Community News

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...

And Destroy: late night coffee, all day games

Full of large tables, couches and a bar, And Destroy Coffee & Gaming had its soft opening August 30, 2025, offering free drinks to...

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,...

Volunteers host shower event for unhoused Eagle Rock residents

Multiple volunteer community organizations collaborated to provide showers to unhoused residents in the Eagle Rock area Sept. 19. In the afternoon heat, Love N...

Highland Park Independent Film Festival screening films as a drive-in theatre

The Highland Park Independent Film Festival (HPIFF) is slated to take place Oct. 2–3 at the Eagle Rock Plaza (ERP). The event will function...

Record-breaking heat wave makes mutual aid a necessity in Eagle Rock

David Herrmann tweeted Sept. 6 asking for Venmo and CashApp donations to help him pass out water along Skid Row in light of the...

Cause still unconfirmed, missing mailbox replaced on Eagle Rock Boulevard

https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v8.0The national reckoning with a potential systematic undermining of the United States Postal Service (USPS) reverberated locally when, in early August, a USPS collection...

Beloved local businesses near Oxy respond to the pandemic

Small, independent Eagle Rock and Highland Park businesses frequented and beloved by many Occidental students have recently struggled with reduced business and revenue. Delia's and Scoops both have...

Party Art Community gives gifts of activism and fun

Before Destinie Escobedo opened Party Art Community in 2016, she said she had started “a thousand” different creative business ventures. In college, she created...

Small businesses struggle to stay open during pandemic

Chris Register has been a longtime fan of the Eagle Rock neighborhood. As the 12-year owner of the catering company Brown Paper LA, Register...

New LA Vote Centers generate mixed feedback from voters

LA County held primary elections for Democratic presidential candidates March 3. The ballot also included other races, including the LA City Council District 14 seat. Unlike...