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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

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.

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/

Best of LA in Atwater Village

THIS YEAR'S Best of LA edition of the LA Weekly says:

• Best Historic Restaurant: Tam O'Shanter Inn
• Best After-Dinner Goodwill: Canele
• Best Room to Move: Heartbeat House

The weekly also gives love to neighboring Griffith Park:

• Best Timeless Childhood Classic: Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round
• Best Place to LARP an Episode of Scooby Doo: Old Griffith Park Zoo
• Best Playground for All: Shane's Inspiration

Crime Time! New Map Gives Locations of Violations

THE NEW-AND-IMPROVED LA Times crime map gives a quick glance at recent criminal activities in Atwater Village. For the week of Sept. 18-24, 2010, the rate of 5.8 crimes per 10,000 people in Atwater Village is higher than in nearby Elysian Valley, Glassell Park, Silver Lake and Los Feliz.

Location	Crime	Date and time
2900 block of Los Feliz Boulevard	Theft	Sept 21, 2:15pm
4600 block of Brazil Street	Theft from vehicle	Sept 21, 11:30 am
2900 block of Los Feliz Boulevard	Theft	Sept 20, 8:20 pm
2900 block of Los Feliz Boulevard	Grand theft auto	Sept 20, 5:00pm
3900 block of Glenfeliz Boulevard	Theft from vehicle	Sept 19, 8:10pm
Glendale and Revere	Robbery	Sept 19, 7:10pm
3500 block of Garden Avenue	Theft from vehicle	Sept 18, 7:30pm
2900 block of Los Feliz Boulevard	Theft	Sept 18, 4:00pm
2900 block of Los Feliz Boulevard	Theft	Sept 18, 1:05pm

Check out the LA Times crime map for Atwater Village.

Photos: Fletcher Drive Accident

Fletcher Drive - Accident, originally uploaded by Luis Lopez.

LUIS LOPEZ has posted 45 new photos from this Sept. 9, 2010, accident. A Saturn sedan hit a curb and sped into the driveway of his automotive shop at 2751 Fletcher Drive, crashing into the building. Luckily no one was working in that section and no one was injured.

What Happened to Pounder Kone Gallery?

A READER by the tell-tale name of "CC from Pounder Kone" leaves this comment about what happened to Pounder Kone Art Space, the gallery run by actress CCH Pounder ("The Shield," "Avatar") and formerly located at 3407 Glendale Blvd. in Atwater Village:

"We moved to Hollywood, 5825 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1102. A head shop moved into the carpet store next door, the landlord services had changed and times were getting tough so we had to get tougher. But we miss Atwater, Canele, Black Maria, Catherine Dent and son, and the potted garden we created out back. In exchange we have an amazing view of the city and many of the same wonderful customers who followed us to Atwater and now are following us to Hollywood."

Pounder Kone's former space in Atwater Village is now occupied by Dance Garden LA.

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ATWATER VILLAGE news too small to blog, too big to ignore:

• leeleepitts: Hey everybody! We have so much fun planned for the Summer Nights event in @AtwaterVillage on Sep 23. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/bEQ8vV
• themewsnews: Atwater Village Celebrates Summer Nights on The Boulevard! http://conta.cc/bli8yf
• atwatervillage: Northeast LA's No Home Depot Coalition busily re-organizing itself into No Wal-Mart Coalition: http://bit.ly/b1Eb62
• atwatervillage: Portrait of Lilly La Bonge of Atwater Village's Sweets for the Soul: http://bit.ly/cODL0L
• atwatervillage: "If there was a heaven for bungalows it would have to be Atwater Village" http://bit.ly/dwQZbx

LA's Emptiest Freeway?

Empty Lanes, originally uploaded by Non Paratus.

NOT QUITE. Here's how the photographer explains this photograph of I-5 in Atwater Village: "This is a fun little trick. With my neutral density filter I can take long exposure shots that make moving objects vanish. I will probably never seen the I-5 freeway empty like this. Actually, there are a few ghostlike trails if you look closely."

LAPD Advice for Atwater Village: "Keep Your Doors and Windows Locked at All Times"

THIS JUST IN from the Los Angeles Police Department's Senior Lead Officer Gina Chovan:

"I just wanted to send out a community announcement regarding increase police presence as well as police perimeters in the Atwater Village communities. Northeast gang units have been conducting enforcement due to increase of gang activity in the area.

"The good news is that after several gang operations, multiple local gang members were taken into custody pending Firearm violations. I can not disclose details at this time due to the ongoing investigations.

"I do want to remind folks that it is important that you keep your doors and windows locked at all times. As these gang members flee on foot they may attempt to enter through open windows and doors that are unlocked.

"I also want to caution folks that if you see police activity in your area involving the police helicopter hoovering over property, stay inside your homes."

• Emergency call 911
• City-wide directory 311
• Non-emergency 1-877-ASK-LAPD

Many neighbors have noticed increased police presence lately, especially helicopters in the wee hours of the night. How is it on your block?

(On the other hand, at least, graffiti has been reduced by 75%!)