Community Corner
Echo Park Students Honored, Chic Picnics and More
Here are some things you need to know for this week.
Happy Monday! Start your week off right and check out these five things every Echo Park-Silver Lake Patch user needs to know:
1. Have you read the comment of the week?
2. Did you hear: 32 Echo Park and Mar Vista students were honored last weekend for their completion of a pilot program that combined the creative writing of 826 LA and the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics goals of Time Warner Cable’s philanthropic initiative, “Connect a Million Minds.”
3. From our events calendar: Diner en Blanc is a chic, secret pop-up style picnic, imported from France, and taking LA by storm this August to celebrate its 25th anniversary. WHEN: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 Rain or shine! TICKETS & RULES: Diner en Blanc is 21+ and by invite only. The event upholds a strong tradition of specific rules. Sign up to receive an invitation and rules of participation at http://losangeles.dinerenblanc.info/ . FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information, please visit http://losangeles.dinerenblanc.info/ . To view videos and images from past events, check out the official Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/DinerEnBlanc.LosAngeles.
4. What's the weather going to be like today near Echo Park and Silver Lake?
Click here to find the latest forecast for the weather.
5. How's the local traffic near Echo Park and Silver Lake?
Click here to find up-to-the-minute traffic information near Echo Park and Silver Lake from Mapquest.com.
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