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...

LAPD arrests suspect on Ridgeview Avenue

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers arrested a suspect with outstanding felony warrants on Ridgeview Avenue at approximately 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 11. The...

Local non-profits host Homeless Connect Day in Highland Park

Seventeen organizations, including Exodus Recovery, Chrysalis and Recycled Resources for the Homeless, set up booths in front of the Highland Park Senior Center on Figueroa Street for the first Homeless...

In Facebook’s Eagle Rock Neighborhood Group: controversy, comedy and community

Welcome to the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Group, and hold on to your hats. This Facebook forum, created in May 2013 by Eagle Rock resident Michael Blanchard,...

Miry’s List builds a welcoming community for refugees

Miry Whitehill is the founder and owner of Miry's List, an Eagle Rock-based nonprofit organization working to resettle and crowdsource resources for refugees in Los Angeles. Whitehill...

HomeState serves up taste of Texas

HomeState, a Texan-style restaurant started in East Hollywood that specializes in breakfast tacos and queso, opened its second location in Highland Park March 19....

Glendale rejects Scholl Canyon Landfill biogas plant proposal

The City Planning Commission of Glendale rejected a proposal from Glendale Water and Power (GWP) to construct a biogas plant at the Scholl Canyon...

Taiwanese restaurant Joy opens on York Boulevard

From Vivian Ku, the founder of Silverlake’s Pine and Crane, comes Joy — a fast-casual Taiwanese restaurant located on the corner of York Boulevard and Avenue 51 in Highland...

Occidental purchases properties for veteran housing, tenants displaced

Occidental finalized the purchase of two residential properties on Toland Way in Eagle Rock Nov. 3, 2017, according to Vice President and Chief Operating...