As we head into the final hours before Election Day, I want to thank you for being part of our team and humbly ask for your vote to continue serving in the 13th District on the Los Angeles City Council.

Over the last several months, I have gone door-to-door, participated in living room discussions with your neighbors, and have visited with large and small groups of people in all types of settings. I have…

Design Vidal is thrilled to have an 11 page story on one of their  latest projects featured in the May issue of HGTV Magazine. The issue in on newsstands nationwide now! They are especially proud of this renovation story which includes their debut product line, the Mystical Journey collection of Design Vidal…

Bring friends and family and enjoy complimentary drinks, snacks and spectacular deals for unique Holiday gifts!

This Saturday night 5 - 8 pm

Jewelry, Art, Books, Furniture and Accessories, Men's and Women's…

I wanted to share some milestones in our march toward establishing guidelines for the first-ever comprehensive affordable housing policy in the City of Los Angeles. I have been aggressively pursuing a value capture policy in particular. In September, I introduced a motion that would require developers to build low-income units or pay into the city's Affordable Housing Trust Fund in exchange for zoning changes, variances or other exceptions that increase the value of the project. The motion…

SAVE THE DATE FOR Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic's celebration of 46 years of *FREE* health care services.

>>Thursday, October 9 in the PM.

Ever since Meher McArthur started writing for the Los Feliz Ledger, I've been her #1 fan. I always hoped she'd write the article addressing those common trash can / recycle bin quandaries. It arrived on my doorstep today!

Here's a link to Meher's…

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…

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 Place Elementary School. The address is 2225 Dorris Place, Los…

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…

The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council (SLNC) Arts and Culture committee is happy to announce the Silver Lake Electrical Box Art Project taking place April 13 through April 21^st, 2013 at a variety of public locations throughout the neighborhood. This year, 8 local artists and 1 youth group participated in designing and creating artwork for electrical boxes in the…

Eric Brightwell owns Brightwell, a gentlemen's shop across the street from Ivanhoe's playground.

Another thing that puts Eric on the map is, well, his maps. Here's an L A Times article about his cartographic caricatures.…

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…

The Silver Lake Chamber of Commerce quarterly mixer will introduce and reacquaint local businesses this Thursday. Bon Vivant Market & Cafe in Atwater Village will host the event from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Bring business cards and a BRIEF introduction. Expect fun, friendship and new contacts for increased profits. See me for a serious Silver Lake Star sponsorship package…

The rest of the story - New Bike Rail Installed on Glendale-Hyperion Bridge

We featured this story a month ago and the blog post received nearly 500 views. As an update, here's a link to show how the sister cities program helped inspire this solution. And how this bike rail is inspiring other simple fixes throughout L.A. Click on: …

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

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…

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…

Curbed Los Angeles is holding their contest for the Curbed Cup award for Neighborhood of the Year. The final vote is now between Atwater Village and Silver Lake. 

SilverLakeStar.com doesn't occupy a brick and mortar, or perhaps (no!)…