Join the Atwater Village Chamber of Commerce and local business owners for a business mixer at A Place to Create on Glendale Blvd. Wednesday February 15, 2012 7-9pm.
Meet the board Andy Hasroun, Patricia Aleman, Luis Lopez, Thea Pueschel as well as welcome new board members Alex Bruno and Kumbi Butler.
Enjoy beverages and snacks while you get to know Atwater’s business community.
Completion of Atwater’s long awaited “Parking Credit Ordinance” has been delayed yet again at the City Attorney’s Office until January 2012… possibly longer. Two small business owners, Andy Hasroun and Tricia Labelle, need this ordinance to open their new businesses on Glendale Blvd.
We need your help today, please email or write to City Attorney Carmen Trutanich. Tell him we need this ordinance finished today!
For more information about Andy and Tricia please read:
New Atwater gastropub gets tangled in city red tape [Eastside LA]
Atwater Village businesses at a standstill without a parking credit program [Atwater Village Now]
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The Honorable Carmen Trutanich Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office 200 North Main Street, 8th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles, CA – The 20th Annual Atwater Village Tree Lighting holiday ceremony presented by Atwater Village Chamber of Commerce and Atwater Neighborhood Council was nearly canceled due to a wind advisory. A windstorm on November 30, 2011 knocked down trees, power lines and left areas of Los Angeles in the dark. A good portion of Atwater Village also suffered from the blackout. Community leaders scaled back the event to one with simple caroling, hot chocolate and neighbors in the darkened Wells Fargo Bank parking lot (3250 Glendale Boulevard, 90039). The star of the event is located in the middle of the bustling business corridor of Glendale Boulevard. The majestic 50 year-old California Redwood Tree that towers 80 feet in the air was left unscathed by the winds. The tree adorned with strings of holiday light and ornaments served as a beacon of community pride. The wind had left the decorations intact.
A warm round of applause occurred when the tree was lit. The darkened street proved a perfect backdrop for the eco-friendly LED lit tree. Hundreds of residents attended. They sang carols, drank hot chocolate and remembered fondly of the first tree lighting in 1991. The tradition was initiated by the Atwater Village Chamber of Commerce but has expanded with the active involvement of the Atwater Village Neighborhood Council as well as community groups, businesses, religious institutions, individual volunteers and the City of Los Angeles. This year the community embraced the humble roots of the tree lighting with laughter, warmth and Christmas Spirit.
20 years ago today a small group of Atwater Village residents and business owners met on Glendale Blvd to sing carols and light the “Charlie Brown” redwood tree. Today, we will honor our first tree lighting event by following that tradition. Due to the ongoing high wind advisory and the loss of electrical power at the Wells Fargo Branch the large Tree Lighting Ceremony at the bank parking lot has been canceled. Instead we invite you for some hot chocolate, caroling and informal tree lighting at 5:30pm. Shortly there after, we encourage everyone to celebrate the tree lighting from the comfort of your favorite local restaurant.
UPDATE: Our “Charlie Brown” tree has survived last night’s wind storm… lights are working and as of right now tonight’s event is still a go. Please check back for updates on tonight’s Tree Lighting event. The AtwaterVillage Chamber and the Atwater Village Neighborhood Council will providing updates as we receive weather updates.
Lula Mini Spa Holistic mini spa 3542 1/2 Hollydale Drive Los Angeles, CA 90039 Tel: 213.448.0661 www.lulaminispa.com
The Cradle Company Parenting and postpartum center specializing in all things baby 3042 Glendale Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90039 Tel: 323.662.0100 www.thecradlecompany.com
Sepan Chicken
Restaurant specializing in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food
3324 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039
Tel: 323.669-0616
The Mews California indoor / outdoor homes Jerry Hoffman, Director of Sales 4254 – 4310 Perlita Ave Los Angeles, CA 90039 Tel: 818.679.2046 Email: jerry@rlgla.com www.thegreenmews.com
