Past Stories

Del Rey: Former family center member honored

The Mar Vista Family Center in Del Rey recognized a former program participant who overcame the tough streets of her neighborhood to graduate from college during its annual fundraising luncheon May 10. A Mar Vista Family Center...


WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL STUDENTS took part in a Portraits of Hope project April 29, where they painted dozens of vinyl panels that will later be applied to emergency vehicles in Aspen, Colo.

Del Rey: Westside Neighborhood School students paint panels to be applied to Colorado emergency vehicles

Some emergency vehicles in Aspen, Colo. will soon be decorated with artistic patterns designed by students at Westside Neighborhood School in Del Rey. As part of the Portraits of Hope program, students painted dozens of vinyl p...


Del Rey: Abatement ruling on Del Rey building and others upheld

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge kept in place an abatement order that city law enforcement officials had previously secured against Deutsche Bank for ignoring its responsibility to maintain lawful and habitable conditions at...



THE HOMEOWNERS OF 3753 Ashwood Ave. do not use pesticides and all of the plants are drought tolerant.

Tour continues to evolve and illustrate the meaning of ‘going green’

THE HOMEOWNERS OF 3753 Ashwood Ave. do not use pesticides and all of the plants are drought tolerant. By Gary Walker Five years after the first sustainable garden was shown, the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase has become a sta...


LIGHTS OUT – This Clear Channel billboard on Culver Boulevard near the 90 Freeway in Del Rey was one of nearly 80 outdoor signs that were turned off following a judge’s order April 15.

For Clear Channel and CBS Outdoors, it’s time to turn off the lights

By Gary Walker For two of the nation’s largest billboard companies, the phrase “lights out” took on a whole new meaning April 15. That was the deadline given to Clear Channel Communications and CBS Outdoors by Los Angeles...


HUMBLED AND HONORED - Councilman Bill Rosendahl gives the thumbs-up sign after the unveiling of a senior complex bearing his name in Del Rey.

Del Rey: Senior housing complex named after Rosendahl at unveiling ceremony

                              By Gary Walker An unexpected surprise awaited Los Angeles Councilman Bill Rosendahl at a ceremony celebrating the Del Rey ...



LOLA TYRELL speaks before the Del Rey Neighborhood Council at its April 11 meeting. The council rejected a motion to oppose a proposed nature center by the Annenberg Foundation in the Ballona Wetlands.

Del Rey Local council rejects proposal to oppose Annenberg nature center

By Gary Walker Environmental advocates who stand in fierce opposition to a proposal by the Annenberg Foundation to build an interpretive nature center in the Ballona Wetlands watched in dismay and disbelief as the Del Rey Neigh...


NO SHOW – The Del Rey Neighborhood Council was slated to hear a presentation 
by the Annenberg Foundation on its plans for a nature center at its April 11 meeting.

Del Rey: Annenberg will not make council presentation on wetlands center this month

                              By Gary Walker Representatives of the Annenberg Foundation will not be making a presentation of their proposed interpretiv...


Del Rey: Former Courtyard now operates as DoubleTree by Hilton hotel

The former Courtyard by Marriott hotel near the Marina Marketplace in Del Rey has converted to the Hotel MdR, a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, and is slated to undergo a $7 million renovation. The hotel has been purchased by Chann...



WHERE DID THEY SAY THEY’RE GOING TO PUT IT? – A Citizen Heron surveys the Culver-Marina Little League field in Area C of the Ballona Wetlands. The Annenberg Foundation is proposing a 46,000-square foot nature center near the field.

Del Rey: Nature center presentation removed from neighborhood council agenda

By Gary Walker For those who were anticipating a presentation by the Annenberg Foundation on its plans to build an interpretive nature center in the Ballona Wetlands before a local neighborhood council Thursday, March 14, they ...