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Eagle Rock groups push to revive Sylvan Amphitheater

The Sylvan Amphitheater, located at 1840 Yosemite Drive, is an outdoor theater built in 1931, according to The Eagle Rock Historical Society. According to...

Yaro Roastroom will invite patrons to stay awhile

Yaro Roastroom will open in Glassell Park at 2857 W. Ave. 35, in November or December 2026, according to co-owner Melanie Moradi. Moradi owns...

ART on Fig. brings drama and dance to Eagle Rock

Arroyo Repertory Theatre (ART), a community theater organization, and Lumina Academy of Dance, a dance studio in Pasadena, moved to 7330 N. Figueroa St....

LA Más fights to keep working-class families in Northeast LA

LA Más was established in 2012 as an urban design nonprofit supporting communities across Northeast LA (NELA). Miguel Ramos, director of community economies at LA...

Stories over coffee: Café de Leche serves up blueberry muffins and resilience

Customer Juliette Davis said Café de Leche reminds her of the cafes in her home country of France. She said she likes coming to...

Local book club uplifts QTBIPOC+ voices and holds Black History Month highlight

Be Nice Have Fun is a gift shop on York Boulevard that sells products from QTBIPOC+ businesses and hosts community events, according to owner...

Contemporary Choral Collective brings new sounds to life

From within a circle of broken glass, a woman kneels, eyes closed and arms outstretched, offering to her audience a fragmented wine glass. Within...

Not Another Pottery Studio molds ‘a family environment’ for Northeast LA

Kindness, cleanliness and a creative community are the core values of Not Another Pottery Studio (NAPS), owner Lauren Allison said. NAPS, which opened on...

Yellow Paper Burger opens first brick-and-mortar location in Eagle Rock

Yellow Paper Burger, previously a pop-up burger restaurant in Eagle Rock, officially opened its first brick-and-mortar Jan. 4, according to founder Colin Fahrner. Fahrner...

Stories over coffee: Unincorporated Coffee Roasters brings people together through hardships

The entire day of Jan. 7 felt eerie, Alan Janoyan said. The co-founder and roaster of Unincorporated Coffee Roasters said he went into work at...

The LA zine community finds love at Crushes Art Show & Zine Fest

Center for the Arts Eagle Rock (CFAER) hosted artists as they displayed laminated, printed, cut and folded mixed-media zines Feb. 8. According to Events...

Guitar teacher Nils Bryant helps students find their joy in music

Within the hills of Mount Washington sits the studio of local musician and guitar instructor Nils Bryant. Bryant said he has called LA home...