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...

Secondhand shopping on Figueroa caters to eclectic tastes

Secondhand shops are a pastime of Occidental students, and vintage stores are among them. If students venture further than York all the way to...

“The Grand Old Lady” continues women’s history in Eagle Rock

Since its founding in 1903, the Women's Twentieth Century Club (WTCC) has been active in Eagle Rock. According to the Online Archive of California,...

Jesús Sanchez and The Eastsider provide the Eastside with hyperlocal news, a ‘labor of love’

Jesús Sanchez is an award-winning publisher of The Eastsider, a news publication founded in 2008 that focuses on stories from neighborhoods in the Eastside...

Glendale City Council postpones consideration of contracts to build a power plant at Scholl Canyon

The Scholl Canyon Landfill in Glendale is scheduled to be shut down by 2025, and proposals for the use of the land have been...

‘People need books’: NELA couple keeps the doors open at Read Books

Read Books, which owners Jeremy and Debbie Kaplan said can be pronounced either ‘red’ or ‘reed,’ is a small secondhand book store tucked next...

Toros Pottery crafts ceramics and community in Eagle Rock

Toros Pottery has been an unwavering facet of Eagle Rock for over 20 years. Founded in 2000 by Toros Tngrian, the shop is a...

Solheim welcomes community with live music and German beer at Oktoberfest

Solheim Senior Community held its annual Oktoberfest celebration Sept. 24 for the first time since the pandemic began. The event was held at their outdoor space on...

Sunday services and so much more at Eagle Rock’s St. Barnabas

There is always something going on at the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. On Wednesdays, Rev. Carlos Ruvalcaba teaches an online confirmation class. Thursdays, from...