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Gil Cedillo’s Eighth Annual Latin Jazz & Music Festival

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The Franklin cross country team at the Bellarmine/Sacred Heart Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 25 at Griffith Park. Francisco Rodriguez, a junior (second from right) and David Martinez, a senior (center) placed 1st and 2nd, respectively, in their race. | Photo by Monique Muniz

NELA high school sports: Bright moments amid tough competition

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By Dave Abbott Franklin High School in Highland Park experienced the high of high school sports last week, including an 86-yard interception return for a touchdown in a game against Crenshaw and 1st and 2nd place individual wins for Franklin runners at the latest cross-country invitational. Meanwhile, competition is heating up in girls volleyball and […]

Kevin de León | Photo from the KDL Facebook page.

Kevin de León vows to give NELA full attention as he runs for mayor; his critics are skeptical

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By T.A. Hendrickson Since City Councilmember Kevin de León announced his candidacy last week for mayor of Los Angeles, many local commenters have said that the race will devour the time he might otherwise have spent on issues in Northeast L.A. The Boulevard Sentinel asked De León to respond to that, especially with regard to […]

Franklin High #74, Carlos Graciano, a senior, and #71, Sebastian Pascuzzo, a sophomore, line up against Norbonne. | Photo by Monique Muniz

High school sports: A week of strong performances in NELA

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By Dave Abbott The past week saw a dominant performance by the Franklin football team, continued strength in girls volleyball and standout times in cross country. The Franklin Panthers of Highland Park defeated the Narbonne Gauchos of Harbor City, 63-6, in a home game on Sept. 17. The Panthers notched 283 total yards (185 yards […]

One of Metro's options would reduce much of Colorado Boulevard to one car lane each way. Another option would retain two car lanes each way | Image by Metro

Metro lays out options for Colorado Boulevard: Winners and losers come into focus

09/24/202110/03/2021 T.A. Hendrickson58120 Comments

By T.A. Hendrickson At a pair of Zoom meetings on Thursday, Metro staff presented two options now under consideration for a bus rapid transit (BRT) route on Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock. The Eagle Rock route is one segment of a proposed BRT line from North Hollywood to Pasadena (NoHo-Pas). Under both options for Eagle […]

Glendale residents Marla Nelson, Malcolm Johnson, and Joan Morris, respected community leaders and environmental activists, visit the dump site in October 2015 as city Council Members hear testimony from neighbors about pollution concerns. Source: East Area Progressive Democrats (EAPD)

Remembering: John Jude Snyder, 1963 – 2021

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John Jude Snyder, the fourth of eight children in the loving family of Eldie and Elizabeth Snyder of Eagle Rock, a beloved teacher at St. Dominic’s School and an inspirational presence in his community, died on September 9. He was 58. John was blessed with a happy heart, remarkable intellect, and deeply contented spirit. Although […]

NELA gets assertive in the redistricting process

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By Bill Hendrickson

Northeast Los Angeles is one small corner of L.A. But NELA residents, especially Eagle Rockers, dominated a citywide meeting on Sept. 13 of the L.A. City Council Redistricting Commission, the group that is charged with re-drawing L.A.’s city council maps in accordance with public testimony and new census data.

About half of some 40 commenters at the meeting were Eagle Rockers, all of whom made the same overarching points: Continue reading for details.

Regine Go, a senior at Eagle Rock High, in action during a pre-season game against the Cleveland High Cavaliers of Reseda | Photo by Dave Abbott

Volleyball victories for NELA as league play begins

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By Dave Abbott of NELA Sports One Girls volleyball started off this week with victories for Eagle Rock High and Franklin High in Highland Park. In football, preseason play was a mixed bag for teams in Northeast L.A., with two victories in the past week, three defeats and one cancellation due to COVID-19. Northern League […]

A Mathnasium/Eagle Rock student | Photo by Eric Benitez/Mathnasium Eagle Rock

Take part in art in NELA

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By Pablo-Nukaya Petralia Programs to honor National Hispanic Heritage Month and Los Angeles Textile Month, art that blurs the line between virtual and real, and live theater for a cause are just some of the art and culture offerings in NELA in the days and weeks ahead. Arroyo Seco Regional Library To celebrate Hispanic Heritage […]

Under the new mandate, L.A. Unified will require all eligible students ages 12 and up to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by year end. | Photo by AP

What the school vaccine mandate means for Northeast L.A.

