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The corner of Echo Park Avenue and Sunset Boulevard has a new addition – an approximately nine foot banner stretched across the intersection with the words, “Celebrating ten years of community service.” The banner was installed in advance of the ten year anniversary celebration for the neighborhood council, taking place on Monday, April 16 at […]
It’s a bittersweet anniversary, but today marks the 50th year Dodger Stadium has been open. The above photo gives us a little glimpse into the past – and though the cars a little different, the full parking lot and packed freeways aren’t too different from today!
The new season of baseball at Dodger Stadium (with new owners!) is also going to be it’s 50th year – that’s right, the stadium opened in 1962 after bulldozing a whole neighborhood in Chavez Ravine. But we all know about that – so here’s what you can expect in Echo Park if you’re new to […]
Opening Day is upon us, make sure you mark your calendars and take advantage of the goody give-aways for kids and adults! We’ve definitely got our share of Dodger gear – the “sleeved fleece,” blankets, bobble heads, and more! Friday Night Fireworks are also back – so every home game on a Friday there will […]
For the week of Monday, April 9 through Sunday, April 15 Monday KXLU And KSPC present Monday Night Residency: So Many Wizards, LA Font, Dream Panther, Habits @ Echo Neon Gold & Hit City present: Popshop West with Haim, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Ko Ko, Guns in the Sun, Captain Cut, Hit City DJs @ Echoplex Monday […]
Earlier this week we asked the question: What’s up with the bears hanging from power lines around the area? Well some of you guessed it: It’s some hipster art/event/act promotion. The people behind it are called Hearts Revolution / Hearts Challenger – an ice cream truck turned music group turned bedazzled ice cream truck playing […]
PETA didn’t just moved its west coast headquarters to Echo Park last month – they’re apparently going to start making their mark with a protest in the neighborhood. LA Weekly reports that tomorrow PETA will take a stand against McDonald’s by staging a protest at the Echo Park location on Glendale Boulevard. The 5:00 pm […]
If you didn’t make it to last weekend’s Echo Park Improvement Association cleanup of Sunset Boulevard, tomorrow is your chance: Echo Park Trash Abatement Program (TAP) is hosting a cleanup is tomorrow morning, so make sure to get up bright and early and help out! You can also show up after the start of the […]
Kids get a special treat today at the Echo Park Farmers’ Market for Easter! Hide the carrots because the Easter Bunny will be entertaining kids starting at 4:30 pm. Younger kids get a head start on the egg hunt at 5:00 pm, while the older kids get to start at 5:30 pm. The craft table […]
Be sure to take advantage of all the great services offered by our local libraries – Echo Park is lucky enough to have two! Here are some great classes and activities that are ongoing as well as for the month of April: Echo Park Branch Library Where is it? How to use the library and […]
Sunset Beer has some new artwork on the walls – mainly a vintage-looking, awesome beer mirror behind the taps. The new installation serves as both a kickass piece of artwork on the walls as well as the bar’s new mascot – they’ve even named it “Platy:” Bud has their Clydesdales on a hill. Miller, some […]
Imagine what it would be like if the 2 Freeway, right where it dumps onto Glendale Boulevard, were a smooth flow of traffic each day, from the freeway itself and down Glendale Boulevard. Exiting the freeway, cars would slowly make their way (at a reasonable speed) into Echo Park. As if! When they first started […]
Andres Cruz on Twitter sent us the above photo yesterday, showing the progress made on the Quinceañera mural on the former Pescado Mojado building. The mural, painted in 1996, was being sanded off for the new Señor Fish restaurant when the neighborhood protested. Work stopped immediately, and the new restaurant owners hired an artist who […]
Origami Vinyl is turning three! The record store/music venue is celebrating at tonight’s weekly Record Club across the street at El Prado. Bring some cupcakes and some 45’s to spin on the record player any time from 9:00 pm – 12:00 midnight. Perhaps you’ll make some vinyl record themed cupcakes for the occasion? if you […]
“Ghost” is a white male Siberian Husky with light blue eyes lost on April 1. He was last seen on Coronado and Sunset Boulevard in the Silver Lake / Echo Park area. Please contact us if you have any tips on the whereabouts of Ghost – he is missed terribly by his owners!
