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A recently aired Honda EX-L ad, filmed in Echo Park last October, shows our main character “Tim” gallivanting around the neighborhood, and then pulling up to a nice, open spot in front of The Echo. As if! A more realistic portrayal would show the characters taking up resident parking along Echo Park streets, and returning at […]
The Echo Park Craft Fair is just around the corner! Taking place both Saturday and Sunday this weekend, the event is put on by an Artist Collective including over 25 location artists including Beatrice Valenzuela, Kathryn Bently, Anne Costello Brown, Rachel Craven, jewelry designer Kathleen Whitaker and artist Brit Browne. Echo Park’s Juice Maids will […]
Last chance for artists, musicians, and venues to sign up for the Echo Park Art Walk – sign up online as soon as possible if you’d like to participate in this great neighborhood event! Echo Park Public Displays of Art’s (PDA) annual art walk started as a small event involving businesses and artists along Echo […]
Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, time to celebrate Mexican culture and heritage with some beers and margaritas! There are a ton of great spots you can walk to in Echo Park, here’s the low-down: Echo Park Merchant Association’s Cinco de Mayo Event There will be beverages, tasty snacks, music, and a raffle to benefit The […]
Calling all artists – Stachka (a grassroots fundraising organization) is accepting donations for an art show benefiting the Echo Park Film Center. Donations can submitted by Saturday, May 5, 2012. 1650 Gallery in Echo Park is hosting the “Reel Art” fundraiser on May 19, featuring a silent art auction and film screening. DJ Salinger and […]
It’s time for the second annual Taste of the Eastside – an event that includes taste-testing awesome treats from local restaurants in the area, including Silver Lake, Atwater Village, Eagle Rock, Los Feliz, Downtown, and Highland Park, and more importantly, Echo Park! Last year we attended the first Taste of the Eastside and had a […]
Around this time of year, our email inbox gets flooded with questions about if there’s going to be a Cuban Music Festival at Echo Park Lake. We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we’ve confirmed with official organizers that there will not be a Cuban Music Festival this year. The Cuban Music […]
Tonight, the city is holding an Oversight and Odor Monitoring Committee meeting for those interested in getting updates on and ask questions about the Echo Park Lake rehabilitation project. Only 11 months left of the project – we’ll find out if things are moving along as planned. The meeting is today, Monday, April 30, 2012, […]
For the week of Monday, April 30 through Sunday, May 6 Monday Tanlines, Rewards, Gothic Tropic @ Echo Jon Benjamin Has a Tour @ Echoplex Melpo Mene @ Origami Vinyl Open Mic Night hosted by David & Jayson @ Tribal Café The Fold NIght Market, The Downtown Train, Cuckoo Chaos, Gangi, Reighnbeau, Corridor @ Bootleg […]
The 12th Annual Festival of Childhood held by the local Echo Parenting & Education takes place tomorrow, April 28, 2012 from 1-5:00 pm. In conjunction with The Day of the Child, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and International Spank Out Day, the festival promotes parental self care as well as an understanding of child development: […]
Echo Park Now reader Javier was having lunch at Red Hill today (lucky you!) when he took found a male Lab mix running around. The dog has no tags or a chip, but looks like such a happy one that there’s got be someone looking for him. Contact us if you know anything about this […]
Got any plans for Saturday? Cancel them! This weekend is the 23rd Annual La Gran Limpieza: The Great Los Angeles River CleanUp. The community, family-friendly event is on April 28, 2012 from 9:00 am to noon. To entice you a little more, there will be gift giveaways, raffle prizes, entertainment and refreshments at each site. […]
This adorable munchkin was found on Saturday, April 21 near Fix Coffee at Echo Park Avenue and Baxter. The owners must miss this one – don’t you just want to pinch those cheeks? Contact us if you know anything about this found dog.
We’re thoroughly looking forward to yet another successful Echo Park Art Walk this year – taking place on Saturday, May 19 all around Echo Park. Planning stages are in full force, and organizers are asking for the community’s help. This event wouldn’t happen without the participation of the community – it takes a village! Echo […]
For the week of Monday, April 23 through Sunday, April 29 Monday KXLU and KSPC Present Monday Night Residency: So Many Wizards, Batwings Catwings, Moses Campbell, Body Parts @ Echo Sean Carnage presents: Baby Birds Don’t Drink Milk, Vehicle Blues, Kevin Greenspon, Bachsung @ Pehrspace Monday Night Open Mic Night hosted by David & Jayson […]
