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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,...
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CD14 council office spends $1.07 million on streetlight repairs, ‘When the streets are dark, people feel less safe’
Councilmember Ysabel Jurado made streetlight repair one of her first priorities after taking office, seeing reliable lighting as a basic public safety issue for Council District...
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Maciel’s Plant-Based Butcher Shop ranked best sandwich in California
Maciel’s Plant-Based Butcher Shop, a vegan restaurant co-owned by husband and wife Joe Egender and Maciel Bañales Luna, was featured in an Only In...
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Q&A with Maebe Pudlo, California State Senate District 26 candidate
Maebe Pudlo, also known as Maebe A. Girl, said they were the first drag queen elected to public office in the country when they...
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Highland Theatre purchase ignites cautious optimism
After an indefinite closure beginning in February 2024, the century-old Highland Theatre was recently purchased by actor and director Kristen Stewart, with the goal of maintaining...
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NELA small businesses show solidarity amid ICE activity
Small businesses in Highland Park are responding to increased U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity with signage, temporary closures and community events following...
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Eagle Rock Camera & Goods comes to the end of its roll
Eagle Rock Camera & Goods on Colorado Boulevard announced via Instagram that the camera store’s last day in business was Feb. 7. The post cited issues...
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Local high school students participate in citywide protests
Eagle Rock High School (ERHS) was one of many LA Unified School District (LAUSD) schools that participated in a walkout Feb. 4 in response to...
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The Cycling Pigeon puts a spin on ‘physical and mental wellness’
The Cycling Pigeon, located on Eagle Rock Boulevard, was created out of Coco Fausone-Wilson’s wish to open a studio that went against the edginess of...
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Pat & Lorraine’s Coffee Shop welcomes celebrities and locals
Pat & Lorraine’s Coffee Shop, located on Eagle Rock Boulevard, was founded in 1977 and named after two sisters-in-law, according to current manager Maria...
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Bringing the ‘Outside In’ to a new brave space for art and theatre
The Outside In Theatre has finished building its new space, where, according to their website, they hope to create an evolving force in equitable and...
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Oxy students join LA protests against ICE activity
Occidental College students joined demonstrators in Northeast LA (NELA) Jan. 18 to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Highland Park, according to...
