California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is holding its commencement ceremonies on Wednesday, May 25, from 8:00 am to 6:30 pm. With 39,000 students, CSUN’s commencement ceremonies are a very large event, so expect heavy traffic in and around the campus all day. In addition, a section of Darby Ave., just west of the campus, will [...]
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From L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky’s blog: Blame it on Natalie Portman. If you want to see “Swan Lake” in L.A. before the Oscars, there’s really only one show in town. And good luck getting tickets to the one-night-only, Feb. 8 performance by the Russian National Ballet. That programming coup—coming on the heels of Portman’s [...]
Please join us in a community open house-style forum with the candidates for LA City Council, District 12. The seat is currently held by City Councilman Greig Smith and the election is on March 8th, 2011. Make sure you know who should get your vote by attending the community candidates forum. This is your opportunity [...]
The Northridge community pulled together this year for the Northridge Community Hawaiian Festival, formerly Salute to Recreation. The annual community event, featured live music, dancing, carnival rides, great food, and fireworks, as well as the 15th Annual Youth Tennis Tournament. This year’s tournament was hosted at the Northridge Recreation Center through a collaborative effort among [...]
Businesses in the Chatsworth/Northridge Industrial Core are invited to attend the upcomingmeeting of the Business Council for the Chatsworth/Northridge Industrial Core , 3 PM, June 29 at The Gas Company, 9400 Oakdale Ave. in Chatsworth. The meeting will focus on the expansion of the State’s Enterprize Zone into the Northwest San Fernando Valley. Businesses located [...]
From the Daily News (http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_15278894?source=rss) An arsonist appears to be at work in Northridge, and fire officials are asking for the public’s help in finding the person responsible for a series of recent fires. Eight fires were intentionally set on trash or plants between 3 and 4 a.m. Thursday, according to Brian Humphrey, spokesman for [...]
This year’s Northridge Community Hawaiian Festival (formerly the Salute to Recreation) will feature a Youth Tennis Tournament. The event, organized by the Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA) will take place on Saturday, June 5 between 6:00-8:00 p.m. The tournament, which will be held at Northridge Park’s Recreation Center, will be set up as a Round [...]
CSUN Hosting First Student Organized Health and Well Being Fair CSUN students have organized the first Health and Well Being Fair scheduled for May 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on campus with the purpose of educating and raising awareness about various health issues, resources and services. The students hope to promote health to CSUN [...]
Listed below is some information about school related programs being offered throughout the Northride East neighborhood, compiled by NENC’s Education Committee. If you have other educational resources that might benefit our local private or public schools, please share them with us! You can e-mail them to the Education Chair: Nestor Fantini (n.fantini@nenc-la.org) or call committee [...]
The 2010 election for the NENC Board of Directors was held on March 2, 2010. Following is the official tally for NENC as posted on the City Clerk’s NC Election website on March 3, 2010 (elected candidates shown in boldface): Candidate Votes Cast At-Large Representatives (vote for 2) CHAVON SMITH 10 NESTOR M. FANTINI 26 [...]