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2010 

Real estate is cyclical, and if you have been in the real estate business for any length of time, you come to realize you have a ringside seat for viewing some amazing financial trends. I remember one of the sales we made at the very beginning of the most recent (and now dearly departed) boom. It...
03/28/2010
Highland Park is one of the oldest communities in the city of Los Angeles. Highland Park developed from the Great Southern California Land Boom of the 1880s, from land purchased in 1869 at a sheriff's sale that ended years of litigation over a defaulted $3,500.00 loan that had been placed against...
03/24/2010
I do like this year's course: http://www.lamarathon.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/marathon%20official%20map.pdf From Dodger Stadium, through Downtown L A, to Echo Park and Silverlake through Hollywood, Westwood and Beverly Hills, and then on to the shores of the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica. Ho...
03/21/2010
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake occurred this morning in Los Angeles at 4:04 AM.  No serious damage or injury has been reported.  For L A residents, this is relatively minor event. I do want to comment on a couple things, though: First, how quickly most of the regular locals jumped on Twitter and Face...
03/16/2010
Opening at Avenue 50 Studio/The Annex March 13: A Prayer For Juarez, A Curse On The KillersOpening Night Reception:  Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 7-10 pm March 13 through April 4, 2010   Participating artists: Alfonso AcevesLaura BlancoAngela Briggs Ismael de Anda Antonio EscalanteJudithe Hernan...
03/11/2010
Saturday, March 13, NELAart presents: SECOND SATURDAY GALLERY NIGHT WHEN: The Second Saturday of Every Month  7:00-10:00p.m.WHERE: Highland Park and surrounding neighborhoods. NELAart Second Saturday Gallery Night is a free self-guided tour of the galleries, non-profits and artist run project spa...
03/10/2010
Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society Public MeetingTuesday March 9, 20107:00pm Lost Eagle Rock Today Eagle Rock Plaza is "just part of the community". However, this was not always so.  Former resident Paul Ohannesian will present an illustrated talk about growing up in the 50's and early 60's in ...
03/07/2010
Here in Northeast Los Angeles, we have amazing homes of every size, style and description; from small cottages built in the 1800s, to mid-century modern and newly built contemporary. In my quest to properly name the styles of homes in my neighborhood, I have been buying and reading architectural ...
03/06/2010
Rapunzel - Esau Andrade      Mercedes Gertz and Esau Andrade reinterpret fairy tales with photographs by Elizabeth Beristain Opening Night Reception:  Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 7-10 pm The Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present "Cuentos de Hadas" (Fairy Tales), an exhibition of works by two co...
03/03/2010
Artists and Friends:  Sunday, March 7, from 1-3 pm, the Avenue 50 Studio will hold a special closing event for our exhibits Body Language and Here is My Heart.   Our Heart fundraiser in the Annex Gallery has been very successful with many of the hearts already sold, but there are a few very speci...
03/01/2010
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