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...

Eagle Rock dispensary receives temporary recreational license

As of Feb. 2, Cornerstone Research Collective is one of two dispensaries in Eagle Rock that has obtained a temporary city permit to sell...

Fire flares on Fiji, burning two acres before LAFD containment

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) responded to and contained a two-acre brush fire on Mount Fiji Thursday, Dec. 14. The department issued its...

Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council fills subdistrict director and treasurer vacancies

The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council (ERNC) met at Eagle Rock City Hall Nov. 7 to address two board position vacancies: treasurer and subdistrict two...

After 8 years, Veitch relocates to an off-campus residence

After 8 years of residence at the Wallis Annenberg President's House on campus, President Jonathan Veitch and his family have moved to an off-campus...

New bar will open in Connor’s Plumbing storefront

The Connor's Plumbing building — a historic site built in 1928, according to landowner Jim Kimball — will be home to a new bar in its storefront,...

Barack Obama Scholars Program opens new chapter of the 44th President’s Occidental legacy

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTpzi5tVRBY Occidental College announced the Barack Obama Scholars Program, a new full-ride fellowship for first years that aims to support first-generation students, veterans and community...

Got a bad case of homesickness? We’ve got the cure

Moving away from home — away from familiar surroundings and established cultural norms — can be jarring. It's easy to feel out of place...

Suspect performs lewd act in Stearns parking lot, matches description of suspect from February incidents

An unidentified intruder committed a lewd act in the Stearns Hall parking lot at 4:40 p.m. Aug. 23, according to an email safety bulletin sent...