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    A pesto bagel? I don’t think so

    Earlier this month Echo Park Patch paid a visit to Brooklyn Bagel Bakery, the family-owned bakery that has operated on Beverly Boulevard in Historic Filipinotown since 1965. Richard Friedman, whose father, Seymour, opened the original store in the West Adams district, talked about how his company has experimented with new flavors and recipes over the [...]

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    Woman killed in Historic Filipinotown traffic accident

    An elderly woman died this afternoon after being hit by a vehicle pulling out of a driveway in Historic Filipinotown. The accident occurred at about 12:40 p.m. near Beverly Boulevard and Park View Street,  said Officer Cesar Velasquez with the Central Bureau Traffic Division.  The driver remained on the scene as officers closed off nearby [...]

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    Suspect arrested in fatal Historic Filipinotown beating

    A woman was arrested in Wednesday’s fatal beating of a 70-year-old homeless man whose body was found amid his blankets next to a building in Historic Filipinotown. Police on Wednesday afternoon arrested 44-year-old Norma Rios of Los Angeles, said Lt. Wes Buhrmester with the Rampart Division.  Rios was booked for murder and is being held [...]

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    Police investigating Historic Filipinotown homicide *

    The body of an elderly transient who was apparently beaten by a group of men was found amid his blankets this morning next to a Beverly Boulevard building in Historic Filipinotown. Homicide detectives were checking an eyewitness report that the man, believed to be about 65 years old, was beaten by a group of two [...]

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    Eastside affordable housing projects tainted by fraud charges

    Manitou Vistas I & II, Lincoln Heights. Photo from Google Maps. A quartet of affordable housing developments in Echo Park, Historic Filipinotown and Lincoln Heights built by Advanced Development & Investment are hard to miss, with three stories of low-income apartments stacked on parking garages that loom above the streets.  Now, these four ADI projects [...]

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    A reminder of Beverly Boulevard’s mid-century years is up for sale

    Beverly Boulevard, like many of the busy streets that radiate west of downtown, is dotted with small one and two-story mid-century office and professional buildings.  Here, on the southern fringe of Echo Park and what is now Historic Filipinotown and Westlake, groups like the Building Contractors Association and small firms, such as the Len Wolf [...]

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    Neighborhood council votes to tighten voting rules

    Echo Park resident David Rockello was the subject of an L.A Times Opinion page story last month after he was elected president of the Rampart Village Neighborhood Council even though he does not live or work in the neighborhood. Rockello, who also serves on the Echo Park neighborhood council, was able to win in part [...]

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    Meet me at Remy Square

    The City Council today adopted a motion to name the intersection of Alvarado and Temple streets in Historic Filipinotown to Remedios ‘Remy’ V. Geaga Square, according to Echo Park neighborhood council president Jose Sigala.  Remy Geaga, who died in 1997, was a  Filipino American activist who helped establish and run several organizations in a neighborhood [...]

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    Temple & Alvarado might get a new name: Remy Square *

    The intersection of Temple and Alvarado Street in Historic Filipinotown is probably best known for the retr0 McDonalds complete with golden arches. But, if neighborhood leaders get their way, the busy crossroads will be named Remedios ‘Remy’ V. Geaga Square. Remy Square would honor the memory of a Filipino American activist who helped establish and [...]

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    The play's the thing but cheap tickets are also important

    What’s the key to a successful theater production? The acting and writing, of course, count for a lot. But, as producer and Echo Park resident Seth Compton knows, a cheap ticket also helps. That’s why Compton and the new L’Enfant Terrible theater company established adult admission to the family-friendly “Hamlet – Prince of Puddles” at [...]

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    Wash, dry & dance

    The patrons of the Spin Cycle coin laundry in Historic Filipinotown might find themselves fluffing and folding underwear before an audience later this week. The laundry located in a Beverly Boulevard minimall will serve as the stage for Laundromatinee, a dance performance by the Collage Dance Theater. The piece by Heidi Drucker has been performed [...]

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    Man arrested in connection with attempted Echo Park rape

    Police earlier this week arrested a man suspected of trying to rape a woman after breaking into her Court Street apartment in the southern edge of Echo Park apartment on February 25. The suspect, Britt Dixon, 26, was arrested without incident near Sunset Boulevard and Benton Way on Tuesday, said Lt. Wes Buhrmester with the [...]

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    One person injured in Historic Filipinotown shooting

    One person was injured in a possibly gang-related shooting Tuesday night near the 101Freeway in Historic Filipinotown, police said. The victim suffered a non-lethal injury after being shot in the shoulder at about 11:30 pm, Sgt. Michael Mabie with the Rampart Division said this morning. The suspects were seen fleeing in a dark colored vehicle. [...]

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    Beware the chain snatchers : Women walking through Historic Filipinotown and the MacArthur Park area should watch out for thieves who have been snatching necklaces and jewelry off pedestrians during the day, reports LAPD Lt. Wes Buhrmester with the Rampart Division. Two of the crimes were reported last week and four the week before in [...]

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    Water main break in Historic Filipinotown

    Department of Water and Power crews were completing repairs this afternoon at the site of the most recent water main break, this one on North Park View Street near Council Street in Historic Filipinotown. The water main burst shortly before 1 a.m., according to LA Now. A five-foot section of the damaged pipe was removed [...]

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    Echo Park gets bugged *

    Forget about those gun-toting gang members. The most wanted suspect in Echo Park these days is a tiny bug. The California Department of Food & Agriculture will be setting out traps and “planning a treatment program” targeted at a citrus-loving pest called the Asian citrus psyllid. The discovery of the psyllid on a miniature orange [...]

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