I’ve lived in or near the Toluca Lake area for 22 years. It was the first neighborhood I moved to from Nashville in 1998. I lived in NoHo and Burbank for a few years in between then and now, but I would still socialize in Toluca Lake whenever I could find a reason to […]
Paulanna Cuccinello
I’ve lived in Toluca Lake forever — I played on the 134 Freeway during its construction. I love the warmth of friendship and caring neighbors. I take a walk every day, and someone always asks about my mom, Rose, who is 96½. I’m handling the current situation with music, laughter and work. I go […]
Joe Mantegna
We feel blessed to be in the kind of community that this Toluca Lake–Burbank area is. Considering we’re in the most populated state in the country, there’s still a small-town feel. We’re literally in the shadow of Universal Studios and Warner Bros., yet it’s still a small community in many ways, and that’s been […]
Featured Pet: Sophia
Meet Sophia, the 4-pound shih tzu with a huge heart who’s a Toluca Lake celebrity in her own right.
Shant Hovsepian
I’ve lived in the Toluca Lake area since 2009. We love the small-town feel in the heart of L.A., and the awesome main street filled with great restaurants. It is also very central to everything for us. I also love it because Toluca Lake was founded in 1923 and that’s my favorite number, since I […]
Shelley Zbornak
If any good is to come of this pandemic, it’s that it has brought us all together. For our family of three, staying at home has been a bonus gift of time. Our son came home for spring break from Yale University and was told to finish his semester online. Though he was […]