New this year at our potluck block party: Our kids’ craft table will be sponsored and run by Well Baby Center, and they’ll be bringing some new and wonderful activities. In the planning at present are sea-themed crafts similar to the ones in these photos, to reflect Mar Vista’s maritime inspired name. We can’t wait […]
New Block Party Location: Maps
We’re getting the word out about holding our block party potluck in a new location, but some people are asking us “where IS the 3600 block of Coolidge?” The new spot is just south of Charnock, one block east of McLaughlin, and in the Francis cul-de-sac. To make it easier, here are a map and an […]
What’s New at the Potluck Block Party?
So what’s new at the MVNA Potluck Block Party this year? A New Location We’re very grateful to our neighbors on Coolidge and Francis, who have agreed to share their little neck of the woods by allowing us to host our block party there. Also new this year, we’re thinking about games that remind us […]
What is Neighborhood Watch … And What It is Not
Neighborhood Watch is about getting to know and watching out for your neighbors. A neighborhood watch meeting is a way to facilitate that and to also get some tips on what is suspicious activity and how to report it. Neighborhood watch does not involve patrols of the neighborhood. It needn’t involve a time commitment either; it […]
MVNA’s Annual Potluck Block Party
Save the date! 2017 marks the 18th year MVNA has been throwing our potluck block party, and we’ve got a new location. After celebrating for several successive years on Barry Avenue, we’ve decided to move to the 3600 block of Coolidge, and give our generous Barry Ave neighbors a break. That’s only 2 blocks east, so we’ll look […]