Explore the vibrant community of Northeast LA, in a neighborhood where hip urbanity nestles side by side with the wilderness of the arroyo and surrounding canyons. Featuring a diverse range of fine art and craft by both emerging and established artists, the Arroyo Arts Collective Discovery Tour is one of the oldest and most interesting [...]
This Saturday, come meet Los Angeles’ newest playground in Grand Park! Be the first to see, slide and shout with glee in a day of play. Popgram Popcorn and Grand Park’s favorite fruit cart will be on hand to provide snacks, and County Supervisor Gloria Molina will lead a special dedication of the new play [...]
Skip the Black Friday crowds and support your local businesses on Small Business Saturday, November 29! In addition to promoting neighborhood establishments, you can also enjoy a leisurely shopping day in your own community and interact with neighbors and friends by participating in one of the exciting events going on around LA this year. In [...]
While Thanksgiving is a time for family dinners and get-togethers, add a healthy dose of safety to their preparations this Thanksgiving, since the National Fire Protection Association says cooking is the leading cause of home fires on a day that has three times more home fires than any other day of the year. Unattended cooking [...]
Be sure to Save The Date for the 83rd Hollywood Christmas Parade, benefiting Marine Toys For Tots Foundation, to be held November 30th on the streets of Hollywood. A treasured American tradition for 83 years, the Hollywood Christmas Parade will be kicking off at 5:00 p.m. on November 30, 2014 with a super-star-studded concert prior [...]
Thanksgiving is just a week away, and while we all prepare for a holiday chock-full traditions to be thankful for, we wanted to turn your attention to a few pet dangers associated with the holiday. While Turkey Day is a joyful time for pet parents and friends, it's also prime time for well-meaning guests to [...]
I hope this newsletter finds you well. We said a very bittersweet goodbye for now this week to our Neighborhood Empowerment Advocate, Lisette Covarrubias, who is leaving us today to go work with Metro. Lisette has been with the Department for 9 years, and her great work with Neighborhood Councils was evidenced when board members [...]
Mayor Eric Garcetti today highlighted the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s energy efficiency goal of 15% by year 2020—the highest and most ambitious energy efficiency goal by a major municipal utility in the United States. The new goal, adopted by Garcetti’s appointees to the Board of Water and Power in August 2014, exceeds [...]
LOS ANGELES and BISHOP, CA – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, LA City Attorney Mike Feuer, DWP Commission President Mel Levine and Owens Valley air pollution control representatives Ron Hames, Linda Arcularius and Matt Kingsley announced today that the City of Los Angeles and the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District (Great Basin) have [...]
This Saturday, NoHo’s City Councilmember Paul Krekorian and the North Hollywood community will unveil L.A.’s newest—and one of the city’s largest—public murals, the “Vintage North Hollywood Mural,” a 9,000-square-foot artwork that will cover the Whitsett Slope. The mural brings to fruition years of community planning and collaboration to beautify the slope and honor North Hollywood’s [...]
