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-…

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. 

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.…

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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…

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…

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…

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…

Mitch O’Farrell’s is truly honored to receive the endorsement of Eric Garcetti, L.A. Mayoral candidate and District 13’s current City Councilmember. At the same time, Mitch has endorsed Eric for Mayor.

"Mitch O’Farrell is the best choice to carry on the work I’ve been doing in the 13th District. He deserves your vote,” Eric…

If you live in the Los Angeles area, please join 89.3 KPCC on Saturday, May 13 for a panel discussion on what makes a medical condition "invisible": What is unique about the suffering of someone who has R.A. or chronic migraine headaches? What challenges does that person face in communicating her or his condition to a health provider? And is this a matter of public health?

Conditions like cancer, heart disease and AIDS strike fear into the…

This news comes from the O'Farrell campaign. Although we received a commitment of answers to questions from John Choi, the other candidate for City Council District 13, he has not responded to our contact via email and Facebook. 

Friday was an inspirational day for the O'Farrell campaign. Community leaders at all…

Our neighboring community of Elysian Valley will be holding a candidate forum for the two CD13 City Council candidates in the runoff - Mitch O'Farrell and John Choi.

It will be held on Tuesday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Dorris…

On May 7th the Greater Griffith Park Green Committee will present its first in a series of free educational workshops for the community around issues of the environment, energy use, water use, sustainability and more. Please join us! 

Spend a Tuesday evening with us and learn about:

*Key home components that waste and improve energy use

*Home improvements that qualify for up to $4,500 in rebates from Energy Upgrade…

Below is an image of the brush fire burning near Eagle Rock today, Friday, May 3, 2013, taken on the spur

of the moment from my Silver Lake Star office by starting a Google hangout. The image is reversed, an issue of which Google has apparently been aware for a year.

Helicopter to the rescue!! To see more photos during the sequence, check out my…

All are welcome. Bring business cards. Leave with new friends and business associates.

Thursday, April 25, 2013, 6:30-8:30PM

El Cid, 4212 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles 90029

RSVP: 323.665.1281 or president@silverlakechamber.com | We’re always looking for…

Our city councilmember for the west side of the reservoir, Tom LaBonge, brought a number of local leaders and city departments together. Here is a great write up about what is coming for Griffith Park, the L.A. River, the Zoo, roads and ever important sewers. Many thanks for this report go to Sergio Lambarri, Special Interest Representative, Atwater Village Neighborhood Council · Atwater Village, Where Progress Is Tradition…