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    News & Notes from Boyle Heights, Echo Park & Highland Park

    Lonely Lawn Chairs, Echo Park | Photo by Matt Carman/Flickr Highland Park real estate broker pleads no contest to obstruction of justice in a rape case involving his son.  Patch Early morning crash  closes freeway lanes in Boyle Heights. Daily News New Dodger ownership make their debut today. ABC7 Happening Today: Silver Lake and El [...]

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    News & Notes from Highland Park, Mt. Washington & Silver Lake

    Rusted Cadillac, Highland Park | Photo by Martha Benedict Southwest Museum to reopen to the public but on a limited basis.  Patch Artists and Highland Park Farmers’ Market team up to present art and performances. Arroyo Seco Journal A Silver Lake Colonial Revival style home with reservoir views hits the market at $949,000. Curbed L.A. Storm [...]

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    News & Notes from Echo Park, Eagle Rock & El Sereno

    Trash Talk, Boyle Heights | Photo by smileforyadira/Flickr Dodger sale expected to closed today. L.A. Now State bill would make cities responsible for sidewalk repair. Daily News Wilson High graduates from the ’70s stick together in a cover band called Clean Slate.  Our Town Eagle Rock dog park back on the agenda. Patch Happening Today: [...]

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    News & Notes from Cypress Park, East L.A., Echo Park, Glassell Park, Montecito Heights & Silver Lake

    13-year-old boy injured in one of three Glassell Park shootings.  L.A. Now The colors of Montecito Heights. Above the City East L.A. debates the fate of First Street Store murals. EGP News More Fun with Hipsters: Silver Lake Badminton & Adventure Club. L.A. Observed The Echo Park filmmaker behind “Mamitas.” Patch Cypress Park detour favors [...]

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    News & Notes from Boyle Heights, Eagle Rock, El Sereno & Highland Park

    Street Art in the Making, East Los Angeles | Photo by Ricky Hernandez/Flickr Parents and students protest resignation of Boyle Heights charter school principal. Boyle Heights Beat How political allies came to the rescue of a failing El Sereno school. L.A Weekly City Council approves new school board district boundaries. L.A. Now L.A. Unified takes [...]

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    News & Notes from Atwater, East L.A., Highland Park & Silver Lake

    Victorian Charmer, Historic Filipinotown | Photo by David Kimbrough/Flickr Silver Lake pushes back on Sunset Junction Development. The Eastsider Pedestrian killed on East L.A. freeway after being struck by multiple vehicles. ABC7 DWP plans on raising water and electric rates over the next two years. Daily News Atwater Village Neighborhood Forum has a new home. [...]

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    News & Notes from Boyle Heights, Cypress Park, Echo Park & El Sereno

    Dog & Basket, Atwater Village | Photo by Mary-Austin Klein/Flickr Northeast residents seek noise and pollution reduction at Cypress Park rail yard. Patch Vinyl record fans line up at 5 a.m. for Echo Park music store opening. Backbeat Firefighters seriously injured after rescue ambulance and truck crash in Boyle Heights. L.A. Now Car rams into [...]

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    News & Notes from Echo Park, Highland Park & Silver Lake

    Cypress Park Pick-Up | Photo by Ryan Schude/Flickr 101-year-old Silver Lake area man who went missing last week turns up  in local hospital. Patch Occidental College dedicates new alumni center. Oxy News Echo Park’s leader of peaceful parenting. Patch Highand Park PTA teams up with pizza parlor for school fundraiser. School Yard Celebrity Sighting: Cybill [...]

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    News & Notes from Atwater, Boyle Heights & Montecito Heights

    River & Concrete At Sunset, Atwater Village | Photo by Stephen Roullier/Flickr San Francisco science museum to display Boyle Heights cardboard arcade. Tech Now Developer open to other options for Montecito Heights hilltop. Patch & Arroyo Seco Journal Neighborhood council pulls the plug on Atwater Village Forum. AV Now Happening Today: Echo Park trash clean [...]

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    News & Notes from Boyle Heights, Cypress Park, Eagle Rock & East L.A.

    Cher Gets Trashed, Elysian Heights | Photo by Mary-Austin Klein/Flickr Oxy alumnus to donate $5 million to renovate the Eagle Rock college’s international programs building. L.A. Now A history of Boyle Heights boosterism. Boyle Heights History City response to Cypress Park student’s bike lane letter leaves bike advocates spinning. Patch Snapshot of a third-generation, family-run [...]

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    News & Notes from Boyle Heights, Hermon & Highland Park

    Arches & Swirls, Silver Lake | Photo by Brett Fernau/Flickr Mayor talks up transportation but remains silent on layoffs during State of City speech.  Daily News & L.A. Times Boyle Heights’ Los Cinco Puntos wins a spot on the 10 Best Tacos in America list. Epicurious (h/t Daily Dish) City receives funding to build Highland [...]

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    News & Notes from Cypress Park, Echo Park, El Sereno, Elysian Heights & Silver Lake

    Rooftop Dogs, Highland Park | Photo by Jody Miller/Flickr L.A. Unified renews charter of El Sereno school despite low performance. KPCC “D” is a passing grade? L.A. Unified proposes lowering graduation requirements. L.A. Times Neighbor raises concern about proposed Cypress Park cell phone tower. Patch L.A. Times visits the Echo Park Film Center. Company Town [...]

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    News & Notes from Atwater, Echo Park & Silver Lake

    Real estate developers prepare to play at Dodger Stadium  L.A. Times Surf Silver Lake. Patch Atwater Village Neighborhood Council reaffirms funding for event outside of the neighborhood. CityWatch Echo Park’s new animal themed mural.  Echo Park Cool New York Times pays a visit to Echo Park’s Cookbook. NYT This year’s Echo Park Lotus festival might [...]

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    News & Notes from Boyle Heights, Elysian Heights, Garvanza & Mt. Washington

    Datsun In Repose, Atwater Village | Photo by Mary-Austin Klein/Flickr College Scholarship fund for the builder of Boyle Heights cardboard arcade tops $152,000. ABC7 City Council renews focus on Southwest Museum. Arroyo Seco Journal Elysian Heights Elementary holds fundraiser for Catalina Island field trip.  School Yard Garvanza residents ride to the rescue of historic property. [...]

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    News & Notes from Boyle Heights, Echo Park & Lincoln Heights

    Colorful Lincoln Heights Victorian up for sale at $449,000. Curbed L.A. CicLAvia rolls through Boyle Heights on Sunday. KPCC Boyle Heights cardboard game arcade to make room for Echo Park pinball machine. LAist The Boyle Heights activist who founded the Mothers of East L.A. dies at age 87. Boyle Heights Beat & EGP News City [...]

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    News & Notes from Angeleno Heights, Atwater, Boyle Heights, City Terrace, Eagle Rock, East L.A., Glassell Park & Mt. Washington

    Memorial for Angeleno Heights shooting victim held today. Patch 51st Assembly candidates discuss sidewalk vending and economic development of East L.A. EGP News Atwater Villager of The Year resigns neighborhood council after moving out of neighborhood. A.V. Now Police searching for suspect in attempted kidnapping of a Boyle Heights 14-year-old girl. The Voice/Facebook & ABC7 [...]

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