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Our last fireworks show at Dodger Stadium (which used to happen every Friday home game last season) is coming up on Friday, October 1. Get your tickets and show up early – these special events are usually packed! Also, if you’re an Echo Park resident, make sure you get your free tickets soon! They always […]
For the week of Monday, September 27 through Sunday, October 3 Monday Monday Night Residency Pacific Hurt, Vanaprasta, Chasing Kings, Kissed Her Little Sister @ Echo Sean Carnage and Folktale Records Present: M31, Upsilon Acrux, Moment Trigger, Violence & Negativity @ Pehrspace Torche, Mountains of Blow @ Bootleg Theater Vanaprasta ‘Minnesota’ 7″ Release Party @ […]
A couple of cars were involved in car wreck yesterday afternoon at the corners of Glendale Blvd. and Montana Street by the KFC/Taco Bell. According to The Eastsider LA, no one was injured (thankfully!). Be careful out there!
Stop by Ballard’s Artwork Framing & Gallery tonight for the opening of their three-week long group show of “Local Music Photographers.” The show will feature portraits and performances, long with candid photos by Sterling Andrews, Jeff Koga and Laurie Scavo. The exhibit ends October 16. The show opening show starts at 8:00 pm, and will […]
The Center for Nonviolent Education and Parenting is gearing up to announce a new name at the 10 year anniversary and fund raising event this weekend at the Rec Center Studios in Echo Park. The Center, now called The Echo Center, opened up 10 years ago in Echo Park to help teach nonviolence to parents, […]
You might know that Los Angeles has a long history of oil (there’s those, you know, La Brea Tar Pits, in case you forgot), but did you know Echo Park is the site of the first Los Angeles oil well? It was Edward Doheny and Charles Canfield who dug this well in 1892. The story […]
September 14: sunset & alvarado, thursday 10:30pm, you were on a bike, me a red vw – m4w – 26 (Echo Park) I was in my red vw with a black top on, waiting at the light to make a left turn. You were on your bike with a friend at the right hand corner. […]
The following crime report about Echo Park comes from Captain Bill Murphy of the Northeast Division in an email today: Echo Park Had a few property crimes last week (BTFV/Car break-in). This week looks real good – only two BTFVs associated with Dodger Stadium. Pay attention to tow trucks. We have arrested several tow truck […]
Check out Waved Out 2 coming up on Saturday, September 25! Aquarium Drunkard, in conjunction with the Echo, is holding its second all ages festival here in L.A. in Echo Park. Dubbed WAVED OUT, after Justin Gage’s favorite Robert Pollard solo album, this is the second recurring event featuring emerging national, local and international artists. […]
Last night I noticed the moon was crazy huge as it rose over Echo Park right around Sunset. Families have an opportunity check out this phenomenon close up – bring everyone out to Vista Hermosa Park for Double Delight: Sunset and Moonrise on Friday, September 24 at 6:30 pm. Meet at the Grotto Amphitheater for […]
1650 Gallery in Echo Park will be hosting a charity event in October called “DOGS, DOGS, DOGS!” I have hundreds of photos of my cats, so I’m sure you have them of your dogs – this is your chance to submit those lovable photos to the gallery for the exhibit and help support Dogs Without […]
Spiraling Orchard is one of those hidden secrets you never knew existed. Its colorful entryway stands out amongst the compact residential homes along Court Street in Echo Park, but what is it? What used to be a big empty lot is a park once owned by LASUD, it was taken over and in 1996 made […]
I will definitely be marking my calendar for this event – the Fifth Annual LA Archives Bazzar is on Saturday, October 23 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. L.A. as Subject and hosted by the USC Libraries will host the FREE event at the Doheny Library at USC, and will feature 70 collections of “rare […]
With all this talk about beer with the Sunset Beer Company moving in and Tony Yanow’s Mohawk Brasserie, I haven’t been thinking too much about wine. But after reading yesterday about D’Augustine Vineyard on The Eastsider LA and Chicken Corner, I really want on in this grape pickin’ and wine drinkin’! Joe and Heather D’Augustine […]
I’ve been by the new Montana Cans store a few times and have yet to see it open, so now it makes sense! The Grand Opening for the store takes place on Friday, September 24th starting at 5:00 pm. There will be a special live painting with Germany’s Ma’Claim team (AKUT, TASSO, CASE) and some […]
