News & Notes from Atwater, Boyle Heights, Echo Park & Highland Park

Gateway to Silver Lake mural | Photo by Michael Locke/Flickr

• Atwater brewery gets a name: Golden Road Brewing. AV News & Previously on The Eastsider
• 16 violent crimes in a week put Boyle Heights on crime alert. L.A. Now
• Battle of the Bulge veteran honored in Echo Park ceremony. L.A. Times
• Vacant Highland Park lot might become a York Boulevard park if some residents get their way. Patch
• Dodger Stadium beating suspect scheduled to appear before parole board. KPCC
• Give a listen to “Boyle Heights Boogie.” YouTube
• How Charlie Chaplin became an Edendale silent film star. L.A. Times
• 26 bird species counted during Echo Park Lake Birdwalk. Echo Elysian Forum
• Former 14th district councilman turned lobbyist asked to explain $1 million received from affordable housing builder under fraud investigation. L.A. Times