Thursday, June 13, 2013

Recent News, Features, etc.

Sponsored Post: Norwalk home with classic style and modern touches open this weekend

This newly remodeled home, custom designed by Dossier Capital in a desirable Norwalk neighborhood, will be open this weekend.  The contemporary, three-bedroom, two-bathroom property effortlessly blends modern touches with classic style to create a comfortable home with tons of extra features. The seamless, open floor plan ... Read More »

On The Agenda: New late hours and alcohol permits for Silver Lake restaurants

The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council’s  urban design committee  tonight is scheduled to  review  proposals by two restaurants that want to take advantage of the neighborhood’s growing but competitive dining and bar scene. The owner of Cafe Stella on Sunset Boulevard wants to extend the hours of ... Read More »

Take A Break From Cold Cuts: Three veggie sandwiches that hit the spot

An Italian sub can be a glorious thing, but cold cuts aren’t for everyone. If you’re a vegetarian, or if you just prefer a meatless lunch now and again, finding a good veggie sandwich can be a task. Sometimes all you get is lettuce, tomato and ... Read More »

Eagle Rock’s geodesic dome revival

Got a dated dome on your hands?  That was the case for the owners of a 39-foot high geodesic dome on Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock.  The 1970s building, which was built from a kit by the owners of Eagle Rock Montessori School,  had been empty ... Read More »

Developer wants to replace Echo Park hardware store with 201 residences

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A Canadian developer plans to drop 201 units of housing on the current site of  an Echo Park hardware store as part of a multi-story complex that met with much criticism at a community meeting Tuesday night, with some of those in attendance deriding the Sunset ... Read More »

News & Notes From Eagle Rock And Highland Park

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TV show gunfire awakes Eagle Rock residents. Summer creative writing camp expands to Silver Lake. Why Highland Park is L.A.’s best neighborhood. Today’s links gathered from Boulevard Sentinel & L.A. Weekly Read More »

Now Playing @ The Listening Station: The Happy Hollows, Hi Ho Silver Oh & Las Cafeteras

Welcome to The Listening Station, The Eastsider’s dose of must-listens from local bands. Get to know your community by getting to know the music they are making. Feel free to let us know what Eastside bands or performers – in any genre- you are listening to ... Read More »

Eastside Property: Atwater stables rounding up potential buyers

In the far north end of Atwater Village, a few blocks but a world away from shopping madness at the Costco-Best Buy-Toys R Us shopping center, a cluster of stables near the L.A. River cater to the equestrian set.  Now, a portion of one of these ... Read More »

On The Agenda: Echo Park council committee takes up high school and housing plans

Developers are busy across Echo Park constructing and preparing to build new homes and other projects. But there’s even more projects in the pipeline. Tonight, June 11, several projects, including new housing on Sunset Boulevard and a new high school on Beverly Boulevard, are scheduled to ... Read More »

News & Notes From Echo Park And Mt. Washington

Mt. Washington Elementary says goodbye to its principal. 17 property crimes in a week puts Echo Park on Crime Alert. Bulletin Board: Summer rummage sale to benefit Central City Action Committee. The Eastsider thanks M. Jewell of Malibu for purchasing a Reader Sponsorship. The Eastsider welcomes ... Read More »

Mega Man As Art: Echo Park gallery pays tribute to video game nostalgia

With the opening of  “Entertainment System” last Friday, the Echo Park gallery space iam8bit  celebrates the home video game console and all the characters that it has spawned over the decades. It was a colorful show and a thrilling opening night, with hundreds of adults who ... Read More »

“Unmoderated” makes its Hollywood debut

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Thanks to all who came out on Saturday night for “Unmoderated: A Reading of Eastsider Comments” at The Hollywood Fringe Festival. If you were not able to make it on Saturday, a second performance of Unmoderated, which features the comments of Eastsider readers, will be coming ... Read More »

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