Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Recent News, Features, etc.

Cedillo leads Gardea in Council District 1 race*

Cedillo and Gardea

Former state lawmaker Gil Cedillo   has retained a wide margin over rival Jose Gardea  as votes continue to be tabulated from the  Council District 1  election. With nearly 70% of precincts reporting,  Cedillo claimed 53.08%  of votes cast compared to 46.91% for Gardea , according to ... Read More »

O’Farrell remains ahead of Choi in Council District 13 race*

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Mitch O’Farrell  remains ahead of  John Choi  in the race to replace Eric Garcetti as the 13th District Councilman. With more than 82% of precincts reporting,  O’Farrell had captured 53% of the ballots  ballots versus nearly 47% for Choi , according to unofficial results posted online by ... Read More »

Taking Indie Rock To A Higher Level: Derde Verde plays the Origami loft

Echo Park’s Origami Vinyl is an independent record store with a penchant for celebrating up and coming artists. Though the store is undeniably small – a narrow strip lined by record bins on each side – its loft space atop a precarious set of winding stairs ... Read More »

Highland Park preservationists rally to save a Googie-style supermarket

Superior Googie-style market in Highland Park 5-20-2013 5-36-43 AM

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 »

Echo Park stabbing victim identified

The man who was fatally stabbed during a fight on an Echo Park street early Sunday morning has been identified by police as 33-year-old Darrin Jeffries. Homicide detective Julian Pere with the Rampart Division provided a few more details about the fatal stabbing that took on ... Read More »

Sponsored Post: The Modern Pool Ranch by bettershelter! Open Thursday, Saturday and Sunday

High in the hills of Glassell Park on a private cul-de-sac with a more than half-acre  lot  is 2000 Panamint Drive, a stunning three-bedroom, two-bath open, airy and bright pool home by bettershelter! Showing all this week.  Public open houses will be Thursday, May 23 from ... Read More »

Echo Park homes south of Sunset head into the $700,000 range

Echo Park house for sale on Kent Street 5-19-2013 9-58-26 PM

A two-bedroom, Spanish Colonial-style home near Echo Park Lake sold for $735,000 as prices in the relatively affordable area of Echo Park south of Sunset Boulevard continued to climb higher.  The  80-year-old home on the 1700 block of Kent Street went into escrow quickly after hitting ... Read More »

News & Notes From Boyle Heights And Echo Park

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Don’t Forget to Vote: City elections held today. Find your polling place. Man fatally shot by police in Boyle Heights. Four violent crimes in a week puts Echo Park on Crime Alert list. Two years of change in Highland Park. Today’s News & Notes links gathered ... Read More »

Home surveillance video leads to arrest of Angeleno Heights burglary suspect

Angeleno Heights burglary suspected captured on video

Police today arrested a man suspected of attempting to break into an Angeleno Heights home earlier this month after a resident recognized him from a surveillance video that was posted on The Eastsider and other websites. The 36-year-old man was arrested in front his home in ... Read More »

Shopper & Diner Report: New Silver Lake grocery promises 30-minute delivery; Atwater awaits new pub

The shelves are waiting to be stocked and the paper removed from the windows in preparation for the opening later this week of the Yummy.com store in Silver Lake.  After about a year of preparation, the small chain of grocery stores that promises delivery of online ... Read More »

Three men face federal charges in East L.A. bank robbery

Federal charges have been filed against three men involved in last year’s robbery of a Bank of America branch in East Los Angeles during which a bank manager, a girl friend of one of the defendants, was outfitted with a fake explosive device.  Officials said one ... Read More »

Where’s my polling place?

Voters in the City of Los Angeles head to the polls tomorrow to elect a new mayor as well as representatives for Council District 1 and Council District 13.   Now’s a good time to double check your sample ballot and voter information pamphlet  to find out ... Read More »

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