San Fernando Valley roundup: Nonprofit maintains public green space, NoHo documentary film festival

Good morning, readers. Today is Saturday, August 11. If you’ve jogged next to the Los Angeles river between Sherman Oaks and Studio City, you may have noticed a green walkway.

The interesting part is that a nonprofit organization, Village Gardeners, minds the area. KCET

Many creatives in Los Angeles have a man cave, that nostalgic space for storing comic books, video games and other cherished mementos from adolescence. But Peter Schink took it to a whole new level. The Sherman Oaks screenwriter has a KISS pinball machine, red velvet pillows and bubblegum in a fishbowl. Daily News

Did you feel it? A small earthquake shooke Los Angeles this morning, after a week of small tumblors in the region. KPCC

Burbank’s school district is bringing back a hotline number to report bulliying. Burbank Leader

What’s going on tonight?

A documentary film festival began at the Leammle NoHo 7 theater last night and runs until Aug. 30. Six films screen tonight, including “Once in a Lulluby” and “Digital Dharma.” See the full schedule here.

-- Tiffany Kelly, Times Community News

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