Dear Boulevard Sentinel Reader, As a fellow community news publisher, I was very sad to hear about The Boulevard Sentinel’s closure. It’s always tough to see another publication go. But I wanted you to know that the team at The Eastsider has your neighborhood covered. Our Daily Digest newsletter is the perfect way to stay […]
Continue ReadingDear readers of the Boulevard Sentinel, After a 26-year run, the Boulevard Sentinel is closing. In the weeks to come, we will be finalizing details of the closure, including reaching out personally to many of the readers, sources and advertisers who have been the backbone of this long adventure in hyper-local journalism. Bill Hendrickson, the […]
Continue ReadingBy Jeffery Marino
The houses pictured above sold in November 2022 at or near the median sales price for each neighborhood. To see the most current complete listing of houses sold in every NELA neighborhood click the image above.
By Carolyn Caswell, MFT, M. Msc.
This is the continuing Story of a whole new Civilization being born right here, right now, on Earth; That’s right! Read about it here.
Continue ReadingBy T.A. Hendrickson
Rocío Rivas, an expert in education policy, has won the Los Angeles Unified school board race to represent District 2, which includes Highland Park, Cypress Park and other communities in and near Northeast Los Angeles.
Rivas’ victory signals a shift on the seven-member school board because it creates a 4-3 majority of members who favor unionized traditional public schools over generally nonunion charter schools, . . .
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Los Angeles City Councilmember-elect Eunisses Hernandez, who unseated incumbent Gil Cedillo in June to represent Council District 1, spoke recently with Ava LaLonde, a freshman at Occidental College and a participant in the Boulevard Sentinel/Occidental Neighborhood Reporting Partnership.
Here are excerpts from the conversation.
Continue ReadingBy T.A. Hendrickson
Los Angeles County made history in 2020 when an all-female Board of Supervisors took the reins of county government.
This year, history has repeated itself.
Two of the Board’s five seats were up for election this year and both were won by women, ensuring an all-female Board for at least another two years.
Continue ReadingBy T.A. Hendrickson Come December, much of Northeast Los Angeles will be represented by two new Los Angeles City Council members. Hugo Soto-Martinez, a labor organizer, has unseated incumbent City Council member Mitch O’Farrell in Council District 13, which includes Atwater Village, Elysian Valley and parts of Glassell Park, according to vote tallies released on […]
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By Jeffery Marino In Los Angeles, where housing is in critically short supply, there are more questions than answers about how and where to build. But one developer in Highland Park has come up with a solution, creating two homes (one remodeled and one new construction) on a single lot and proving in the process […]
Continue ReadingBy Bill Hendrickson
Eating out is in again and Northeast Los Angeles is a dining hot spot, according to L.A.’s restaurant reviewers. Here’s a rundown:
Bub and Grandma’s in Glassell Park and Dunsmoor, also in Glassell Park, have made the lists of best new restaurants in L.A. by Eater L.A., the Infatuation and Timeout.com.
Continue ReadingBy Dave Abbott of NELA Sports One In an upset victory, #8-seed Eagle Rock defeated the top-seed San Pedro Pirates on Thursday night, 38-31, in overtime. The Eagles will advance to the semifinals for the city championship in the Los Angeles City Section of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). The Open Division is the highest […]
Continue ReadingBy Dave Abbott of NELA Sports One The Marshall Barristers had an undefeated regular season, with a 10-0 record in Northern League play and an overall record of 25-13. In the playoffs, they competed in Division 1, defeating both the Banning High Pilots of Wilmington and the Cleveland Cavaliers of Reseda, before losing in the […]
Continue ReadingBy Dave Abbott of NELA Sports One Undefeated in the regular football season with an overall record of 10-0, the Franklin Panthers of Highland Park will compete for the city championship in the Open Division, the highest level of competition in the Los Angeles city section of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). The first Franklin […]
Continue ReadingBy Carolyn Caswell, MFT, M. Msc.
This is the continuing Story of a whole new Civilization being born right here, right now, on Earth; That’s right! Read about it here.
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The houses pictured above sold in August 2022 at or near the median sales price for each neighborhood. To see the most current complete listing of houses sold in every NELA neighborhood click the image above.
By Dave Abbott of NELA Sports One
Northern League competition starts on Friday, with the Panthers of Franklin High and the Eagles of Eagle Rock High, crosstown rivals, meeting for their one and only football matchup of the season. The game is generating more than the usual excitement. Click here to know more.
