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    Echo Park Lake bird bath gets its first customer

    One of Echo Park Lake’s domestic geese wasted no time to test the small amount of water that began flowing into one of the temporary ponds that will be created during the $64 million clean up and draining of Echo Park Lake.  The ponds will provide water for permanent and migratory birds once the lake [...]

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    The missing cats of Echo Park

    When Deanna Duran moved to Echo Park seven years ago, a kitten named Flash was part of her new home.  Recently, however, Flash went missing and Deana and her boyfriend launched a search, posting flyers on telephone poles and notices on the web.   That search ended last week with the gruesome discovery that a [...]

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    Urban night owl discovers new Echo Park nightspot

    The evenings have recently attracted a new neighbor and sound to those living near Scott Avenue and Laveta Terrace in Echo Park. “There’s a screeching owl that [has come] to the corner of Scott and Laveta every night for the past week and a half,” said Cecilia Cabello. “I don’t know if he’s lost his [...]

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    Dear Eastsider: Who will care for a wounded bird?

    Patrick Valliancourt needs help caring for an injured bird he found this morning in Elysian Park: I was walking in Elysian Park this morning and found an injured bird scuffling across the dirt. I managed to scoot the bird onto a palm branch and walked him home. He was able to swallow some sugar water [...]

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    Silver Lake dog drama

    Sandy Driscoll* was near the Silver Lake Dog Park this morning when she observed and photographed what  she describes as an all too familiar scene: I see this all too often … a dog that gets loose and in traffic in front of the Silver Lake dog park. This lady, and several other concerned dog [...]

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    Troubling signs of animal abuse on an Echo Park street

    Black and white flyers  topped with the words “Our beloved neighborhood cat has been tortured” began appearing last week on utility poles along Reservoir Street west of Alvarado. The flyers, which describe how a 14-year-old cat had his fur chopped and dyed and his whiskers cut off, keep reappearing even as they are being removed, [...]

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    Silver Lake block on coyote alert

    Erin Yasgar of Silver Lake said that two dogs have recently been killed by a pack of coyotes that are believed to live on a ridge between Occidental Boulevard and Angelus street north of Sunset Boulevard. One dog was killed Thursday and another  last week. A third dog was attacked but survived. The “tough little [...]

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    Expect more bark at the Silver Lake Dog Park

    Tree bark, that is. This morning, a crew of city workers planted 10 new trees in the Silver Lake Dog Park in hopes of greening up the sun-baked and often dusty piece of ground. Jen Byrne of the Silver Lake Dog Park Association describes the morning planting session: Today we planted 5 ficus, 3 Podacarpus [...]

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    Highland Park cat rescue in the works

    The ongoing saga of the Verdugo Pet Store has taken another turn after passersby have noticed that cats are living and possibly trapped inside the shuttered Highland Park shop.  Julie Hilden from Los Feliz went to the York Boulevard Store, which has been closed following the illness and death of its longtime owner, today after [...]

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    Silver Lake Meadow rules leave dog owners growling

    The new patch of parkland known as the Silver Lake Meadow opened earlier this month next to the Silver Lake reservoirs with several rules. Jogging, strolling and laying on the grass are Okay, but playing soccer, softball and other active sports are not. Not everyone is happy with the rules but it’s the ban on [...]

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    An Echo Park goose out of water

    The Los Angeles Zoo sent over the above photo of Maria the Echo Park Lake goose after she was driven from Echo Park to a new temporary home at the zoo.  The Chicken Corner blog reported on Monday that Maria was moved to the zoo as a protective measure  in light of the bird’s increasing [...]

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    Elysian Heights hawk as hood ornament

    Hawks are apparently not afraid of SUVs. This hawk spent at least five minutes  this morning perched on the hood of a vehicle on Vista Gordo in Elysian Heights. Photo by Elysian Heights resident.

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    Dog owners growling about off-leash tickets in Elysian Park *

    Some frequent dog walkers in Elysian Park said they have noticed an increase in the enforcement of off-leash laws. One person named Natasha said officers and their vehicles have been a common sight in and near the park – which runs along the eastern edge of Echo Park and Elysian Heights – since Feb. 13. [...]

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    Will a custody battle break out over an Echo Park Lake goose named Maria? *

    The Wall Street Journal on Friday took a break from its financial coverage to devote attention to Maria, the bossy Echo Park Lake goose.  The story looks at what will happen to Maria, who rose to fame following her appearance in an OK Go music video last year, when Echo Park Lake is drained and [...]

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    Echo Park dog makes guest appearance in Sunday comic strip

    Xochtl is a yappy Chihuahua-mix who is cared for by an extended Echo Park family of friends and neighbors.  One of those caretakers, a woman named Mary, sent in a few lines about Xochtl to the creators of the “Marmaduke“comic strip, which on Sundays devotes a single frame to stories submitted by readers.  Much to [...]

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    Get your daily dose of Echo Park dogs

    Photographer and Echo Park resident Jennifer Lyn Browne starts her day with a morning walk accompanied by her camera and her dog, Chicholina, an eight-year-old Akita mix

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