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The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority are teaming up for free family campfires each week throughout the summer. Along with the campfire, naturalist staff will be in attendance to help demonstrate how to perfect the roasted marshmallow! From the email invitation: “This summer, pack up the family, a picnic […]
When Echo Park resident Celeste Alleyne isn’t working full-time at Microsoft as the Director of Community Affairs and Corporate Citizenship, she is baking up some delicious cupcakes through Soul Cups, her very own Los Angeles-based catering company. We caught wind of Celeste and Soul Cups with the announcement of a tasting event of Soul Cups […]
Fix Coffee is holding a free Local Artisans Bazaar the last Sunday of every month, starting this Sunday (June 27)! Local artisans will be selling their wares, sidewalk chalk artists will be coloring up the area, and band African Cowboy will be playing starting at 4:00 pm. Bring your families, friends, and even doggies are […]
Tweets started coming in not too long ago about road closures and traffic building up on Sunset Blvd., and The Eastsider LA is now reporting that police are searching for a gunman following a possible shooting. The photo above, taken by Warwick owner Justin Warwick, shows that LAPD are diverting traffic on Sunset Blvd. In […]
The much-anticipated Dodgers versus Yankees series starts tomorrow, and the Stadium is preparing for the crowds and some unusual start times. Neighborhood Relations Manager Noel Pallais just sent out an email to community members about some of the steps the stadium is taking to “minimize the impact on our neighbors”: Dear Neighbor: As has been […]
MusiCares has teamed up with The Echo to throw a benefit concert to raise money for people affected by the Middle Tennessee floods tomorrow (Thursday, June 24) at 7:00 pm. Cost is $20 benefiting Musicares Nashville Flood Relief Fund. The lineup for the event includes Carlene Carter, along with Dave Alvin, Exene Cervenka, Syd Straw […]
Monday marked the first official day of summer! We’ve been lucky with the mild weather lately, but soon enough it’s going to get hot outside. If you’re like me and live in an old house with no central air, you’ll be looking for a place to cool down soon enough. Here are some good local […]
According to several news sources, a man parked out front of The Echo opened fire on a few people who were leaving the nightclub last night at around 2:00 am. Two of the men were injured but released from the hospital, but the third was shot in the torso and is still hospitalized. Rampart Police […]
This Thursday, June 24 at 7:00 pm, SurveyLA and the Los Angeles City Historical Society are teaming up to raise awareness of their mission and to give a talk on the history of Barlow Respiratory Hospital. Funded by a grant from the J. Paul Getty Trust, SurveyLA’s goal is to more thoroughly identify and document […]
Join Folk Art Everywhere and the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition on a bicycle ride exploring art and culture in Echo Park and Historic Filipinotown. Tomorrow! Saturday, June 19, 11:30 am to 2:30 pm (approximately) Ride begins and ends at Pilipino Workers Center on 153 Glendale Blvd. (2nd Floor). Enter off Rockwood Dr. The 3.4 […]
Newly formed Echo Park Books has just launched its first release. Titled “Art Time Punks,” the 98-page softcover book is an original “fanbook” that covers five years of Part Time Punks (every Sunday at The Echo), including original artwork by Michael Stock from the past few years. Echo Park Books consists of Andrew Pogany (Echo […]
Summer 2010 in Echo Park will be filled with sewer pipe “rehabilitation” as the Department of Public Works repairs or replaces about 3.4 miles of small diameter sewer pipe, some of which are 70 years old. The overall construction could last an entire year. Glendale Blvd. at the intersection of Scott Blvd. is supposed to […]
Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 20th! Give a Cat or Dog a much needed home and surprise Dad with a cuddly companion at the same time! For the 90026 area code, the closest center is North Central, located at 3201 Lacy Street. For all others out there, go to www.laanimalservices.com to find a center […]
Milo and Willow, owners of Echo Park resident Jennifer, are representing the Lakers today for Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
Taix started serving super early breakfast for World Cup Fans (the menu started last Friday, June 11). Every day from 7-9:00 am for $9.95, you get: Juice and Coffee/Tea Choice of: Continental Breakfast Deluxe continental – $10.00 Classic American – $13.95 OR Chef’s Special Breakfast (changes daily) For the 7:00 am games, you’ll need to […]
