Community News

Eagle Rock groups push to revive Sylvan Amphitheater

The Sylvan Amphitheater, located at 1840 Yosemite Drive, is an outdoor theater built in 1931, according to The Eagle Rock Historical Society. According to...

Yaro Roastroom will invite patrons to stay awhile

Yaro Roastroom will open in Glassell Park at 2857 W. Ave. 35, in November or December 2026, according to co-owner Melanie Moradi. Moradi owns...

ART on Fig. brings drama and dance to Eagle Rock

Arroyo Repertory Theatre (ART), a community theater organization, and Lumina Academy of Dance, a dance studio in Pasadena, moved to 7330 N. Figueroa St....

LA Más fights to keep working-class families in Northeast LA

LA Más was established in 2012 as an urban design nonprofit supporting communities across Northeast LA (NELA). Miguel Ramos, director of community economies at LA...

Cross House squatters challenge college’s housing plans

At the end of August 2021, an Occidental employee notified the college that they had seen people inside a vacant college-owned property formerly known...

LAUSD’s new vaccine mandate receives parental and scientific support, but some still seek exemption

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board voted unanimously Sept. 9 to pass a mandate that would require students in the district who are...

Estudiantes de Oxy Regresan a Campus y a los Negocios Locales de NELA

Read in English Traducido por Caroline Palumbo '23 Durante la pandemia, pequeños negocios de todos tipos han luchado para adaptar y mantenerse a flote. Ahora, el regreso de...

La reapertura de $350 millones de LAUSD genera un nuevo mandato de vacunas, pruebas semanales y rastreo de contactos

Read in English Traducido por Jackson Eddy '22 El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Los Ángeles (LAUSD por sus siglas en inglés) reabrió sus puertas a los estudiantes el...

LAUSD’s $350 million reopening prompts new vaccine mandate, weekly testing and contact tracing

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) re-opened their doors to students Aug. 15 with a $350 million effort to curb the spread of the virus in...

New community fridge launches in Glassell Park

LA Community Fridges, a network of mutual aid throughout LA, launched a fridge in Glassell Park Aug. 28 which is made, stocked and utilized by the community. The colorful...

Occidental students return to campus and to NELA local businesses

Throughout the pandemic, small businesses of all kinds have struggled to adapt and stay afloat. Now, the return of Occidental students is having a significant impact...

‘Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo:’ organizers plan event to honor fallen day laborers

The sound of power tools reverberated through the backyard of Pablo Alvarado’s Pasadena home the morning of April 16 as members of his organization,...