The Northeast Los Angeles (NELA) River Study Area

12/22/2010

Applications are now available for the NELA River Corridor Steering committee. Click on link to download application. If you have trouble opening document, contact Michael Cortez at [email protected] Applications are due by Friday, January 28th!

11/24/2010

The November 2010 NELA Blueprint Newsletter is hot off the press! Click on link to read the Newsletter. If you have trouble opening document, contact Michael Cortez at [email protected]

11/15/2010

If you have not yet attended a CRA/LA community open house, you still have time. The last two open houses will be: Thursday, November 18th from 5:30p.m. to 7:30p.m. at Atwater Village Branch Library located at 3379 Glendale Blvd or Saturday, November 20th at Cypress Park Recreation Center from 10am to 12:00pm located at 2630 Pepper Ave. Hope to see you there. For more information on the project visit www.crala.org/nela

10/30/2010

The NELA team is at the Northeast Los Angeles Police Station Resource Fair. Come and visit our booth but also visit the many organizations and city departments here to provide you with valuable information. Free food, entertainment, and activities for kids. Event runs until 3pm!

10/26/2010

The Department of Recreation and Parks, along with Councilmember Tom LaBonge and the Department of Public Works invite everyone to a Groundbreaking Ceremony of the North Atwater Park Expansion and Creek Restoration. The ceremony will be held this Thursday, October 28th at 2pm at 3900 Chevy Chase Drive. Join in this special event!

10/21/2010

The NELA Team invites you to attend a CRA/LA Community Open House scheduled next month in Atwater Village, Glassell Park, Elysian Valley and Cypress Park. The first two scheduled Open houses will be in Glassell Park and Elysian Valley.
Saturday, November 6th 10am to 12pm
Glassell Park Community Center, 3750 Verdugo Road
Wednesday, November 10th 6-8pm
Elysian Valley, Dickerson Employee Benefits-1918 Riverside Drive

10/14/2010

The October NELA Blueprint is hot off the press. Click on link for more information. If you have trouble opening document contact Michael Cortez at [email protected]

10/12/2010

The NELA Team participated in a forum organized by the Atwater Village Neighborhood Council last Saturday. It was a great opportunity for community members to ask questions and learn more about the study. Click on link to see what questions they asked and our response to them. If you have specific questions on the study please contact Michael Cortez at [email protected] or visit www.crala.org/nela for more information.

09/27/2010

Every month the NELA Team will highlight a community asset within the NELA study area. This month we are glad to highlight Antigua Organic Coffee and Tea located in Cypress Park. Antigua Coffee and Tea is family owned. It provides authentic, Central American grown gourmet coffee as well as an extensive tea selection. For more information on this great community asset, visit their website or stop on by. They are located at 3400 N Figueroa Street. If you have a community asset that you think we should highlight please contact michael cortez at [email protected]

The Antigua Cultural Coffee House is recognized as one of the best and most interesting places in Southern California to purchase specialty-roasted, family-owned plantation coffee, organic green coffee beans, and tea, while enhancing your drinking pleasure through the experience of an indigenous cul...

09/13/2010

The CRA/LA NELA Team presents to you the first edition of NELA Blue Print Newsletter. Every month the team will send a monthly newsletter with community highlights, project updates, and redevelopment terminology. If you would like to be on the distribution list please email Michael Cortez at [email protected]
To download newsletter please click on link below.

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08/27/2010

The NELA river corridor team would like to share that we've submitted a grant application with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for possibly $3 million in funding. The grant was prepared by the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) in response to a national, competitive call for projects. The money, if granted, would be used to enhance the studies that the CRA/LA is conducting related to the proposed NELA redevelopment project area. For more information on the grant cick on link below or contact Aliso Becker at [email protected]

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08/27/2010

Looking for something to do this Saturday? Visit Elysian Valley, which is in our study area and attend the 5th Anniversary Frog Town Artwalk presented by the Elysian Valley Arts Collective. The event is happening only tomorrow, August 28th from 5-10pm at 1633 Riverside Drive, LA. Come and enjoy live music, art, and food. Hope to see you there. For more information click on link below.

If you have an event in the NELA area that you would like us to share with everyone, contact us and we would be more than happy to let people know the great things happening in the area.

The frogtown artwalk is a free self guided tour of studios and galleries in the elysian valley area of Los Angeles, along the LA River