The eight-member robotics team at Washington Irving STEAM Magnet Middle School in Glassell Park won the California State Championship in the VEX Robotics Competition in Northern California in March, and, as we went to press at the end of April, was on its way to the VEX World Championship/Middle School Division in Louisville, Kentucky, a […]
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The Department of Motor Vehicles recently announced that the state has issued one million drivers licenses to undocumented residents since 2015, when a law to allow such issuances went into effect. The milestone was cause for celebration for NELA City Councilmember Gil Cedillo, who championed the law (AB60) when he was in the State Assembly. […]
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The Highland Park Independent Film Festival is accepting submissions through July 9 for the 5th annual festival to be held Oct. 4 through Oct. 7 at the historic Highland Theatre. The festival organizers are looking for films of any genre in the categories of Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short and Animation. One […]
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The Economic and Workforce Development Department of the City of Los Angeles wants your opinion on its five-year plan to grow the economy. A new survey asks you to rank the city’s goals by importance. For example, are you more concerned about helping disadvantaged Angelenos or improving the city’s infrastructure? The survey also asks what […]
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Residents of Eagle Rock and Highland Park are among those being offered free admission to the Pasadena Museum of History on “Community Wednesdays,” held on the first Wednesday of each month. Bring valid identification showing your address and mention the Community Wednesday offer to get the free pass. Also invited are residents of Alhambra, Altadena, […]
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Panic buying of Necco Wafers has been reported on the heels of an announcement that the New England Confectioner’s Company, the Necco Wafer maker, may go out of business unless someone takes it over. If you are a Necco Wafer lover, you might want to stop by Galco’s Soda Pop Stop at 5702 York Blvd […]
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by Lani Tunzi Among all the flowers of spring, the sky lupine, a California native, is near and dear to my heart. And I know I am not the only person in Eagle Rock with a special fondness for the lupine, with its bursts of blue, pink and purple, its height (as tall as two […]
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Laws passed in 2016 and 2017 have made it easy to convert garages into apartments, renovate back houses and build new free-standing apartments in one’s backyard. Homeowners seem to love the idea: In the year after the new laws took effect, nearly 2,000 applications were filed in Los Angeles for building permits for “accessory dwelling […]
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This spring, I have collected a lot of chickweed, mallow, hedge mustard and nettle. Most of it I dry. I use the powdered chickweed in an insect repellent, the mallow for a mild cough remedy and hedge mustard to make a spicy powder to add to dishes. But nettle is the plant I can never […]
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A violent chapter in Highland Park history is coming to a close. Merced Cambero, Jr., 39, who was captured last year after almost 15 years on the run, recently pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes stemming from attacks on African Americans in Highland Park, including two murders, from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Cambero, a member […]
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I recently told my physical therapist that until he brings it up, I often forget I have arthritis. The dreaded autoimmune disorder has very slowly taken residence in various parts of my body, occupying it as though it had squatter’s rights, but on days when I’m pain free, I feel like I did 30 […]
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Several murals that were painted in Highland Park in the early 1990s were part of a public art initiative begun in the aftermath of the Rodney King riots. Sponsored by then Councilmember Mike Hernandez under the theme “Re-Wing the City of Angels,” they were intended to unify the community, in part by providing a creative […]
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The biggest presence at the recent gala of the Lummis Day Community Foundation was an absence. The guest of honor, Amy Inouye, a prominent local artist who was slated to receive the foundation’s Noisemaker Award for contributions to art, culture and cooperation in Northeast Los Angeles, had chosen not to attend. A spokesperson for the […]
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Wendy Carrillo, who is running unopposed for reelection this year as NELA’s State Assemblymember, spoke in April with an Eagle Rock audience about her work in Sacramento and plans for next term. The event was hosted by Michael Nogueira, the president of the Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce, and his wife, Eugenie Nogueira, at their […]
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Homelessness was the most discussed topic at Eagle Rock’s 12th annual State of the Town address last month. Councilmember José Huizar, who delivered the address and took questions, told the audience that helping the homeless was one of his top policy priorities. He said he supports proactive outreach teams, expanding emergency shelters and more permanent […]
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An international achievement is unfolding in connection with Bermudez Projects, an art space on Cypress Avenue in Cypress Park founded in 2017 by Julian Bermudez, a curator and longtime resident of the neighborhood. The mission of Bermudez Projects – which functions partly as a gallery, partly as a museum and partly as a community […]
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As soon as this May, the public may finally learn if, how and when the Taco Bell at 1734 Colorado Blvd. in Eagle Rock is to be remodeled. While it’s a sure bet that everyone wants to see the long vacant and increasingly decrepit Taco Bell spiffed up, it’s also safe to say that not […]
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Politicians with ties to Northeast Los Angeles are front and center in the upcoming primaries for United States Senator from California and Governor of California. Familiar names will also be on the ballot to represent NELA in Congress, the State Senate, the State Assembly and on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. The primary will […]
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I usually put my Publisher’s Letter on page 2 – but not this month. I am happy to announce that T.A. Hendrickson, the editor of the Boulevard Sentinel, has shared in a Pulitzer Prize this year for an editorial she wrote in 2017, while still at The New York Times. The award is the Pulitzer […]
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