On January 27, the City of Los Angeles was recognized by NOAA’s National Weather Service as StormReady® and the largest city in the nation to become TsunamiReady™.
The nationwide voluntary community preparedness programs use a grassroots approach to help communities develop plans to prepare and warn citizens about severe weather, flooding and tsunami threats. To become StormReady and TsunamiReady, the city of Los Angeles met stringent criteria focusing on both internal and external communication, alert systems, reception and understanding of hazardous weather alerts, community outreach, and a comprehensive natural disaster plan. [Read more →]
At 7:00pm on Saturday, January 28th, local non-profit Inside Out Community Arts will present “What’s On Our Minds?” – written and performed by a diverse group of local 6th, 7th and 8th graders from neighboring middle schools who are participants in Inside Out’s The School Project: Community Venice 2011/12. Admission is free.
The performance marks the culmination of a semester of after school workshops taught by a highly trained group of professional artists and assisted by program alumni. What’s On Our Minds? is a free community event held at Inside Out’s main stage at 2210 Lincoln Blvd.
The production will feature two original one-act plays, where the young performers address significant issues they face daily in their homes, schools and neighborhoods. [Read more →]
Surface high pressure will continue to build into the great basin today… resulting in a strong and gusty Santa Ana wind event for Ventura and Los Angeles Counties through Saturday. The strongest winds will occur across the mountains … Where periods of potentially damaging gusts over 60 mph will continue. The winds should abate quickly by late Saturday afternoon …with localized northeast winds lingering Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Los Angeles County coast including downtown Los Angeles- including the cities of …Malibu …Santa Monica …Beverly Hills… Hollywood … Long beach [Read more →]
This weekend will be sunny with highs around 75°, so there will be a “High Risk” of Tourist Visitations expected in Venice.
Residents are advised to do all of their grocery shopping by 4pm today or 11 am at the latest on Saturday. Access for beer and wine runs to local corner stores by foot, skateboard or bicycle are expected to remain open and safe. Resident parking should be secured by 10am Saturday at the latest, with precautions taken until 5 pm Sunday.
The Gerding Edlen Development building at 512 Rose, comprised of 67 units of market rate housing, 7 below market units, 10,000 SF of retail fronting Rose and two levels of subterranean parking is expected to open in March.
Killefer Flammang Architects of Santa Monica designed the building and have said it “will exceed the requirements for a LEED platinum rating”, but Gerding Edlen “intends to seek a LEED Gold certification for the building”.
Café Gratitude, also designed by KFA, will occupy the northwest corner of Rose and 5th Street. A 15’ wide easement at the south side of the property is expected to include edible plants and space for Café Gratitude to grow produce for their restaurant.
A second café and a yoga studio are also expected to open in the retail space.
The 62,000 square foot property was acquired by Gerding Edlen for 8.6 M and was previously the location of the Pioneer French Bakery from 1920 to 2006.
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