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By T.A. Hendrickson

The new COVID-19 vaccine mandate by the Los Angeles Unified School District could be a tall order for Northeast Los Angeles.

The mandate requires all eligible LAUSD students ages 12 and up to get vaccinated by year end. But as of Thursday, September 9, when the mandate was issued, only 57% of NELA residents ages 12 to 17 had at least one shot.

Click the photo to read more.

The Scholl Canyon landfill, in the hills above Eagle Rock, is the site of a proposed biogas power plant. | Photo by Doc Searls/Flickr Creative Commons

Eagle Rock hangs in the balance as Glendale officials grapple with Scholl Canyon

09/08/202110/07/2021 T.A. Hendrickson144511 Comments

By T.A. Hendrickson The future of Glendale’s Scholl Canyon landfill, located in the hills above Eagle Rock, remains in question following a meeting last week in which Glendale officials split on the path forward. At the meeting, the Glendale Water and Power (GWP) Commission voted to proceed with a GWP plan to build a biogas […]

Recent real estate sales in NELA

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What have homes in your neighborhood been selling for? Here is the latest sales data for single family homes in NELA.

David Martinez, a senior at Franklin High School, ran the 3-mile Cool Breeze Evening Invitational in 15:38.6, the best individual time on the boys cross country team. | Photo by Monique Muniz

High school sports in NELA: Cross country begins as football continues, volleyball starts soon

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By Dave Abbott of NELA Sports One

Cross country got underway with a big invitational on Sept. 3. Week two of high school football wrapped up on Sept. 4 with four of six local high schools notching victories.

Miry Whitehill, founder of Miry’s List, packing kits for Afghan families arriving across the country | Photo: Alex Welsh for The New York Times

Miry’s List featured in The New York Times

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Miry’s List, a nonprofit founded in Eagle Rock in 2016 to help refugees, has been featured in The New York Times for its exemplary efforts to help Afghan refugees. Here is the full New York Time’s story featuring Miry Whitehill, resident of Eagle Rock and founder of Miry’s List.

Ode to my family

09/12/202109/12/2021 Lani Tunzi4281 Comment

By Lani Tunzi The time has come! In just two weeks I’ll be living in Santa Barbara and the life I’ve known here in Eagle Rock will forever transform. I am emotional knowing that this is my last article as youth columnist for the Boulevard Sentinel. Writing this article has become another of the many […]

Hans Johnson, president of East Area Progressive Democrats, was joined at an August rally urging local voters to vote NO on the recall by (from left to right) Controller Betty Yee, City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, School Board Member Jackie Goldberg and Supervisor Hilda Solis | Photo EAPD

NELA home prices might be leveling off

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By Jeffery Marino

A small, really small, sliver in the most recent data for residential real estate sales in Northeast Los Angeles indicates, perhaps, that the leaps-and-bounds increases in NELA home prices may be slowing down.

Here are the clues:

Blocks apart in Cypress Park: A nearly million-dollar remodel and an affordable fixer-upper

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By Jeffery Marino

With the median sale price in NELA topping out at $1.025 million in July, it’s hard to imagine finding anything one might call “affordable.” Even fixer uppers are going for prices in the mid-six figures. We looked at Cypress Park for affordablily. Here is what we found.

Crossing Eagle Rock Boulevard just got safer

09/02/202109/09/2021 Bill Hendrickson5271 Comment

By Bill Hendrickson Councilmember Kevin de León led a small parade of schoolchildren from St. Dominic’s across and back at Eagle Rock Boulevard and Merton Avenue this morning, demonstrating Eagle Rock’s new, state-of-the-art HAWK pedestrian crossing system. The HAWK – which stands for High Intensity Activated Crosswalk – performed as advertised: When the pedestrian button […]

Lincoln senior running back Andre Watkins against the Roosevelt Roughriders on Friday, August 27 | Photo by Dave Abbott/NELA Sports One

High school sports resume with football victories in NELA

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By Dave Abbott of NELA Sports One

High school football is back! During week one, which wrapped up on Aug. 28, four of five high schools in Northeast Los Angeles felled their opponents in preseason play.

