CURBSIDE collection for Christmas trees if your tree is too big to cut and place inside the green waste bin.

Simply place the tree next to your green waste bin on collection day.



Using your green bin to recycle Christmas tree?…

I was thinking what some of my New Year's resolutions might be when I came upon Kelly's list at Echo Park Now.

Her first item: "Read The Madonnas of Echo Park by Brando Skyhorse." CHECK. It's on my nightstand.

"The author grew up in…

Of course you know the Echo and the Echo Plex (with a showcase set from EPO member DJ Paul V.) will be rocking Echo Park on New Year's Eve.

But they are not the only shows in town. Check out City…

Project Blowed, a community of emcees, beatmakers, poets, hip hoppers, spoken word artists, is the subject of The Good Life…

A 6,000 square foot restaurant, fresh food, live music, patio seating and a full bar should be opening in the first quarter of 2011, according to Katherine Spiers of Echo Park Patch.

Restaurateur Tony Yanow has been working to opening Mohawk Bend, site of the old Ramona Theater, for about 18 months already so there's no firm date. The theater has been boarded up for…

The 2nd Annual Echo Park Holiday Shop Hop is TOMORROW!

Echo Park businesses declare December 11th 2010: The 2nd Annual Echo Park Holiday Shop Hop. Come to Echo Park for a day of holiday cheer with shopping specials, performances, and workshops throughout the neighborhood. Don’t miss this fun-filled day of events in Echo Park¬–you can do your holiday…

Echo Curio is fighting to stay open. They need to raise cash for an entertainment permit and for some remodeling. The free opening reception is at 8 p.m. Nov. 12th featuring new works in drawing, painting, collage, writing,…

Bo and Kevin Carney opened Mohawk General Store…

Don't run for the door. A real earthquake will be too violent. Just get under your desk, next to the wall or chair. That will break the full force of anything falling that may hit you.

Most people are injured by falling objects, often after leaving the building.

In a year where Los Angeles was looking to cut everything that wasn't necessary, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa chose to take a stand behind a small program that makes a big difference in out neighborhoods.

The Summer Nights Lights program keeps parks open at night - until midnight four nights a week from July 7 to Sept. 4. But that's not all. The program hires staff to coach, teach and umpire, provides jerseys and even feeds…