* Off-duty officer killed in Atwater traffic accident: The officer assigned to the Northeast Division died when the motorcycle he was riding to work was involved in an accident this morning near Fletcher Drive and Larga Avenue in Atwater Village, reports LA Now. The identity of ... Read More »
Pottery and holiday sales in Echo Park & Atwater this weekend and new places to shop in Silver Lake. But don’t blow all of your budget this week. Save some time – and money – for next weekend’s holiday block parties and sales events in Echo ... Read More »
Libraries to close Friday mornings: The Los Angeles Public Library will cut back operating hours at 72 branches starting Friday, December 11. The libraries will now open at 1:30 PM instead of 10 AM on Fridays, under a schedule posted Wednesday. The Eastsider reported last week ... Read More »
$399,000 Highland Park home sells in six days with multiple offers. Curbed LA City Council wants high-speed rail authority to consider alternative routes to minimize Eastside disruption. LA Times & Council District 1 Echo Park-based Shepard Fairey commissioned to create Grammy Awards artwork. Grammy A century-old ... Read More »
The City Council endorsed the renewal of a business improvement district along North Figueroa Street to pay for additional security, clean up and promotion of Highland Park’s main business strip. Landowners within the Highland Park Business Improvement District pay an additional property assessment to pay for ... Read More »