Interested Parties:

 

• WHERE 
• Jerome Chang
• Kyle Bunch
• Jeremy Hermanns
• Luke Dorny (luxuryluke)
• heathervescent
• lilly nguyen
• Susan Kitchens [2] [3]
• Stephen Blackmoore
• Jay Bushman
• Thom Kozik
• Chris Gagne
• Adam Herscher
• haig51 AT- gmail -DOT com
• Charles N Wyble
• Chris Mahan (West San Fernando Valley) - added August 6 2008
• Curtis Cunningham ( twitter)
• Jenn L

 

Anyone want to join me at the LA Geek Dinner next week (April 24) in Hollywood to talk about co-working?

 

Announcements

BLANKSPACES opened in March 2008, mid-Wilshire area: http://www.blankspaces.com/. We're discussing with investors/developers for the following locations in the next 9-15 months: Santa Monica, Hollywood, San Diego, and Chicago.

 

Office & Company - Coworking studio in the heart of Pasadena. Interested parties, please contact contact@officeandcompany.com. The space is aimed to be non-profit (break even model). Will put any profits back into developing the space and community. Angled slightly more towards creatives, web developers, designers, & entrepreneurs. 

 

Potential Coworking Spaces

 

Eastside

 

 

Westside

 

• Un-Urban Coffee House

 

UnUrban Coffeehouse in West L.A. (on Pico & Urban). I stopped in

today, and like many afternoons, the place is quiet. I asked the

barista how business was, and she said something to the extent of,

"not so great in the daytime". She went on to say that the space's

rent had just gone up another $500; some of the local businesses had

recently shut down, probably due to the either the elevating rent

and/or lack of interest. (For example, a once-popular record store

just closed.)

 

 

Anyway, I've been thinking for some time now that this would be a

great place to begin a coworking arrangement of some sort. The place

is cozy, dressed like a funky home. You know: Mismatched furniture,

bookcases, chinese lamps, ceiling fans, table lamps of various sizes

and shapes, a small stage with an old piano and speakers mounted on

the ceiling...There's even a few rows of movie or playhouse seats,

perfect for viewings.

 

 

And, of course, good coffee and treats, and free WiFi.

 

 

I believe the owner would be willing to make some type of arrangement

to allow us to cowork here. I know they've already got AA Meetings in

the early mornings (around 7am), 7 days of the week. Since business

is slow after noon (until the evenings, when they have a long-running

Open Mic every night), perhaps we could arrange something for the

mid-afternoons. I was looking for a nice, un-Starbuck-like place to

settle this afernoon, and I found just what I was looking for in this space.

There's both dark and light areas in here, so you can even take a nap

or relax in quiet in one room, or hang in the daylight in the othere.

Lots of open air.

 

 

Unfortunately, I fear this place won't be around too much longer if

they don't generate some type of extra income. With some of us

looking for a space to hang (and work), the Un-Urban could be just the

place for perfect partnership. Open your favorite search engine to

find a few articles about the place - but also swing by sometime,

check it out, so that you get a real feel for the place. It's just

down the street from Santa Monic College, just up the street from

Ocean Park.

 

 

Here's one article about the Un-Urban:

http://www.thelamusicscene.com/clubs/unurban/index.php3