Patch Blog: Are Barking Dogs Driving You Crazy?

What can be done if barking dogs become a public nuisance.

Patch Blog: Are Republicans Smoking Too Much Pot?

A look at what Republican presidential candidates been saying lately—and their audiences bewilderingly swallowing it.

Patch Blog: How to Dine Out and Save the World

The UNICEF Tap Project is back in Eagle Rock and needs help from restaurants and the community.

Patch Blog: Late-Night Tacos Served With a Smile

Remembering a local taco-truck owner who has been serving up good food—with a smile—for more than two decades.

Patch Blog: Turtle on the Stump and a Call to Action on Climate Change

It's not nice to fool Mother Nature. The new GOP candidates ignore the facts. Will they ignore their own voters, too?

Patch Blog: The Perils of Skincare and Motherhood

New moms and mothers-to-be need to read their beauty labels carefully. Local esthetician and blogger Vanessa discusses which products should be avoided to keep your baby safe.

Patch Blog: How to Beat Acne

Local blogger and esthetician gives the formula for a calm and clear complexion.

Patch Blog: I Just Cooked To Say I Love You

A simple yet swoon-worthy Valentine's Day menu you can prepare in less than an hour!

Patch Blog: Everything You Know About Who's in the Occupy Movement is Wrong

The Occupy Movement is not primarily composed of lazy bums, as many people seem to believe and the mainstream media suggests.

Patch Blog: Three Things You Need to Know About Banning Medical Marijuana

What's wrong with Councilman José Huizar's proposed ban on medical marijuana dispensaries?

Patch Blog: Here Comes the Rock and Eagle Shop!

An artist announces the imminent opening, on April 1, of an art project and shop celebrating the community: Eagle Rock, the Rock and Eagle Shop.

Patch Blog: Are Medical Marijuana 'Patients' Recreational Users?

A lot of people say medical marijuana patients are just abusing the system to have fun—but here's what the evidence says.

Patch Blog: Cool it Now (Before You Lose Control)

Local esthetician and blogger's tips about when to be concerned about inflammatory skin conditions—and how to regain control of your skin when it's happening.

Patch Blog: Battle Lines Drawn at Huizar's State of the Town Address

José Huizar's highly contested proposal to ban all medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles will be discussed at his State of the Town Address.

Patch Blog: The City Redistricting Jigsaw Puzzle From Hell

Every 10 years the City must redraw district boundaries—and every 10 years we seem to get it wrong.

Patch Blog: What is Beauty?

Eagle Rock community members explore the question of what beauty means to them.

Patch Blog: Tell the Mayor What You Think!

At a time when the City of Los Angeles faces its worst financial crisis since World War II, here are some tips for telling our mayor how to balance the budget.

Patch Blog: What to Expect From Climate Change (Part II)

How a day at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach brought home dreadful warnings of acid oceans, melting snows and rising waters.

Patch Blog: Who Turned Off the Internet?

January 18, 2012 has already gone down in history as the day much of the Internet as we know it blacked out to protest what Wikipedia dared us all to imagine—'a world without free knowledge.'

Patch Blog: How to Treat Broken Capillaries

Eagle Rock esthetician and blogger demystifies high-tech solutions for resolving broken capillaries—and shows you why they trump over-the-counter medications.

Patch Blog: How Money in Politics is Killing America

How—and why—politicians are beholden to the wealthy and how the stranglehold of money in Washington is destroying the lives of millions of Americans.

Patch Blog: Walking in Eagle Rock 100 Years Ago—and Now

How Beth Ellenwood Newhan's communal walks 100 years ago equaled more than six times the Eagle Rock stretch of Colorado Boulevard—where I encountered hundreds of cars during a weekend stroll.

Patch Blog: How to Fight Big Pores on Your Nose

Eagle Rock esthetician and blogger discusses treatments to erase the look of big pores on the nose.

Patch Blog: What to Expect From Climate Change (Part I)

Climate change is real, deadly and well-documented. How much do you know about it to help save the lives of your children and grandchildren?

Patch Blog: When City Leaders Sell Low-Crime Soap

How safe is L.A. when its mayor and police chief brag about historic crime lows and the Fire chief puts a grin on his department's ever-increasing call load?

Patch Blog: New Bakery—HERS—Opens in Eagle Rock

Eagle Rock's latest bakery is a small, independent operation guaranteed to satisfy the sweetest tooth.

Patch Blog: Do You Need to Wear SPF if You're Dark-Skinned?

Increased melanin in the skin of those with dark complexions offers limited protection against harmful sun rays, says Eagle Rock esthetician and blogger Vanessa Brunkhorst.

Patch Blog: How Our Mayor Sings Loudly and Off Key Into the New Year

Termed-out L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa continues to sing his own political tune, snubbing his nose at voters and auditioning for his next gig.

Patch Blog: 11 Reasons for Calling Yourself American

I find it difficult to believe any American who believes in the Declaration of Independence, would have any complaints with what the Occupy movement stands for.

Patch Blog: The Truth About Climate Change—and the Contrarians Who Keep it From You

Climate change is real—we are causing serious harm to our environment and ourselves. And did you know that almost every 'expert' who disagrees is not a climate scientist?

Patch Blog: Two Things You Can do to Fight Climate Change

Is Obama the go-to-candidate in the 2012 presidential race when it comes to lowering the planet's climate thermostat?

Patch Blog: My #OccupyLA Adventure Continues

Taking a page from the life of his intellectual mentor, Benjamin Franklin, a curious Eagle Rock blogger and green printer who recently discovered Occupy Los Angeles explores the movement further.

Patch Blog: Are Our Political Expectations Too High?

Liberals are dissatisfied with President Obama, Angelenos are dissatisfied with their mayor. Are our expectations too high or do we have any expectations in the first place?

Patch Blog: This Boy Desperately Needs a Home

A 13-year-old boy in foster care has been searching for a home since he was six—in a desperate battle against time.

Patch Blog: Why LAFD 'Monster' David Del Toro Still Has Loyal Friends

LAFD Capt. David Del Toro was convicted of murder, sentenced to 15 years to life, and deemed undeniably diabolical, but he continues to have at least one loyal friend.

Patch Blog: What I'm Learning About the Occupy Movement

This blog is intended to clear the widespread confusion about what the Occupy L.A. Movement represents—don't be fooled by images of protesting youth playing bongos and smoking pot.

Patch Blog: My Candidate For L.A. City Council—Tim Tebow

L.A. City government could learn a lot from Denver Bronco quarterback Tim Tebow, who has the world discussing his unlikely success and exemplary leadership skills.

Patch Blog: A Day in the Life of an Eagle Rock High Student

A peek into the life of a freshman student at Eagle Rock High School, nearly 15 weeks into the semester.

Patch Blog: How #LAwind Inspired Rock Throwing in Me

In the aftermath of the Dec. 1 windstorm, while L.A.'s city government focused on the recovery effort, our widely unloved mayor betrayed different plans.

Patch Blog: There's Got To Be A Morning After

Patch blogger Peter Choi shares a short video of what one Eagle Rock street woke up to after last night's Santa Ana windstorm.