Dov Likes Waving

On his commute through Silcho Lark:

From page 60 of Oct 2010 Angeleno Magazine

Local, Natural, Quirky, Charmy

LA Weekly says that Silver Lake Natural Foods Market, 2829 Sunset Blvd., reminds us that "truly local natural food shops offer their own quirks and relatively quaint charms."

Owner Baba Ji, whose Cowboys & Turbans Indian/Mexican street-food hybrid is a few paces away, tells us he'll be building the selection of raw and vegan prepared foods. As for produce, all-organic fruits and veggies (and the raw materials for the to-come juice bar), will be sourced from both neighborhood farmers' markets and his distributor.

Recent Automobile Thefts, of the Grand Variety

The new LA Times crime map for the area includes a recent rash of GTAs:

• Grand theft auto: 1300 block of North Benton Way, Sept. 23, 2010, 10:30 p.m.
• Grand theft auto: 1500 block of North Coronado Street, Sept. 24, 2010, 1 a.m.
• Grand theft auto: Clinton and Rosemont, Sept. 24, 2010, 7:30pm,
• Grand theft auto: 2400 block of Bellevue Avenue, Sept. 26, 2010, 8 p.m.

Do you know where your automobile is?

Which Came First

From Coronado Street to a Restaurant Near You

On today's Marketplace:

EVE TROEH: Home gardeners love to share their yield. Robert Coughlin is no exception. His 14-square foot plot is just dirt right now -- it's resting. But this spring it was full of lettuce.

A friend told him about Forage, a trendy new restaurant less than a mile from Coughlin's home in the Silver Lake neighborhood. The chef there would take produce from local gardeners, but the veggies had to audition.

Forage's chef Jason Kim took every leaf.

JASON KIM: That night we took his lettuces and we created Robert's Coronado Street Salad.

Read and hear the rest of the story.

Tow Truck Scam in the Neighborhood

From: Captain Bill Murphy, Northeast LAPD

Subject: Northeast (NOE) Newsletter

Echo Park: Had a few property crimes last week (BTFV). This week looks real good - only two BTFVs associated with Dodger Stadium. Pay attention to tow trucks. We have arrested several tow truck drivers who have taken vehicles without having proper paperwork/permission (say from an owner of a parking lot who posts no parking signs). This is a scam as the charge the vehicle owners $300 to get their car back.

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