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The scenes, sightings and stories of 2011
JANUARY What does your old van say about your? | Photo by Orrin Anderson City to silence “bird repeller” after Echo Park neighbors start squawking ... Read More »
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Morning skies over Montecito Heights
Martha Benedict of Montecito Heights captured this morning’s sunrise reflected in the clouds. She calls this photo “It Just Dawned on Me.” Read More »
Mt. Washington preschool faces a costly fix for a noisy problem
The main classroom at La Casita Verde preschool at the base of Mount Washington is so noisy that sound levels exceed federal standards, preventing the ... Read More »
News & Notes from Echo Park, Glassell Park & Northeast L.A.
Rock Art, Mt. Washington | Photo by Martha Benedict Five schools compete and cooperate on new Glassell Park campus. L.A. Times City’s urban foresters responded ... Read More »
News & Notes from Echo Park, El Sereno & Highland Park
Sycamore Grove Park After The Winds, Highland Park | Photo by Martha Benedict El Sereno remembers Pearl Harbor. Our Town City officials unveil proposed ordinance ... Read More »
News & Notes from Highland Park, Montecito Heights & Silver Lake
Dawn Over Ascot Hills, El Sereno. Photo by Martha Benedict Silver Lake man leaves condo behind to join Occupy L.A. Camp. L.A. Now Enjoying the ... Read More »
Thankful for the sunset
Martha Benedict captured the above image of the Thanksgiving Day sunset from Montecito Heights looking south to Elysian Park. Happy holiday! Read More »
Highland Park art project falls into foreclosure
Earlier this year artists and residents gathered to celebrate the transformation of a worn out Highland Park bungalow into a giant canvas covered with colorful ... Read More »
Rain did not dampen enthusiasm for Northeast L.A.’s arts tour
[portfolio_slideshow] Photos by Martha Benedict Despite a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon, an estimated 650 people attended this year’s Arroyo Arts Collective Discovery Tour, according ... Read More »
Lights are back back on at Highland Park theater sign
Photo by Martha Benedict A crowd gathered last May on Figueroa Street in Highland Park to celebrate the relighting of the 1924 Highland Theatre sign. ... Read More »
Turbulent skies over Elysian Heights*
Silver Lake blogger Diane Edwardson snapped images of dark clouds (top photo) skimming over the Semi Tropic Spiritualist Tract in Elysian Heights this morning ahead ... Read More »
Save the Date: Weekend Edition
Today’s showers are expected to give way to sunny and crisp weather on Saturday in time for several events, including the eighth anniversary celebration of ... Read More »
Day of the Dead celebrated at East L.A. College
What better place to hold a Día de los Muretos celebration than at a museum named after horror movie star Vincent Price? Students from a ... Read More »
News & Notes from Boyle Heights, Eagle Rock & El Sereno
River Rock Garage, Mt. Angelus-Highland Park | Photo by Martha Benedict 19-year-old El Sereno man dies after suspected gang shooting in Alhambra. L.A. Now & ... Read More »
News & Notes from Boyle Heights, Eagle Rock & Northeast L.A.
Historic or Haunted? Montecito Heights | Photo by Martha Benedict Preliminary environmental impact report released for proposed 4,400-unit Wyvernwood project in Boyle Heights. EGP News ... Read More »