Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Recent News, Features, etc.

“The Joint” rolls through Glassell Park

Is it a car? Is it a motorcycle? What exactly is that silver, cigar-shaped vehicle that Matt Hartman photographed this afternoon as it made its way north on Eagle Rock Boulevard through Glassell Park? Hartman did a little checking and discovered a similar looking vehicle called ... Read More »

Now Playing @ The Listening Station: Bunnies & Kitties, La Santa Cecilia & Miner

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 »

City Attorney seeks court injunction against six Echo Park area gangs

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City Attorney Carmen Trutanich said today his office is seeking a court injunction designed to limit the activities of six rival gangs across much of Echo Park, Elysian Valley as well as a portion of Silver Lake . The injunction, if approved, would prohibit about 300 ... Read More »

Fence coming down, ducks moving in at Echo Park Lake*

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There are a few more signs that Echo Park Lake is returning to normal after its grand reopening this weekend:  On Monday, workers began removing large sections of the chain link fence and green screen that had encircled the park during a two-year long  construction period.  ... Read More »

Storefront Report: Brewery in the works for York Boulevard

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Only about a year after it opened, Hermosillo, the Highland Park beer and wine bar, is preparing to share its York Boulevard home with a brewery.  Robert James Kunz has applied for a state license to operate a “small beer manufacturer”  under the name Highland Park ... Read More »

Blaze breaks out in Elysian Heights home

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Firefighters this morning put out a small fire that broke out in the basement of a two-story home in Elysian Heights, according to the L.A. Fire Department Twitter feed.   There were no reports of injuries from the fire, which was reported at about 8:30 a.m. in ... Read More »

News & Notes From Eagle Rock, Echo Park and Northeast L.A.

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The making of a  650-foot long, Echo Park tin can phone line. Northeast L.A. residents raise $1,500 to pay for surgery for a puppy named Buster. History Lesson: When the Eagle Rock was called Piedra Gorda. Links collected from KPCC, Patch & Star-News Read More »

East L.A. gift card-for-guns swap nets 152 weapons

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The owners of more than 150 guns who apparently would rather shop than shoot traded in their weapons for gift cards on Saturday during a gun buyback program at the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department station in East Los Angeles.  The owners of the guns traded their ... Read More »

Eagle Rock man celebrates sobriety and a college degree

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June has been a month of milestones for Jeffrey Bellissimo of Eagle Rock. Not only has the former meth addict been sober for five years but on Friday he graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Cal State Los Angeles. Bellissimo’s ... Read More »

The waters of Echo Park Lake are not true blue

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The grand opening of Echo Park Lake this past weekend found park visitors getting reacquainted with their favorite landmarks, including the  park’s landmark green bridge,  the pink lotus blossoms and the blue lake. Wait a minute. A blue lake? As anyone remembers, the color of Echo ... Read More »

Atwater council members must find new way to address unwanted political mailers

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The Atwater Village Neighborhood Council put on hold an idea to provide voters relief from  unwanted political mailers after some members questioned  the dubious legality of the measure  and its potential for degrading the council’s credibility. In the wake of the huge amount of political mailers sent ... Read More »

Sounds of Silence: Why does Highland Park’s community bandshell sit empty most of the year?

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Weekends usually find Sycamore Grove Park in Highland Park busy with families celebrating birthdays, kids jumping around the playground and customers lined up at the mariscos trucks parked on Figueroa. But in midst of the lively parties and noisy kids, the bandshell in the center of ... Read More »

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