Echo Park smog catcher c.1952 LA Daily
On the state budget chopping block: Rio de Los Angeles Park in Glassell Park and Los Angeles State Historic Park. LA Daily
15-year-old boy arrested for allegedly breaking into Eagle Rock High. EGP News
Roosevelt High’s auditorium needs a new curtain and it’s going to cost $30,000. EGP News
This is a $399,000 deal in Silver Lake? Curbed LA
Former Boyle Heights Social Security office might be turned into a homeless family service center. EGP News
Atwater Village Farmers Market expands. AV Newbie
The Silver Lake Walking Man to make an appearance in a new mural. Eastside Eye
A dog named Dignan lives up to his name.
Photo by Lonely Sandwich via Flickr
The Echo Park Vons is converting its check cashing office into a deli, flower stand an
d possibly a small bakery.
Relax and save money: A $5 Yoga Hour at Urth Yoga in Silver Lake (cash only).
A free sample pot of Benjamin Moore paint (got to bring a coupon) and a 15 minute color consultation on Saturdays in June at Par Paint in Echo Park.
20% to 50% off sale through Sunday plus cake on Saturday at Mercado in Silver Lake.
When is $2.50 a deal for a cup of coffee? When it’s a cup of Recession Roast blend at Silver Lake’s LA Mill
Do firefighters still rescue cats? GKLA/TwitPic
Echo Park urban homesteader and author Erik Knutzen on the road preaching sustainability. Chicago Reader
The man who carried on the legacy of Echo Park evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. LA Times
A woman’s run across America started at the Eagle Rock Plaza. Asian Journal
What kind of wine goes with a Frank Lloyd Wright? Silver Lake Wine starts weekly tastings outside the Hollyhock House. Easting LA
So, what did happen at last week’s Sunset Junction festival meeting? LA Weekly
There is nothing worse than waking up to lame graffiti. Above the City
Los Angeles Fire Department crews put out a small-one acre brush fire that broke out at about 3 p.m. on a steep hill above Stadium Way just east of the main entrance to Dodger Stadium, according to the department’s Twitter feed. It’s the most recent small blaze reported in or near Elysian Park in recent weeks.
At least one of the fires is believed to have been set intentionally. But this afternoon’s fire appears to have been an act of negligence, possibly from fireworks, and not arson related, said LAFD investigator Michael Neu.
Neu said “we are questioning people” about the suspicious fires but the cases remain unresolved.
Photo by Mary-Austin Klein
Expensive Kodak moments: Freshman photos of Obama at Occidental College go on exhibit and on sale at $1,000 to $4,500 a print. LA Times
Councilman Ed Reyes and Northeast Capt. Bill Murphy to hold a gang prevention and public safety forum tonight in Highland Park. Echo Elysian Forum
Echo Park loves the English but only on Sundays. LA Weekly
There’s a new zanjero in town: Councilman Garcetti orders city to turn off Atwater sprinklers. AV Newbie
In defense of Eagle Rock dentists. Nela List
Find out what happens when you call 911. Echo Elysian Forum
Glassell Park gardeners needed. Council District 13
Change is missing from the menu at Silver Lake’s Reservoir. LA Times
Out of sight: Legislation seeks to keep 710 freeway extension underground. LA Times
Expect minimal posting for the rest of the week as The Eastsider recovers from walking the L.A. Marathon (completed after 8 hours and 8 minutes; 72 cups of Gatorade; 5 ibuprofens; a tall Starbucks iced mocha; and one hot dog) and finally finishes off some other projects.
Rally scheduled this morning in East LA following State Supreme Court ruling on Prop. 8. Day of Decision
City Council committee today considers landmark status for Bob Baker Marionette Theater. City of LA
A casual setting for serious food at Barbrix in Silver Lake. LA Times
Hazmat team responds to leak at USC Lab in Lincoln Heights. LA Now
Riverside Drive before, during and after the arrival of the 2 Freeway. Corralitas Red Car
Fifth pot clinic to open in Atwater Village. AV News
Hate veggies but love chocolate? Then Cal State LA researchers have something for you: Choccoli. Cal State LA
Photo from Corralitas Red Car Property
Rolf McPherson, former head of Angelus Temple and son of Echo Park evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, dies at age 96. Foursquare Church
Tell me, how safe is Echo Park? Yelp
Prop. 8 opponents to rally in East LA on Tuesday. Day of Decision
Solano Canyon resident is burned out on Friday night Dodger fireworks. LA Times
The difference between tagging and bombing your neighborhood. LA Eastside
Grass fire burns 10 acres of El Sereno hillside near homes. LAFD & KTLA video
Facebook photos used against El Sereno resident who was defeated in run for the 32nd Congressional District. LA Times
Why is NBC picking on Glassell Park? York Blvd
ExP is a gang and also the name of an Echo Park wireless network near Echo Park Ave. and Baxter St. Friend of The Eastsider
That’s it for today … Happy Memorial Day!
Image of Rolf and Aimee Semple McPherson from foursquare.org
If The Eastsider wasn’t so busy blogging he would consider going to these upcoming events:
Friday, May 22
* Always & Forever, a play about a girl, her quinceañera and the spirit of a Mexican drug lord, opens at Casa 101 in Boyle Heights.
* Documentary on the maker of “Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap” at Echo Park Film Cent
er.
Saturday, May 23
* Blackhawk helicopter flyover during Cypress Park Memorial Day ceremony.
* Lummis in the house: Suzanne Lummis hosts a Lummis Day Library Series open poetry reading at the Southwest Museum in Mt. Washington.
* Last day to see Glue, Paper Scissors exhibit at Cal State LA in El Sereno.
* A youth film class project, Persistence of Vision: A Look At Murals, Graffiti, Street Art and Tagging in Echo Park and Beyond, at the Echo Park Film Center.
Thursday, May 28
* Touch the Water: A River Play opens on the banks of the Los Angeles River.
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