Original art. Live jazz. Dance performances. Food trucks. Lessons on Zero Waste. The list of of events and attractions is a long one for this Saturday’s upcoming Echo Park Art Walk, when scores of shops and spaces along Sunset Boulevard and Echo Park Avenue will host ... Read More »
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Save The Date: Highland Park Medieval-style landmark open for tours
By Nicole Possert A rare glimpse inside a Medieval-style landmark of Arroyo Culture – the Abbey San Encino in Highland Park – will be available to the public this coming Sunday, April 21, as part of a fundraising for Highland Park Heritage Trust. This private home built ... Read More »
Art Scene: New exhibit opens at Avenue 50 in Highland Park
Portrait by Ricardo Estrada/Photo by Nathan Solis Story and Photos By Nathan Solis A Saturday opening night reception at Avenue 50 Studio in Highland Park featured a trio of local artists, a pack of cyclists and dozens of other local characters. The exhibit showcases the minimalist ... Read More »
Victorian fashion is back – at least for one day
Photos by Arty Maharajh Fans of Victoriana lined up to get into the Heritage Square on Saturday for the Montecito Heights’ museum annual fashion show and tea. Arty Maharajh snapped photos as models in period fashions walked down an outdoor runway and posed outside some of ... Read More »
Shopper & Diner Report: Coffee now brewing at Echo Park’s Tierra Mia; work underway on Sonny’s Hideaway in Highland Park; MILK coming to Silver Lake?
The new Tierra Mia Coffee officially began pouring horchata lattes and serving Tres Leches muffins on Thursday in the former Downbeat Cafe in Echo Park. In the newly remodeled Alvarado Street storefront, baristas dressed in black shirts and ties take orders for coffee drinks as well ... Read More »
A new season of change for a Highland Park band
The six Seasons/Photo by Nathan Solis By Nathan Solis Off of Avenue 43 outside the Lummis House sit the members of the Highland Park band Seasons. Six to a bench, surrounded by sycamore trees, hawks, squirrels and flowers the band answer questions on their next album, ... Read More »
Wizard of Oz works its magic on Heritage Square
By Brenda Rees “Our attendance has been off the charts and we are thrilled,” says Heritage Square Museum executive John Kearns of the “Visions of Oz” exhibit that closes this week at the Montecito Heights museum. Held in the 1876 Perry Mansion, the multi-media exhibit showcases ... Read More »
New community garden grows in Elysian Valley
After more than two years of work, the Elysian Valley Community Garden will hold a grand opening garden party on Sunday, March 24 on the nearly quarter-acre parcel on Blake Avenue. The garden was the idea of Cyndi Hubach, a Silver Lake resident who owns the ... Read More »
Short film series showcases Northeast L.A. filmmakers
12/6/12 Film Series Highlight Reel from NELAart Short Film Series on Vimeo. After debuting this summer, the NELA Art Short Film Series returns tonight, Thursday, Dec. 6, with a second screening of films at the Highland Theatre in Highland Park. Five films, including Tumbleweed, which The ... Read More »
A new generation of girls take roller derby for a spin
Story by Samuel Temblador Photos by Jesse Saucedo On weekend mornings and every Wednesday afternoon, in the Doll Factory roller derby rink in Echo Park, the L.A Derby Dolls hold junior roller derby classes for girls and young women ages 7 to 17 as part of ... Read More »