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2009
Lilian Mercado is an artist specializing in the creation of handmade, handcrafted jewelry; custom designed pieces that are sometimes delicate, sometimes whimsical and always unique. Lilian runs the smallest of small businesses: A one woman operation off a workbench inside her home located in the...
07/31/2009
Thursday, July 30th, FreeDoors Open at: 5:00 PMCommunity Heroes presentation: 6:15 PMMain act begins: 6:30 PMFood provided by: Figueroa ProduceThe ever-popular Susie-Hansen Latin Band returns to us for what promises to be an unforgettable performance. Electric violinist Susie Hansen plays fiery L...
07/29/2009
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Mount Angelus is a small hillside neighborhood within Highland Park. Mount Angelus is situated to the southwest of the intersection of York Boulevard and Figueroa Street, and bordered by Avenue 61 on the southwest and Mesa Avenue on the northwest, The Mount Angelus neighborhood has one of the ci...
07/28/2009
The Historic Preservation movement in Highland Park can be traced back to the early 1980s. During the real estate boom of the 1980s residents of Highland Park became concerned that older, historic homes were being torn down and replaced with apartment complexes at an alarming rate. In 1982, a g...
07/27/2009
The El Mio Neighborhood of Highland Park takes its name from the stately mansion, originally called "El Mio" perched high on a hillside. Superior Court judge David P. Hatch commissioned the construction of this Victorian mansion. It was completed in 1896. The mansion was later acquired by the S...
07/26/2009
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Highland Park, California, has always been a town of contrasts. In recent years, journalists from publications such as The New York Times and London's Financial News have visited the area, and published articles praising Highland Park's "cool restaurants and boutiques that draw young trendsetters...
07/26/2009
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Professor's Row in Historic Highland Park is lined with stately Craftsman style homes, and one home built entirely of river rock. Physically, the street is a minor service road running parallel to North Figueroa, named Sycamore Terrace on some maps, and showing only as a part of North Figueroa on...
07/25/2009
It is not likely that you will find the boundaries of Sycamore Grove defined on a map. But long time residents instinctively recognize Sycamore Grove as the heart of Charles Lummis personal domain. It is a neighborhood most notably defined by Sycamore Grove Park, the Casa de Abode, Heritage Squa...
07/24/2009
Is there really an Art District in Highland Park? As in Highland Park, California? Yes. Highland Park has a tradition in the arts that dates back to the early 1900's when the USC College of Fine Arts was located right here in Highland Park and visionaries such as Charles Lummis and Antonio Cor...
07/23/2009
The LA Weekly and METRO have joined others in supporting the Concerts at the Square free music series, which continues Thursday with the Pasadena City College Swing Band. This Thursday evening enjoy great music and free food from the Barn Burner Texas Barbeque. Don't want to drive? Take the METRO...
07/22/2009
