Get inspired as you browse through thousands of artists' sketchbooks at a mobile library rolling through Echo Park this weekend. more ›

The fierce Meg Myers is armed with a nerf gun, and she's taking aim squarely at the hipsters in her new music video "Tennessee." more ›

Two men went missing from an Echo Park mental hospital today, and police are hoping for the public's help in finding them. NBC Los Angeles reports that James Sheppard and Christopher Bednar were both reported to be gone from the Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center at around 9:20 p.m. yesterday. more ›

A 10-year-old girl reported missing turned up safe and sound at a friend's slumber party early this morning. Yaiza Cuevas, who lives in Echo Park was reported missing when her mother went to pick her up from her babysitter's home last night. more ›

The driver who fatally struck an elderly pedestrian in Echo Park last Wednesday has been arrested and faces a possible vehicular manslaughter charge. Gregory Andrew Fein, 40, of Chino Hills was reportedly fiddling with his Bluetooth wireless headset whilst driving his black Audi north on Echo Park Avenue around 9:40am when he struck 65-year-old Aurelio Polanco, who was crossing the road at Lucretia Avenue. more ›

The owners of Echo Park's Pins & Needles were so taken by "Caine's Arcade" that they've reportedly gifted the cardboard-cutting wonderboy Caine Monroy his very own pinball machine, worth an estimated $4,000. more ›

A man who was struck by a car as he walked across Echo Park Avenue at Lucretia Avenue in Echo Park has died. The man was hit Wednesday around 9:40am and died in surgery at County USC Medical Center around 11am. more ›

Police are trying to find out why a 21-year-old man was shot to death in Angelino Heights early this Easter Sunday morning. Family members found the victim Etsael Cardenas unresponsive in his car around 1:40 am. more ›

When it comes to the Golden Arches, young activists from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are "hatin' it," says the group's youth division manager. To make their presence known in their new neighborhood, peta2--which has just relocated to Echo Park from Norfolk, Virginia--has a big protest slated for Saturday. more ›

It's hard to believe it's been three years since Origami Vinyl first opened its doors. Since then, the record shop/box office/concert loft has been embraced by the Echo Park community, and has hosted some unforgettable events. LAist sat down with store owner Neil Schield to chat about tonight's cupcake-filled anniversary celebration, the latest vinyl trends and Origami's plans for Record Store Day on April 21. more ›

Ah, the hazards of gentrification: a limo got stuck trying to make it over the steep hill on Baxter Street in Echo Park. It's bad enough trying to get up that hill if your car's engine isn't up to snuff. But there's an additional danger if you have a really long vehicle that hangs low to the ground, like a limo. more ›

It took a couple days, but Saturday's winners of a $15 million Super Lotto finally stepped forward this Thursday to claim their winnings. Victor Caube, 47, and his anonymous friend have been buying lotto tickets together for the past few years and it finally paid off for them. more ›

You've thought about it, haven't you? Your course of action once you discover that you've won the lottery, that you'll never have to work again, that you're finally and deservedly very, very rich. Well, one lucky winner who purchased Saturday's $15 million Super Lotto ticket in Echo Park apparently did not rehearse his victory dance and is taking his time to claim his prize. more ›

A pregnant woman was struck by a car and dragged across a busy Echo Park intersection and into a pizzeria Tuesday evening. Thankfully, she survived. During her walk home, 19-year-old Raquel Tellez - who is eight weeks pregnant - was waiting to cross the street at Alvarado and Sunset around 5pm when an Acura sedan suddenly hit her. more ›

Stop. Collaborate and listen. Vanilla Ice (Ice, Baby) is back and this time he's making himself over as an Echo Park hipster and working on his indie rock street cred. more ›

L.A.-based street artist Kophns One, also known as Koffinz, painted a 30-foot wall in his native Echo Park during the last week of December. Watch him create "Kophenjoy" in today's video lunch via a video uploaded yesterday by The Site Unscene showcasing his visual mastery. more ›

Luxury travel publication Conde Nast Traveler has boldly gone where thousands of Angelenos go everyday. Because, like, they live there. It's L.A.'s "alt-cultural and vegetarian epicenter" Echo Park. more ›

While en route to Betty Plasencia Elementary School this morning, three young girls were struck by a car. The girls, ages 5, 10 and 16, are sisters and were crossing the street on a marked crosswalk in the 1400 block of West Temple Street in Echo Park. The children were rushed to the hospital just after 8am by paramedics. more ›

Head to the city's eastern communities (leave the east versus west hooey behind) and take note of the robust options for getting a hold of some great brews in Downtown, Eagle Rock, Silver Lake, and Echo Park. If you're looking to get some of that great beer to go back with you to your corner of town, a must stop shop is the just-opened and much-anticipated Sunset Beer Company. more ›

With over 70 craft beers on tap, a former movie theatre as a space, and plenty of veggie and vegan dishes on their largely locally-sourced menu, Mohawk Bend earned its rep as Echo Park's food/drink scene and be seen spot before they even opened. When it comes to light bites and beer (beer, beer!) Mohawk Bend really delivers. more ›

If you are one of the 100 or so people who bought their Sunset Junction ticket at Origami Vinyl, you're in luck. The same is true for ticketholders that bought their tickets the Silverlake Farmer's Market. Over at their blog, the Echo Park record shop is now promising to refund the money you paid for the tickets and service fees: "Now, at long last, everything has been ironed out and we are happy to announce that refunds will be issued." more ›

A sad weekend for Eastside hipsters and music lovers just got a little sadder. The band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have announced that their show at the Echoplex isn't happening, and it's all that damn Hurricane Irene's fault. more ›

If you're a regular visitor to Echo Park Lake, you may wonder if that statue of a woman you're used to seeing in one place came to life and moved herself to a new locale. Well, no such fairy tale to tell today; the "Lady of the Lake" was picked up and moved as part of a massive clean-up project going on at the park. more ›

Recently, Flash went missing, and after an exhaustive search and thorough postering of the area, the "gruesome discovery" of Flash's leg was found in the street by a neighbor. Coyotes. more ›

Echo Park's eagerly anticipated Mohawk Bend will finally open their doors to the public tonight! Last week we shared our enthusiasm about the restaurant's 70 craft beers, as well as numerous wines, and their menu that's 60-percent vegan, 20-percent lacto/ovo vegetarian and 20-percent meat, and comprised of dishes using "craft everything" ingredients. more ›

An ivory-colored Porche being pursued by the California Highway Patrol took a scenic, albeit quick, tour of Echo Park last night as it raced northbound on Glendale Boulevard around 10:30 p.m., according to The Eastsider LA. more ›

July is National Ice Cream Month. To celebrate, we'll be reviewing some of our favorite ice cream spots -- and some new ones, too -- all this week. more ›