Author Archives: melrosebob

This is the City. It’s a busy area, not really a quiet residential-only area. There are residents here and non-residents. Most are well-intentioned, but some are not. So what can you do? For yourself, first be aware when you are … Continue reading →

The Melrose Trading Post, open every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fairfax High School, is a program of the Greenway Arts Alliance. And on Sunday, October 8th they are celebrating their 20th Anniversary, so there will be special … Continue reading →

The third Friday in September is PARK(ing) Day. So a pop-up park is being created next Friday, September 15th, on Stanley Ave. just north of Melrose Ave., from Melrose to the alley. The event goes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. … Continue reading →

Next Wednesday, September 13th,  from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. LAPD is having a Coffee With A Cop event at the Starbucks at 7624 Melrose Ave, on the southeast corner of Stanley Ave. Most of the Senior Lead Officers for … Continue reading →

IMPORTANT UPDATE: In order to have more room, tomorrow’s Meeting on Crime will be held in the Gymnasium at the Poinsettia Park Recreation Center, 7341 Willoughby Ave. (at Fuller Ave.)  The meeting still starts at 7 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, September … Continue reading →

The next Melrose Action Neighborhood Watch Meeting on Crime will be held next Wednesday, September 6th, at Blu Jam Café, 7371 Melrose Ave., at 7 p.m.  Various topics of pubic safety in our area are planned. These include disaster preparedness, discussions … Continue reading →

On July 29th at 7 p.m., two featured acts will perform at this month’s City Roots Concert at Hope Lutheran Church, 6720 Melrose Ave., on the southeast corner of Melrose Ave. and Mansfield Ave. The Hardly Sisters are a band … Continue reading →

Next weekend, July 29th & 30th, the Groundlings Theatre and School will be presenting their First Annual Groundlings Diversity Festival.  The Festival will include free workshops, panels, shows, giveaways, and more.  There will be a (Root) Beer Garden featuring free root … Continue reading →

In response to the recent sexual assaults and other crimes in our area, Melrose Action Neighborhood Watch will hold a Meeting On Crime at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26th, at Blu Jam Cafe, 7371 Melrose Ave. The Los Angeles Police Department’s … Continue reading →

National Night Out (NNO) is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live. NNO takes place all across the country on the first Tuesday of August each year. … Continue reading →