Saturday, May 14, 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 spaces located in Northeast Los Angeles (NELA). NELA has a tradition in the arts that dates back to the early 1900s. The tradition continues with new spaces opening regularly. NELA is now one of L.A.'s most exciting destinations to view contemporary art. (Individual gallery hours may vary) The Annex Presents:  Pages from a Bahía Diary Images and text by J. Michael Walker.  Selected from a field of over 500 artists worldwide, J Michael Walker was one of seven chosen by the Sacatar Foundation to spend J... 05/12/2011

A few day ago, Frank McCourt, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, took a loan from FOX to "meet payroll". http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dodgers/2011/04/frank-mccourt-dodgers-fox-bud-selig-loan-payroll.html MLB commissioner, Bud Selig, decided this did not look good, and ordered a league representative to take over operation of the Dodgers.  http://www.theeastsiderla.com/2011/04/mlb-takes-over-the-dodgers/   Baseball fans will have many opinions .... But I see something else here .... Is FOX interested in making loans? If so, I know of a large number of buyers (and homeowners wanting to refi) that no longer qualify for a mortage under today's stringent bank standards.  Many are self-employed, small business people, who actually are able to make their payments, and are not bad credit risk... 04/21/2011

Saturday, May 8, 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 spaces located in Northeast Los Angeles (NELA). NELA has a tradition in the arts that dates back to the early 1900s. The tradition continues with new spaces opening regularly. NELA is now one of L.A.'s most exciting destinations to view contemporary art. *** (Individual gallery hours may vary) Avenue 50 Studios, 121 North Avenue 50 Bike Oven, 3706 North Figueroa Street Cactus, 4534 Eagle Rock Boulevard Cafe de Leche, 5000 York Boulevard Curve Line Space, 1577 Colorado Boulevard Future Studio, 5558 Nort... 04/07/2011

Din Din A Go Go is a gathering of some of the best local gourmet food trucks, each week, every Tuesday from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM. The trucks are stationed in the parking lot on the corner of Avenue 63 and Garvanza, just east of Figueroa Produce Market. Tomorrow's participants:  AhnJooLA LomoArigato GrillEmAllTruck Don Chow Tacos Great Balls on Tires Royko Gourmet Ramen mambojuicetruck The Sweets Truck   03/28/2011

New listings entered Price reductions  Reported pending Reported sold and closed  These zip codes include the Northeast Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Sycamore Grove, Garvanza, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and Hermon. 03/28/2011

Listing of Sunday's Open Houses from I-Tech MLS Featuring Open Houses in the Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Sycamore Grove, Garvanza, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and Hermon. 03/27/2011

Listing of Sunday's Open Houses from I-Tech MLS Featuring Open Houses in the Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Sycamore Grove, Garvanza, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and Hermon. 03/20/2011

Spring is near!  The squirrels are at play in the Mount Angelus neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles.     Note:  The squirrels residing in Highland Park are Fox Squirrels. " Fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) were introduced to the Los Angeles area in about 1904. Civil war and Spanish American war veterans residing at the Sawtelle Veteran’s Home on Sepulveda and Wilshire Boulevards brought fox squirrels to this site from their homes in the areas surrounding the Mississippi Valley (possibly Tennessee). " 03/14/2011

Listing of Sunday's Open Houses from I-Tech MLS Featuring Open Houses in the Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Sycamore Grove, Garvanza, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and Hermon. 03/13/2011

Saturday, March 8, 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 spaces located in Northeast Los Angeles (NELA). NELA has a tradition in the arts that dates back to the early 1900s. The tradition continues with new spaces opening regularly. NELA is now one of L.A.'s most exciting destinations to view contemporary art. (Individual gallery hours may vary) *** Antigua Coffee House, 3400 North Figueroa Street Avenue 50 Studios, 121 North Avenue 50 Bike Oven, 3706 North Figueroa Street Cactus, 4534 Eagle Rock Boulevard Cafe de Leche, 5000 York Boulevard Center for the ... 03/10/2011

