Police are investigating the deaths of two persons–including a possible homicide suspect–in Los Feliz this morning, CBS2 reports. Police have sealed off the area near the 3600 block of Lowry Road, a winding street lined with expensive homes near Griffith Park. Fox News reporter Gigi Graciette said on her Twitter feed that an elderly woman [...]
Boat Studio Polaroid, Silver Lake | Photo by Toby Hancock/Flickr City Council backs 11% DWP rate hike as more increases are expected. Daily News Car flips out on Colorado Boulevard. Patch New civilian city employees to pay more for pension benefits. Daily News Hermon resident defends plans to run for neighborhood council. Patch Protestors demand [...]
Public Storage Mural & Sky, Glassell Park | Photo by Mary-Austin Klein/Flickr Take One: Poems-to-go from the Silver Lake Poetry Box. L.A. At Home The missing link in the 710 Freeway. Daily News Orb Weaver at work on Silver Lake web. Corralitas Red Car Funeral services held for Eagle Rock father who died in freeway [...]
Photo courtesy Mark Caballero It was about a year ago that Screen Novelties, an animation firm, moved into a brick building in the Historic Filipinotown section of Echo Park. The firm’s new home at Temple Street and Belmont Avenue came with high ceilings, historic character and a 14-foot high old sign featuring a giraffe and the [...]
Endeavour entourage swoops over Montecito Heights. Photo by Martha BenedictPhoto by Martin Cox Photo by Martin Cox From the hills of Echo Park and Montecito Heights and parking lots of Dodger Stadium, residents aimed their cameras and mobile phones skyward early this afternoon to capture shots of Endeavour as the space shuttle took a piggy [...]
A teenage tagger last Saturday night aimed his spray paint can at an unlikely target: the LAPD Northeast Division station in Glassell Park. The tagger, who is between the age of 14 and 18, hit the San Fernando Road station in three different spots during the incident early Saturday morning, according to Lt. Stacy Spell. [...]
Photo by Prayitno/Flickr Last year Franklin High student Sarah Zuno became the first Rose Parade Princess to come from Highland Park. She may also be the last, according to The Pasadena Star-News. The newspaper reports that the Pasadena Tournament of Roses has ended a three-year experiment allowing students from Eagle Rock High in Eagle Rock [...]
Stairwell, Heritage Square, Montecito Heights | Photo by Jennifer Daking/Flickr Fire damages Eagle Rock home on Hartwick Street. Patch Sock Puppet, Sitcom Theater moves to Echo Park. Culture Monster Co-founder of Dangerbird Records leaves Silver Lake indie music label. Pop & Hiss Happening Today: “Cut Both Way”s exhibit opening, Los Feliz. Save the Date Read [...]
Soba noodle salad/Photo by Valentina Silva By Valentina Silva If there’s one restaurant I’ve been urged to write about lately, it’s Masacasa. This gem of a Japanese cafe in Eagle Rock is hidden in a little strip mall, but its low profile hasn’t kept it from fast becoming a neighborhood favorite. That’s because the menu [...]
Rendering of new LAPD Northeast Division station as seen from San Fernando Road. A report by city’s Bureau of Engineering contains the most recent and final renderings of the new and larger LAPD Northeast Division station in Glassell Park. The report and environmental review also contains information about the current station’s past that many officers [...]