Continue ReadingBy T.A. Hendrickson
The Glendale City Council voted on Tuesday to delay consideration of two contracts to build a methane-burning power plant at the Scholl Canyon landfill in the hills above Eagle Rock.
The delay, for four months, is intended to provide time to find answers to questions about the proposed power plant raised by the public and by Kassakhian, Brotman and Asatryan.
By T.A. Hendrickson
The hottest bar in Los Angeles is the Capri Club in Eagle Rock according to the L.A. Times restaurant critic Bill Addison writing on Saturday in the paper’s Tasting Notes.
Continue ReadingBy Dave Abbott of NELA Sports One
High school football is off to an exciting start in Northeast Los Angeles, with both Eagle Rock High and Franklin High of Highland Park undefeated so far at 3-0.
Continue ReadingBy Genevieve Deetsch
For decades, citizens all over the world have fallen in love alongside characters played by Jennifer Garner, Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, and Sandra Bullock. We have watched, laughed, and cried to some of our favorite characters spilling coffee onto a stranger’s plain white shirt. Since these characters are filled with quirks and flaws, why is it so difficult to find yourself in these films? Give Genevieve two minutes to tell you. Click for answers.
Continue ReadingBy Carolyn Caswell, MFT, M. Msc.
This is the continuing Story of a whole new Civilization being born right here, right now, on Earth; That’s right! Read about it here.
Continue ReadingBy Carolyn Caswell, MFT, M. Msc.
This is the continuing Story of a whole new Civilization being born right here, right now, on Earth; That’s right! Read about it here.
Continue ReadingBy Jeffery Marino
The houses pictured above sold in May 2022 at or near the median sales price for each neighborhood. To see the most current complete listing of houses sold in every NELA neighborhood click the image above.
By Carolyn Caswell, MFT, M. Msc.
This is the continuing Story of a whole new Civilization being born right here, right now, on Earth; That’s right! Read about it here.
Continue ReadingVictor Limon made soap for sensitive skin. His friends kept asking for more. From what we hear, Victor’s soaps “soften the skin and soothe the soul.” Sound good? We tell you more here. Read on.
Continue ReadingBy T.A. Hendrickson Councilmember Gil Cedillo (CD-1) and other city officials broke ground last week on a 34-unit housing project in Cypress Park for up to 130 homeless individuals. Named “Northeast New Beginnings Community,” the project is part of the city’s Interim Housing Program to provide temporary housing and supportive services to the homeless as […]
Continue ReadingBy Bill Hendrickson Sixteen works of art by 14 local artists now grace the concrete “K-Rail” barriers along the east side of North Figueroa Street between Avenue 59 and Avenue 60. Conceived and spearheaded by Arroyo Arts Collective, the project, dubbed “Good Fences,” is the collective’s latest effort to connect the creative community to the […]
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By Jeffery Marino Two opposing factors are driving house prices in Northeast Los Angeles. Mortgage rates are up, which tends to put a damper on price growth. Inventory is down, which tends to pull prices up. Here’s how that dynamic is playing out so far: In April, the latest month with comprehensive sales data, the […]
Continue ReadingBy T.A. Hendrickson
We’re in the home stretch of the 2022 statewide primaries. Voting by mail began on May 10. The last day to register online to vote is Monday, May 23; after that you have to register and vote in person. Voting in person begins on Saturday, May 28. The final day to send in your ballot or vote in person is Election Day, June 7.
Questions you may have about voting are covered in detail by the L.A. Country Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk at lavote.gov. For the basics on procedures, locations and choices in the 2022 primaries, read more here:
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By Jeffery Marino
With the median sale price for a home in Northeast Los Angeles now closing in on $1.2 million, six-figure price tags are more common than not.
But it’s still possible to be shocked by what sells these days for upwards of $1 million. For a case in point, read on.
Continue ReadingBy Bill Hendrickson
A coalition of individuals and organizations in Highland Park has failed in its effort to block the development of a massive apartment building at the entrance to the neighborhood’s historic Garvanza district.
The defeat came on Thursday when the City Planning Commissioners voted 8-0 to reject the coalition’s appeal of an earlier decision by the city to approve the development, to be built near the intersection of York Boulevard and Avenue 64.
Continue ReadingBy T.A. Hendrickson
Metro’s recommendation to reduce much of Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock to one traffic lane in each direction will come before the Metro Board of Directors at its regular board meeting on Thursday, April 28 at 10 a.m.
