Posted in Green on 21. Jan, 2010
Yes, you heard that right — FREE. The Mar Vista Community Council’s Green Committee received a grant from the MVCC Board in order to be able to offer this hugely popular — and very informative — workshop here in Mar Vista at no charge to participants. Sustainable Works has been running these 6-week workshops in [...]
Posted in Farmer's Market on 10. Jan, 2010
Today’s shopper is Birdie Mendoza, of Birdie’s Playhouse. She makes music for kids — and so much more. Today she’s shopping for a greens dish. (I think she heard I’m into greens these days!) She’ll start with Swiss Chard and Kale, and she prefers organic.Clean and chop the leaves, separating them from the stems. But don’t [...]
Posted in Community on 17. Dec, 2009
The E-Calendar is a list of things happening in Mar Vista that comes right to your email inbox. The Mar Vista Community Council provides the info as a free service — and all kinds of events are listed, from the LAPD’s Santa Sleigh stops to the Green Committee meetings. Take a moment to sign up: [...]
Posted in Mar Vista on 18. Nov, 2009
Mar Vista has earned two honors this month, and they both deserve to be acknowledged. First, the Mar Vista Community Council was honored by the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) during their Empower LA 2009: A Congress of Neighborhoods. The MVCC won one of only 8 First Annual Neighborhood Council Peer Awards given in four [...]
Posted in Green on 03. Nov, 2009
The Mar Vista Community Council’s Green Committee has unanimously approved a motion to make Mar Vista the first clean electricity neighborhood in Los Angeles, with a goal of 100% clean electricity by 2018. The motion must be approved by the Community Council Board on November 10, and your support is needed! Please sign this petition, [...]
Posted in Farmer's Market on 19. Jul, 2009
So much new stuff today! First of all, there is a shady dining area next to the Post Office, and the coffee cart, fish booth, lemonade and nachoshave all formed an open area.
Plus the kids’ craft booth is in a new spot, behind the Vegan section,and there’s also a new food booth: wood-fired pizza!The Mar Vista [...]
Tuesday night, July 14, at the council’s monthly board meeting, Albert Olson, left, was duly elected as chairman of the board, replacing Rob Kadota, right.
The council decides many issues each month, and it’s worth your time as a community member to check it out once in a while. This month, issues like these were before the [...]
Calling all LAUSD parents! This Thursday, May 28th, from 7 – 9pm, the Mar Vista Community Council is co-sponsoring an Education Summit at Venice High.
This promises to be FULL of information about what the budget cuts will mean to the schools and how we can be a part of the solution. Bring your questions [...]
