interviewed her about her Silver Lake sanctuary.

Her…

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Added by Betsy Hall - Silver Lake ⭐ on January 11, 2013 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Our First Offline Event - Internet Marketing in 2013

Please be our guest... at an evening of appetizers and information. We'll toast in the new year and learn some best practices for "Internet Marketing in 2013." 


- Is Tweeting music to your ears?
- Has LinkedIn connected you yet?
- Are you friends with…
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Added by Betsy Hall - Silver Lake ⭐ on January 7, 2013 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Recycle that Christmas tree Silver Lake - just put it on the curb on trash day!

Keep your community beautiful and do the right thing - recycle that Christmas tree. Please tell your neighbors how easy getting rid of that tree can be.

Los Angeles Christmas Tree Recycling Program



The City of LA Bureau of Sanitation has CURBSIDE collection for Christmas…

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Added by Silver Lake Star on December 31, 2012 at 5:30pm — No Comments

What are your Silver Lake stories of 2012?

Share with us your biggest stories of the year as we look back at our lives in Silver Lake. Please help us compile the list.

Added by Silver Lake Star on December 30, 2012 at 12:06pm — No Comments

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