| GOOGLE MAPS STREET VIEW has recently upgraded and now offers every block in Atwater Village. When it first launched, only Los Feliz Blvd. and Glendale Blvd. were photographed. But now you can get into just about everybody's business, including this nice fellow and his dog. UPDATE: Here they are again around the corner. |
| "LAST NIGHT, 115,300 fans filled the LA Coliseum to see the Dodgers battle the Red Sox. It was the largest crowd to ever attend a baseball game. The event celebrated the Dodgers' 50th anniversary in LA and benefited the ThinkCure! Foundation." |
THOUGH THIS REQUEST is posted on LA Times and Google Groups, the response so far has been less than deafening. Can anyone else help?Hi, I'm currently interested in buying a Craftsman style house in Atwater Village that will need a complete remodel. I would like to get in touch with a contractor who specializes in the Craftsman style in order to get an estimate so I can judge whether I can afford the remodel and how much to offer for the house. Does anyone know of a contractor who specializes in this field? Thanks, EG |
| MERE YARDS AWAY from each other, just south of Glendale Blvd., sit two streets signs. One labels the first turn after I-5 as Greenward. The other labels it Greensward. Both purport to be in the 3500 block. (Though one gets more specific about being the 3500 block west.) What gives? Street department typo? All maps point toward the correct name of the street being Greensward - with the s - so how'd this rogue sign get posted?   |
| AND OUR NEIGHBOR Miles really liked it. Can Canele ever miss? Stop by 3219 Glendale Blvd., or visit the restaurant's spiffy web site. |
THOUGH MRS. NEWBIE and I have already stopped by for tastings on more than one occasion, the real, official, not-cold, grand opening of 55 Degrees Wine is tomorrow, Sunday March 16, 3111 Glendale Blvd., next to Starbucks in Atwater Village. May we recommend one of their weekly-changing wine flights? It's called Chardonnay Intervention ($11):
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| LITTER. SPIT. FLIP PEOPLE OFF. All in a day's lack of work for this friendly fellow. He must have been on a union-mandated break from his cardboard sign operation in the Glendale Blvd. median at Glenhurst/Glenfeliz, where all the cars U-turn to cross the Hyperion bridge. Sorry my soul-stealing camera displeased you, mister! Hopefully you were able earn it back with those tax-free cash donations from guilt-driven Silver Lakers. |
| THE COMPLETE RECIPE in tomorrow's edition of the LA Times: "At Canele in Atwater Village (3219 Glendale Blvd.), chef Corina Weibel serves a perfectly-seared snapper fillet ... It recently caught the attention of staff writer Amy Scattergood." |
A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL Sunday. A community meeting Monday. Another confab with government officials tonight. The northeast LA neighborhoods of Atwater Village, Cypress Park and Glassell Park are waking up to more than our fair share of gang shootings lately. By one account, LAPD's northeast division has seen 12 gang-related shootings, more than any other division, so far in 2008.Greater Cypress Park NC Health & Safety Committee
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I READ THIS about hybrid vehicles in LADOT's parking section, but I can't tell if it's still the case:Oh, what to do without the LA City Nerd to answer these questions."While the City Attorney is drafting the new ordinance, the City will continue the current program of allowing four hybrid vehicles (Honda Insight, Honda Civic Hybrid, Toyota Prius, and the Ford Escape Hybrid) to park for free at City parking meters without being required to have a Clean Air Vehicle Decal." |
NOT COOL, MURDERER. Our "off the hook" neighborhood taco stand is around the corner from where you shot Steve Garcia last Friday morning. How are we supposed to feel safe procuring $1 tacos al pastor in the middle of the night, if you're running around doing stupid shit like that? Knock it off. And turn yourself in. Thanks.
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