The Dime Box Band is L.A.'s answer to the Dixie Chicks ... the difference being that the music of Dime Box is a little more indie and a little more Americana.  Check it out:     Shot at Lummis Day, the Festival of Northeast Los Angeles, June 6, 2010. Notice this was shot before the Dead Battery Fun in the later afternoon. :-) Visit the Dime Box Band website here. 06/09/2010

The silver lining to premature death of my backup camera battery was that I discovered the video capability of my iPhone (3rd generation iPhone) wasn't half bad.  Not great, but certainly not bad.  I suddenly developed alot more respect for the little phone.  Hmmm... the new iPhone 4 with its high def video capability is beginning to sound interesting....... 06/08/2010

So, Highland Park Real Estate is your main interest and bank-owned homes is your choice. Discover two new practical and exciting properties listed in the past weeks. The amount of homes in this category are now very low and I am able to assist as your ‘local’ resident Realtor. Discover these two properties just released; $279k, 123 N. Ave. 59, 2+1, 883 sq. ft. on a 4440 sq. ft. lot. $755k, 930 N. Stanley Lane, 4+4, 2324 sq. ft. on a 7316 sq. ft. lot These properties are priced for negotiations if buyer has strong representation with sound financial status. I am certified in this area and have the knowledge to make it happen for my clients. So, need to know more and see pics of these properties along with additional data? Let me know as I will supply for your review and comments. The amo... 06/07/2010

I went to Lummis Day yesterday with a fully charged camera battery, and a backup battery.  Turns out it was not quite enough for a full day of video.  And I sadly sat out some numbers by Ann Likes Red. Then the light went on!  My phone!  I can shoot some video with my phone! To my surprise, the sound/picture quality is OK.  Not great, but OK.   Lesson:  When all else fails...use your phone! 06/07/2010

I always learn something useful at Lummis Day, The Festival of Northeast Los Angeles. The photography lesson is learned from Lummis Day 2009:  If you plan to video most of a day-long event, take 10-12 4 gig memory cards*; change the card inbetween each performer, even if the card is not full.  That way you never run out of memory in the middle of a song. Lesson learned yesterday at Lummis Day 2010:  One backup camera battery is NOT,  Repeat NOT, enough.  And I think I'll change the battery every two or three hours, so I don't have a camera die in the middle of a performance. By the time a favorite local rock band, Ann Likes Red, came on stage my backup battery was deep in the red zone.  The sound and picture quality of this video would have been better and truer with a fully juiced batt... 06/07/2010

A shuttle bus will provide Festival-goers with convenient access to Lummis Home and Heritage Square Museum this Sunday (June 6) with eight shuttle stops located in the surrounding streets. The primary parking area for Lummis Day is the Heritage Square/Arroyo Metro Station, located at 3545 Pasadena Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90031.   Lummis Day Shuttles will pick up At Heritage Square/Arroyo Metro Station beginning at 10:00AM, and run every 20 minutes (maybe 15), and they will run until 8pm. Shuttles will also service street parking on Avenue 43 and Carlotta Boulevard.  Download a PDF showing all shuttle stops here.  The fifth annual Lummis Day Festival moves its main stages to a new location, Heritage Square Museum (3801 Homer Street) this year, where the best of home-grown Northeast L.A. ... 06/06/2010

Highland Park real estate has just picked up 3 new listings now active since May 15. The three houses for sale vary in size yet they are all good opportunities for the right home buyer. I do not represent these sellers thus I can be your exclusive Realtor to benefit you. So what's the scoop on these 3 homes? So here's my comments; $350k,  6425 Roble, 3+2, 1152 sq. ft. on 3328 sq. ft. lot - Regular Sale $469k,  927 Larker, 3+2, 1575 sq. ft. on 6610 sq. ft. lot - Regular Sale $530k, 5101 Montezuma, 3+2, 2280 sq. ft. on 8000 sq. ft. lot - Regular Sale and a nice Craftsman Home. Highland Park Real Estate is currently moving around 35 homes sold per month and taking around 60 days to close escrow. I believe a more interesting point is that inventory of houses for sale, is less than 3 months ... 06/03/2010

The fifth annual Lummis Day Festival will move its main stages to a new location, Heritage Square Museum (3801 Homer Street) this year, where the best of home-grown Northeast L.A. music, dance, food and community resources will be presented amid the historic buildings that are preserved on the Heritage Square site. The Susie Hansen Latin Band will perform on Stage One at 4:45 PM.      Before shifting to Heritage Square, the two-part Festival will stage its opening event at Lummis Home (200 East Avenue 43), beginning at 10:30 am with readings by some of L.A.'s most critically acclaimed poets along with music, art exhibits and refreshments.Nearly 100 performers and artists from 17 bands and dance troupes, plus dozens of artists, craftspeople, and community groups are participating at this... 06/02/2010

New listings entered Price reductions  Reported pending Reported sold and closed  These zip codes include the Northeast Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Sycamore Grove, Garvanza, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and Hermon. 05/31/2010

Listing of Sunday's Open Houses from I-Tech MLS Listing of Sunday's Open Houses from Combined L.A. Westside MLS Featuring Open Houses in the Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Sycamore Grove, Garvanza, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and Hermon. 05/30/2010

