Mark your calendars: 2014 Micheltorena Pumpkin Festival

How wide is Rowena Avenue supposed to be? This may be the deciding factor as to whether two trees who are scheduled for sawdust can be saved. 

Tonight, Monday, 6/2, tree huggers and concerned citizens have a moment in time to present their questions to government official's attention. 

According to a Silver Lake Time Bank…

On Facebook, L A City Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell announced the federal government will support a $1B plan to revitalize the #LARiver. Previously, he shared his most recent trip to our aqueous artery. Click his photo to read his FB page.…

Polka Dot Plaza - 4 to 8:30 PM

15+ bands, musicians, and performers ~ nearly all local from Silver Lake ~ performing 100% acoustic and unplugged in the Sunset Triangle Plaza.

Get the whole scoop for Silver Lake on the beautiful Make Music LA…

Karen Numme, Realtor, Architect, Stager, Actor, Silver Lake Resident, served on the Silver Lake Chamber Board.... the list goes on... is going to be interviewed... live... this morning. Reatha Grey Star of Betty White's "Off Their Rockers" hosts the Baby Boomers Live Episode. Click here to listen in at 10 AM, Monday…

— Joanna Erdos

The John Marshall High School Academic Decathlon Team brought home more honors this weekend! The team placed 3rd overall in the state Decathlon, competing against 64 other schools. They also tied for 1st Place in the Super Quiz (with El Camino Real Charter HS, which ultimately won the top award).

We raised our score about 1000 points from City. It is the highest score a Marshall team ever earned. And I forgot to mention that Marvin Paparisto, who was the…

Remember when Kevin James ran against our City Councilmember Eric Garcetti for Mayor? And, recall that Matt Szabo was one of many candidates who vied for his seat against our current Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell? Now these men and four other Board of Public Works Members will be faced with a decision... to replace baseball fields long removed in favor of the 5 freeway in another area of Griffith Park or leave the area for picnic tables. If you're interested in making your voice heard in…

Here's the 411 on our shaker this AM

If you had a delivery stolen in NE LA in the last 5 months from your door step, a large amount has been recovered: COMMUNITY ALERT NOTIFICATION LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT February 6, 2014 Hello Silver Lake/Franklin Hills, On February 6th, 2014 our Burglary Detectives arrested a suspect who, over the past five months, has been taking packages from door steps that had been dropped off from deliveries. A large amount of the stolen property has been recovered. If you, or anyone you may know…

According to Patch, homes and roll down doors in three districts will now be able to display murals. 

Will this be the best legislation for those areas? Will Silver Lake's CD13 and CD4 want to follow suit? 

Concerns expressed on…

Where do you want to live?

LACurbed.com reports on Trulia.com's list of most popular location searches. Out 107 neighborhoods, Silver Lake came in #14, followed by nearby #15 Los Feliz and neighboring Echo Park at #29.

1. Hollywood Hills

2. West Los Angeles

3. Beverly Hills Post Office

4. Bel Air

5. Mid-City

Bringing in pitch hitter, Rev. Stephen McAlprin, was one of the keys to the Silver Lake team coming out ahead of Los Feliz and Atwater Village at Tuesday's Mixer Royale event. He's pictured here dropping a cookie from his forehead to his mouth with Atwater's representative Andy Hasroun. Co-sponsored by Atwater Village Chamber, Silver Lake…

Join the Silver Lake Chamber and Atwater Village Chambers and Los Feliz Village Business Improvement District for Mixer Royale  Tues., Nov. 19^th 2013 – 7pm. Meet by Golden Road Brewing, Northland Village Church, 4520 Cutter Street, Los Angeles, CA 90039 (in North Atwater Village, access via Doran St). Bring business cards and a friendly sense of…

Our thanks to Maryann Kuk for forwarding this information: 

A Crucial Decision for the LA River!   The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…

PURPOSE OF NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS:

“To promote more citizen participation in government and make government more responsive to local needs”

~ Los Angeles City Charter, Article IX Neighborhood Council leaders from throughout the city have partnered with the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (EmpowerLA) in bringing the 2013 LA…

Come for the food and drinks, stay for the music and merriment. This year on an emphasis on sustainability --held on a Saturday -- back on Hillhurst Ave. in Los Feliz Village, from Franklin Ave. to Hollywood Blvd. -- new performance entertainment and booths. Some spaces still available if you want to offer your goods to an estimated 30K villagers and visitors. …

VISIONS, ISSUES, GOALS:

Silver Lake Neighborhood Council 

Community & Governing Board Joint Meeting

Mon, July 29th

6:30-8:30pm

Sunset Triangle Plaza 

http://la.curbed.com/places/sunset-triangle-plaza

Sunset Blvd, Griffith Park Blvd & Edgecliffe Drive

Los Angeles, CA…

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…

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. 

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…