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,...

Young and old alike rock and roll at Moonlight

The intersection of San Fernando Road and Hawthorne Street is a safe haven for roller skaters. Constructed in the 1940s, this giant one-story warehouse was...

For the love of Scoops

Since it opened in 2012, Scoops in Highland Park has served customers cones stacked with vanilla cardamom ginger snap, miso maple butterfinger, cilantro mint...

Rumored erasure of Highland Park “Tenochtitlan” mural sparks community concern, building owner denies claim

On the corner of North Avenue 61 and North Figueroa Street stands "Tenochtitlan — The Wall That Talks," a 75-foot-long mural painted in 1996 by the Quetzalcoatl...

Professor Robert Winter leaves his legacy and historic house to Occidental

It should come as no surprise that professor Robert Winter's legacy endures even a year after his February 2019 passing. In addition to teaching...

LAPD proposes foot patrols on Colorado Boulevard

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Northeast Area Senior Lead Officer Fernando Ochoa proposed the implementation of foot patrols on Colorado Boulevard following a string of...

Our editors’ inside scoop on LA’s best hangouts

Between paper deadlines, club meetings and job applications, a semester flies by faster than Marine Biology classes fill up — before you know it,...

‘Magician: Black Bodies and Portraiture’ exhibit explores contemporary issues of race

Artist Kayla Salisbury said she created her abstract portrait “Void of Representation Face Study” as an act of rebellion. When she was a student at ArtCenter...

L.A. ROAD Thrift Store promotes nonprofit community outreach

L.A. ROAD Thrift Store is a nonprofit discount clothing store on Eagle Rock Boulevard whose motto is to serve families in the surrounding community, according...