The life of an artist is difficult. The art scene is fickle. Rafael Serrano of Highland Park knows that first hand. “I should be much further ahead in my career today. If only I didn’t drift away for those twelve years,” artist Rafael Serrano says inside ... Read More »

Located in midst of residential neighborhoods, the cramped but convenient corner grocery stores and tienditas of Highland Park  serve as a handy places to pick up everything from meat and groceries to beer and Lotto tickets. Now, three of these neighborhood storefronts are up for sale ... Read More »

There are not many stand-out examples of mid-century modern buildings in the Highland Park area, which is better known for its wood-sided Craftsman bungalows and Arts- And-Crafts era  architecture.  That’s why the former Shoppers Market, now a Superior supermarket,  at Figueroa Street at Avenue 45  near ... Read More »

Get your history for free this Sunday, May 19 when the annual Museums of the Arroyo (MOTA) Day welcomes visitors to check out a slice of SoCal life from way back when. Three Highland Park museums and Heritage Square in Montecito Heights team up with two ... Read More »

Never heard of the song “Echo Park” by Buzz Clifford? How about  the “California Polka” by  Miss Julia W. Pomeroy? Know the tune to “Take Me Out to Venice” by Tess Hankinson and Martin G. Van Bergen? If you are not familiar with these rather obscure ... Read More »

The Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council is trying to drum up community support for an outdoor movie series, with the first film, the family-friendly “Finding Nemo,” scheduled to be screened on Saturday night at the Highland Park Recreation Center.  Whether there will be  more “Movie Under ... Read More »

If you can’t go very far without stopping for a Starbucks fix then you will like what a Highland Park property owner has in mind for a York Boulevard burger stand. The owner of the Classic Burger property on the eastern edge of York Boulevard near ... Read More »

Signs in favor of  saving auto lanes  have popped up in some store and restaurants windows across Eagle Rock and Highland Park as the city considers replacing traffic with  bike lanes on Colorado Boulevard and Figueroa Street. On Saturday, some of those merchants may find their ... Read More »

While pupusas, tacos, mariscos and Jumbo Jacks abound, vegetables are hard to come by on the strip of Figueroa Street where Cypress Park meets Highland Park. Enter: Ayta Grill. The small Japanese “Teriyaki House & Tea Room” (Note: I didn’t see any actual tea on my ... Read More »

Jackson Browne shares stories about his Highland Park family home during a stop in the dungeon. /Photo by Martha Benedict From a bell tower and chapel to a pipe organ and a dungeon-like basement, the nearly century old Abbey San Encino, a Highland Park landmark clad ... Read More »