Highland Park

Rendering of the 3-story proposed building spreading out from the corner of Ave 64 and Garvanza Street in the Garvanza section of Highland Park. Rendering supplied by the SKYA Ventures.

Garvanza development faces heated opposition as builder seeks to move the project forward

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By Bill Hendrickson

Art created in 1976 and 1977 at the Mechicano Art Center in Highland Park by (from left) Carlos Almaraz, Guillermo Bejarano and Judithe Hernandez | Photos from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, image courtesy of Highland Park Heritage Trust

City commission recognizes the Chicano heritage of Highland Park

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By Bill Hendrickson

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Jimmy Gomez navigates national politics and local issues

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By Bill Hendrickson

Pedestrian at Ave 50 and Monte Vista reads the new sign telling people to take care while COVID-19 rages in Highland Park. | Photo by T. A. Hendrickson / Boulevard Sentinel

Signage for CD-1 in the time of COVID-19

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The Mechicano Art Center, as it looked in the 1970s, was located on Figueroa Street at Avenue 54. City officials will decide this week whether to designate the building a historic-cultural monument. | Photo by Oscar Castillo/pinterest.dk

Speaking up for Highland Park’s Chicano heritage

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By Bill Hendrickson

Larry Santoyo at work on a permaculture design | Photo courtesy of The Permaculture Academy

The Permaculture Academy of Northeast L.A. Teaches an Ancient Technology for Modern Times

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By Christopher Nyerges

On Gentrification: Renewed Clash Over Gentrification

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Who Speaks for Highland Park? Here’s our update.

Yajaira Castillo (inset), a member of the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council, addressing demonstrators at an anti-gentrification gathering in Highland Park on December 7.

On Gentrification: Activism in Highland Park Continues on Multiple Fronts

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Gentrifying newcomers, residential and commercial meet Activism and Resistance in Highland Park. Here’s our update.

Opening night at the Highland Park Independent Film Festival: From left, Mark Reitman, Alessandro Gentile and Marita De La Torre (Co-founders of the festival); Danny Trejo (Humanitarian Award winner); April Ibarra (Associate Producer), Kris Bicknell (Graphic Designer/Branding for the festival) - Photo by Tim Karau

Highland Park Filmfest Winners

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Winning an award in the 6th annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival was not easy.

The actor, Danny Trejo, will accept the top award of the 6th annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival

The Highland Park Independent Film Festival Honors Danny Trejo

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The Humanitarian Award of the 6th annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival goes to Danny Trejo for his strong faith, his art of reinvention and his ability and willingness to use film and fame as tools to help others.

Logo for the 6th Annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival - October 3 - October 5, 2019

Your Guide to the 6th Annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival

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With 50 films over three days, this year’s Highland Park Independent Film Festival is the largest and most ambitious in the festival’s six-year history. The screenings, at the Highland Theater (5604 N. Figueroa St.) include six world premieres, four Los Angeles premieres and an Academy Award-nominated short. There are films in virtually every genre: animation, documentary, sci-fi, action/adventure, noir and foreign. Here’s a moviegoer’s guide to festival:

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.

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.

Ana Serrano inside her installation, Homegrown, which has been acquired by the L.A. County Musuem of Art | Photo by John S. Rabe

Artwork by Ana Serrano Acquired by L.A. County Museum of Art

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From the College of Art and Design to the LA County Museum, Ana Serrano evokes the look and feel of front-yard, window-ledge spaces in Latino neighborhoods. Read on for a view of the creative expression of what we pass by every day in NELA.

Dorothy Brewer, of Highland Park, retired recently after 40 years as a crossing guard

Crossing Guard Retires after 40 years on the job – Applause for Dorothy Brewer

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Someone you may know – Dorothy Brewer, 86 – retired recently after 40 years as a school crossing guard in Northeast Los Angeles, mostly in Highland Park. Here’s more about Dorothy and her last day as a crossing guard.