The Board will consider the lane reductions as part of its review and potential certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report on Metro’s planned bus rapid transit line between North Hollywood and Pasadena
Continue ReadingBy Jeffery Marino
In theory, rising interest rates should dampen home prices. But in Northeast Los Angeles, the residential real estate market is surging ahead even as mortgage rates rise.
We tell you why the real estate market is continuing strong in this monthly report by Jeffery Marino.
Continue ReadingBy Pablo Nukaya Petralia and T. A. Hendrickson Whether you’re into food, theater, music, dance, art or books, there’s something for you in and near Northeast L.A. this weekend and in the weeks to come. Here’s a rundown: FOOD Tickets are on sale now for the 5th Masters of Taste food and beverage festival at […]
Continue ReadingBy T.A. Hendrickson
Daniel Nogueira, 28, who threw a lit firework into the homeless encampment under the 2 Freeway in Eagle Rock in 2019, injuring two and setting the hills afire, will be placed in a mental-health treatment program rather than face trial and possible jail, the judge in the case said today.
Continue ReadingBy Carolyn Caswell, MFT, M. Msc.
This is the continuing Story of a whole new Civilization being born right here, right now, on Earth; That’s right! Read about it here.
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By Mary Lynch
From 2009 to 2018, when chef Diep Tran owned the award-winning Good Girl Dinette in Highland Park, she and her restaurant were an anchor and a sensation in the changing neighborhood.
Tran is the news again: In a lively interview this weekend with the Los Angeles Times food critic Bill Addison, Tran and her partner, Tien Nguyen talk about “The Red Boat Fish Sauce Cookbook,” which they co-wrote with Cuong Pham, the founder of the Red Boat Fish Sauce company.
By Pablo Nukaya-Petralia
Punk girls in a parking lot; desert landscapes in Beverly Hills; religious artifact shops.
This was the L.A., circa 1980, of Nick Taggart, an artist in Glassell Park who used bright plasticine colors, smooth textures and a personal, street-level attitude to paint the early days of L.A.’s underground art and music scene.
And now, some four decades later, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in downtown L.A has acquired two of Taggart’s paintings from that era — “Rochelle and Sandy” and “Fender Buddies.” Take a look / click on the photo above.
Continue ReadingBy Pablo Nukaya-Petralia
For theatergoers, record buffs, art lovers, film fans, here’s what’s happening in and near Northeast Los Angeles this weekend.
Several of the events are free though may require advance tickets. All the events are taking place in person; masking protocols apply.
Continue ReadingBy Bill Hendrickson
Some 65 residents of Glendale and Eagle Rock protested this week at Glendale City Hall against the plan by Glendale Water and Power to build a biogas power plant at Scholl Canyon in the hills above Eagle Rock.
The protest, on Nov. 23, came in advance of a crucial meeting on Nov. 30, when the Glendale City Council will decide on whether to give GWP a go-ahead to proceed with the plant, which would convert methane from decaying garbage into electrical power.
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For a while after moving to Los Angeles, Myjah Moon, the owner of Pressed By Jess nail care, said she just didn’t feel sexy. Then, in August, she went to The Plus Bus for the first time and found the blue-sequined outfit she wore for her birthday photoshoot. It brought her confidence back. At no extra charge. Want inspiration, Read on. It’s right here in Highland Park.
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YOU ARE INVITED to ROCK THE BOULEVARD Sunday, December 5 at 3:00 PM & Thursday, December 9 at 5:30 PM JOIN THESE ONLINE COMMUNITY MEETINGS about transforming Eagle Rock with Walkable, Bikeable, Safer and Greener Streets. What is Rock the Boulevard? The Rock the Boulevard (RTB) project will improve and revitalize Eagle Rock Boulevard to […]
Continue ReadingBy Dave Abbott of NELA Sports One Local teams thrived at the cross-country city championships on Saturday at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, while Sotomayor’s big victory in 8-man football has brought the school its first ever city championship. The Eagle Rock girls cross country team won the Division II city championship in the CIF-Los […]
Continue ReadingBy Bill Hendrickson
In an exemplary display of cooperation between community leaders and state and local officials, $7.5 million has been secured to upgrade three soccer fields and other facilities at Rio de Los Angeles State Park in Cypress Park. To know more about the improvements to the Park both to the playing fields and the related park facilities, read on.
