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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