Atwater Village Newbie

July 3, 2011

The Median is the Message

The Median is the Message, originally uploaded by Atwater Village Newbie.

Los Feliz Blvd., on the way into Glendale.

April 12, 2011

Thanks for the Order, Law & Order

PRODUCERS FROM Law & Order: Los Angeles purchased my aerial photo of downtown LA (top) for the new season's main titles (middle, bottom), debuting last night and repeating throughout the season. They found me through a Getty Images group on Flickr. Have to say, it caps a lovely, dramatic, new opening sequence on the show. Quite an honor.

January 28, 2011

Winners Along LA River

HERE'S MY SNAPSHOT of cyclists rolling north along the Los Angeles River bike path, gratefully receiving impromptu applause from the group of walkers touring Glassell Park and Atwater Village. (Tour led by LA's "stair master," Bob Inman.) As seen on The Source blog of LA County's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and my Flickr stream.

January 10, 2011

Coming to Casitas Row: ATX Eatery

FARM-TO-TABLE restaurant coming to 3245 Casitas Avenue in Atwater Village, from the folks behind Atwater Crossing:

In early 2011, a new restaurant — the ATX Eatery — will warm the hearth of the complex with a menu built around the highest quality ingredients, a true passion for freshly prepared food, and a state-of-the-art Italian wood burning pizza oven.

Vegetables and herbs will be grown on an onsite linear farm, with meals served in a marvelous 4,000 square foot patio and a permeable indoor dining area.

In the evenings, this dining area will host an eclectic mix of live jazz and classical music, as well as curated film series and performances.

The Atwater Crossing complex already hosts creative spaces like Dark Dark Science Gallery and Blue Rooster Studios, all just a block down from Atwater Playhouse. As always, with interesting neighborhood news, email atwatervillagenewbie@gmail.com.

January 7, 2011

It's Not Your Backyard They're After

DON'T FALL for it, Atwater Villagers. LAPD's latest news on recent "distraction" burglaries:

On January 5th, 2011, two elderly distraction burglaries were reported, one in Elysian Valley and the other in Atwater Village.

In both incidents, a male suspect posing as a contractor accompanied the victims to their back yards to discuss wall repairs. While there, a second unknown suspect entered the victims homes and removed cash and jewelry.

The primary suspect is described as a male Hispanic, 5'3" to 5'6", 185 to 200 lbs., 30 to 45 years old. The vehicle used is decscribed as a silver pick-up type truck.

Of course, report emergencies to 911, non-emergency police phone calls to 1-877-ASK-LAPD.

December 27, 2010

They Meet Again for the First Time

NANCY RIGG, who lived on Valleybrink Road in Atwater Village in 1980, meets James Ventrillo 30 years later on the Sunnynook footbridge over the Los Angeles River in this photo from SCPR. Nancy's fiancé, Earl Higgins, died rescuing James from the river on this spot 30 years ago. Listen to the amazing story on today's Madeleine Brand Show.

November 11, 2010

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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS in 140 characters or less:

3156 Glendale Blvd, former home of Toni's Rolling Pin Bakery, coming next week: Proof Bakery; http://bit.ly/d9TL2q
Big Mista's BBQ, of Atwater Village's farmers market, on 2010 edition of Jonathan Gold's 99 essential restaurants: http://bit.ly/cTBQh9
Theater for short attention spans: http://bit.ly/9uLUJY

November 10, 2010

Theater for Short Attention Spans

SORRY, WHAT was that? Oh, right. The Atwater Playhouse presents Puppies, Plays, Trains and Family Names, an evening of one-act performances at 3191 Casitas Avenue:

Friday Nov. 12, 8:00pm
Saturday Nov. 13, 8:00pm
Friday, Nov. 19, 8:00pm
Saturday, Nov. 20, 8:00pm

One-act plays include:

Puppies with Papers by Catherine Pelonero
What Play? by Franco D'Alessandro
Family Names by Catherine Pelonero
Night Train by Gena Acosta

Tickets are $15 each and reservations are required, (323) 769-5808.

October 14, 2010

Which Way Taco Stand?

A READER writes: "I recently noticed that the taco stand on Fletcher and Larga hasn't been at its usual post. Do you have any information on what happened to them?" Anyone know, where did it go?

UPDATE: Chatter on the AVNC forum seems to indicate the late-night tacos have moved, possibly pursuant to neighborly nudging, to Ripple Street.

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STUFF AROUND the 'hood too good not Twitter about:

4th annual Atwater Village Woof Dog Howl-o-Ween parade & contest, Sunday Oct 17, 3pm, 3172 Glendale Blvd: http://bit.ly/a95ZYt
State Supreme Court Won’t Consider Case of Atwater Village Gang Leader, Timothy Joseph McGhee: http://egpnews.com/?p=21156
Well done or half-baked? LA Times covers controversy around Van de Kamp bakery development: http://lat.ms/cywO2R
Real-estate porn from the Beverly Hills of Atwater Village: http://www.3795valleybrink.com/