The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council took on the job Wednesday night of assisting the Los Angeles Police Department in enforcing the ban on gas-powered leaf blowers. “We know they’re loud. We know they’re dirty. We know they cause diseases for those with COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary ... Read More »
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On The Agenda: Silver Lake council to take up leaf-blower enforcement tonight
The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council is scheduled to discuss a proposal tonight to assist the Los Angeles Police Department in enforcing a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers. Other items of note on tonight’s agenda include: The Department of Water and Power will provide information about an ... Read More »
Police seeking motorist in fatal Silver Lake hit-and-run
The LAPD’s Central Traffic Division is asking the public to help find the driver of a pick-up truck who fatally struck a 62-year-old man as he walked across Sunset Boulevard at Maltman Avenue. The victim, Rogelio Vera, was in the crosswalk when he was hit on ... Read More »
Found: Kitten needs 12-step intervention!
Submitted by Coronado Stree Kitten Society Sponsor this kitten and that feeling of uselessness and self pity will disappear. You will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in cats. Self-seeking will slip away. your whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. With kitten ... Read More »
New housing to rise on historic Edendale silent movie studio property
Construction is scheduled to begin soon on the first of 70 homes on the border of Echo Park and Silver Lake that will rise on the former site of Los Angeles’ first permanent movie studio. In one of the largest residential developments to be built in ... Read More »
Silver Lake on mountain lion watch*
Forget about coyotes. Some residents in northeast Silver Lake report seeing a different kind of wildlife roaming the streets: a mountain lion cub. A notice on the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council website says a cub was spotted twice over the weekend, including once on a ... Read More »
Winning It For Coach Dave: Young Silver Lake Frisbee players overcome tragedy with teamwork
After falling short of winning a major Western region Frisbee tournament by only one point, the young players of Silver Lake Ultimate, the disc sports team that plays out of the Silver Lake Recreation Center and the after school program at Thomas Starr King Middle School, ... Read More »
Echo Park and Silver Lake bands take on Pasadena
We traveled beyond Eastsiderland to Pasadena on Saturday to take in some some of the best and brightest musical acts from Echo Park and Silver Lake at the city’s annual toast to independent music. Make Music Pasadena featured over 100 artists on over 30 stages performing throughout ... Read More »
Police provide details of Silver Lake shooting
An 18-year-old man was shot in the leg earlier this week near Silver Lake Boulevard and Parkman Avenue. The victim told police that a man shot him in the left thigh on Tuesday, May 28 at about 7:45 p.m., according to Lt. Wes Buhrmester of the ... Read More »
Storefront Report: Silver Lake restaurant showing signs of reopening
It’s been a while since anyone has sat down for a meal at Reservoir. Owner Gloria Felix put her Silver Lake Boulevard restaurant, formerly Netty’s, up for sale early last year. It’s not clear what prompted Felix to close the place or if she was even ... Read More »