Who the Dodgers owners are talking to is not clear but an L.A. Times story provides turns up the most recent evidence that the team’s new owners are actively looking at developing the acres of land and parking lots that surround the stadium. The new piece ... Read More »
The flippers have cleaned out much of Highland Park. You can forget about Cypress Park and Lincoln Heights, too. And don’t even bother looking around Echo Park or Silver Lake. After a run up in sales and prices, the inventory of detached, Eastside homes priced under ... Read More »
For the first time in decades, a 2-1/2 mile-long section of the L.A. River through Cypress Park and Elysian Valley was legally opened to boaters, anglers and hikers on Memorial Day as part of a three-month pilot program. Members of the L.A. Kayak Club were among the ... Read More »
Some of our readers caught Tuesday’s KCRW story on “Unmoderated: A Reading of Eastsider Comments,” which will be playing this Saturday, June 8 at The Hollywood Fringe Festival. Click here to read the KCRW story or click on the Soundcloud icon below to listen to the ... Read More »
Tonight the The Highland Park Show, a free stand-up comedy showcase at Cafe De Leche on York Boulevard, celebrates its one-year anniversary. In honor of the event, The Eastsider asked the organizers of the free, monthly show to come up with five funny things or jokes ... Read More »
Brokers who specialize in their community are the first to recognize a great opportunity when one arises, and they rush to show their home buyers. So, it’s no surprise that Echo Park brokers are fueling the traffic and sales at Artis by Van Daele Homes. Delivering ... Read More »
The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council is scheduled to discuss a proposal tonight to assist the Los Angeles Police Department in enforcing a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers. Other items of note on tonight’s agenda include: The Department of Water and Power will provide information about an ... Read More »
The LAPD’s Central Traffic Division is asking the public to help find the driver of a pick-up truck who fatally struck a 62-year-old man as he walked across Sunset Boulevard at Maltman Avenue. The victim, Rogelio Vera, was in the crosswalk when he was hit on ... Read More »
Mt. Washington resident takes steps to protect front-yard fruit . Boyle Heights hackers create app to share home-grown produce. The Eastsider thanks the a member of the Gnostic Society for purchasing a Reader Sponsorship. Today’s links gathered from Boyle Heights Beat & Patch Read More »
If there’s one thing Figueroa Street needs it’s breakfast. There are some notable staples—Antigua Bread, Metro Balderas, La Fuente—but there’s no denying that some new blood is in order. That’s why I was intrigued when I heard that Good Girl Dinette is now serving breakfast! Owner ... Read More »
With less than two weeks to go before Echo Park Lake reopens to the public, the refilled lake and rebuilt park look pristine behind a chain link fence covered with a green screen. But some residents have expressed concern about safety in and around the park ... Read More »
The Eagle Rock Cultural Center was packed Monday night for Councilman Jose Huizar’s community town hall meeting on the proposed bike lanes for Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock. Twenty minutes after the scheduled start of the meeting, the line to sign-up still extended down the stairs ... Read More »
