Sep
30
2009

Arroyo Time Bank Community Meeting & Potluck 10/4

The Arroyo Time Bank is having a community information meeting and potluck this Sunday October 4th  at Future Studio (5558 Figueroa, Highland Park) from 5pm-7pm. We will be going over the ins and outs of time banking, answering questions, and sharing some food.
A time bank is a skills and services exchange where members earn time [...]

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Sep
28
2009

Monthly Neighborhood Clean Up

Rana Silyan, owner of La Tropicana market has taken the lead on this month’s neighborhood trash clean up. She has been talking with Captain Nevaro of fire station 12 over the last couple of months and this month’s clean up will also include the help of some of the firehouse’s young explorers. We will meet [...]

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Sep
26
2009

Red Bull Soap Box Races today 20090926 Downtown LA

We are heading down to the races today, it is a fun, family friendly event sponored by RedBull.

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Sep
22
2009

LAPD Cracks Down on Avenues Gang

Both the LA Times and LA Daily News websites have posted stories about the LAPD launching a crackdown on the Avenues Gang yesterday, arresting 49 gang members in Glassell Park and other Los Angeles areas for warrants and parole and drug violations.
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_13391417?source=rss
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-avenues-gang23-2009sep23,0,2491594.story

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Sep
22
2009

LA City Council Limits One Rooster Per Property

According to an article in the LA Times, the LA City Council voted 12-0 in favor of limiting the number or roosters per property to one unless part of a “permitted and licensed commercial, agricultural or industrial business.” While this is a somewhat obscure thing to post about on the Highland Park Residents blog, I [...]

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Sep
22
2009

Winter Gardening Workshop at Milagro Allegro Community Garden

The folks at Milagro Allegro are at it again!  While some of us local gardeners are pondering what the heck to do with our dying out summer harvest, they are coming up with the answer!  Below is an email I received from Nicole Gatto:
FALL/WINTER GARDENING WORKSHOP!
@Milagro Allegro Community Garden in Highland Park
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Sep
22
2009

Garden Supply Liquidation Sale–this weekend!

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Hey Gardeners,
Here’s a hot tip on a huge sale from windowbox .com…..
http://www.all-garden.com/
Happy gardening!

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Sep
21
2009

Franklin High School Community Festival

This Saturday, September 26, there will be a Community Festival held at Franklin High School with music and live entertainment, food, game booths, prizes, a raffle, face painting, etc. Bring your own blanket.
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009
Time: 3 pm – 9 pm
Produced by the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council (HHPNC), Kiwanis Club, and FHS Alumni. [...]

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Sep
20
2009

Reporting Building & Safety Violations online

Not sure if this is new news or not but here is the link to report building code violations online.
http://www.permitla.org/csr/
The good news is that your report shows up almost immediately under the property activity report (which incidentally is used by realtors and others to check out potential properties) and an inspector is assigned to it [...]

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Sep
18
2009

Free tickets to KCRW world Festival India calling

I have 9 free tickets to this final concert in the KCRW world festival for this Sunda, Sept 20 at 7pm.
If you’d like one contact me at lerron@gmail.com   you will have to come by to pick them up.  This promises to be an exciting concert.  Check the Hollywood Bowl schedule to see the performers.  first [...]

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