Community News
Community News
Angela Gonzales-Torres runs for CA-34 seat
Nov. 3, voters in California's 34th Congressional District (CA-34) will be asked to choose between Democrat incumbent Rep. Jimmy Gomez and Democrat challenger Angela...
Community News
Rooftop comedy show elevates students alongside pros
Avery Dauer (junior) is hosting a stand-up comedy show called "Roof Comedy Night," featuring comedians from Occidental and beyond, Oct. 23, 9 p.m. at...
Community News
Bagel + Slice owner’s lease with Occidental ends Oct. 31
Bagel + Slice owner Michael Robles said he plans to vacate the shop Oct. 31. Robles said he has been trying to keep his...
Community News
Highland Park Neighborhood Council honored with Atkinson Excellence Award
The LA City Board of Neighborhood Commissioners recognized the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council (HHPNC) Sept. 22 for their community impact, engagement, collaboration and...
Community News
Local high school implements a new cell phone policy because ‘it was like playing Whac-A-Mole’
A teacher and union representative for Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park, Monica Whalen, said she is in a different generation from her...
Arts & Entertainment
Making room for creativity: Adult art classes at Oxy Arts
As part of the course Community Engagement in Education, Occidental students create relationships with community partners and participate in a service learning project. For their...
Community News
Community love pours into Zweet Cafe
Zweet Cafe on Eagle Rock Boulevard has been open since October 2015, and was started so that neighbors in Eagle Rock and students from Occidental...
Community News
Delicias Bakery & Some faces closure after 32 years
Delicias Bakery & Some opened in Highland Park in 1991. The bakery specializes in making traditional Mexican treats vegan; for example tortas, queso fresco and flan. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused...
Community News
Unhoused man dies outside of the Eagle Rock Vons during cold weather
A man experiencing homelessness was found dead outside of the Eagle Rock Vons on the morning Feb. 26. Jane Demian, Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council...
Community News
New grocery store LA HOMEFARM offers food grown locally and organically
In November, Lauri Kranz and her husband, Dean Kuipers, opened LA HOMEFARM, a greengrocer on Eagle Rock Boulevard that offers locally sourced produce from small farms,...
Community News
Locals spot blooming flower patches, but are they super blooms?
The super blooms of Southern California are colorful spectacles. During the poppy super bloom of 2019, over 100,000 people visited the trails of Walker Canyon in Riverside County...
Community News
Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges visits local school
Ruby Bridges is not a first-grader anymore. But the painting she inspired, Norman Rockwell’s “The Problem We All Live With,” depicts how her 6-year-old self braved...
