LaBonge invites you and your friends to join in a salute to the London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad and Southern Californian Olympians with a sunset hike to Mt. Hollywood in Griffith Park on Thursday, September 20th. [Read more…]
Registration for Pan Pacific Flag Football now happening…
How many times have you driven by the Pickford Center on Vine and wondered what goes on inside that prestigious looking building?…[Read more.]
After a fabulous birthday celebration in NYC last week, I’m back at it and ready for a productive fall season. I have the clothes and [more…]
This weekend promises lots of opportunities for finding treasures in the neighborhood! Here are a couple of Garage Sales worth checking out: Windsor Square – [more…]
If you’re a pie lover like me, the news that KCRW will host its fourth annual Good Food Pie Contest in the Hancock Park area next Saturday is big news. Are you a pie maker? Register to show off and share your creation, judged by a panel of famous foodies. Pie eater? Make your way to LACMA…[Read more…]
Hidden LA is offering a rare opportunity this Labor Day weekend to kayak a segment of the Los Angeles River. It seems impossible – but there appears to be a nice section of river that IS navigable, located not far up the 101 freeway from the Hancock Park area…[Read more.]
Over the past several weeks we’ve noticed the transformation of the building on the south east corner of Beverly and Gardner…change that includes some really [more…]
Iconic print and street artist Shepard Fairey has teamed up with legendary songwriter Neil Young to reinterpret some of America’s most classic folk music – think This Land is Your Land and Oh Susannah – and it’s all being showcased for the first time just up the street from Hancock Park…[Read more.]
Here in the dogs days of summer while the heat index is near its peak, interest rates still remain at 60 year lows. LA Times: [more…]
And now, a chance to pull an all-nighter-cum-sleepover-cum-film festival. All in a cemetery…
The U.S. Postal Service will hold a community meeting to discuss the proposed relocation of the Nat King Cole/Oakwood Post Office to a yet-to-be-determined location, as [more…]
Explore the real physics behind superheroes by connecting the actual science to the superhero fantasy in an event hosted by the Academy of Motion Pictures on Wednesday August 15th at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater…[Read more.]
The Last Bookstore, the largest independent bookstore in Southern California, is hosting a book signing Saturday afternoon for Hancock Park author Tere Tereaba. Tereaba will read a passage from her 2012 biography Mickey Cohen: The Life and Crimes of L.A.’s Notorious Mobster. [Read more…]
Raul Ojeda is a cobbler savant. He learned how to repair shoes at the foot of the master – Don Willie of Willie’s Shoes on Cahuenga. Ojeda took to the work and honed his skills – eventually mastering the art of creating new shoes, made to measure. His attention to detail and to building shoes in a traditional manner have made him one of the go to LA cobblers for people who appreciate quality footwear. [Read more…]
Last week Team LaBonge took to the hills of Griffith Park and the waters of Silverlake Reservoir on bike…[Read more.]
With many of our neighborhood residents jolted awake at 3:19 Wednesday morning by a 3.7 earthquake centered in the Playa Vista area, it seems like a good time to note that the LA Fire Department is sponsoring a new, seven-week round of free Community Emergency Response Training (CERT)…[Read more.]
Living in our area presents lots of opportunities for adding live music to your summer “to-do” list. Here’s some suggestions for a few we think you should catch…[Read more…]
Councilman Tom LaBonge is hosting an informational meeting about Public Works Improvements on Wilshire Boulevard in CD4. Representatives from The Los Angeles Department of Transportation, the Bureau of Engineering, the Bureau of Street Services, and the Los Angeles County Metro Transit Authority will come…[Read more…]
dineLA Restaurant Week is a two-week dining event designed to introduce diners to the restaurants in neighborhoods throughout LA County. Local foodies and visitors to LA will have the opportunity to enjoy a selection of specially priced prix fixe menus from some of LA’s best restaurants during this dining event. [See list of local restaurants…]