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 »
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O’Farrell remains ahead of Choi in Council District 13 race*
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
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
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
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
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 »
Sponsored Post: The Modern Pool Ranch by bettershelter! Open Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
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Taking Indie Rock To A Higher Level: Derde Verde plays the Origami loft
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Soccer and birthday parties take over Silver Lake Meadow
A visitor to the Silver Lake Meadow today found the grassy field next to the ... Read More »Anyone see a naked man around here?
Pot Shop Minimalism
Statue turns its back on Echo Park Lake
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Echo Park stabbing victim identified
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Three men face federal charges in East L.A. b...
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Man dies in fatal Echo Park stabbing
Cedillo leads Gardea in Council District 1 race*
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Where’s my polling place?
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Museums of the Arroyo Day: A fun and free peek at L.A. history
Get your history for free this Sunday, May 19 when the annual Museums of the ... Read More »Anyone know the lyrics to “Echo Park...
Neighborhood Fixture: The “Unusually Ar...
A groovy piece of Elysian Park history now on...
Eagle Rock’s “Good Will Hunting...
Viewpoints: In defense of new Northeast L.A. bike lanes
Josef Bray-Ali, a cycling advocate and owner of the Flying Pigeon L.A. bike shop in ... Read More »Open Discussion: Charter school or L.A. Unifi...
Open Discussion: My friend the pothead …...
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