Community News

Nonprofit dog rescue launches coffee brand

Honesty, Integrity and Trust is the acronym for the HIT Living Foundation, a nonprofit dog rescue that launched its own coffee brand, Pawfee Coffee....

Juniors’ eviction unifies small businesses

Junior's Discount Party Supply, a store owned by Sylvia Flores that has been located at 5001 York Blvd. for 20 years, is now facing...

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...

Invasive Mosquito Species Plagues Los Angeles

Since 2011, a new mosquito species has caused problems for residents and public health officials in Los Angeles County, according to Kelly Middleton, director of community affairs...

Families stranded as two Eagle Rock charter schools close

Thursday, Aug. 23, only a few days into the school year, Eagle Rock students and parents arrived at Partnership to Uplift Communities (PUC) iPrep Charter Academy to...

Eagle Rock left unrepresented by LAUSD school board

Former Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board member Ref Rodriguez pleaded guilty July 23 to conspiracy and three misdemeanor counts of assumed-name contribution and resigned from the board...

Leah Park Fierro: Eagle Rock’s dairy queen

Milkfarm, Eagle Rock's only artisan cheese shop, is a dangerous place. From the Bandaged Bismark to the Brie de Meaux, one can imagine even...

Belle’s Bagels vies for permanent spot on York Boulevard

James Dean (J.D.) Rocchio and Nick Schreiber co-own Belle's Bagels on York Boulevard, a bagel business named after Schreiber's great-grandmother, Belle. Rocchio and Schreiber have...

Small-lot developments shake up Los Angeles architecture

At the corner of Bridewell Street and Pollard Street in Highland Park, three miles east of Occidental, the construction of nine small-lot, single-family residences led...

Haiku Guys and Gals host Highland Park duel

At the York Manor Were the Haiku Guys and Gals April 26. The Haiku Guys and Gals hosted their first Los Angeles Haiku Duel in The York...

Six-week poetry workshop welcomes poets of all ages

The Center for the Arts Eagle Rock is hosting a poetry workshop with the theme of intergenerational poetry, which welcomes individuals of all ages,...