Continue ReadingBy T.A. Hendrickson
The Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) of the city of Los Angeles voted unanimously on Nov. 18 to consider the nomination of Throop House in Garvanza for Historic Cultural Monument status, the Highland Park Heritage Trust announced today.
The vote is an important hurdle to clear, but there are more hurdles to come. There’s more. Read on.
Continue ReadingBy T. A. Hendrickson The newest mural in Los Angeles, by artist Sergio Daniel Robleto, is arguably the most inspiring. Located in Albion Riverside Park in Lincoln Heights and entitled “Champions of Change,” the mural depicts six people from Lincoln Heights who have changed the world for the better. “The Champions of Change mural is […]
Continue ReadingBy Pablo Nukaya-Petralia and T.A. Hendrickson
Franklin High School in Highland Park is calm this afternoon after a call to the LAPD on Friday morning reported a shooter on campus.
Continue ReadingBy Dave Abbott of NELA Sports One
The Sotomayor Wolves of Glassell Park advanced to the city finals in 8-man football last week by defeating the Jordan Bulldogs of Watts in the semifinals, 50-6. We’ve got more sports news from Dave Abbott / NELA Sports One.
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1815 Alta Crest Dr | Altadena https://tracydo.com/1815-alta-crest-dr-altadena/ 4 Beds | 2.5 Baths | $1,689,000 Located in the Altadena Foothills on the top side of a serene cul-de-sac, this secluded midcentury home has magnificent views across the San Gabriel Valley and beyond. Enjoy a cozy stone fireplace in the living room, original […]
Continue ReadingHave Questions about the Eagle Rock Tiny Homes?
Join our Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting on Monday, November 15th at 6pm to ask questions of representatives of Union Station Homeless Services and Council District 14.
For instructions on how to join the meeting, on Zoom or by phone, please click on the picture above.
Mr. Derek Steinorth has been selected as the Principal of Eagle Rock Junior/Senior High School. He will begin this assignment on December 1, 2021.
Mr. Steinorth brings over 30 years of educational experience as a middle and high school teacher and administrator. Read more about Mr. Steinorth here.
Continue ReadingBy Angela Guglielmino In 1993, when Ilka Perkins was 17, she woke up in a state prison lying on a cold slab of metal facing 15 years to life in prison. She was released 26 years later, in 2019, at age 43. Since then, Ilka and her wife, Domonique Perkins, whom she met in prison, and […]
Continue ReadingBy Dave Abbott of NELA Sports One Fortune smiled on Eagle Rock last week with playoff victories in girls volleyball and football. The same can’t be said for the football teams at Franklin in Highland Park and Wilson in El Sereno, which ended the season with playoff losses. The Eagle Rock High girls volleyball team […]
Continue ReadingBy T.A. Hendrickson
Councilmember Kevin de León has been appointed chair of the Los Angeles City Council’s Homelessness and Poverty Committee. He replaces Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas who was suspended from office after his recent indictment on federal corruption charges. Read what KDL had to say about his appointment here.
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Fishman
If launching a restaurant is a leap of faith, launching a restaurant during a pandemic is a gravity-defying vault.
And yet, the owners of the three restaurants profiled in this story pulled it off. Here’s how they did it and how they’re doing now.
Continue ReadingBy Dave Abbott of NELA Sports One Update (Nov. 3): This story was updated to reflect the Eagle Rock Eagles’ win in the semifinals of girls volleyball on Nov. 3. The finals are Nov. 6. Update (Nov. 5): This story was updated to reflect the Eagle Rock Eagles’ win in the quarterfinals of boys water […]
Continue ReadingBy Jeffery Marino
Ever since last May, when the median sale price for a home in Northeast Los Angeles hit the $1 million mark, sellers have been taking the “just under” pricing approach: Put the house on the market for just under $1 million and count on buyer competition to push the price into seven figures.
This strategy clearly has worked. See how it worked for the sellers of the two houses featured in this report.
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Nyerges Highland Park resident Michelle Williams is a “healing fairy,” a term she came up with a few years ago. “A fairy,” says Williams, “is a spirit which takes care of the earth and everything that lives on the earth and protects it. A healing fairy also provides uplifting energy which makes people […]
Continue ReadingBy Jeffery Marino
Another month, another record. In September, the latest data available, the median sale price for a house in NELA continued its steep climb, rising 14% year-over-year, to $1.065 million. September was the eighth straight month of double-digit annual price growth.
Prices are up because inventory is low and falling.. The home sales market dynamically complex. Get the main point here.
