If you drive a $300,000 car, it's probably a good idea to make sure that it's covered up by, say, a tarp, or even a garage (that you presumably can afford). But someone in Eagle Rock wasn't thinking ahead when they parked their Lamborghini on the street during yesterdays' windstorm... more ›

Crews of gold-snatching criminals are roving neighborhoods in northeast and yanking the gold chains right off their victims, according to The Eastsider. So far nine robberies have been reported in Eagle Rock, East Hollywood, Highland Park and Cypress Park. Police believe that there are three separate crews of criminals that are targeting victims wearing gold chains. more ›

Eagle Rock residents and people on the Occidental College campus are advised to stay inside while an LAPD helicopter circles above in search of a reported man with a gun. A perimeter has been established along Avenue 47, Alumni and Campus Roads along the southeast edge of Occidental, according to LAPD's Northeast Division. more ›

A solar panel array proposed by Occidental University that would cover a Northeast Los Angeles hillside was approved by Eagle Rock neighborhood council on Tuesday night. The council board voted unanimously to approve the proposed 1-megawatt solar array project which could provide about 11 percent of the university's annual energy. more ›

Squid Ink got our attention this morning with news of a week-long burger celebration at The Oinkster, one of our favorite Eagle Rock eating spots. more ›

A special task got underway earlier today in Eagle Rock by an elite crew of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Members of the LAFD Urban Search and Rescue Team have been deployed to help remove the hard-to-reach graffiti left near the top of the neighborhood's iconic rock at the urging of residents, City Council representative Jose Huizar, and the city's Department of Recreation and Parks. more ›

But we know they're full of it. We get rain. In fact, sometimes it feels like when it rains, it just dumps on us all the rain we don't get most of the rest of the year, right? This week, when it rained, it poured, and we lost power, trees and branches came a-tumblin' down, and 9-1-1 calls surged by 62%. That's some serious rain. more ›

Eagle Rock, which just turned 100, has a national reputation as being the "college town" for Occidental, and is known locally as a historic hot bed of counterculture and the arts, and a contemporary evolutionary tale of the upwardly mobile hipster-esque family. Now residents are up in arms about the proliferation of erotic massage parlors that are inundating Eagle Rock Boulevard, and taking over where pot shops left off as the scourge du jour, according to the LA Times. more ›

A set of Eagle Rock properties that are used as part of the set for "True Blood" is slated to be burned for an episode in season four, according to Eagle Rock Patch. On the show, Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell) serves as landlord for the houses, which have been home to Arlene Fowler (Carrie Preston) and now-deceased Dawn Green (Lynn Collins). more ›

The LAPD has arrested one suspect and are looking for "four or five male youths in their teens" after an Eagle Rock resident was violently assaulted while running at the Yosemite Recreation Center last night, according to the Eagle Rock Patch. The attack left the victim with severe lacerations to his head, a broken hand and possibly broken ribs. more ›

During their monthly meeting, The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council "voted unanimously against the proposed construction of a toll tunnel from Mt. Washington to Glassell Park that would connect the 710 freeway to the 210 freeway," according to Eagle Rock Patch. more ›

There's one unique store in Los Angeles where everything is free. Seriously. Absolutely free. The LA Free Store is a pop-up event where people can come together to give, take, share, swap, and learn. more ›

After shutting down construction on a Montecito Heights solar project in September due to concerns about fire safety and aesthetics, City Council plans to revisit the issue on Wednesday with a report that assesses potential risks posed by installing the 1,400 hillside panels. more ›

Inattention to songbook detail has reached a new low in Eagle Rock. All Star Lanes, you're not even trying. But language is interpretive, like science and evolution, and we at LAist respect an inspired typo. So go forth and take liberties with music publishing credits and spelling. This is your world, All Star Lanes. We're just living in it. Ten amazing points for keeping it dive. more ›

This Saturday night the Northeast LA Gallery Night returns to showcase some of the most innovative and eclectic art in the area. Twenty-two galleries will open their doors late on a not quite walkable path centered near Highland Park and Eagle Rock (download the updated map here). Started some five years ago as more galleries moved to the area, it has grown into a neighborhood institution. According to founder and director Brian Mallman, "There's just something that draws artists here, maybe because it's one of the last affordable places to find studio space in LA." more ›

