Highland Park News

Highland Park -- A woman was fatally injured this morning in a hit-and-run, and an investigation was underway.

Eagle Rock -- In the 60s, Eagle Rock was said to have the highest concentration of dive bars in Los Angeles. Where did I hear that? Maybe from someone on the next bar stool?

After Helen Cluck Jackson was stolen at night -- along with 25 pounds of feed -- from Heritage Square Museum, her coop mate Big Red became sad and anxious. The two hens had spent eight years together. “Helen was the only one who tolerated Big Red,” says Kori Capaldi, executive director, desc…

Highland Park -  More than 2,500 LADWP customers in Highland Park  are without power this morning, according to the agency's outage page.

Highland Park -- One person was critically injured when a person was struck by a Metro Gold Line train this afternoon.

Highland Park - The Highland Theatre building has been sold to a buyer who plans to preserve the structure as a theater, according to a real estate broker representing the seller.

Maggie Green is the costumer extraordinaire for the Pacific Opera Project, establishing the company's style with scrupulously imaginative and appropriately quirky wardrobes.

Highland Park -- A man suspected of attempting to burglarize the childhood home of singer Billie Eilish Thursday evening was arrested.

Highland Park - “It’s kind of a dream job,” says Mads Gobbo, the store manager at the North Figueroa Bookshop, sitting in one of the comfortable chairs in the children’s section.

Highland Park -- Coco's Bakery and Restaurant on York Boulevard was shutting down for good today, according to Fox LA and other reports.

Highland Park -- Singer-songwriter Willow Stephens wrote “Highland Park” as a love letter to the neighborhood she loved and lived in for five years.

Highland Park --  Fire damaged a house this morning, but no one was hurt.

Highland Park -- One man was shot this morning following an argument on York Boulevard, according to the LAPD.

Highland Park - The family of a storeowner who was bludgeoned to death with a scooter said that a second teenage suspect has been arrested over the homicide and robbery.

Today The Eastsider launches a monthly series on the district’s historic Eastside schools.

Highland Park -- I traverse the intersection of Avenue 51 and York Boulevard almost daily. I get pies at Town Pizza and oil changes at Don’s Auto. But only recently did I discover this corner’s terrific Hollywood pedigree.

Scenes from the 1985 cult classic, “Fletch,” starring Chevy Chase, were shot at this very spot.

Highland Park -- Authorities today sought the public's help to find three accomplices of a 13-year-old boy who was arrested for allegedly killing a corner store clerk by hitting him in the head with a scooter.

Highland Park --  One man was killed Thursday night after he was struck in the head with a scooter while trying to stop a group of teenagers attempting to steal items from a corner store, police said.

Mount Washington -- The most interesting thing about L.A. wines is that the county's different microclimates and geographies makes for a wide variety of wines, said winemaker Mark Blatty.

Rosty is a peaceful destination for a taste of the ocean and mountain cuisines of Peru, meeting in Highland Park in a way they rarely encounter each other on the edge of the Andes. 

Highland Park -- After new owners purchased a former Figueroa Street furniture store in late 2019, concern and rumors spread around the arts community. Many wondered whether the building's large Chicano mural would be whitewashed. That never happened, and the  mural -- “Tenochtitlan: The Wall that Talks” -- remains visible. And now there's an effort to keep it that way.

Highland Park -- One of the beloved shows at the Bob Baker Marionette Theatre was ¡Fiesta! The marionette musical debuted in 1969 as a “love letter to Latin America.” However, it contained stereotypes and characters that many found offensive.