The hearings will kick off public comment on a draft ordinance that could help Los Angeles reclaim its title as "Mural Capital of the World."
Gary Leonard sent us this aerial photo of the Silver Lake Reservoir.
Los Angeles New Year's Eve picks...
Shop locally during Silver Lake's Holiday Night Out.
Church officials officially announced the event Monday on the traditional feast day of the Virgin of Guadelupe.
The giant tree toppled in the wind.
There will be two nights of comedy all over the wind-rocked community.
The annual assemblage was delayed by Thursday's big winds. Thanks to the Eastsider LA for helping with this report.
Aaron Kyle's newly minted Echo Park outfit, Geronimo Getty, is gigging this Thursday at 1642. As such, I asked the bandleader / songwriter to share with us some of his favorite Los Angeles holiday traditions.
The art show will feature a new 12-foot-long canvas recreation of the Chicano art pioneer's famous Olympic mural.
Writer Joel Stein will pick the winners on Dec. 20.
Kalberg's NO MAG was one of the few real-time records of Los Angeles's fertile punk rock period.
Live music picks in and around the eastside.
Tanner Blackman of the City Code Studies Section fielded community concerns about the city's mural ordinance at Eagle Rock's Cactus Gallery on Thursday evening. The next meeting is scheduled for Nov. 25 in Exposition Park.
Mi Alma Designs is opening up its beautiful garden space for a Day of the Dead evening Wednesday night.
Click through to see an info graphic guide by Credit Sesame courtesy of Curbed
A nationwide summer tour, which included members from the North Hollywood school, brings in big bucks for a good cause
Classical Geek Theatre's Ben McShane gives us a tour of his go-to neighborhood haunts.
Live music picks for the week in and around the Eastside.
The Echo Park neighborhood is a top tier reason for a great Los Angeles says the weekly newspaper and online site.
There will be mariachi music, an art exhibition, food, altars and more.
Travis Woods, the man behind the long-running Echo Park music blog Web In Front, gives us a tour of his go-to neighborhood haunts.
Tell us why Echo Park is your window on the world and be eligible to win a wristband to the Culture Collide Festival this Wednesday Oct. 5 through Sunday, Oct. 9 in Echo Park.
Eastside country-rocker Leslie Stevens runs down five of her favorite neighborhood haunts.
The new library--dedicated Saturday--has the largest Fairey mural ever on its outside.
The piece includes images of the artist with her family and working in the studio in the back of her Echo Park Home.
Eagle Rock's Spencer Elden--who works at Obey Giant in Echo Park-- talks about fame, art and the photo shoot at the Rose Bowl pool that made him famous on the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's 'Nevermind' album.
In an interview, co-producer Jeff Gauthier talks about how the innovative festival is taking on the world including Echo Park.
The legendary Lucy Casado, known for befriending and feeding the influential, talks about her legacy and her “boys,” Gov. Jerry Brown, Jackson Browne and Jimmy Webb
Photos of the mini-parks that took over local parking spaces as part of the observance.
A giant topiary installation will be outside SIlver Lake's Local restaurant as Park-itects around the city remake the curbside.
The eclectic artist and Echo Park businessman will be honored Sunday in Malibu.
“Advance Guard” exhibit at Sancho focuses on the notion of “Art as Experience”
Man about town Kevin Bronson (truly, I've never known anyone to take in as much live music as Kevin does) takes us on a tour of five of his favorite local haunts.
The author lived at the Echo Park-Silver Lake border for many years. The area also features prominently in her novels.