Community News

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...

And Destroy: late night coffee, all day games

Full of large tables, couches and a bar, And Destroy Coffee & Gaming had its soft opening August 30, 2025, offering free drinks to...

ERNC Sustainability Committee expands environmental efforts

The Sustainability Committee of the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council (ERNC) is a body of eight elected volunteer members. According to Denys Hemen, chair of the committee,...

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...

Rosie Bunny Bean helps rabbits find new homes

Taking a stroll down York Boulevard over the weekend, passersby may come across the pet supply store Rosie Bunny Bean with rabbits under its...

Jack Waterson and the art of saying yes

Jack Waterson’s journey into the music world began with shoplifting. Long before he started Future Music in 1999, Waterson was a self-proclaimed “shitty kid” and...