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Rev. Eliseo Morales arrived early this morning to his Boyle Heights church –  El Divino Salvador Presbyterian –  to oversee its transition from deadly crime scene back into a  house of worship.  The last of the LAPD officials who were investigating Saturday afternoon’s deadly shooting in ... Read More »

An Echo Park resident named Alex is trying to find the owner of a friendly cat: This cat appeared at our door near Alvarado & Branden, Monday July 18 in the morning. No chip and no collar. Very friendly and gentle. If this is your cat, ... Read More »

An SUV crashed into an Echo Park cottage near Lake Shore Avenue and Berkeley Street this afternoon, punching a hole into the building. The vehicle, which is pictured above being towed away from the scene, caused some damage to the base of the home, said David ... Read More »

The marquee of Echo Park’s long awaited Mohawk Bend restaurant currently reads “Opening Soon Very Soon.” But at one time, the marquee overlooking the 2100 block of Sunset Boulevard promoted films shown inside a  theater that opened nearly a century ago when the nearby  Edendale studios ... Read More »

Sprout Creative Arts offers a variety of dance classes through  Twinkle Toes dance studio in Highland Park: Twinkle Toes now has Adult Ballet and Modern Dance classes and prompted by the success of Summer Arts Camp, Fridays this fall, Musical Theater Classes for five and up ... Read More »

Deco details, Glassell Park | Photo by Googiesque/Flickr Man robbed at gunpoint at Eagle Rock Vons. Patch Echo Park sidewalk lobster – or is it a crayfish? – takes a beating. Echo Park Now McCourt’s divorce could end up costing $35  million. L.A. Times Are you ... Read More »

CHP units pursued a vehicle through Echo Park tonight as it sped northbound on Glendale Boulevard. Early reports indicate the pursuit may have ended at about 10: 30 p.m.  in the intersection of Glendale Boulevard and Alvarado Street, where the CHP has asked LAPD to help ... Read More »

A 100-foot high crane towering over the corner of Glendale Boulevard and Park Avenue has temporarily joined the Echo Park skyline, swinging construction materials over the site of the $10 million Parkview Living senior apartments.  The nearly block-long, 75-unit retirement complex is scheduled to be completed ... Read More »

News and items from other parts of the blog and beyond: Construction picks up at Echo Park’s Red Hill. Shopper & Diner Lost: Guitar amps stolen in Echo Park. Eastsider Forums Read More »

The conversion of the former Phoenix Bakery in Echo Park into a “neo-American diner” called Red Hill seemed to come to a standstill in recent months. Owner Jason Michaud, who also owns Silver Lake’s Local restaurant, spent three months wrangling with the city and property owners ... Read More »

Someone took Jim Lang’s guitar amps last weekend and now he wants them back: I had a couple of guitar amplifiers stolen out of my place at Allesandro and Whitmore on Sunday the 24th- A Fender Pro Junior and a Marshall Valvestate 50. They were taken ... Read More »

Heritage Square in Montecito Heights concludes its outdoor Silent & Classic Movie Nights on Saturday with the screening of  “Kiss Me Deadly,” a 1955 film noir classic staring Ralph Meeker as detective Mike Hammer and featuring scenes set across downtown and Bunker Hill.  In other upcoming ... Read More »

A renovation of the Disney California Adventure theme park in Anaheim will include a replica of a landmark familiar to many Atwater Village and Silver Lake residents: the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge.  Construction  of  the Disney version of the approximately 80-year-old bridge began earlier this month and will ... Read More »

The  traffic island at the corner of Figueroa Street and York Boulevard in Highland Park has served as the site of a memorial to U.S.veterans since the mid 1970s. But for many residents, the traffic island is better known as a gathering place for the homeless ... Read More »

Police said there were no reports of injuries in Echo Park on Thursday night after a resident reported hearing multiple gun shot blasts near Alvarado and Reservoir streets. A resident named Jennifer said she heard four gunshots at about 10:30 p.m.: There were three blasts, a ... Read More »

Authorities this morning were investigating the discovery of a charred corpse found near an Cypress alley. The body was discovered after firefighters extinguished a trash fire at about 2:15 a.m. near Figueroa Street and Avenue 28, according to KTLA.  Officials were still trying to determine the ... Read More »

Police Academy Rock Garden, Elysian Park |Photo by Victoria Harding/Flickr Burned body found near Cypress Park alley. KTLA Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council loses $15,000 in unused funds as it reorganizes. EGP News Echo Park church prepares for annual back-to-school backpack giveaway. NBC LA City unveils new ... Read More »

The stairway that zigzags up a hill from Bellevue Avenue and Glendale Boulevard west of Echo Park Lake is not a pretty sight, with the steps and handrails covered in graffiti and tires and other trash filling planter boxes.  Making matters worse, the stairway, a handy ... Read More »

Remember Han Cholo? It’s been about  two years since Han Cholo closed its barrio-fabulous jewelry store in Echo Park (the storefront is now home to CookbookLA). But Han Cholo owners and designers – Brandon Schoolhouse and Guillaume Pajolec – are still going strong, reports L.A. Weekly.  ... Read More »

By Mary A. Allen Boyle Heights has its Mariachi Plaza and the Hollywood Bowl hosts an annual Mariachi USA Festival. Now, the Echo Park neighborhood council wants to get in on the mariachi act by hosting the first ever Echo Park  Mariachi Festival. On Tuesday night, ... Read More »

Last December, The Eastsider profiled Gorden Bowen, a Cypress Park artist who opened a portable fine-arts foundry to create sculptures and other metal objects. This month, Bowen has been showing his own artwork in an exhibit called “Xenotropi” at MorYork Gallery in Highland Park. The exhibit ... Read More »

Some holes in the mile-long green screen surrounding Echo Park Lake provide the only view of park to passersby. “I took this on my walk to work today,” said Edward Faktorovich, who snapped the above shot. Read More »

Atwater Village now has a vinyl record shop to call its own: Jacknife Records & Tapes. The Glendale Boulevard shop opened last month and joins independent vinyl record retailers in Eagle Rock, Echo Park, Highland Park and Silver Lake.  Jacknife, named after a 1965 jazz album,  ... Read More »

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The Los Feliz Ledger reports that Councilman Eric Garcetti may threaten to block next month’s Sunset Junction Street Fair if the organizers do not pay nearly $270,000 owed the city from last year’s event.  Council district spokeswoman  Julie Wong “expects Garcetti will try and block this ... Read More »