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...

Laughter fills the room of York Boulevard’s new comedy speakeasy

Each Thursday, “Comedy at the Manor” brings laughter to York Boulevard with tickets at just $10 online and $15 at the door. Located in...

Free N95 masks available in NELA through federal initiative to combat Omicron variant surge

Jan. 18 the Biden administration announced plans to distribute 400 million N95 masks free of charge in pharmacies and health centers across the U.S....

ERNC distributes safety whistles to Asian American senior neighbors

In the summer of 2021, the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council (ERNC) funded the purchase of about 400 safety whistles. Margaret Irwin, elder director the...

LA County rolls out vaccine for ages 5–11, 900 providers county-wide

Eight-year-old Luxiano Gonzalez, one of 900,000 children in LA now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, got his first dose Nov. 3 at Obregon Park...

The Plus Bus boutique is a ‘dream closet’ for plus-size people

For a while after first moving to LA, Myjah Moon said she just didn't feel sexy — but when she went to The Plus...

Local initiative leads to five new stop signs on Yosemite Drive, more changes to come

The Eagle Rock Association (TERA) launched the Slow Yosemite initiative in 2019 in response to the high volume of traffic crashes on Yosemite Drive,...

With the People’s Pottery Project, formerly incarcerated people tell their stories with clay

Content warning: This article contains discussion of suicide. When Ilka Perkins was 17, she woke up in a state prison lying on a cold slab...

Puppets of Bob Baker Marionette Theater continue to spread joy amid a year and a half of COVID-19

In 2019, Bob Baker Marionette Theater moved to York Boulevard after 55 years at its iconic location near Downtown LA. A few months after...