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    City planners focus on river-side design

    Earlier this year the Community Redevelopment Agency halted work on a proposed Northeast Los Angeles River redevelopment zone that would stretch from Atwater Village and Glassell Park to Cypress Park and Elysian Valley. While that fate of that far-reaching redevelopment project remains up in the air, the city’s  Planning Department has continued to refine a [...]

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    Watch out for giant snakes and photographers

    A photographer and snake sculpture appear to  face off  in the playground of Marsh Street Park in Elysian Valley Silver Lake blogger Diane Edwardson, who took the above photo, noted that the park will be the site of a Wednesday night campfire and marshmallow roast, providing a perfect opportunity for a giant snake (or frog) [...]

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    Thieves leave Elysian Valley bikers and walkers in the dark*

    More than 100 LED lights along a new section of the L.A. River Bike Path in Elysian Valley have gone dark after thieves ripped out $50,000 worth of copper wiring earlier this month. Most of the LED lights along the new 2.5-mile path, which was dedicated last December, will remain turned off  until city engineers [...]

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    Brighter times ahead for Elysian Valley

    A proposal to install new street lights across five blocks of Elysian Valley emerged victorious on a second vote by property owners who would pay to maintain the lighting. The second attempt was held after an earlier vote-by-mail election held late last year failed to gather enough support among property owners to  create a new [...]

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    Who needs a grand opening to enjoy a new park? *

    Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer // A new park that stretches from Riverside Drive in Elysian Valley up to the hills of Elysian Heights has yet to officially open – there are not even signs posted. But  this morning Elysian Heights resident Liza Lang was driving by with her two children when she noticed [...]

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    City tries again to shine more light on Elysian Valley

    Some Elysian Valley residents would rather live in the dark, especially if it means footing the bill for new street lights. Last fall, a proposal to pay for new street lights across  five blocks of Elysian Valley failed to win enough votes from 116 property owners who would pay to maintain the lighting.  The rejection [...]

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    Elysian Valley gang tensions flare into violence

    View Gang tensions flare in Elyisan Valley in a larger map Much of the crime in Elysian Valley in recent months had been limited to random car break-ins and the occasional burglary. But a pair of recent shootings that left two people injured have residents worried.  Last Tuesday afternoon, a man riding a bike with [...]

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    Storytime along the L.A. River

    Note: The Eastsider welcomes Highland Park resident Nicole Possert as a contributing writer & photographer covering neighborhood history and preservation. By Nicole Possert Capturing and documenting contemporary life is arguably the first step to creating our shared history.  On Saturday in Elysian Valley, the L.A. River StoryShare initiative was doing just that with their first [...]

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    The Frogtown art scene to lose one of its pioneers

    This Saturday will find artists and art buyers heading to the Elysian Valley studio of Chicano artist Frank Romero for his 29th annual Christmas show and sale.  This sale will be the last as Romero has announced he has sold the studio at the corner of Blake Avenue and Eads Street.  “I’m getting older and [...]

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    A few ideas about Los Angeles River redevelopment

    The Daily News today writes about the plans by the cities of Glendale and Los Angeles to develop the Glendale Narrows portion of the Los Angeles River. Officials with Los Angeles’ Community Redevelopment Agency provided some more information about what they have in mind as they work on the  Northeast Los Angeles River Study Area, [...]

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    River redevelopment zone in the works

    Some Atwater residents and activists have expressed concern about the potential impact a proposed redevelopment zone would have on their neighborhood. But, as the Atwaer Village News points out,  the redevelopment area being contemplated by the Community Redevelopment Agency expands beyond Atwater into neighboring Glassell Park and down river to Cypress Park. The Northeast Los [...]

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    Beekeeping by moonlight

    Russell Bates of the Backwards Beekeeper blog shares a photo of beekeeper named Roberta and a friend tending to a hive on an Elysian Valley rooftop. Roberta writes: “One of the best parts of LA beekeeping is that it can fit into the day before and after work. Everyone’s busy but there’s always a little [...]

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    The past and present of Elysian Valley

    Many artists in Elysian Valley, that ribbon of neighborhood bounded by the Los Angeles River and the 5 Freeway, are busy preparing for this Saturday’s annual Frogtown Artwalk.  But way back before this riverside neighborhood, also known to some as Frogtown, started attracting artists, it attracted developers who carved up the land into tiny lots [...]

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    Will a pentagram scare the house flippers away? *

    Many a home buyer and house flipper have been able to look past  the sight of cracked walls, sagging floors and crumbling foundations to get a deal. But what about signs of Satanic rituals?  That’s what real estate agent and blogger Rob Kallick found this morning when he inspected a $199,000 Elysian Valley bungalow for [...]

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    Elysian Valley gives its neighborhood council a second chance *

    It was only a few years ago that the Elysian Valley Riverside Neighborhood Council went dormant after council members failed to show up for meetings.  But residents of the community wedged between the Los Angeles River and 5 freeway have decided to give the neighborhood council a second try. Last Tuesday, the newly elected council [...]

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    Smooth riding through Elysian Valley

    The approximately 2.5 mile-long extension of the Los Angeles River Bike Path south of Fletcher Drive has not been officially dedicated yet. But cyclists, like Jon B., who took the above photo this morning, have been pleasantly surprised to find they can already ride on a smooth strip of asphalt through Elysian Valley. “This used [...]

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