The 5th Annual Lummis Day Festival will be held on Sunday, June 6 at two locations: Lummis Home (200 East Avenue 43) and nearby Heritage Square Museum (3801 Homer Street). The opening poetry gala begins at 10:30 am at Lummis Home. Art Exhibitions will open at Lummis Home at noon and continue through 5:00pm. Music, dance, food, comedy, and community activities take place at Heritage Square Museum, from 12:30pm-7:00pm. Ruben Martinez and the Border Balladeers will appear at 3:30 PM on Stage 1.    From Martinez' MySpace Page: Rubén Martínez is a fixture on L.A.'s cultural & political landscape. Writer, musician, spoken-word artist, intellectual, activist-he likes stirring the pot, mixing the genres, breaking down the borders. Joe "City" Garcia is Rubén's longtime musical partner, conjuring... 05/30/2010

Lummis Day takes its name from Charles Fletcher Lummis, who joined the L.A. Times as the newspaper's first city editor in 1876. A prolific writer and photographer, Lummis was also one of the city's first librarians, founded the Southwest Museum and helped introduce the concept of multi-culturalism to Southern California.  The Lummis Day Festival was created to celebrate the patchwork of cultures that enriches the city of Los Angeles.  Catch the Dime Box Band at 2:15 on Stage One at Heritage Square:  Delightful, rockin' good country:   More about the Dime Box Band here: Dime Box Band Web Site The 5th Annual Lummis Day Festival will be held on Sunday, June 6 at two locations: Lummis Home (200 East Avenue 43) and nearby Heritage Square Museum (3801 Homer Street). The opening poetry gala be... 05/29/2010

Lummis Day takes its name from Charles Fletcher Lummis, who joined the L.A. Times as the newspaper's first city editor in 1876. A prolific writer and photographer, Lummis was also one of the city's first librarians, founded the Southwest Museum and helped introduce the concept of multi-culturalism to Southern California.  The Lummis Day Festival was created to celebrate the patchwork of cultures that enriches the city of Los Angeles.  The 5th Annual Lummis Day Festival will be held on Sunday, June 6 at two locations: Lummis Home (200 East Avenue 43) and nearby Heritage Square Museum (3801 Homer Street). The opening poetry gala begins at 10:30 am at Lummis Home. Art Exhibitions will open at Lummis Home at noon and continue through 5:00pm. Music, dance, food, comedy, and community activit... 05/28/2010

  The fifth annual Lummis Day Festival will move its main stages to a new location, Heritage Square Museum (3800 Homer Street) this year, where the best of home-grown Northeast L.A. music, dance, food and community resources will be presented amid the historic and architecturally significant buildings that have been preserved on the Heritage Square site. The two-part Festival's opening morning event will take place at Lummis Home (200 East Avenue 43), where the day begins at 10:30 am with readings by L.A.'s most critically acclaimed poets along with music, art exhibits and refreshments. Art exhibits will continue there throughout the day while performances and all other activities shift to nearby Heritage Square Museum, beginning at noon. As always, admission to all events is FREE !!! F... 05/27/2010

New listings entered Price reductions  Reported pending Reported sold and closed  These zip codes include the Northeast Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Sycamore Grove, Garvanza, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and Hermon. 05/24/2010

New listings entered Price reductions  Reported pending Reported sold and closed  These zip codes include the Northeast Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Sycamore Grove, Garvanza, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and Hermon.  05/17/2010

Peace in the Northeast March & Resource Fair   Saturday, May 15, 2010, 10am-4pm This BIG community event is almost upon us. Please forward this message or make telephone calls or talk to people in person (!) or via twitter, facebook or however you like to GET THE WORD OUT!!! This march will to declare to all our neighbors, community members and ourselves that this is a place where we are actively seeking peace with one another and a good and healthy life for everyone!  So we need your help in getting the word out.  Please copy the attached flyer. PARKING:  The march will begin at 10:00 AM at Luther Burbank Middle School (6460 N. Figueroa St) at the corner of Figueroa and Meridian Street in Highland Park.  There will be ample parking beneath the school.   If one prefers, there will be bu... 05/10/2010

New listings entered Price reductions  Reported pending Reported sold and closed  These zip codes include the Northeast Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Sycamore Grove, Garvanza, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and Hermon. 05/10/2010

Home Inspection Where does a home inspection start ask a first time home buyer just entering the real estate market? Mary smiles and says, the minute the inspector sets eyes on the property. Who’s Mary I get questioned on and I explain. Mary owns a great reliable and trusted Home Inspection Co. called the ‘Advanced Group’. I often listen to Mary give insight on how foundations can have issues and persons not even knowing it for starters. Electrical panels that are inadequate to supply the power a home needs today.  A roof with three levels of shingles on it. Thermostats that are more of and on-off switch since the auto is not functional. Water is far and away the number one enemy of foundations in terms of the cumulative damage that it indiscriminately does to so many homes. The photo ... 05/09/2010

Listing of Sunday's Open Houses from I-Tech MLS Listing of Sunday's Open Houses from Combined L.A. Westside MLS Featuring Open Houses in the Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Sycamore Grove, Garvanza, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and Hermon. 05/09/2010