Community News

Nonprofit dog rescue launches coffee brand

Honesty, Integrity and Trust is the acronym for the HIT Living Foundation, a nonprofit dog rescue that launched its own coffee brand, Pawfee Coffee....

Juniors’ eviction unifies small businesses

Junior's Discount Party Supply, a store owned by Sylvia Flores that has been located at 5001 York Blvd. for 20 years, is now facing...

Maggie Mackay recognized for reopening Vidiots

The Woman of the Year award was founded in 1987 by Assemblywomen Bev Hansen and Sally Tanner who wanted to recognize remarkable women throughout California...

‘Every little battle’: Eagle Rock rallies around No Kings

Demonstrators across the nation took to the streets for the third round of No Kings Protests March 28. With over 3,300 registered No Kings events taking place, an estimated...

The Pack Dog Daycare & Training in Highland Park opens: ‘A dog is like a child’

The Pack Dog Daycare & Training in Highland Park opened their daycare and training facility space Feb. 1. The Pack's co-founder Julian Pelino, said that...

Taco glory: Villa’s Tacos opens brick-and-mortar restaurant in Highland Park

Highland Park's pop-up taqueria, Villa's Tacos, hosted the grand opening of their first brick-and-mortar restaurant Feb. 5 on Figueroa Street. Founder of Villa's Tacos, Victor Villa,...

Fire engulfs a gas station and RV in Highland Park

Ariel Hernandez said she watched with her mother and neighbors as the Mobil gas station, directly across the street from where they live, on...

City council member-elect Eunisses Hernandez wants to ‘bring more community into government’

It was Nov. 8, Election Day, and Eunisses Hernandez, member-elect of the LA City Council, said she was worried about folks not showing up...

Rock Rose Gallery is an ‘incubator’ for art and community engagement

Opened in 2000 on North Figueroa Street, Rock Rose Gallery — an “arts incubator,” according to owner Rosamaria Marquez — is a gallery and...

Catching up with the Capri Club

Originally established in 1963, the Capri Club opened its renovated doors in June to much buzz. The Italian aperitivo bar and restaurant, decorated with...

Crush & Touch is a hub for artists in the neighborhood

Crush & Touch Art Supply’s eye-catching blue storefront opens to reveal the colorful array of products and artwork that lay inside, carrying a chromatic...

Mandatory roommates at tiny home meet resistance from neighborhood council

Valerie Jayasinghe said she loves her family member, but she worries: he previously slept underneath an overpass in Eagle Rock where he was once...