LA City Redistricting Commission ad hoc regional groups to present analysis

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MEETING TONIGHT LA […]

City workers removed an unoccupied makeshift shelter from the northeast sidewalk of the homeless encampment on W. Broadway in Eagle Rock. An occupied shelter further down the sidewalk remains as do tents on the encampment's south sidewalk. | Photo by T.A. Hendrickson/Boulevard Sentinel

Kevin de León oversees removal of a vacant makeshift shelter in Eagle Rock as debate over encampments escalates

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By Bill Hendrickson

The large makeshift shelter on the northeast sidewalk of the W. Broadway homeless encampment in Eagle Rock has been removed. Further down the sidewalk from the former makeshift shelter, an occupied tent remains as do tents on W. Broadway’s south sidewalk. Why only a partial clean-up? Read more.

Board District 5, shown in white on the map, stretches from Northeast L.A. to Southeast L.A. via a ribbon of communities on the eastern border of L.A. with Alhambra and Monterey Park. School Board district maps will be redrawn as part of the redistricting process.

Redistricting will affect NELA’s schools; the time to speak up is now

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By T.A. Hendrickson If you could design the ideal school district, what would it look like? In a nutshell, that is the question on the table on Sept. 1, at 6:30 p.m., when the redistricting commission of the Los Angeles Unified School District will hold a virtual meeting on how to redraw the boundaries of […]

How a Biden-Harris Win Could Impact Politics in Northeast L.A.

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By Matthew Reagan

Indie Film Festival to Transform Parking Lot at Eagle Rock Plaza into a Drive-In Theater

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By Emily Jo Wharry

Sonoko Sakai in the “soba room” of her studio in Highland Park | |Philip Cheung; Assistant: Kali Vineburg

Local Food Scene Gains Wide Acclaim

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By Mary Lynch
Chefs, restaurants owners and other culinary artists from NELA have recently garnered major media attention. Here’s a sample:

Sonoko Sakai, (pictured above) who lives and works in Highland Park, has been named one of the “15 Creative Women for Our Time” by T: The New York Times Style magazine for her groundbreaking cookbooks and masterful classes on Japanese cooking.
Read more about Sakai and four other NELA standouts here.

Bay Area artist Bella Wilcox, a.k.a. Baby Bell, has teamed up with Jesus Martinez of Glassell Park to promote her music.

An Artist from the Bay Area and a Manager from Glassell Park Make Their Way in the Music Industry

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By Pablo Nukaya

Panoramic view of both buildings which would front Eagle Rock Boulevard from Yosemite Drive to Fair Park Avenue.

Approval Seems Likely for Large Eldercare Development in Eagle Rock

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By Bill Hendrickson

Emilio's wheelchair became a shrine after his death on August 21. | Photo courtesy of Nick Monsour

Homeless Man Dies in His Tent in Glassell Park

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By T.A. Hendrickson

As submitted to City Planning, this is the N. Avenue 64 elevation of the proposed 33 unit residential unit mixed-used building.

Garvanza Fights Back, Developer of Avenue 64 Project Told to Change Its Plan

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By Bill Hendrickson

Letter from the Editor: Coping with Covid, Getting On with Life

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by T.A. Hendrickson

Friends since childhood, from left, Lauren, Lani and Francesca | Photo courtesy of Lani Tunzi

Lani Says: In My Life

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By Lani Tunzi
In the friendship department, I was immensely lucky to find such powerhouse individuals at a very young age. After spending more than a decade of my life with such wonderful individuals by my side, I can’t pretend that the goodbyes are not hard.

Jeremiah Tash, founder of Jarring, displaying his creations at his “Jarring” booth at the Highland Park Farmers Market. | Photo by Christopher Nyerges

Jeremiah Tash, the Founder of “Jarring,” on the Virtues of Fermentation

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By Christopher Nyerges

Eagle Rock news through a Zoom lens | Artwork by Andrew Jacobs, ERNC Communications Director

What do Katy Perry, the Catholic Church, and Eagle Rock have in common? If you had been attending ERNC meetings, you would know!

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By ERNC

Remembering the Chicano Moratorium, 1970

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By Bill Hendrickson

The School Canyon landfill in operation | Photo by LA Times

Methane Controversy Continues at Scholl Canyon

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Glendale’s Moves Will Affect the quality of life in NELA. How to handle the methane at Scholl Canyon is a major point of contention. Read why here.

Protesters raise their arms while chanting, “Hands up, don’t shoot!” at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles on May 31.(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Letter from the Editor: Pandemic. Unrest. Community.

