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In addition to holding Family Campfire nights, the The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority have teamed up again for the Super Summer Explorer – to be held every Thursday at 4:00 pm at Vista Hermosa Park. The Explorers will meet at the Grotto Amphitheater, and will last 1.5 hours. […]
Things are a little hectic out there on the roads and freeways in Echo Park – tonight is James Loney Bobblehead night, and the fans go crazy for those promotional items. It’s also game two of three in the series against the Giants, which means the Scott Avenue gate will likely be open for exiting […]
For the week of Tuesday, July 20 through Sunday, July 25. Tuesday, July 20 Grand Archives, S, Kaiser Cartel @ Echo Poison Control Center, One Trick Pony, The Faraway Places @ Echo Curio Wednesday, July 21 Dub Club with Echodelic Soundsystem, Mcpullish, El Tambor, Jah Faith, Ron Miller @ Echoplex and Echo The Tough Cats, […]
Some Echo Park residents have noticed this as recently as the Lotus Festival: It appears the Lady of the Lake statue at Echo Park Lake is missing a few digits. The fingers of both hands have fallen off the 76-year-old statue (or perhaps broken off by vandals), which has been repaired as recently as May […]
A couple of Saturdays ago on July 10, Echo Park residents put together a “Share Fair” down on Echo Park Avenue. One of our readers wrote up a sort of review/article on the event, and shared it in the comments section of our post. We thought you’d like to read about Thea’s experience at the […]
Everyone goes crazy over Masa’s Chicago-style deep dish pizza, especially when the Cubs come into town and the favorite dish comes half off. Now vegans have more opportunities to join in on the fun – Masa has added an animal-free version of the pizza to its menu. Chicago Soy Dairy supplies the vegan cheese called […]
This coming Monday, July 19, will be the first Monday all 72 Los Angeles libraries will be closed as the result of city budget cuts and the reduction of library staff. Library branches, such as the Edendale and Echo Park Libraries, are now closed on Sundays, Mondays, and Holidays. Branch hours and web-based resources are […]
A meeting on the Echo Park Lake Rehabilitation Project has been scheduled for Wednesday, August 4 at 6:30 pm at Barlow Hospital. Pollution and much-needed updates to the filtration systems are behind the Prop O funded rehab project, which is scheduled for next year – the lake will be gated up in January 2011 in […]
1642 Beer and Wine Bar is hosting an Echo Time Bank Fundraiser on Saturday, July 17 from 8:00 pm – 12:00 midnight. Special musical guests include: Karen Ramos, Les Shelleys and Angela Correa. They will hold a raffle at 10:00 pm with prizes from Skylight Books, Fix Coffee, Masa and more! $5 suggested donation. 1642 […]
As we wrote about last May, the LA Flea Market will debut this weekend, on Sunday, July 18 in the Dodger Stadium parking lot, and will take place every third Sunday of the month when there’s not a home Dodger game. This Sunday is the grand opening and will feature radio personality Rick Dees, who […]
The Eastsider LA is reporting that police have made an arrest in relation to the June 21 shooting outside of The Echo nightclub in Echo Park. The incident occurred around 2:00 am on Monday, June 21. A Rampart Division officer told us in an update that the suspect supposedly shot at a security guard after […]
On Saturday, June 17 at the Echo Curio, Echo Park resident and folk musician Claire Cronin, along with folk musician Queen Victoria, will be opening for Omaha singer/songwriter Simon Joyner. Joyner is kicking off his “Living Rooms and Discrete Spaces” tour at the show, focusing on his record Out Into the Snow, a “collection of […]
Get your tickets now for Urban Hikes: Forgotten L.A. with Mike the Poet and explore unexplored cultural and architectural parts of Los Angeles, along with walking poem performances by Mike the Poet. Echo Park: Sunday, July 18 at 11:00 am First 10 hikers to purchase a ticket will receive a free copy of The Madonnas […]
Tonight, Tuesday, July 13 at 6:30 pm is the GEPENC Education Families Recreation and Library Committee meeting. The agenda is as follows: Location: GEPENC Office and Community Center at 1572 Sunset Boulevard (entrance off of Echo Park Avenue) ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS: Call to Order Roll Call – Committee Members PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS**: Comments from […]
Photographer Mathieu Young did a photo essay last year, embarking on a a 20 mile walkabout across Los Angeles, and photographing the sites and people along the way. “Fascinated by the social and cultural diversity of Los Angeles, I embarked on a four day, 20 mile journey across the city on foot. Pushing a large […]
