Check out the Manifest Equality pop-up art gallery!

Yesterday, Manifest Equality launched a 5-day pop-up gallery in the former Big Lots building on Vine Street between Fountain Avenue and De Longepre Ave.
“The MANIFEST EQUALITY Gallery gathers together a diverse array of hundreds of the nation’s most talented visual artists under one roof to celebrate that role and join with our gay (LGBT) friends, [...]

VOTE for Thai CDC’s Thai Town Marketplace during March for a $250,000 Pepsi Refresh Grant!!

Pepsi is giving away $1.3 million every month through their Pepsi Refresh campaign to support great ideas.  Thai CDC, the human capital partner of the Hollywood Community Studio, has a worthy project in the running for $250,000 that benefits Hollywood!  Please VOTE EVERY DAY in March for the Thai Town Marketplace.
Click here to VOTE! Click [...]

Volunteer to Teach Le Conte Middle School’s Garden Club Class

The LACER after school program at LeConte M. S. is looking for someone to teach their Garden Club class.  They have a plot at the Fountain Community Garden and also work in the student garden at LeConte. Class meets twice a week from 3:30 to 5:00, but even once a week would be great.
It’s a [...]

Hollywood Community Studio Walk Surveys

Please join the Hollywood Community Studio at our upcoming walk surveys! Help us be better advocates for walkability in Hollywood! Come give your input!
-2/18 at 6pm
-2/20 at 11am
-2/25 at 6pm
-2/27 at 11am

Final La Mirada Park Workshop

 
Come give your input at the final community workshop for La Mirada park!
Thursday, February 18th between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Metro Apartments Community Room located at 1672 Western Avenue.

Hollywood Familysource Center Grand Opening!

Join us and other Hollywood neighbors at the grand opening of the Hollywood Familysource Center!
Open House from 3:00 to 7:00 PM
5500 Hollywood Boulevard, 2nd Floor
Hollywood, CA 90028
323.836.0055
Learn about:

Information and Referrals
Case Management
Pre Employment Support
Employment Support
Tutoring (1-12)
Legal Services
Financial Literacy
Recreational Activities
Tax Preparation
AND MUCH MORE!!!

La Mirada/Serrano Park Meeting Location Change

UPDATE: La Mirada/Serrano Park Meeting Location Change
From Councilmember Garcetti’s Office:
“Because the forecast calls for rain tomorrow, we have moved the location of our meeting to Palomar Apartments at 5473 Santa Monica Boulevard near Western Avenue.  If, by some miracle, the clouds part, we will meet at the location at Serrano and La Mirada.
Also, anyone who [...]

HCS’s Newest Planning Intern!

We would like to start off 2010 by proudly announcing our newest member of the team, Shelma Jun! Shelma is a graduate student in urban planning at UCLA focusing on community economic development.  She will be working on physical planning projects here at the studio.
Welcome to the Hollywood Community Studio, Shelma! We are thrilled to [...]

HCS Holiday Hours

Photo courtesy LorenJavier
Did you know that the Hollywood Community Studio has regular office hours? We’re generally open Tuesdays-Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and by appointment (call 323.465.9572 if you’d like to come in and talk with us outside of these hours).
However, the Studio will be closed from Wednesday, December 23-Monday January 4. We’ll [...]

NACEDA gives an award to Thai CDC and HCS!

The National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA) just announced the recipients of its “Managing Neighborhood Change” awards. Thai CDC competed with a national applicant pool to receive one of three awards to work with the Hollywood Community Studio to track neighborhood change. Click here to read the full press release!