Entries by Kelly

May Day in Echo Park, 1910

Today is May Day, and 1910 in Echo Park saw 3,000 gatherers at the Echo Park Playground where they crowned Miss Ethel Pruett Queen of May. “Three thousand men, women and children were present. As many came back for the evening’s part of the program. It was one of the most notable affairs that has […]

Lemonade Stand for a Cause

We picked this up from Chicken Corner today, so we thought it better to just share the info about the Big Sunday charity event on Sunday, May 2 at Echo Park Lake, directly from Jenny Burman: …on May 2 one Big Sunday charity event will be taking place at the rec center, just across the […]

A River Runneth Through

Looks like another pipe has burst in Elysian Park, along the upper path near Elsyian Park Drive and Academy Road. The water is literally gushing down the road, bringing a bit of mud along with it. 

Shop Vintage at DIY Gallery Sunday

The ETSY LA Street Team is hosting an event called an “Un-Common Pop-Up Shop” at Echo Park’s DIY Gallery on Sunday, May 2, 2010. Shop for vintage clothing, accessories, handmade jewelry, and much more from LA based designers and brands, including: La Vintage Exchange, Vintique La, Confection Jewels, Mixed Hearts, Haus Of Price, Momo Fuchi, […]

Help Playgroup Spring Clean this Weekend

Playgroup in Echo Park could use your handy hands on Saturday, May 1 as it revamps/spring cleans its facilities. Set your alarm – the cleanup starts bright and early at 7:30 am! We will be painting, fixing, mending and cleaning, all while finding our grooves to some fun and funky music.  We will provide snacks […]

Northeast Crime Report Update

While Silver Lake, Highland Park, and some other neighboring areas are having some recent crime, Echo Park seems to be pretty quiet according to the most recent Northeast newsletter on recent crime events. According to the email, Echo Park is reported as having “No trends or patterns over the past 28-day period. A few property […]

Echo Park Designers on the Fashion Radar

This week’s H&M fashion video features Echo Park fashion designers and businesses, including Olga Nazarova from Them Atelier, Andrew Selna of The Clinic of Echo Park, and David Hershberger of Front Street. Check it out! Andrew Selna

New to the ‘Hood: Echo Park Chess Club

Looking for something new to do on Sunday night in Echo Park? Check out the newly formed Echo Park Chess Club, meeting for the first time this Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 5:00 pm, on the back patio of Stories Books and Cafe. Bring your own chess board if you have one! Stories is located […]

Brew Your Own Class at CitySip

CitySip is hosting a class slash tasting on home beer brewing on Saturday, May 15. The cost of the class is $45, which gets you the home brewing lessons, beer trivia and tasting, and pizza. It’s going down in the super secret employee parking lot behind CitySip LA. We’ll be brewing beer, tasting beer, talking […]

Echo Park is… Where is that again?

This tickles me, because so many people chastise The Eastsider LA for covering areas like Echo Park under the “eastside” guise. Well, Curbed LA editors have apparently had enough themselves, citing a recent post where commenters argued whether or not the areas included in the video post, titled The East Side of Los Angeles on […]

How much do you “Luv” Echo Park?

Now you can announce how much you “Luv” Echo Park everywhere – on your shirt, with your coffee, and even on your car bumper. Local artist Bill Rangel is 16-year resident of Echo Park. According to his website, “The light, the physical beauty, the people, and the diversity of Echo Park all play a role […]

Fishing for Trout in Echo Park Lake?

Throughout this week, Echo Park Lake is amongst other Southern California and Eastern Sierra waters to be stocked with rainbow trout by the Department of Fish and Game. Rainbow trout is generally stocked during the cooler months of winter through late spring, while catfish are stocked during the summer, and will join other fish like […]