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,...

Avenue 50 Studio’s Día de los Muertos celebration is a reminder of Highland Park’s roots

The Día de los Muertos Festival de Otoño in Highland Park will take place Friday, Nov. 1 from 4–7 p.m. The annual event is organized by Avenue...

Local bookstore Book Show forced to relocate, depriving Highland Park of a queer-focused space

Highland Park’s local bookstore, Book Show, hosted Influx Collectiv's Queer Poetry Night Oct. 26 featuring poets Royal Rubez, Casj and bení ali ávalos. Influx Collectiv co-founders Cori Bratby-Rudd and...

Catalytic converter theft impacts Eagle Rock residents

On the night of April 14, one or more thieves slid beneath the 1999 Honda Accord parked outside Amber Esponda’s home on Avenue 46...

Filipino American artist exhibition celebrates Araw Ng Mga Patay

The evening of Oct. 12, chatter, laughter and music spilled into the dark streets of North Avenue 50. Avenue 50 Studio, a nonprofit arts organization based in...

Eagle Rock Music Festival transitions to series of community events

In response to community feedback, the 2019 Eagle Rock Music Festival will be restructured into a series of community-organized events for its 20th anniversary. The...

Coffee and community: The ROCK supports Eagle Rock’s youth

Upon entry, The ROCK Coffee House on Townsend Avenue looks like any other trendy coffee shop: white paint, hardwood tables and an exposed brick wall....

‘They love each other like sisters’: ERHS varsity girls volleyball team has strong bond, stronger season

Over the last 10 years, the girls' varsity volleyball team at Eagle Rock High School (ERHS) has maintained a 91-game win streak in the Los Angeles Northern Volleyball League....

Update: LAPD arrests man staying in RV on Campus Road following recent incidents

LAPD officers arrested a man Oct. 4, in connection with Friday morning’s incident in which a helicopter and multiple ground units were deployed after...