06/01/202007/26/2021 T.A. Hendrickson84044 Comments

By T.A. Hendrickson In the 10th week of the coronavirus shutdown in Los Angeles, as this June issue of the Boulevard Sentinel was being finalized, the city, still struggling to escape the grip of the pandemic, was seized again – by peaceful protest turned violent in the wake of the shocking killing in Minneapolis of […]

Creating Extraordinary Realities with Carolyn Caswell, MFT, M. Msc. – September 2020

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By Carolyn Caswell, MFT, M. Msc.

The signs are still up, but the school, on Colorado Boulevard, will not open because too few students enrolled. | Photo by Bill Hendrickson

Limai Academy Unable to Attract Students

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Low enrollment in spite of a smart roll-out in Eagle Rock causes school to change course. Details here.

New Car Washes Coming to Eagle Rock

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Two car washes at the west entrance to Eagle Rock – one a replacement of GlenRock, the other a replacement for Ernie Jr’s. So far, not what the neighborhood’s elected representatives would like to see. Read more.

Eagle Rock Blvd on a sunny winter day | Photo by Bill Hendrickson

Still Trying to Rock the Eagle Rock Boulevard

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CD-14 “remains optimistic” and “fully committed” improving Eagle Rock Blvd. Seems the Glassell Park Improvement Association is, too. Public meeting on ERB coming up soon. Details are here.

Aerial view of the Southwest Museum: The museum’s fate remains undecided as talks continue.

L.A. County Is Talking with the Autry About the Future of the Southwest Musuem

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The Southwest Museum is holding its breath. Good news. Much needed help may be on the way. Read all about it.

Hilda Solis, L.A. county supervisor and Metro board member, spoke with attendees at a recent Metro meeting in Eagle Rock. Other top officials also attended. Photo of Hilda Solis provided by Supervisor Solis’ office.

Metro Debate In Eagle Rock Enters New Phase

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As County Supervisor and Metro Director Hilda Solis and Metro leaders and staff come to Eagle Rock to hear what the community has to say about Metro’s proposed BRT route on Colorado Boulevard, political decisions on Metro’s plan take center stage.

Fire breaking out by West Broadway in Eagle Rock at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 25 | Photo by Laura Brady-Allen

Fire in Eagle Rock and Its Aftermath in NELA

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Brush fires happen here. Read about this one in Eagle Rock, Better yet, get yourself and your family ready for the next one. A recap and preparedness pointers here.

The new fountain was a refreshing backdrop to a day of service by community members who put finishing touches on the landscaping at the refurbished Veterans Memorial in Highland Park | Photo by Bill Hendrickson

Date Is Set for Re-dedication of the Highland Park Veterans Memorial

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Dozens of volunteers, including many veterans, gathered on Saturday, August 24, to put finishing touches on the plaza and landscaping of the newly refurbished Veterans Memorial at the intersection of York Boulevard and Figueroa Street in Highland Park. The centerpiece of the Memorial is the fountain. There’s more to be done.

Time in a Bottle

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What about Eagle Rock would you put in a time capsule?

Eagle Rock’s Wendy Jurenec, a senior, spiking in a win against El Camino Real | Photo by Dave Abbott

Sports Are Underway for the 2019-2020 School Year

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The fall season of high school sports began in August with football and volleyball. Tennis started on August 29, just after this edition of the Boulevard Sentinel went to press. Cross country will start in October. Football Competition in NELA began on Friday night, August 23. The Eagle Rock Eagles traveled to South […]

Share of Households Ages 25-64 Reporting Difficulty with a $400 Unexpected Expense, by Income | Source: Federal Reserve, Survey of Household Economics and Decisonmaking (2017)

NELA Real Estate in 2019: Don’t Push Me ʼCause I’m Close to the Edge*

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A Federal Reserve survey showed that 40% of American families would have trouble handling an unexpected $400 expense. And, that’s not just lower-income families. Read on.

A Music Samurai Plays in Highland Park

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Goh Kurosawa, a singer-musician-artist born in Maebashi, Japan and now residing in Highland Park, is known for one-man shows he performs with his guitar, nicknamed “Honey Beast.” He’ll be back playing at the Highland Park Farmers Market. For more at Goh, read on.

State of Play: Which Way Is Eagle Rock Going on the Proposal to Build a Big Storage Facility?