Surfwood Monterey -- February 2011 Market Recap Surfwood  Monterey is a 92 unit condominium complex in the Highland Park Hermonneighborhood in the city of Los Angeles.  Built in 1989(first move-ins were in 1990) the complex features subterranean parking, two elevators, pool, spa and gym.   The homes are two bedrooms and two baths in a variety of floor plans.  Each unit has washer-dryer hook-ups.   The top floor units have higher ceilings with clerestory windows. Surfwood Monterey -- February 2011 Market Recap There was one sale in Surfwood Monterey and it closed on February 1, 2011 according to multiple listing service records.  It is the largest floor plan with 1177 approximate square feet.  This floor plan features two fireplaces and two master suites.   It was listed for $279,900 and... 03/07/2011

Listing of Sunday's Open Houses from I-Tech MLS Featuring Open Houses in the Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Sycamore Grove, Garvanza, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and Hermon. 03/05/2011

I started updating, editing and cleaning up the NELALive list of NEIGHBORHOOD BLOGS AND WEBSITES this morning.  And in the process discovered Dateline>City of Angels  -- Exploring the History, Mystery and Reality of Life in Fabled L.A.  What a treasure! 03/05/2011

Save this Date!  Sunday, June 5, 2011, Lummis Day, The Festival of Northeast Los Angeles returns to Heritage Square. Although the original venue of Sycamore Grove park was large and convenient, I think Heritage Square provides a wonderfully unique experience set amid grand mansions of earlier times. Lummis Day showcases the best of home-grown Northeast L.A.:  Music, dance, food and community. More at the Lummis Day website here:  http://www.lummisday.org/ 03/02/2011

Listing of Sunday's Open Houses from I-Tech MLS Featuring Open Houses in the Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Sycamore Grove, Garvanza, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and Hermon. 02/27/2011

A new Bike Lane opened on York Boulevard in Highland Park on back December 2, joining bike lanes already open on Avenue 50. Bike Lanes are planned for in Eagle Rock. Several local bloggers wrote about our bike lanes as they first opened: http://highlandpark.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/new-bike-lanes-on-york-blvd/ http://highlandpark.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/the-cost-of-a-boulevard-bike-lane/   But, speaking as an automobile driver here, I soon realized I did not know the rules of the road that apply to sharing the streets with bicyclists.  I think that might be true for many drivers. Here's a good example:  If a driver needs to make a right turn, do you merge into the bike lane before making the turn, or are you supposed stay out of the bike lane completely, and cross it only when you come... 02/20/2011

New listings entered Price reductions  Reported pending Reported sold and closed  These zip codes include the Northeast Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Sycamore Grove, Garvanza, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and Hermon. 02/12/2011

Saturday, February 12, 2011 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 spaces located in Northeast Los Angeles (NELA). NELA has a tradition in the arts that dates back to the early 1900s. The tradition continues with new spaces opening regularly. NELA is now one of L.A.'s most exciting destinations to view contemporary art. *** (Individual gallery hours may vary) 1215 Projects, 1215 Cypress Avenue Antigua Coffee House, 3400 North Figueroa Street Avenue 50 Studio, 131 North Avenue 50 Bike Oven/Flying Pigeon, 3706 North Figueroa Street Cactus, 4534 Eagle Rock Bou... 02/11/2011

OK.  This morning Punxsutaweny Phil, the nation's original weatherman, did NOT see his shadow, indicating "early spring".  Think about that: When you see shadows, it is a bright, sunny day.   If you don't see shadows, it is cloudy and overcast.  So, "sunny" equals more winter?  What's with that? February 2 is the middle point between Winter Solstice on December 21 and Spring Equinox on March 20. And forklore has it that if the midpoint of Winter is bright and sunny, the remaining weeks of Winter will be harsh and stormy.  So ... Seeing a shadow on February 2 equals "bright and sunny" which equals more more harsh Winter weather to come.  More here. In ancient Celtic traditions, the middle points between solticies and equinoxes were known as Cross Quarter Days and were celebrated as High ... 02/01/2011

Listing of Sunday's Open Houses from I-Tech MLS Featuring Open Houses in the Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Sycamore Grove, Garvanza, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and Hermon. 01/16/2011