In his most recent crime update and newsletter, Capt. William Murphy of the Northeast Division provided statistics showing that the division, which stretches from Echo Park and Silver Lake to Eagle Rock and Highland Park continues to report relatively low-levels of criminal activity. But there has ... Read More »
Daily Archives: March 23, 2012
Eastside Property: Speedy Highland Park flip lands on the market
House flippers are racing against time when it comes to buying and selling homes. But the investors selling this 112-year-old Highland Park house are apparently on a very fast track. The two-bedroom cottage on the 800 block of Milwaukee Avenue near York Boulevard was put up ... Read More »
Police warn of Eagle Rock burglary crew on the prowl
LAPD officers backed up by a police helicopter responded to a report of suspicious persons in Eagle Rock this morning in the wake of a recent cluster of burglaries near Eagle Rock and York boulevards This morning’s search that focused on the 4500 block of ... Read More »
Around The Eastsider
News and items from other parts of the blog and beyond: Shopper & Diner Report: Pork belly skewers & Indian street food in Silver Lake; five-course beer and dinner paring in Atwater. Eastsider On The Go Vehicle theft defies Northeast L.A. crime trends. Eastside 911 Read More »
Eastside Shopper & Diner Report
The pork belly skewers with Korean chile aioli now being served at Local restaurant are part of what is being described as a Silver Lake foodie renaissance. L.A. Times Not craving pork belly skewers with Korean chile aioli ? A soon-to-open Silver Lake restaurant could be ... Read More »
Fletcher Drive: An Atwater Village comedy told in six minute slices
Fletcher Drive – 101 – The Intervention – watch more funny videos Atwater Village serves as the setting for “Fletcher Drive,” a comedy series about three roommates that made its Internet debut Thursday night. Atwater residents Paddy Connor and Robert Dierx came up with the concept ... Read More »
Echo Park fire station burglarized
Burglars broke into the Echo Park Fire Station 20 earlier this week, making off with everything from fire fighter boots and jackets to personal electronics. “It’s unsettling,” said Capt. Richard Denning of the Monday break in that took place as fire trucks were parked in the ... Read More »
Saturday is a day for gardening at Echo Park schools
Volunteers are needed to help on Saturday to expand and build new gardens at two Echo Park area schools as part of a campus beautification project. Volunteers will help build raised planter beds as part of a new reading garden at Clifford Street Elementary and expand ... Read More »
News & Notes from Angeleno Heights, Boyle Heights, Echo Park, El Sereno & Silver Lake
Dancing and drinking Red Bull until dawn at Silver Lake’s Los Globos. L.A. Times Dodger Stadium Express gets ready to roll during pre-season. Metro Man who evaded police during Boyle Heights standoff arrested at Hollenbeck station while filing a complaint against girlfriend. EGP News Labor union ... Read More »