08/31/201809/01/2018 Bill Hendrickson30451 Comment

The proposal to build a huge StorQuest storage facility on the Ernie Jr.’s site in Eagle Rock is now on the agenda of the City Planning Commission for Thursday, Oct. 11 – a month later than previously planned. It was replaced on the agenda by another issue. The extra time provides the public a chance […]

Business Openings in NELA and a Closing

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Judson International School 1495 Colorado Blvd. | Eagle Rock After 28 years in Pasadena, Judson International School, a private, non-denominational K-12 Christian school, has relocated to the school building on the campus of the Eagle Rock Baptist Church. Nearly a third of the school’s 100 students are international and its curriculum, taught by 19 faculty […]

Business Openings in NELA

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Great Clips Great Clips, a walk-in hair salon, opened on Aug. 25 in the Sprouts shopping plaza in Eagle Rock, offering hair cuts for men, women, boys and girls at the affordable price of $6.99 per cut. There are 10 stylists on staff to keep wait time short. Great Clips is a nationwide franchise with […]

Q&A: Officer Leo Perez on Partnering with a Legend

09/01/2018 Mary Lynch2665Leave a Comment

When the storied 30-year partnership between Northeast LAPD Officers Harold Marinelli and J.C. Duarte ended with Marinelli’s retirement in 2017, Duarte handpicked Officer Leo Perez, a 40-year old with 15 years on the force, as his new partner. The two patrolled NELA together for nearly a year until Duarte’s retirement in August. What was it […]

Lani Says: Cut My Hair

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About a year ago, I woke up one morning with a surprisingly urgent thought: “I want to shave my head.” Now, before I delve any further into this tale of impulsive behavior, let me say that my hair has always been a defining feature of mine — long, thick and nearly unmanageable. In fact, when […]

A Voice in the NELA Wilderness: Local Pioneer of Self-Reliance Practices What She Teaches – and Teaches What She Practices

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Recently, Prudence Boczarski was at the Highland Park Farmers’ Market, showcasing her natural bakery business and representing WTI, the local nonprofit founded in 1971 to teach urban dwellers how to live better with less. And since there is no better way to teach than to give a hands-on demonstration, Ms. Boczarski was also using her […]

Remembering: Lauretta Louise Turner

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Lauretta Louise Turner, a resident of Eagle Rock for 70 years, died peacefully on July 25 at age 100. The daughter of Lloyd and Hazel Milner, Lauretta was born on a farm near Longmont, Colorado in 1918. After graduating from Barnes Business School in Denver in 1938, she took a job as a stenographer in […]

Foes of L.A.’s Trash System Will Get Their Day in Court

09/01/201809/01/2018 Mary Lynch2250Leave a Comment

The City Attorney of Los Angeles has tried and failed to block a class-action lawsuit to undo the City’s new trash-collection system for businesses. Both sides in the fight are now gearing up for more battle. Frank Mateljan, a spokesperson for the City Attorney, told the Boulevard Sentinel that the City will continue to vigorously […]

Glendale’s Energy Debate Will Force Decisions on Scholl Canyon

09/01/2018 Bill Hendrickson35121 Comment

August 3 was the deadline in Glendale for energy professionals to submit proposals on how Glendale could switch to renewable resources for generating electricity. In all, 34 proposals were received and are now under review, with a public presentation of the review findings expected around mid-October, according to Steven Zurn, the general manager for Glendale […]

Local Nonprofit Receives $200,000 to Help Refugees

08/31/201809/29/2018 T.A. Hendrickson29021 Comment

Miry’s List, an organization founded by Miry Whitehill of Eagle Rock to help refugees resettle in Southern California, has received a $200,000 grant to expand its work. The money, in the form of an LA2050 “Connect” grant from the Goldhirsh Foundation, will be a game-changer for the organization – and for the refugees, asylum seekers […]

iPrep’s Failure Raises Issues for Next School Board Election

08/31/201809/29/2018 Bill Hendrickson27702 Comments

The sudden closure on Aug. 23 of the PUC iPrep Charter Academy in Eagle Rock disrupted the lives of 114 children who had started school there a few days earlier, provoking dismay and anger among their parents. It has also intensified the debate in NELA over charter schools versus traditional public schools just as […]

