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...

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...

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...

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...

ERHS band seeks grant following Prop. 28 changes

The Eagle Rock High School (ERHS) band is requesting a Neighborhood Purpose Grant (NPG) from the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council (HHPNC) to fund their...

Be Nice Have Fun says ‘bye for now’

Be Nice Have Fun closed its doors on York Boulevard March 22. Shop owner Destine Escobedo said even though the shop's brick-and-mortar store is closed,...

Highland Park Coffee Passport travels beyond coffee

Melissa Spolar, the creator of the Highland Park Coffee Passport, described it as a booklet meant to highlight the unique features of certain local coffee...

Rent spike pushing Read Books off Eagle Rock Boulevard

Read Books will be leaving their location at 4972 N. Eagle Rock Blvd. after the rent for their store, approximately 600-700 square feet, increased...