Continue ReadingBy Bill Hendrickson
City Councilmember Kevin de León broke ground on Wednesday on a 48-unit pallet shelter community for the homeless in Eagle Rock. De Leon was joined by city agency officials, community leaders and advocates for the homeless, who took turns at the podium to talk about their aims for the site, namely, to provide the homeless in Eagle Rock with temporary shelter and social services to help them transition to permanent housing.
Continue ReadingBy 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 […]
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By Carolyn Caswell, MFT, M. Msc.
This is the continuing Story of a whole new Civilization being born right here, right now, on Earth; Read on please.
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.
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wright When Diana Barnwell of Mount Washington died on May 17, age 82, her family, friends and colleagues grieved their loss while celebrating her life of inspired and exemplary civic involvement. Barnwell was a pioneer in the historic preservation movement in Northeast Los Angeles, an activist in efforts to enhance the cultural life […]
Continue ReadingBy T. A Hendrickson Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León has filed a blistering, official response to the recall Notice of Intent that was served on him last month by five local residents. “A handful of 5 individuals, most of them political extremists, are weaponizing the recall process against the voters of the Los […]
Continue ReadingBy T.A. Hendrickson In the two weeks before school started on Monday, more than 3,600 students and staff in the Los Angeles Unified School District tested positive for COVID-19, said LAUSD officials on Tuesday, August 17. The data are not broken out by school, but 502 of the 3,600 positive cases were in LAUSD’s “Local […]
Continue ReadingBy Pablo Nukaya-Petralia
Theater, exhibitions and music making are taking place throughout Northeast L.A. during the rest of August. Many of these art-and-culture events in Northeast Los Angeles are free.
Click on the image for details.
What have homes in your neighborhood been selling for? Here is the latest sales data for single family homes in NELA.
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Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León, the city councilmembers representing Northeast Los Angeles, voted with a majority on the City Council on Wednesday to prohibit homeless camping on public property near schools, day-care centers, parks, libraries, designated freeway underpasses and other locations.
Continue ReadingBy Bill Hendrickson
The drive to gain recognition for Highland Park’s pivotal role in the Chicano Art Movement of the 1970s is entering a critical phase — and you can help ensure that the neighborhood gets the recognition it deserves. You can make a difference. Read how and why here.
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By Carolyn Caswell, MFT, M. Msc.
This is the continuing Story of a whole new Civilization being born right here, right now, on Earth; Read on please.
By Pablo Nukaya-Petralia
Highlights from the week of May 15 to May 22 include livestream concerts by local bands at local venues, the opening of a gallery exhibition featuring Asian American and Pacific Islander artists, a major museum reopening and the latest York Boulevard Cruise Nights car show.
There’s also still time to get out and view several ongoing exhibitions or pick up a new book by local writers and artists.
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By Jeffery Marino Originally listed in January, this pair of newly built homes, nestled next to each other on the corner of Aldama and Roy in Highland Park, recently closed for $1.56 million and $1.49 million, respectively. According to data available on Redfin.com, the lots were sold together in June of 2016 for a total […]
Continue ReadingWhat have homes in your neighborhood been selling for? Here is the latest sales data for single family homes in NELA.
Continue ReadingBy Pablo Nukaya-Petralia
Puppets join forces with movie lovers this month in Northeast Los Angeles, and that’s just the start of ways to experience the arts this month in NELA.
There are also in-person exhibitions at museums and galleries, a new art installation and a new book out this month on L.A.’s parks, illustrated and authored by local artists and writers. Get the details here.
By Mira Tarabeine When longtime Eagle Rock resident April Kibbe launched the Eagle Rock Sk8 Chix! Facebook page in November 2020, she wanted to overcome pandemic isolation by uniting female roller skaters. Kibbe says she knew from experience that “it was lonely” to skate solo “and fun to skate with someone else.” The outreach worked. […]
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TRANSPORTATION THROUGH EAGLE ROCK
We welcome all who are interested to the Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society public
zoom meeting at 7 PM Tuesday, April 27. Links will be available via our email blast.
By Bill Hendrickson
At Food Giveaway sponsored by NELA Community on Mar 19, over 200 families stocked up on fresh produce, milk, lemonade and shelf staples. To learn more about the Giveaway and NELA Community, read more here.
