Community News

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...

Creature’s Plants and Coffee curates curiosity

Creature’s Plants and Coffee, a new plant nursery and coffee shop, opened in Eagle Rock Aug. 18. Polly Brynestead, Creature's nursery manager, said via email...

ERNC takes on traffic safety and anti-LGBTQ+ hate

The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council (ERNC) held its monthly board meeting at Eagle Rock City Hall on Tuesday evening. Agenda items included a letter...

Car crashing into living room is a ‘constant replay’ for Eagle Rock mother

A car crashed through a bathroom, a bedroom and a living room Aug. 31 when speeding down Townsend and N Avenue 51, a common...

A spectrum of clothing available at Shades of Grey

Opened Feb. 10 on York Boulevard, the glassy outer wall of the Highland Park boutique for fashion label Shades of Grey opens to a...

Changeist: changing the hearts and minds of youth

Growing up in San Jose, Changeist CEO Mario Fedelin said that the impacts of drugs and violence were prevalent in his early life. A...

Eagle Rock residents react to new $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers

California's minimum wage for fast-food workers increased from $16 to $20 per hour effective April 1. The new law raised the minimum wage for fast-food workers...

New affordable housing project threatens to displace tenants

California Landmark Group (CLG), an LA-based property developer, filed a proposal last year to build new affordable housing at 4319 N. Toland Way. The...

From book club to karate class, Eagle Rock community enriches its young people

The Eagle Rock Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library is one of the places in the neighborhood that has numerous programs for children,...