Dimond Neighborhood News
Hoang Le Banh
Sweetheart BreakfastNeighbors are invited to Fruitvale Presbyterian Church, 2735 MacArthur Blvd., for the Annual Sweetheart Breakfast, along with entertainment, ...

Laurel Neighborhood News
Kathleen Rolinson
Chinese New YearCelebrate Chinese New Year along the boulevard! The Buc Sing Choy Lay Fut Martial Arts group will be doing Lion Dancing along MacArthur Saturday,...

Maxwell Park Neighborhood News
Sarah Hipolito
All Talk and No Action?Over the years our Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council has struggled with how to make our monthly meetings more productive.

High Street Neighborhood News
Adelle Foley
Melrose/High Hopes SpiritThe holidays are over, but not the memory of community spirit. The Melrose/High HopesNCPC delivered turkeys and other groceries to two...

Leona Heights Neighborhood News
Gordon Laverty
A local hazard (and potentially another La Conchita slide event) faces neighbors in the Leona/Oakmont districts. We note that the DeSilva/Gates operation to...

Redwood Heights Neighborhood News
Denise Davila
Sixty and Stronger Than Ever: The Redwood Heights Improvement AssociationWith a mission to cultivate a sense of community in the neighborhood, a group of...

Boulevard Bites
Toni Locke
Dal Sellman of Redwood Heights, intrepid Metro distributor for the Laurel, called in our first two bites.### A tale of two benches: Inside the new bus shelter...

To Your Health
Heart Health

Paulette Avery RN, MSN
I bet you didn't know that chocolate is good for your heart. In fact, according to researchers,it is an excellent source of healthful nutrients.

"Faith to Change Our World"
Maryann Miller Novak
When Reverend George Cummings was a little boy, his mother said that thunder was God's footsteps, and lightning was God flashing his anger.

A "Rosie the Welder" of Maxwell Park
Pat Patterson
Conversation with Mary Weinhandl, my 93-year-old next-door neighbor, is always a learning experience, an ongoing supply of life lessons, all for the price of...

Shenanigans on the Boulevard
That'll Be $1,050, Please: Planning Commission Flushes Citizens' Money Down PeraltaCreek

Dennis Evanosky
On December 15 the Planning Commission delivered early Christmas presents to residents ofRettig Avenue. One group unwrapped a nugget of gold, the other a lump of ...

Hooray for a Neighborhood Book Seller
Laura Arnow
Last fall I was at a yard sale on El Camile when I spotted a 1970s vintage Unabridged Websters Dictionary, perfect for my third-grade classroom, and I told the...

The Imperfect Gardener
Adina Sara
It is cold and dreary and has been for weeks. I hired a gardener to help me maintain things, and, luckily, he comes from the Midwest, so he thinks nothing of...

The Mayor of MacArthur Blvd.
Meredith Florian
Who is Jerry Scheberie? An altruistic community advocate? Or an irascible modern-day cowboy who races '60s classic cars? If you make a deal with this honest, old-f...

Onions & Orchids
Peter Bond
Dear readers: This writer does search for individuals and businesses worthy of inclusion inthis column, but he relies mostly on input from others.

Evangelism in the Laurel:
Victory Outreach

Madeline Smith Moore
The simple façade and furnishings of the old movie-theater building at 3814 MacArthur Blvd.belies the energy and warmth one finds within.

Creation by Brian Holmes