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Tomorrow (Sunday, June 5, 2011), Echo Park resident Katherine Gladwin will embark on a seven-day, 545 mile bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The ride is in support of AIDS/LifeCycle, where participants raise money to help support the organization that provides HIV testing and treatment. The timing for this event is perfect and […]
We ran an article late last week announcing the closure of 24-year-old Echo Park/HiFi club Dinner House M. Today, the LA Times reports the closure is due to one of two (or maybe both?) factors: A revoked liquor license, and/or increased and unaffordable rent. Apparently, the liquor license issue revolves around multiple citations […]
As were are upon the end of May, I’m reminded that the deadline is approaching for everyone to submit their theme ideas for this year’s Echo Park Community Parade (aka Holiday Parade). The parade will take place on Saturday, December 10th, 2011 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm along Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park. Last […]
For the week of Monday, May 30 through Sunday, June 5 Monday Monday Night Residency: The Bixby Knolls, Cannoneers, Wake Up Lucid, The Icarus Line @ Echo Ark Sano (Jazz Piano) @ Dinner House M Maniac, Y Luv, Hello Vegas @ Bootleg Theater Tuesday Oh My Rockness Presents: Eternal Summers, The Beets, Seapony @ Echo […]
So we’re at the Echo Park Night at Dodger Stadium on the Reserve level, enjoying talking to locals like Bennett Kayser (who just won a School Board seat the other day), neighbors, and other EPIA members when all of a sudden this plume of smoke comes barreling down on us. Not too long after, an […]
A long-time Echo Park/Historic Filipino Town establishment has just recently announced it will be closing it’s doors in June after 24 years of service to our neighborhood. If you’re a late-night kind of person, you’d be here (and I mean LATE) amongst a mixed crowd of hipsters and long-time neighbors for jazz and well-known DJs. […]
Forget meat-free May, Groupon reminds us that it’s National Burger Weekend (you know, Memorial Day weekend and all), so this is one of those articles that makes you way too hungry. Check out some of our favorite Echo Park locals for a little meat action: The Park Definitely a favorite spot for a burger – […]
Today we received an email from a beloved friends of Echo Park – the Echo Park Film Center. As of June 15, the EPFC is losing a rented space they call the ANNEX located in Glendale Blvd. In the email, they say, “This presents a bit of a crisis for our organization.” And they need […]
Last year’s Echo Park Night at Dodger Stadium (aka Community Night) was a lot of fun – we got to meet new friends who live in the community and watch a Dodgers game. This year’s community night is coming up fast – Saturday, May 28 at 7:10 pm. Hosted by the Echo Park Improvement Association, […]
For the week of Monday, May 23 through Sunday, May 29 Monday An Evening with The Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ Echoplex Monday Night Residency: The Bixby Knolls, Harlan, Future Ghost @ Echo Love Inks @ Origami Vinyl White Arrows, Milo Greene, Eulogies, Gardens and Villa @ Bootleg Theater Captain Ahab, Dreamgoatz, Phaxanation & The Dust […]
We didn’t get a chance to tell you about this ahead of time, but the Big Parade III is going on right now and through the rest of this weekend. The 35-mile, two day excursion covers 100 stairways of beautiful Echo Park, Downtown, Silver Lake and Los Feliz, and is led by Bob Inman, nicknamed the […]
Help maintain this beautiful memorial garden by pulling weeds, tagging native plants, and picking up trash in the area. Meet at the Marion Harlow Grove on Sunday, May 22 (tomorrow!) at 8:30 am to noon. RSVP by e-mail to Sallie Nuebauer at beachy2004@yahoo.com, or call 323.666.9651 the day of event. The Grove is located at the top […]
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been get a lot of questions and emails about the fate of this year’s Cuban Music Festival, held annually at Echo Park Lake. We did track down the official organizers of the event for more info, but we have some bad news: The Echo Park Lake […]
For the week of Monday, May 16 through Sunday, May 22 Monday Monday Night Residency: The Bixby Knolls, Tes Elations, LA Font, Queen Kwong, Harlan @ Echo Brand X Presents LA Unheard, featuring: Airlines, Yoya @ Echoplex Roses Jade Camellia (Goth Trannies), Penelope Edmund, David Liebe Hart Band, Dream Being @ Pehrspace Stephen Kellogg, Tift […]
There’s a lot going on this weekend, like A LOT. The Echo Park PDA (Public Displays of Art) Art Walk and the Echo Park Shop Hop on Saturday, lots of Big Sunday events on Sunday, and the first annual Taste of the Eastside also on Sunday.We’ll try to make sense of it all in your […]
