What are your 2013 resolutions? 

Here are some suggestions for citizens of Silver Lake:

- bloom where you are planted - and start or increase organic gardening

- take a hike - a new one around the lake or up some of our city stairways

- vote early and often - participate in one of the mayoral or city council candidates primary election…

Her name badge at The Los Angeles Breakfast Club says MANDY for Mandy in the Morning. Her email moniker relates to being a lady LALO, and we affectionately caller her JEN.

Who is this multi-faceted member of the Silver Lake Art Collective (SLACers)? KCET's Ted Quinn eloquently explains some of Jen's facets in his December 10 article on …

LaBonge Encourages Christmas Tree Recycling



Although it isn't meant for artificial greenery or non-biodegradable ornaments, the green bin works great for getting the tree out before it becomes an inferno waiting to happen.

From CD13's weekly email: Councilmember Tom LaBonge stood with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to publicize the Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation's curbside Christmas tree recycling…

 This December 7th event was held at the Micheltorena Street Elementary School just north of Sunset Boulevard, where teachers, parents and students came together to learn about California's history and its Chicano heritage. This was a project put on by UCLA Chicano Studies Department professor Dr. Octavio Pescador and some of his students from his Paulo Freire Course. Freire was an Argentine educator.

The event began at 9:45 a.m. that day when 5th Grade Teacher Mark. L.…

According to the L.A. Times crime mapping recent six month figures, Silver Lake experience 77 grand theft auto and reported 135 thefts from vehicles.* Be ware and be smart.

HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT CAR BURGLARIES AND THEFTS 

1. Never leave valuables in PLAIN VIEW in your car. Thieves know that you hide your property under towels, sweaters and packages. Secure items in your trunk prior to arriving at location. Thieves are watching you. 

2. Use some type of…

Notice how the sides of the bridge will again look as they once did? The planned renovation will make it safer during earthquakes and provides a center barrier. Here's an article from Tom LaBonge's weekly newsletter. 

Glendale-Hyperion Bridge Retrofit Plans Released



Plans for a…

The James Eads How House, built in 1925, is an example of architect Rudolph Michael Schindler's work right here in Silver Lake .Richard Neutra designed the garden behind the house, which was completely updated and remodeled for the 21st Century. The house has 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and has 2426 square feet of living…

Echo Park-Silver Lake Patch was delighted to learn about return of Sonji Kimmons to a Silver Lake stage via contributor Lionel Rolfe. 

Here's a bit of Rolfe's piece for the Patch:                          

Sonji Kimmons has appeared as a headliner on some of the top venues…

One might easily assume and with good reason that Silver Lake got its name from its shimmering waters, particularly if gazed upon at dawn's early light. Not so! Although it makes a lot of sense, Silver Lake is the namesake of one Herman Silver, a German Jewish immigrant who rose to prominence in Los Angeles to become the President of the Los Angeles City Council and Acting…

    Anyone old enough to remember the life and career of Judy Garland and the 1939 film classic "The Wizard of Oz" would have enjoyed this show at Silver Lake's MJ'S Bar, which was decorated for Halloween.

     Cotton cobwebs were hung around the bartender's area, and plastic skeleton-framed sunglasses laid on the…

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Walking through the stairs of Silver Lake is like going back in time when feet were just as important of a consideration as horses or cars. Nearly a 100 years later, things are getting back to those ideals in some ways.

The sidewalks are still in great shape. Those concrete stamps tell you they were built in the late '20s along with…

By Clint Lohr

The Gallery At 3517 West Sunset Blvd. in Silverlake's Sunset Junction is an eclectic array of artwork which includes etchings, serigraphs, ink on vintage paper,collage, mixed media,and oil or acrylic paint on canvas.

Located between Maltman and Golden Gate Avenues, one must walk…

The Silver Lake Arts & Culture Committee has put out a call for artists for the Electrical Box Beautification Project

Artists can submit creative ways to decorate the gray electrical boxes scattered around the streets of

Silver Lake. Each selected artist will paint 1…

There's a call for volunteers to plant the new Native Plant Garden on the north end of the Silver Lake Meadow on Saturday and Sunday, November 10 and 11.

The project is brought to you by the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council and the Theodore Payne Native Plant…