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MEET LINDA POLLARI, Vg FACILITIES ENGINEER

5/31/2023

 
By Lucy Fried

A registered architect, Linda Pollari, has been Village Green’s Design Review Committee consultant since 2018 and the Green’s fulltime facilities engineer since February. This interview introduces Linda and opens a window on the challenges of her job. It is the first of a series of VG staff interviews. 
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Linda Pollari by the olive allee near the Clubhouse. Photo by Zig

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VG Resident's Art Available June 17, Yard Sale Day

5/21/2023

 
Harold Pelster
Untitled 1985 acrylic on canvas (60x60")
June 17 is your best chance to buy beautiful work by artist ​HAROLD PELSTER.  
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Pay what you will...
View and buy Harold's art at
​Court 15 Garage #622
And join your neighbors around the perimeter of VG (8am-3pm) for the full Annual Yard Sale experience!

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Resident Appointed to City Cultural Affairs Department

5/10/2023

 
By Molly O’Brien, Court 14
Court 14 resident Asantewa Olatunji was sworn in on May 3rd as a commissioner for the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA).  She had been nominated by Mayor Karen Bass.
 
The DCA promotes arts and culture as a way to ignite powerful dialogue and ensure that LA's varied cultures are recognized, acknowledged, and experienced. Olatunji has been an integral player in shaping the cultural landscape of Los Angeles for 30+ years as General Manager and Director of Programming for the Pan African Film + Arts Festival (PAFF). She originated PAFF’s annual fine arts show, which attracts an estimated 75,000 people annually.
 
Closer to home, in summer 2021 Olatunji facilitated the VG Cultural Affairs Committee's screening of To Sleep with Anger and subsequent conversation with the film's renowned director, Charles Burnett.

​"I am thrilled and excited about this appointment,” she said.
 
Congratulations, Asantewa!
Tags: Community News, Cultural Affairs, People of the Green

Resident Appointed to Mayor’s Task Force

4/22/2023

 
VG’s Safety Committee reported that longtime Court Council chair Nat Hutton has been appointed to Mayor Bass’ Homeless Task Force.

Years ago, Nat operated L.A. Family Housing, the largest homeless shelter in the San Fernando Valley. Here at the Green, he informally monitors the homeless situation on our perimeters and stays in touch with LAPD officers.
Nat Hutton headshot
Tags: Community News, Court Council, ​People of the Green

In Memory of Luther Stowe

4/16/2023

 
By Village Green Manager Sherri Giles
It is with a heavy heart that I write to inform you that Luther Stowe has passed away. 

Luther spent 24 years working at Village Green, and he will be missed dearly by his VG family. He was at times stubborn and cantankerous, but those of you who knew him know that was his well-practiced exterior and that underneath there was a very sweet, funny, thoughtful, and caring person.

​He will be remembered at a tree-planting dedication ceremony later this year.
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Luther Stowe in 2014, Photo by Sherri Giles

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fEBRUARY 2023 BOARD NEWS

2/28/2023

 
Compiled by P.J.C.
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The February 28 Board meeting drew 38 people, including the nine Board members, staff, residents, and guests Gina Fields and Kathy Guyton from the Empowerment Congress West Area (ECWA).

Topics discussed include our new Facilities Engineer, serpentine wall repair, landscape restoration along Sycamore Ave., and more!
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Kay Brown Memorial

12/11/2022

 
​Please join family, friends, and neighbors at the Clubhouse on Sunday, January 22, to celebrate the life of our beloved Kay Brown, who passed away at 87 late last year.
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"Remembering Morro Bay," Linocut. Edition by Kay Brown

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Remembering Beloved Neighbor and Artist Kay Brown

11/13/2022

 
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Photo by Deb Attoinese
Kay Brown succumbed to cancer on October 23 at age 87, a diagnosis that had gone undetected until a freak accident and hospitalization in September involving a fallen tree limb near her Court 16 home. On that day, neighbors rallied around her, and after the ensuing diagnosis they did so again, raising $11,000 on GoFundMe to help with medical costs. Because she was such a consummate neighbor, mother, grandmother, teacher and friend, we asked those who knew her to remember her in these pages, to remind us all that friendship is the connective tissue that binds our community. (Edited for brevity and clarity) –P.J.C. ​

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New Benches on the Green

11/13/2022

 
By Lucy Fried
Good news! Village Green has two new benches: one is in Court 14 near  the Sycamore allée west of the Main Green, and the other is between courts 3 and 4. Both face the Main Green. 

​The benches were donated by Georgia Lumpkin in remembrance of her husband, Ted Lumpkin, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, the famed fighter group who broke the U.S. Air Force’s color barrier during World War ll. He died from COVID on December 26, 2020, just four days short of turning 101. 
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From left, standing: daughter Ellen Lumpkin Brown, grandson Theo Lumpkin, Carol Walker, Cynthia Singleton, Bernie Altman Sitting: Georgia Lumpkin and Nat Hutton

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Up to His Eyeballs: Board VP Joe Khoury’s Role in Repurposing Food Waste

10/22/2022

 
By Ted Robbins, Court 1
Board Vice President Joe Khoury was thrilled when the Village Green implemented California’s new law mandating household food waste be recycled. As Supervising Scientist at LA County’s Sanitation District, he knows exactly what happens to that
waste. “We collect it and convert it to fuel for cars,” he says.
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​Five Things You Don’t Know about Security Officer Issac Reese

10/22/2022

 
From the series “Get to Know Your Friendly Local Security Officers” - by P.J.C.
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Get to Know your Neighbors, Halloween Edition

10/15/2022

 
By P.J.C. with help from Steven Chiu Liu, Feliza Kohan, Bob McGinness, and Jessica Lent. Photo assistance, Travis Lent. 
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​Michael Myers, Court 3, is sort of a shy guy, keeps to himself; if you see him in the laundry room he’ll probably just issue a grunt in passing. He loves kids, especially teenagers, loves to hear them laugh and scream. In his garage you’ll find a vast collection of sharp objects; during the recent inspection, he was cited for the dark stain found in one corner.
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Frida spends her days in her Court 7 flat painting ruminative self-portraits and sipping mezcal out of an orthopedic shoe. On the Dia del Muerto she plans to sing “Moon over Venice” in honor of her sister, Silvia, and light a candle in her memory. Look for her during the Halloween procession; she’ll be the one walking with a limp. 
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​Returning from Irwindale some years ago, a man (let’s call him “Bob”) experienced an insatiable craving for hot sauce. Before long, he wouldn’t answer to anything but “Sriracha Man.” If you trick or treat his Court 2 home on Halloween, don’t expect any candy; Sriracha Man passes out packets of hot sauce. Suck it, wimps.
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​Hulk Hogan’s recent proposal to the Board to convert the clubhouse to a Crunch gym was narrowly defeated; he’s challenged the Board to a tag team cage match in response—details in the December Highlights. He plans to dole out moustache wax and kettle bells to the kids for Halloween this year. 
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