Continue ReadingBy T.A. Hendrickson A motion by CD 14 City Councilmember Kevin de León to build small, prefabricated shelter units for the homeless in Eagle Rock and Highland Park was unanimously approved on Wednesday by the Los Angeles City Council. In Eagle Rock, the units — known as “pallet housing” — are slated for the parking lot […]
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By Carolyn Caswell, MFT, M. Msc.
This is the continuing Story of a whole new Civilization being born right here, right now, on Earth; Read on please.
By Christopher Nyerges
If you’ve ever tried to grow your own coffee in Southern California, you were most certainly disappointed when the plants died in the first frost.
But tea is a different story. Would you like to know why? Click on the photo at the top of this page.
Continue ReadingBy Lani Tunzi
If you’re like me and have just about lost every scrap of sanity at this point, you may be looking for another fun thing to occupy your endless time.
I have the perfect idea
Continue ReadingPor Angela Guglielmino Traducido por Eduardo Garcia Se anunciaron el 22 de febrero los ganadores de la competencia para ver quienes pintarán el nuevo mural de Highland Park: Ernesto de la Loza, un muralista chicano estimado, y Sandra de la Loza, una artista, experta en murales y la hermana de Ernesto, trabajarán juntos para traer el diseño de Ernesto, Earth Mother, a la […]
Continue ReadingBy T. A. Hendrickson A motion by CD 14 Councilmember Kevin de León to build small, prefabricated housing units for the homeless in Eagle Rock and Highland Park was approved on Thursday by the City Council’s Homelessness and Poverty Committee. The motion will likely come before the full City Council in the next week or […]
Continue ReadingBy T. A. Hendrickson and Matthew Reagan
In October, the Boulevard Sentinel and The Occidental, the campus newspaper of Occidental College, announced the NELA Neighborhood Reporting Partnership (NELA NRP) — a professional collaboration between the two papers to bolster coverage of Northeast Los Angeles while offering Oxy’s reporters valuable local news experience. The Occidental has selected 13 student journalists to participate in the partnership this spring semester. Meet the Team.
By Dafna Erana and Jamie Martinez
COVID-19 vaccines have come to Northeast Los Angeles.
From now through March 6, eligible residents of Council District 14 can get vaccinated at the L.A. Police Museum in Highland Park. Interested? To know more, click on the photo above.
Continue ReadingBy Pablo Nukaya
As art and culture organizations have changed their ways in response to the pandemic, the result has been a creative outpouring of virtual exhibitions, online workshops and streaming performances.
Here are upcoming art and culture opportunities in Northeast Los Angeles, many of which are free and all of which can be experienced remotely or at a safe distance.
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By Jeffery Marino Last month, we featured homes that proved NELA home buyers had not totally lost their minds. Those homes sat on the market for over 30 days (several months in some cases) and then sold at a discount, suggesting there was still a limit to what buyers were willing to pay. This month, […]
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Help is here! In our little corner of Northeast LA, a small band of Eagle Rock residents are volunteering to graciously work safely from their homes to find available appointments or help with rides to the appointment. There is no cost to seniors, and all communication will follow safety protocol. Want or need help? Read more!
By Jeffery Marino
By every measure, the recent market for residential real estate in Northeast Los Angeles is the strongest on record in data going back to 2012. Read about some of those records in this story.
By Jeffery Marino
By every measure, the recent market for residential real estate in Northeast Los Angeles is the strongest on record in data going back to 2012. Read about some of those records in this story.
Historical charm and architectural significance are two of the biggest draws for NELA real estate buyers. Far from the condominium blocks of the Westside and the cookie-cutter sameness of the Valley, buyers are clearly willing to pay a premium for an Eastside 1920s Spanish Colonial or 1950s Craftsman. These two turn-of-the-century architectural gems, which recently […]
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Continue ReadingPicks from the people who bring you the Boulevard Sentinel Here’s how to experience art in NELA now: The Bermudez Projects art gallery in Cypress Park is a focal point this holiday season for buying and viewing art. A major artwork from a major exhibition is on display now in the seating area of Go […]
Continue ReadingBy River Lisius
Throughout the pandemic, bookstores in Los Angeles have closed, transitioned to curbside pickup and finally, partially reopened. Despite financial stress and other pandemic-related challenges, the bookstores in and near NELA have continued to serve their communities in troubling times.
Here’s a rundown:
1. Pop-Hop| Highland Park: ‘Knowledge is going to move a revolution’
This July, Pop-Hop on York Boulevard reopened as a nonprofit bookstore, specializing in social justice, community education and the arts.
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