Most of the members of the online Atwater Village Forum are a polite group, exchanging news about store openings and alerting each other about neighborhood burglaries. But there are also times when the members and their discussions get out of hand. That has prompted the Atwater Village Neighborhood Council, which hosts the forum, to consider changing the forum rules to promote more civility. The issue of how to deal or restrict anonymous users, however, raised enough questions that the neighborhood council’s outreach committee will hold a Wednesday night meeting to discuss the matter, said committee chair Cindy Marie Jenkins. She explains via email:
“I proposed that users can remain anonymous so long as the forum moderators (myself and co-chair Robert “Fixer” Smith) meet the person in question or can at least put a face to an anonymous name. We seek to increase the community’s use of the forum and currently many seem to avoid it because of past experiences with those posting anonymously who speak disrespectfully and appear to not have civil discourse or problem-solving in mind.”
Click on the link below for more background from Jenkins on the proposed forum rules.
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Shopping for food and drink on Echo Park Avenue has often meant stopping by a string of tienditas and liquor stores jammed with everything from milk and beer to light bulbs and the occasional onion or tomatillo. Starting today, however, Echo Park Avenue will also become a destination for neighborhood foodies and fans of farm-fresh produce and seasonal dishes with the opening of Cookbook. Cookbook owner, Marta Teegen, a chef, gardener and author, said the store in the 1500 block of Echo Park Avenue will be open from 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. seven days a week. Farm-fresh produce will be the star of the store but Cookbook will also sell prepared meals and foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner based on a rotating menu inspired by cookbooks – which are also on sale. “The whole point is that we are selling ingredients,” said Teegen during an informal opening and food tasting on Monday.
But can Echo Park – which ended up with a discount Save A Lot market a few years ago instead of a Trader Joe’s – support a high-end greengrocer and gourmet food shop? Teegen is betting that there are many other neighborhood residents like her who don’t want to go very far for organic beets and herbs, artisanal cheeses, prosciutto and locally made soy milk. “We were desperate for something like this.”
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- Can Silver Lake flippers still turn a profit as the real estate market cools? Home & History
Old home buyers looking for original features won’t find them in this recently remodeled 1924 Spanish Colonial in Silver Lake. Instead, the sellers are counting on all new fixtures and finishes to help sell the 976-square-foot Maltman Avenue house at an asking price of $529,000 – or more than $230,000 than what the property sold for in April. The house that overlooks Bellevue Park arrives on market as sales in general have slowed with the expiration of tax credits and other incentives. Listing agent Jose Reyes (an Eastsider sponsor) asks: “Price to sell…? Bidding War? Or over priced?”
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Dog walker Nathan Rosiejka was walking the Corralitas Red Car trail east of Lake View Avenue in Silver Lake Friday afternoon when an object near the path caught his attention. At first he thought it might have been a bag or dog’s squeaky toy. It turned out to be what looked like a stomach (pictured here). Rosiejka didn’t think it was a human organ. But, in light of the discovery of animal remains in nearby Elysian Park, Rosiejka thought it would be a good idea to have someone from the city take a look to make sure nothing nefarious was going on. He spent about 20 minutes on his mobile phone to get either an animal control or police officer to investigate. Eventually Nathan gave up. It seemed that the City of Los Angeles was not very interested in investigating why a stomach would turn up on a path near homes and a preschool. “It was a complete waste of time,” said Nathan. “I couldn’t even get a confirmation from someone that animal control would come pick it up.”
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Web and graphic designer Jen Diamond is an avid cyclist. The Echo Park resident, whose studio and home is located on Glendale Boulevard near Alvarado Street, has now combined her design skills and interest in biking into a clothing line for women riders. Her company, Shifty, is included in a story in today’s L.A. Times’ about entrepreneurs who are taking advantage of the growing interest in urban cycling. Says the Times article:
“Shifty founder Jen Diamond of Echo Park makes a line of clothing for women that includes stretchy dresses and halter-style tops with reflective ribbon ties and belts. It’s a contrast to the tight, logo-emblazoned jerseys worn for serious fitness training. “You don’t have to change out of your bike jersey to feel comfortable in a restaurant,” said Diamond, who has no employees but collaborates on designs with two friends. Her tops sell for $65 online as well as at the Flying Pigeon and Orange 20 Bikes in Los Angeles.”
Diamond, who designs and makes the clothing as well, promotes her apparel as “flirty bike fashion.” Diamond is considering opening up her studio once a month to sell directly to public, she told The Eastsider.
Photo from Shifty
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The boy was shot and killed Saturday night on Mission Road near North Broadway after two men demanded his bike, officials told L.A. Now. An 11-year-old girl who was nearby was wounded by a stray bullet. Miguel Machuca, who suffered a chest wound, was transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. The girl, who was shot in the back, was in stable condition. LAPD is asking that anyone with information on the shooting should call Hollenbeck Division homicide detectives Chavarria or Rios at (323) 342-8957.
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A contingent of Brown Berets were part of a procession this morning down Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium, a series of Vietnam-era civil rights and anti-war demonstrations that ended in violence, including the death of L.A. Times journalist Ruben Salazar in the former Silver Dollar bar in East Los Angeles. Photographer Aurelio José Barrera said about 50 people walked in the procession. The procession traveled to Salazar Park, where a panel discussion was scheduled at the Ruben Salazar Senior Center.
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