Halloween is Coming! Get Ready!

Only a short month from now, on Wednesday, October 31, the largest adult outdoor Halloween event in the world will overflow Santa Monica Blvd. between La Cienega and Doheney in West Hollywood once again. This gives all of us barely thirty days to plan, purchase, and/or construct our costumes for the frightful night, if we haven’t done so already.

For those who don’t relish dressing up, just come as you are to eat, drink, watch the antics in the streets, and enjoy the entertainment at the three different stages.

With hundreds of thousands of people in attendance, parking will be difficult. Here is a link to West Hollywood parking lots and structures.

In the week prior to the huge Halloween event, the City of West Hollywood will be sponsoring a free Intergenerational Pumpkin Carving Party from 6-8PM in rooms 5 and 6 at Plummer Park on Thursday, October 25. This event is FREE but space is limited so sign up at the Plummer Park Office beginning October 1st.

The City will also be sponsoring a Halloween Youth Carnival from 6 – 9:30 PM at the softball field at West Hollywood Park on Saturday, October 27. The cost will be $2.00. For more information please call the West Hollywood Park Office at (323) 848-6534.

From Ashes to Compassion

Now that the smoke has blown away and the ashes have settled from the fiery death of Micky’s nightclub, I thought that it might be nice to sing the praises of those kind business owners, their staffs, and also the private individuals who helped the employees of Micky’s during their most troubled times. Kudos to the “O” Bar for supplying $30.00 gift certificates to all, and to Eleven and the Palms for their successful fund raisers. Here’s even more kudos to Eleven for making room for, and adding several Micky’s employees to their staff. I am sure that other businesses and individuals helped in many different ways, of which I am unaware. Thanks to them also. Above all, many thanks to the public, who attended the fundraisers and opened their hearts and wallets, donating much needed cash to the cause.

This is what community is all about.

Mashups – Fun and Useful

Ah, the wonders of computers!

By the way, Thanks to my brother Ray for this information.

A fairly new “geek” art form, called “mashups”, in which coders combine Google and another program to make a new application, is fun, useful, and informative. These “mashups” allow you to zoom from space to street level instantly and then pan or jump from place to place, city to city, even country to country. In the practical world, they can be used to find a restaurant for lunch, locate spas, clubs, and nightlife, and even search for rental apartments, homes, and condos. You just enter the city or zip code, and the category you want to see, and the program takes you to where you want to go and displays your results on either a regular map, a satellite view, or a hybrid of both. If you don’t already have it in your computer, you might want to download and install Google Earth (Free) also. Have Fun!