Posted in Business Profile, Makeover on 20. Aug, 2010
Louie’s of Mar Vista is rumored to be coming sometime in the next year. It will take the old Barton’s Cleaners spot and if the owners’ other restaurant, the North End Caffe in Manhattan Beach, is any indication, the food will be great and the publicity could be huge. Although no one is promising Guy [...]
Posted in Makeover on 23. Jul, 2010
Got a paint job and apparently a new leasing agent. It’s a shame it’s been abandoned so long, but at least it looks cleaned up now. Curious if there’s been any interest in the property… Does anyone know?
Posted in Makeover on 06. Apr, 2010
Everyone needs a little freshening up every now and then.
Posted in Makeover on 30. Jan, 2010
LA Bureau of Street Services was hard at work this week trimming the enormous trees in front of the Mar Vista Post Office and all around the neighborhood. Here’s their before: And after:
Posted in Makeover on 05. Dec, 2009
Looks great! Thanks, Floyd’s Barbershop, for sprucing up the place! Here’s the artist, Jonas Never, working on it back in the summer.
Posted in Makeover on 24. Nov, 2009
Something’s going on in the storefront next to the Venice Grind, but what will it be? Rumors are flying, but nothing’s confirmed yet. Stay tuned.
You may have seen them as you drove by last week, volunteers in orange vests, working along Venice Blvd. and Grand View, and in the alley behind the Venice shops. They were there as part of a program run by Chrysalis, sweeping up trash and leaves, weeding along sidewalks, emptying and relining trash cans, removing [...]
What are you doing Saturday? Consider making time to help shape the look and feel of Mar Vista in the years to come. The LA Department of City Planning is hosting this workshop and walkabout, designed to give residents input into what kind of neighborhood Mar Vista ought to be. Want 8-story buildings lining Venice Blvd? [...]
Posted in Makeover on 04. Apr, 2009
Progress! The cool building on the corner of Venice and Grand View is getting a new tenant: Floyd’s Barbershop. Super hip! I feel some big-time change coming to the neighborhood! More hipsters, ya think? For sure more people with nice hair!! Geez, when can they fit me in? Hurry up and build the [...]
Posted in Makeover on 12. Nov, 2008
This blog is now dedicated to All Things Mar Vista. There will be reviews, tips and tricks, and the ongoing Makeover status will be updated as it goes on. Thanks for hangin’ in there while I change it all over! An original post by Sarah Auerswald.
