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Feeling in shape (or out of shape) these days? Maybe it’s your time to join your neighbors for a free two-day, 35 mile walk throughout Los Angeles from Saturday, June 12 through Sunday, June 13. The Big Parade is a two-day walk through Los Angeles. It starts at the famous Angel’s Flight Stairs, downtown, and […]
Protesters gathered yesterday around Dodger Stadium protesting the Arizona’s immigration law during the first of three Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks series (LA Now reports there ended up being a few hundred). The Diamondbacks are being focused on because owner Ken Kendrick has been supposedly tied to the Republican party in Arizona, which spearheaded the current immigration […]
Looks like GEPENC is back! Last Tuesday (May 25), GEPENC board members were sworn in during a last minute meeting. The next Board of Governors meeting will be tomorrow, Wednesday, June 2 at 6:30 pm at its new community center on Echo Park Avenue (behind the Bank of America). Here’s the agenda for the meeting: […]
Echo Park resident Karen Frimkess Wolff will be having an art opening at a Hollywood studio called Happy later this week. While the Echo Park artist is known for her sculpture and installations, the artwork that will be displayed, shown above, are new graphite and pencil drawings. From the press release: Using pure white gesso […]
Bootleg Theater The Good Listeners at 9:30, Pearly Gate Music at 10:30, Walking Sleep release party at 11:30 > Purchase Tickets Echo Curio Tom Carter, Barn Owl, Slasher Risk, Magick Orchids, Dreamcolour, The Faraday Trippers Wooly Blvd (1840 Glendale Blvd) NASA Space Universe, Okie Dokie, Green Screen Door, Ecoli, Soloing Over Alanis Morissette (thanks LAist […]
This photo, taken a couple of hours ago in Echo Park, reads “No Phone Zone.” Possibly part of Oprah’s campaign to encourage people to put down their cell phones while driving.
The last sobriety checkpoint was not too long ago (on May 5), but another one has already been set up in Echo Park for the Memorial Day weekend drivers. The Cinco de Mayo DUI checkpoint had three DUI arrests, 15 citations issued, and 14 cars impounded (stats from Captain Bill Murphy). The checkpoint is located […]
We’ve been so fascinated with the Red Car line history as of late, and thought we’d share a couple of old photographs of the Red Cars that passed through Echo Park on the way to Glendale and back. The last Red Car passenger was in 1955. It’s Memorial weekend, you might want to take a […]
Diaper Drive Donate any size and brand diapers all day today at El Centro Del Pueblo – donations go to teen parents and programs that work with infants. You can drop off your donations until 7:30 pm tonight at El Centro Del Pueblo, located at 1157 Lemoyne Street. Ice Cream Tasting at Stories It might […]
The 826LA online store has some new posters for sale. Designed by Amy Martin, the time travel posters are pretty awesome: Posters are 18″ by 24″ and are $19.99 plus tax (and shipping if you buy online), or there’s a four-pack deal for $69.99. Click here to purchase them online through the 826LA store. Federation […]
There are a few things going on in Echo Park we wanted to remind our readers about, here goes: Non-Profit Lease Subsidy: Today the City Council was supposed to vote on whether or not to remove the $1 per year lease program for non-profit organizations in Los Angeles. It looks like the issue has AGAIN […]
That random totem pole decorated with stuffed animals and plastic toys in Elysian Park was removed today, reports The Eastsider LA: This morning, the approximately 20-foot high totem pole – encrusted with toys, stuffed animals, a Santa Claus mask and other odds and ends – was removed and carted off by Recreation and Parks workers […]
Looking for a way to give back to community? The Echo Park Advisory Board (PAB) is a volunteer group that oversees issues and events at Echo Park Lake and the Recreation Center, including the annual Easter Spring Event, Breakfast with Santa, and Halloween events. The Board is an important component in supporting the center and […]
Here’s your Northeast Division Neighborhood Crime Update from Captain Bill Murphy: Echo Park We have a burglary trend in this neighborhood between noon to 6 PM. We have detained and/or arrested some suspects over the past week Some of these crimes maybe committed by juveniles and we have tremendously increased truant enforcement in the neighborhoods […]
