Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Fall colors, Atwater Village
- A progress report on This Old House, Silver Lake. KPCC
- What’s new in Echo Park vintage stores. Echo Park Now
- Where’s the bus? MTA prepares to cut service Dec. 12. CBS2
- Investigators still looking to find out why 19-year-old driver plowed into Highland Park restaurant, killing one customer. ABC7 & 90042
- Contrail watching from Montecito Heights. Above the City
- Grand opening for Elysian Valley – L.A. River Walk/Bike Path scheduled for Saturday. L.A. Creek Freak
- Rev. David Farley of Echo Park United Methodist Church to serve as Grand Marshal of Echo Park Community Parade. EchoElysianForum
- Happening Today: 2 Freeway Terminus project public hearing. Save the Date
Residents living near Silver Lake Boulevard and Marathon Street reported hearing a volley of gunshots Saturday at about midnight prompting LAPD squad cars to flood into the area as a police helicopter flew overhead. One resident who lives on La Fayette Park Place said she called the LAPD Rampart Division Sunday morning and was told “someone was driving around shooting and there has been an arrest made.” Another Silver Lake resident who lives near Silver Lake and Sunset boulevards said he and his neighbors “all heard a couple of shots, which sounded like they came from very close by, followed by a car speeding away, and then police cars and helicopters arriving shortly after.”
The Eastsider has contacted the LAPD Rampart Division for details.
The New York Times this weekend published letters written to First Lady Michelle Obama from students involved with 826, a reading and literacy program with an office in Echo Park. One of the letter writers, an 11-year-old boy named Andres, made the following requests:
Dear Michelle Obama,
I think your husband should legalize immigration. Please put a statue of me in Echo Park. Thank you. J.K. No, really. I want a tuxedo on the statue.
— ANDRES ORTEGA, age 11, Los Angeles
Echo Park is already home to a Lady of the Lake statue and a bust of Cuban poet and patriot Jose Marti. Will Andres join the club?
Photo from 826la website
Monday, November 29, 2010
Echo Park Lake | Photo by Boss Tweed/Flickr
- Woman killed after cars crashes into Troy’s Burgers in Highland Park. CBS2 & L.A.Now
- Gone fishin’: Trout coming to Eastside lakes this week. Outposts
- L.A. Unified plans an earlier start for the school year. L.A. Times & Daily News
- Silver Lake blogger kicks off the holiday light show. [sic]
- City Council confusion over ballot measures. L.A. Times
- Notes: The Eastsider thanks Bob & Edith from Nebraska for becoming annual subscribers.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Holiday decorating ideas, Glassell Park | Photo by Laurie Avocado/Flickr
- Highland Park parolee crashes El Sereno family’s Thanksgiving. South Pasadena Patch
- Delilah Bakery in Echo Park makes Huffington Post’s Best Cakes in L.A. list. Huffington Post
- L.A. Unified teams up with developer to build Glassell Park apartments. L.A. Times
- Atwater neighborhood council wants out from proposed redevelopment zone. Los Feliz Ledger
- Where are the holiday deals in Eagle Rock? Eagle Rock Patch
- High-speed chase comes to a stop at a Boyle Heights tree. KTLA
- Kitty tagger sentenced for vandalism gets a gallery show. L.A. Times
- Happening Today: Short story writing class; holiday deals & events. Save the Date
Police said a man in the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue was shot dead this morning in what is believed to be a gang related, drive-by killing. The suspect, who was between 25 to 30 years old, died at the scene after being shot multiple times shortly after 11 a.m., according to LAPD spokesman Bruce Borihanh. The suspect opened fire from a dark-colored. Jeep Cherokee.
Anyone with information on the shooting should call the LAPD Hollenbeck Division at 323-342-4100
* Update: The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Juan Parga, Jr. of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner.
Friday, November 26, 2010
The Eastsider’s weekend calendar is heavy on after-Thanksgiving shopping sales and events, including a holiday sale at Feeding Birds Boutique (pictured) in Echo Park an art fair and fundraiser at the Eagle Rock Center for the Arts. If you are already shopped out, consider a life story writing class in Echo Park and a craft fair and historic home tour in Highland Park. More to do and buy in Save the Date.
Echo Park newest – and perhaps temporary – boutique opened its doors shortly before Thanksgiving in a Sunset Boulevard storefront the size of a living room. Blood is the New Black Market, featuring an assortment of clothing, gifts and accessories, in the 1800 block of Sunset Boulevard next to one of Echo Park’s longtime businesses, Herb’s Key Shop. The Eastsider has contacted the owners for more information but the website said the shop is open through Dec. 30.
* Update: The pop-up store – all 175-square-feet of it – will feature items priced no higher than $50, according to a store press release. The store hours, from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., and location are geared to capture some of the crowd attending shows at The Echo across the street.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Tired bunny, Lincoln Heights | Photo by Sahra Sulaiman
- The man who helped make Boyle Heights a dining destination. L.A. Times
- The history of Eagle Rock High. Eagle Rock Patch
- Boyle Heights celebrates Santa Cecilia feast day. YouTube
- Gobble Gobble Give attracts a crowd of helpers to Echo Park. Echo Park Now
- Pay $5 to take a peek inside Highland Park’s “Old House on the Hill.” 90042
- For those who will watch anything: 9-minute video of Silver Lake sewer line inspection. YouTube
- Happening Today: Post-Thanksgiving shopping deals in Echo Park & Silver Lake. Save the Date
Thursday, November 25, 2010
The Echo Park Independent CO-OP /Photo by Luke Storey, School of Style
By Beth Zeigler
Big box stores and shopping mall are not the only places where you can find post-Thanksgiving shopping deals. Many independent Eastside shops will be holding sales and promotions to catch your attention – and cash – before or after your shopping mall excursion. Here are few suggestions:
- If you’re bored with leftovers, head over to Tavin this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They’ll be hosting a home-baked pumpkin bread tasting to keep you in the holiday spirit (plus 10% off everything in the store). Tavin
- After you’re done hitting up Tavin, walk up Echo Park Avenue and stop by Delilah’s for more yummy treats. Then work it off at Feeding Birds Boutique (photo below), where they’re having a sale on Saturday & Sunday (and of course more food and fun).
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