editor's note: see sidebar about Lori Donato keeping the live music alive at MJ's on Sunday afternoons (skip 8/4/13, back on 8/11/13).

Sunday, July 7th was the one year anniversary of Piano Sundays at MJs, when Lori Donato and other entertainers would play the piano while various participants would sing old time classical show tunes. It's been a…

Join LACBC, Ethos Gallery, and lots of Melrose businesses in celebrating bicycling in LA!



There will be a RIDE and a PARTY!



Riders meet at 2 p.m.

Ride with us from Silver Lake to Melrose. We will meet at the Sunset Triangle at 2 p.m.…

Thanks to Jerome Courshon. He gave permission to repost this from NextDoor.com, Silver Lake Waverly Terrance + 7 neighborhoods in Crime & Safety. 

Hey Everyone, 

Lot of people turned out for [City Councilmember, District 13, Tom] LaBonge's meeting yesterday, regarding the shrinkage of traffic lanes on Rowena. There were a number of comments from residents who like this "road diet," and a number of comments from residents who…

A message from Silver Lake Improvement Association's President, Genelle LeVin:

Friday is the first of 3 scheduled events on the first Friday of July, August, and September, presented as Silver Lake Social. Please join other community members to experience something new for the Sunset Triangle Plaza.

(For more news, click on…

On July 11, 6 to 8 PM, Silver Lake Chamber of Commerce quarterly business mixer will be hosted by Cafe Stella. Taste new signature cocktails and delicious desserts. Dress up to meet that special someone (someone with whom to do business, create a joint venture, offer a special, refer business, create an event)! 

Cafe Stella is at 3932 W Sunset…

The Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival produced by local Independent Shakespeare Co. opens this Thursday, June 27 at 7:00 and continues Thursday through Sunday until September…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional and dismissed Prop 8 on standing, meaning same-sex marriages can resume in California.

How do these decisions affect you? Are you planning to get married?

KPCC would like to hear from people whose lives are affected by this.

By sharing your story, you help us to follow this issue in a…

Hansl & Gretl They were lost in the forest- after someone unloaded them from a truck and drove away, leaving them desperately searching for food, water and affection. They are about 1 ½ years old, spayed/neutered and incredibly quiet and sweet. They are currently living at a kennel in a concrete & wire run- they are safe for now, but not very comfortable. They need a…

Hello friends of the Micheltorena School & Community Garden:

As many of you know the garden is a proud project of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council founded in the year 2010 with a generous grant from the board.  Since that time, board members have dedicated hundreds of hours alongside neighbors, parents, children and teachers, growing the garden into a thriving place and a model for community gardens everywhere.…

http://www.tomlabonge.com/news/story/799

Silver Lake's Council 4's biker leader Tom LaBonge is again doing neighborhood rides throughout the summer. The closest one to us is coming up, starting at Griffith Park. See the link for all the…

With parking always being a hot topic in Silver Lake, I thought this press release from Assemblyman Mike Gatto's office might be of interest. 



Sacramento, CA – Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) legislation prohibiting local governments from fleecing motorists who park at broken parking meters moved one step closer to becoming a reality today, after the California State Assembly approved the bill by a vote of 71-0. The bill, AB 61, seeks to stop the trend…

Many thanks to Genelle LeVin, President of Silver Lake Improvement Association, for compiling this list of dates. 

CORRECTION! The location has changed to the park ACROSS THE STREET from the golf course because the city is doing maintenance on the course this summer. Showings will be next to A Runner's Circle on the lovely grassy area. The Runner's Circle is located at 3216 Los Feliz Blvd  Los Angeles, CA 90039

There are once again free movie screenings this summer in Atwater Village. All movies start at sundown.Bring your own blanket and meal. The school kids usually…

Make Music L.A. is part of a worldwide summer solstice event. Silver Lake will have a number of venues offering lessons and performances for no cost on June 21. 

Before Eddie North-Hager started SilverLakeStar.com and six other neighborhood websites, the news of L.A. was "electronically" displayed on the corner of 6th and Hills streets in downtown. Click the photo for the story. 

By Carole Nese and Don Snyder

If you are ever in the mood for Broadway music and live entertainment for breakfast, just drop in on The Los Angeles Breakfast Club on Riverside Dr. in Los Feliz every Wednesday morning at 7am.  No, you are not dreaming when you are pleasantly greeted by smiling faces of members who welcome newcomers with…

On Sunday April 28th, Silver Lake Ultimate won the Championship at the  2013 Spaghetti Western Middle School Ultimate Frisbee®  Tournament in Northern California. The players were from Discsports In Southern California's Summer League program with the Silver Lake Recreation Center and their after school program at Thomas Starr King Middle School. The win was…

The crime caught on this video (Forward it to 18 seconds to watch him appear.) occurred on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at 2 am, in an Atwater Village residents' driveway. This is the first video of the perpetrator caught in the act. According to the…

LosFelizLedger.com quotes the CD13 runner-up's campaign manager as saying, “An investigation should occur.” For the full story on O'Farrell's and Choi's next steps, click here.

email from Mitch O'Farrell

We made it happen!

Together. You, me, and our neighbors across District 13.

We stood up against special interests and their Super PAC money. We showed that integrity and decency can beat the establishment and their negative campaigning.

I'm so proud to be a resident of District 13 today. You keep hearing in the news how voters in L.A. aren't engaged—how they don't care.

Well, our District…