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For the week of Monday, February 7 through Sunday, February 13 Monday Monday Night Residency: Slang Chickens, Papa, Mini Mansions, Rachel Fannan, Dj Keith Morris, Origami DJs on the back patio @ Echo Beatdrop with LLCOOLGEE @ The Short Stop Jenny O, Everest, The Belle Brigade, Micky Adams @ Bootleg Theater Tuesday Amanda Jo Williams, […]
An announcement at last night’s Echo Park Improvement Association meeting (which I am a member of) hinted that the notorious weed-pit known as the Durbin Project has finally been bought! The 36-condo complex located at 1601-1633 Echo Park Avenue (near Chicken Corner) broke ground in 2008, with plans to open in Summer 2009. Work completely […]
If you haven’t been to 1642 bar in Echo Park/Historic Filipinotown down there on Temple, you are missing out! Picture this: Great beer, great wine, friendly service (rare in LA!), and the cool atmosphere of a recently-remodeled-though-not-overdone 1940s building with the decor to match. On tap this week: Eagle Rock Brew’s Populist IPA, Allagash Black, […]
Every once in a while, I’ll drive by Echo Park Lake on a weekend day and see a bunch of people hula hooping – and there are some people with mad skills. Turns out, it’s an organized event, and there’s one at Echo Park Lake this weekend! LA Hoopers is a group that sponsors monthly […]
The Greater Echo Park Elysian Neighborhood Council (GEPENC) announced in a recent press release it would be supporting a Echo Park Rec Center scholarship program, one which will be funded through a new and very fun series of Zumba classes. The classes will be held weekly on Wednesdays from 7-8:00 pm at the Echo Park […]
Feeding Birds is celebrating their second anniversary on Saturday, February 5 with a few special treats, including the “release” of a three-color screen printed tees. Here’s what’s going down: Mimosas and mini brunch throughout the day Live music provide by Miles Moore Bring $5 and a light colored shirt for while-you-wait screen printing of their […]
For the week of Tuesday, February 1 through Sunday, February 6 Tuesday 89.9 KCRW presents: Tristen, Hi Ho Silver Oh, Marcus Very Ordinary @ Echo Iheartcomix, Media Contender, LA Record present: Check Yo Ponytail 2 with Yelawolf, Craze, Das Racist, 87 Stick Up Kids, Freak City, Franki Chan @ Echoplex Daniel Ahearn, Daniel Bess, Marcus […]
‘Memba all that hubbub in early December when they were filming at the Sunset Bridge on Glendale Blvd. for Avril Lavigne’s music video? Well this was quick – it’s out! The vintage shop they go into, I believe, is the one on Sunset Blvd. just by the bridge. And then, of course, they move to […]
Saturday, January 29, was the first annual Vegan Pizza Day (sponsored by Teese Vegan Cheese and our friend Quarry Girl), meant to educate everyone that vegans can eat delicious food too! Though we missed it, and that means you probably did too, it doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy some vegan pizza delights locally in Echo […]
Today (Friday, January 28) is the last day to submit your comments for public record on the Sunset Flats project planned for Sunset and Rosemont in Echo Park. I have written extensively about this project both on Echo Park Now and in an opinions piece on Echo Park Patch, but there’s a new concern by […]
Happy 2nd Birthday, AYC! Celebrate with the amazing bar/restaurant on Thursday, January 27 and take advantage of their two-for-one menu special. Enjoy some wine or a cocktail, some birthday cake, and the super awesome AYC staff and owners (seriously, everyone there is really nice!).
This ridiculously cute pup was saved from the animal shelter that was planning to euthanize her a couple of weeks ago. She made it to a foster home, but needs to find another foster or (preferably) a permanent home. Here are the details about this cutie pie: She’s smart and very energetic. She has learned […]
The Lunaria Music Academy just opened up last week at 1803 W Sunset Blvd. (right above Xoia), offering private lessons in a variety of instruments for students of all ages and levels. Owners Rebecca Carr and Carol Warren also offer group classes, including guitar for beginners and “piano for fun!” One Echo Park resident has […]
We received a submission from Echo Park resident, business owner, and Echo Park Mom’s Group for Education member Micki Curtis. Very concerned about the upcoming vote on Central Region Elementary School (CRES) #14, Micki is calling for the community to get involved immediately so that the community gets what it deserves with this school. Here’s […]
Our neighbor just down the street lost their doggy over the weekend the moment they brought him home after adoption: We lost one of our dogs to old age a couple weeks ago. Adopted a new one from the pound, brought him home, before we even got into the house he slipped out of his […]
