For the cats of Edenhurst Avenue, speeding cars as well as coyotes pose mortal threats, according to a woman at a recent Atwater Village Neighborhood Council meeting. “Aside from coyotes that placed the remains of a cat on my front porch … They’re a lot of ... Read More »
Alhambra to celebrate “710 Day” in support of building freeway tunnel under El Sereno. Boyle Heights to get new senior housing but senior services remain limited. Today’s News & Notes gathered from Boyle Heights Beat and L.A. Now Read More »
Springtime finds Eastside parks buzzing with all sorts of birds and insects. Martha Benedict captured some close up images of these winged park goers: a dragon fly at Vista Hermosa Park on the southern edge of Echo Park and a hummingbird in action at Debs Park ... Read More »
One man was fatally stabbed in the chest early this morning during a fight on an Echo Park street, according to a preliminary police report. The victim and another male were walking near Clinton and Waterloo streets when they began arguing and fighting at about 2:40 ... Read More »
A stream of urban hikers and walkers passed through Echo Park and Silver Lake on Saturday on Day 1 of The Big Parade, a walk-hike that covers 40 miles and 80 public stairways from downtown to Griffith Park. About 500 walkers and hikers are expected join ... Read More »
This neighborhood icon, profiled in the current edition of Country Gardens Magazine, is four blocks from Ivanhoe Elementary and just two blocks from the Silver Lake Reservoir. A graceful French Chateau Style home with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, it is affectionately referred to as the ... Read More »
Nearly $2 million raised in Council District 1 race to replace Ed Reyes. Mt. Washington on coyote watch. Protest against allowing openly gay scouts takes place outside Echo Park Boy Scout offices. Gov. Brown stops at East L.A. school to promote his budget plan. What the ... Read More »
Many would say all of Echo Park is a dog park. But a large, green-and-white “Coming Soon” banner that appeared this morning on Echo Park Avenue heralded the development of the vacant lot next to the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles into the “Echo Park Dog ... 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 »
The Echo Park neighborhood council this week completed paperwork to fund some neighborhood improvement projects and pay off some bills after it was able to tap into $30,000 in funds that has been frozen by the city. After cutting access to the funds last fall, the ... Read More »
With less than a week to go until next Tuesday’s city election, termed-out councilman Eric Garcetti today endorsed his former council aide Mitch O’Farrell to replace him as representative of Council District 13. Garcetti’s last-minute endorsement comes as O’Farrell is engaged in an increasingly testy campaign ... Read More »
A rare opportunity to own this two-story, 1926 Spanish-Style home on the nicest street in Montecito Heights. Montecito Circle is a quiet and private street at the top of the hill, and homes rarely become available here. There will be an open house on Sunday, May ... Read More »