Local Veteran to Attend Final Reunion of B-47 Crews

08/31/201809/29/2018 Mary Lynch2454Leave a Comment

Every two years for the past 20 years, Cold War veterans who flew or maintained the B-47 Stratojet bomber have gathered for a reunion, among them, Angel Corral of Eagle Rock, who was the crew chief on B-47s from 1953 to 1956. The reunion this year will be the last – the “last flight,” so […]

Get to Know: Angela M. Sanchez

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Last month, on August 3, Angela M. Sanchez of Highland Park, 27, stood at a lectern center stage in the Moss Theater in Santa Monica, reading from Coyotes in Amarillo Heights, her fantastical, yet gritty young-adult novel about gentrification and a young Latina’s struggle to be true to herself amid conflicting expectations from her family and […]

Live Music in NELA

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z are coming to the Rose Bowl on Sept. 22 and Sept. 23. The Hollywood Bowl and the Greek Theater have their own big line ups. It’s going to be an amazing month. But for the music (+ food + performance) scene that defines NELA, you have to stay local, including: Zebulon […]

Editor’s Notebook: September 2019

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The Editor’s Notebook gives you a calendar of nine August Events in the NELA communities of Eagle Rock, Glassell Park, Highland Park and Mt. Washington. Plus info on what do to if power goes out. And kudos for The LA County Department of Public Health and The Wall Las Memorias.

Wine, Music, Conversation, a Silent Auction and a Good Cause

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The autumnal equinox is on Sept. 22, but you can get a jump on it at the Fall Equinox Silent Auction to benefit Eagle Rock High School on Thursday, Sept. 6 at the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock (2225 Colorado Blvd.). The event, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., will be an open house […]

There Is Hope

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The Los Angeles Police Protective League will hold a 5K walk on Sunday, Sept. 9 at the L.A. Policy Academy/Elysian Park to raise awareness about suicide prevention. Participation is free, though you need to register, either in advance at Eventbrite.com (enter “Heart of the LAPD Walk”) or beginning at 8 a.m. on the day of […]

Celebrate Latino American Heritage Month

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September kicks off Los Angeles Latino American Heritage Month, a celebration of the contributions of Latinos to the City’s past, present and future. Among the events is Fiesta Patrias at Olvera Street, sponsored by NELA Councilmember José Huizar. The festival is the most popular L.A. celebration of Mexico’s Independence Day and the only one celebrated […]

Tired of Those Tires?

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NELA residents can dispose of used tires at a free collection event sponsored by the L.A. Bureau of Sanitation on Saturday, Sept. 15 at the Yosemite Recreation Center in Eagle Rock. Tires cannot go in the trash bin or the recycling bin, so the collection event is a chance to de-clutter your immediate environs without […]

Getting Through the Night: The Homeless Need Places to Sleep and Park

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Winter is coming and with it, the rain and cold that make living on the streets and in vehicles all the more difficult and dangerous. Councilmember Gil Cedillo and his staff are looking for suitable buildings in Council District 1 where homeless people can stay overnight in the winter. They are also looking for parking […]

Art in the Streets, Music in the Park

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The Frogtown Artwalk on Saturday, Sept. 22 is an opportunity to explore Frogtown (Elysian Valley) inside and out: The area’s artists and artisans open their doors to visitors and the sidewalks come alive with play, dance, art and other activities, some planned, some spontaneous. / 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. / For more info: evartscollective.com. […]

Tim Tritch, our Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

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When I first saw this issue of the Boulevard Sentinel all put together, it occurred to me that many of the stories in its pages could have gone on the front page. T.A. Hendrickson, the editor of the Boulevard Sentinel, told me that the fire in Eagle Rock and Glendale bumped a story about the […]

Letter from the Publisher

09/01/201810/06/2018 Tim Tritch1713Leave a Comment

People in NELA are changing the world. That is the thought I had looking at this issue of the Boulevard Sentinel. Miry Whitehill, whose Miry’s List organization to help refugees has been awarded a $200,000 grant (front page), launched the effort while serving on the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council (ERNC). She credits another ERNC member, […]

Eagle Rockers Show Up at Events to Help the Homeless

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Two well-attended events to help the homeless were held in Eagle Rock in August. On Aug. 4, the NELA Homeless Coalition organized “Laughs on Tap” – a fundraiser of stand up comedy – at the home of Michael Nogueira, president of the Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce. “Laughs on Tap” raised more than $3,000 for […]