At the announcement of the Design Aesthetic Advisory Committee for the 6th Street Bridge on July 9, one of the biggest issues was the opposing ideas for a design that respects the past, against one that represents the future. “This is an opportunity of a lifetime for all of us to create a symbol for […]

The Eastside Tour just keeps getting better. At the first event this Wednesday for the Los Angeles Streetsblog Eastside Tour, we will be raffling off a Flying Pigeon single speed bicycle donated (back) to us by Santa Monica Spoke (thanks, guys!). Look for either me, Kris Fortin, or Damien Newton, and we’ll get some tickets […]

View Eastside Tour ride to Eastside Luv in a larger map With the first event for Los Angeles Streetsblog’s Eastside Tour only a week away, arriving to the event should be as fun as catching the show. Two bicycle rides heading out from two different locations, one from MacArthur Park and the other from Montebello, […]

This past Friday, the Boyle Heights Farmers market hosted the Tanabata Festival, or Star Festival, at Mariachi Plaza. The event was organized through a partnership with the Boyle Heights Historical society and the Little Tokyo Historical Society. The event brought together people to learn about Japanese culture through activities like japanese writing, music, and hanging […]

It’s July, hot, and the perfect weather for a bike/train/bus ride or walk to Los Angeles Streetsblog’s Eastside Tour. It’s a series of events Streetsblog is putting together this summer, and early fall, and all taking place east of the L.A. river. The first event in the series is a concert by East LA everything band […]

A motion to establish an Environment and Transportation Committee for the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council has been postponed again. Since it was introduced in March, the motion has been tabled twice before. In April, action on the motion was omitted from the meeting minutes, and in May it was tabled again. Last week, the board […]

There’s been graduations, rise in car thefts, and new research that has come out recently about Boyle Heights. So let’s get to it. Rise in Car Theft Car theft has been an issue lately in Boyle Heights.  Grand theft auto is up 43 percent in the Hollenbeck Division, which includes Boyle Heights, compared to last […]

Proyecto Pastoral organized the Summer Programs Fair at Pico Gardens to bring awareness to residents about the programs both adults and youth can participate at either low costs or for free this summer. Eastside Streetsblog picked up some information that was provided at the fair and is including it in the post bellow: Summer Day […]

Boyle Heights will get some new furniture this Saturday, as city and neighborhood groups gather to inaugurate the installation of public living rooms at the corner of Fickett and Boulder Streets. Installation of the public living rooms, which are pieces of furniture left in the public for people to use, is part of the campaign […]

Only a few days removed from protestors marching up Soto Street to demonstrate against a proposed CVS and shopping center development, people milled around a new Walgreens just two blocks from the protest. Walgreens employees wearing “I <3 Boyle Heights” t-shirts greeted patrons on Monday for its opening inauguration, handing out vitamin samples, plastic cups, […]