The landmark Angelus Temple, the domed Echo Park church founded by evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, recently installed a new, bright digital sign over its main entrance. But that sign is too bright for at least one neighbor, who lives across the street. The sign was annoying ... Read More »
What are those pink things floating above the water in the northwest corner of Echo Park Lake? That’s right. They are lotus blossoms. About five years after the old lotus bed died off mysteriously, the light pink-and-cream colored petals of newly planted lotus are now opening ... Read More »
The concrete playing courts at an Echo Park social service center were jammed this afternoon, not with basketball players but with politicians, reporters and a crowd of onlookers ready to hear newly elected mayor Eric Garcetti hold an outdoor news conference. Garcetti, who lived for a ... Read More »
Delivering rave reviews, hundreds of home buyers and brokers have flocked to Artis in Echo Park within the first weeks of grand opening. Impressed by the artistic, modern design and environmentally-friendly features, Artis is an exciting and rare offering among the established homes of Echo Park. ... Read More »
Echo Park’s Origami Vinyl is an independent record store with a penchant for celebrating up and coming artists. Though the store is undeniably small – a narrow strip lined by record bins on each side – its loft space atop a precarious set of winding stairs ... Read More »
The man who was fatally stabbed during a fight on an Echo Park street early Sunday morning has been identified by police as 33-year-old Darrin Jeffries. Homicide detective Julian Pere with the Rampart Division provided a few more details about the fatal stabbing that took on ... Read More »
A two-bedroom, Spanish Colonial-style home near Echo Park Lake sold for $735,000 as prices in the relatively affordable area of Echo Park south of Sunset Boulevard continued to climb higher. The 80-year-old home on the 1700 block of Kent Street went into escrow quickly after hitting ... Read More »
Submitted by Michael Mahaffie I was riding my scooter on Park Ave and this little puppy trapped on the green fence of Echo Park lake yapped at me. I pulled over. I got it out and there was no collar to be found. It looks like ... Read More »
One man was fatally stabbed in the chest early this morning during a fight on an Echo Park street, according to a preliminary police report. The victim and another male were walking near Clinton and Waterloo streets when they began arguing and fighting at about 2:40 ... Read More »
A stream of urban hikers and walkers passed through Echo Park and Silver Lake on Saturday on Day 1 of The Big Parade, a walk-hike that covers 40 miles and 80 public stairways from downtown to Griffith Park. About 500 walkers and hikers are expected join ... Read More »