Silver Lake's former Tokio Florist property could become a historic monument. Planning commissioners signed off on a huge apartment complex in Glassell Park. And The House of Spirits building in Echo Park is up for grabs.
A recap of some of the past week’s scenes, sightings and stories from across the Eastside.
Echo Park -- Three persons were injured tonight in what police say is a gang-related shooting near Sunset Boulevard and Rosemont Avenue, police said.
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A driver and passenger were badly injured after their car slammed into the Super 8 Motel. The fire-damaged House of Spirits store is on the market. And a proposed affordable housing project moves forward after an emotional City Hall meeting. Read on!
Spend the weekend out on the Eastside with events like Second Saturday Gallery Night in NELA and the Echo Park Film Series.
Echo Park -- It's looking less likely that the House of Spirits will be reopening.
Echo Park -- The City Council today voted to go forward with a controversial proposal to build affordable housing on a recreation area for low-income youth.
Echo Park -- Two people were left in critical condition Monday night after a crash sent a vehicle crashing into a Super 8 Motel before it collided with a fire hydrant and tree, police said.
A recap of some of the past week’s scenes, sightings and stories from across the Eastside.
Here’s your weekly rundown of Eastside dining and shopping news.
Artists took over public signs at Echo Park Lake to focus on homelessness. A new restaurant and coffee/wine bar have opened. And the owners of Masa of Echo Park celebrates 15 years in business-- and a love of Chicago-style, deep-dish pizza. Read on!
From Yucca Valley to Twentynine Palms, the communities that line Highway 62 through the Mojave Desert have attracted newcomers from Echo Park, Silver Lake and other Eastside neighborhoods.
A Roundup of Eastside News & Info
More than five dozen homes, condos apartments and other properties went on the market during the past week.
A Roundup of Eastside News & Info
Prices on around four dozen homes, condos, and other Eastside properties dropped during the past week
An 81-unit apartment building for the chronically homeless has been proposed for Echo Park. The "Hawk House" designed by Mid-Century architect Harwell Hamilton Harris is up for historic landmark recognition. And tenants in Echo Park and Silver Lake are featured in a story about seniors who are vulnerable to eviction.
Echo Park -- Police are responding to a report of a suspicious package near Berkeley Avenue and Mohawk Street, the LAPD said.
Artists took over public signs at Echo Park Lake to focus on homelessness. A new restaurant and coffee/wine bar have opened. And the owners of Masa of Echo Park celebrates 15 years in business-- and a love of Chicago-style, deep-dish pizza. Read on!
Echo Park and Silver Lake residents are trying to help a coyote that has been seen roaming around with what appears to be a large chew toy stuck in its jaw.
Echo Park -- A man who got into trouble after going swimming in Echo Park Lake this afternoon was dragged to shore by a boathouse worker and transported to a hospital by firefighters.
There's no shortage of plant-based restaurants in Echo Park but now neighborhood vegans have another option: Monty's Good Burger.
A Roundup of Eastside News & Info
A new Silver Lake retail center is nearing completion. A 70-unit Echo Park apartment building is making its presence known. And how to encourage walking to Dodger Stadium.
Echo Park -- Only a few days after a delivery truck got stuck at Cerro Gordo Street and Echo Park Avenue, a moving truck bottomed out and got stuck this morning at Quintero Street and Sunset Boulevard.
A recap of some of the past week’s scenes, sightings and stories from across the Eastside.
A person was killed early this morning after running into traffic on the southbound lanes of the 101 Freeway, according to the CHP.
Here’s your weekly rundown of Eastside dining and shopping news.
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Echo Park -- The owner of Taix French Restaurant has sold the property to a developer for a large housing and commercial project that will include room for a smaller version of the city's oldest French restaurant.
Artists took over public signs at Echo Park Lake to focus on homelessness. A new restaurant and coffee/wine bar have opened. And the owners of Masa of Echo Park celebrates 15 years in business-- and a love of Chicago-style, deep-dish pizza. Read on!
Prices on more than three dozen homes, condos, and other Eastside properties dropped during the past week.
Instead of talking about flora and fauna, the temporary signs were featured information about the homelessness, statistics and calls to activism and "How to be a Good Neighbor" and "A Journey to End Homelessness."
A new Silver Lake retail center is nearing completion. A 70-unit Echo Park apartment building is making its presence known. And how to encourage walking to Dodger Stadium.
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Elevated and shaded by a verdant plumeria tree, this 1910-built California bungalow exemplifies quintessential Echo Park living.
Echo Park -- Workers were rushing on Friday afternoon to finish painting the upgraded playground at Logan Street Elementary -- now officially known as Logan Academy of Global Ecology -- before the kids return to class on Tuesday, Aug. 20 for the start of the new school year.
A proposal to build affordable housing on a playground has become a political issue. Vandalism on the upswing. And Echo Park Rising is bringing a wall of sound to the neighborhood.
Echo Park --The neighborhood’s dining and drinking scene has grown more crowded and competitive since Masa of Echo Park opened 15 years ago. But the corner restaurant manages to remain a busy place with a loyal following.
Echo Park -- The debate over whether affordable housing should be built on a recreation area and ball courts for low-income youth has become a political issue.
A Roundup of Eastside News & Info
ECHO PARK — The sprawling four-day Echo Park Rising music and arts festival promises to bring throngs of young music fans to the neighborhood this week, with more than 600 bands, artists and performers in the lineup.
More than 1,400 solar panels will be installed on top of the 7-level Angelus Temple parking garage.
Echo Park - Plans are indeed ahead to open a library parking lot overnight for people who live in vehicles - though little has been heard of the idea since it came up nearly a year ago.
The LaBianca home sells near the 50th anniversary of the Manson murders. Councilman Huizar wants to look at the feasibility of buying a chunk of Monterey Hills for parkland. And there's a new housing project in the works across from Echo Park Lake.
A recap of some of the past week’s scenes, sightings and stories from across the Eastside.
Here’s your weekly rundown of Eastside dining and shopping news.
A proposed affordable housing project is making headway despite opposition. Car break-ins took a big jump during the first half of the year. And Angelus Temple is plugging into solar power.
Police say they have run across an increasing number of instances where former Eastside and Central L.A. residents with gang ties frequently returning to their old neighborhoods, sometimes causing trouble.
Echo Park -- City staff and a council committee have backed a proposal to build affordable housing on a recreation yard -- a move opposed by a social services agency that runs the facility
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