With beloved eateries like Casa Bianca Pizzaria and Oinkster, Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock is quickly becoming "home to all things delicious." One restaurant at East LA Meets Napa had served wild boar tacos -- and I had missed it. So it was like instant karma when I met a friend for lunch at CaCao in Eagle Rock. What was that on the menu? Wild boar! This was the place. Colorado Boulevard scores again. more ›

A brave Trader Joe's clerk last night was shot during an after-hours robbery that involved about three suspects who fled. At about 10:20 p.m., two of the suspects entered the Trader Joe's in Eagle Rock and demanded money at gunpoint while a third suspect waited outside in a car. more ›

Don't let the name fool you. The End Times Opry isn't about Minnie Pearl and Hee-Haw, but rather it's an evening of performances by LA-based musicians, comedians, poets and spoken word artists. more ›

Well, sort of. The End Times Opry, a popular New York City genre-fusion show, will be making its West Coast debut at the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock on May 21st at 8pm. With live music, street poetry, stand up and sketch comedy all on the evening’s docket, End Times feels more like a celebration of life than a nod towards darker days ahead. more ›

It's the weekend and that means the LAPD is out in force, looking to catch drunk drivers. And as expected, there will be DUI checkpoints. In fact, there will be two tonight. From 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in Eagle Rock, a checkpoint will be set up on Eagle Rock Boulevard near Avenue 41. Over in Echo Park, a checkpoint between 8 p.m. and 3 a.m. will be found on Glendale Boulevard at Effie Street. According to the LAPD, the Northeast Division has experienced 32 driving under the influence-related and 280 hit and run traffic collisions in 2010. more ›

Everyone seems to love Oinkster. They slow-roast their pork and cure their own pastrami. The french bread is tightly stuffed with massive amounts of meat until it is as round as a burrito. The giant sandwiches must be eaten with caution, as they are ready to burst at any moment. Not first date food. For the pulled pork, we highly recommend their killer barbecue sauce It comes on the side and sometimes you have to ask for it. more ›

Jesus Sanchez at The Eastsider LA points out that the city could save money by offering free admittance to high school dances instead of the $1,000 reward given to those who tip off officials to taggers that are successfully prosecuted. At Eagle Rock High School, three taggers have been turned in by fellow students, who received free tickets. We'd argue that if more teens new about the $1,000 reward, the tagger culture would suffer a major blow. more ›

At least one person was injured this afternoon in what witnesses tell police was a drive by shooting. Around 3:25 p.m., shots rang out on the 5000 block of Caspar Avenue in Eagle Rock near the local library branch, according to the LAPD. Somehow the victim ended up at the library. The Los Angeles Fire Department deployed one ambulance and transferred at least one person to a local hospital. more ›

Rain has caused some scattered power outages throughout the city today, leaving about 5,500 LADWP customers without service, according to department officials. Around 11 a.m., a utility pole's horizontal crossarm fell, knocking out power to some 2,400 customers in the Venice and West LA areas. Other areas with power outages include the Crenshaw District and Eagle Rock, each with about 1,700 customers affected. Power was lost around 1 p.m. in Crenshaw and about 2:30 p.m. in Eagle Rock. Earlier this morning, about 800 customers lost power in Toluca Lake at 9 a.m. Power there was restored around noon. UPDATE: Power has been restored in the Venice and West LA areas. The number of those affected in Crenshaw has been updated to 3,100. more ›

After a fire fully engulfed a home in Eagle Rock this morning, a man was found dead by Los Angeles firefighters. The one-story house fire was reported at 6:23 a.m. at 4849 Maywood Avenue in Eagle Rock, a few blocks north of Occidental College. A knockdown was called 22 minutes later. more ›

The community showed its support (and its money) for local artists at Sunday's Monster Drawing Rally at the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock. About 500 people attended the non-profit Outpost for Contemporary Arts' event, which raised $12,000 and sold 100 paintings. more ›

With the exception of sidewalk caricature sketch masters, very rarely an artist's creativity is put on the spot in front of curious eyes. Nine years ago in San Francisco, the Monster Drawing Rally did exactly that as a way to bridge the art community with their supporters while raising money for a cultural cause. more ›