The Hostess Brands bakery in Elysian Valley was shut down and its workers laid off late last year after the company filed for bankruptcy and announced it was ceasing operations. There had been some talk that the Elysian Valley bakery, one of the largest industrial properties ... Read More »
Council District 13 rivals John Choi and Mitch O’Farrell on Tuesday night repeated some common themes during a debate in the final week of the campaign, with O’Farrell touting his deep roots in the district and extensive knowledge of neighborhood issues while Choi called for a ... Read More »
From paths and backyards along the L.A. River in Atwater Village and Elysian Valley to the hills of Elysian Park and the ball field at Dodger Stadium, swarms of Black Flies – or Buffalo Gnats - have been once again buzzing, bothering and biting people as ... Read More »
What would Los Angeles look like with a bustling community along its river? Probably something like Saturday’s event at Marsh Park in Elysian Valley organized by the Northeast Los Angeles Riverfront Collaborative. The event – part family fair, part live mapping project – looked to open ... Read More »
Photo by Diane Edwardson/Corralitas Red Car Property Today’s high winds are not only sending palm fronds and plastic bags flying. The gusts are also kicking up large clouds of dust at the former Taylor Yards rail yard in Cypress Park and blowing them across the Los ... Read More »
After more than two years of work, the Elysian Valley Community Garden will hold a grand opening garden party on Sunday, March 24 on the nearly quarter-acre parcel on Blake Avenue. The garden was the idea of Cyndi Hubach, a Silver Lake resident who owns the ... Read More »
Photos courtesy Blaire Lennane When some of the parents at Dorris Place Elementary asked employees at the nearby Home Depot for help reviving the school garden, they were expecting some packs of flowers or maybe bags of fertilizer. Instead, the Elysian Valley school got an entire ... Read More »
Congressman Adam Schiff has joined activists in Cypress Park and neighboring Elysian Valley in calling on Metrolink to conduct an extensive study of the potential risks the commuter rail line’s Taylor Yard maintenance center poses to the health of nearby residents. In addition to noise generated ... Read More »
A proposal to open up the L.A River through Cypress Park and Elysian Valley to boating this summer conjures up images of a lazy afternoon spent drifting down stream. The reality, however, will be much different. In fact, it sounds like anyone who attempts to kayak ... Read More »
Residents and officials gather around L.A. River map during recreation zone meeting. A pilot program to open a five-mile section of the L.A. River between Atwater Village and Elysian Valley to canoeing, hiking and other recreational uses this summer will be much smaller than expected because ... Read More »