An LAPD helicopter is circling over the western edge of Echo Park tonight as officers investigate reports of shots fired near Mohawk and Reservoir streets in Echo Park, according to preliminary information. It’s not clear if anyone has been shot or if a shooting did take ... Read More »
The clean up and rebuilding of Echo Park Lake is 99% complete but the park remains officially off limits to the public. But with its newly refilled lake and freshly planted lawns and trees, it has been hard for many to wait until the temporary fence ... Read More »
The two-story concrete Dayton Avenue Signal Tower was built more than 80 years ago to help direct traffic over the Taylor Yard, the Southern Pacific rail yard that sprawled along the L.A. River in Cypress Park. Southern Pacific left Taylor Yard many years ago but ... Read More »
A man walking around the Silver Lake reservoirs last night said he was grabbed from behind and thrown to the ground by three men who demanded his phone. The Silver Lake man refused, and the thieves made off with his headphones instead. Now, the man, who ... Read More »
Dodger Stadium On Ice: Ballpark to host NHL hockey game next January. Occidental College faculty approve a vote of no confidence over Eagle Rock college’s handling of sexual assault reports. Why won’t this Highland Park house sell? N.Y. Times pays a visit to “The Flamethrowers” author ... Read More »
Back in early March The Eastsider reported that a 98-year-old apartment house on the southern edge of Echo Park had been put up for sale by a “motivated seller” for $1.28 million, with the listing saying the site could be developed into 23 condos. Two months ... Read More »
Josef Bray-Ali, a cycling advocate and owner of the Flying Pigeon L.A. bike shop in Highland Park, submitted this open letter to Councilman Ed Reyes Councilman Reyes, I am writing to you after reading a report in the Highland Park-Mt. Washington Patch regarding the recent Historic ... Read More »
Valerie Confections, a maker of high-end chocolates and sweets that operates a store on First Street at Beverly Boulevard, has taken over the former Delilah Bakery in Echo Park. Valerie Confections, operated by Valerie and Stan Weightman, Jr, plan to sell pastries, sandwiches and salads along ... Read More »
Pitty the Priuses and Audi wagons of Silver Lake. An L.A. Times story on the poor condition of the city’s streets proved what many Silver Lake motorists already know: the neighborhood’s streets are among the worst in the city. In fact, more than half of Silver ... Read More »
Northeast L.A. bike lane supporters take their campaign on the road. Boyle Heights: The web series pilot. The Silver Lake Reservoir as a fire fighting tool. Got photos to share? Join The Eastsider Photo Pool or tag your Instagram photos with #eastsiderla The Eastsider thanks Anonymous ... Read More »
One week after the Rolling Stones played at the Echoplex in Echo Park, another sort-of-celebrity was spotted in the neighborhood today. Looks like Angelyne stopped off in Echo Park this afternoon to do some shopping, judging by the pink Corvette and the woman with the white-blond ... Read More »
Residents living in the far north end of Echo Park near Allesandro Street and Rosebud Avenue are keeping a close eye on the new neighbors: a nest of baby red tailed hawks. The photo above by Gary Vlahakis is a bit fuzzy but you can make ... Read More »
