Top Patch Stories This Week: Man Beats Puppy 'Like a Yo-Yo' and More

Close out your weekend with a recap of the most interesting and popular Patch articles from last week. 

Below are the stories that topped the headlines on Northeast L.A. and Hollywood Patch sites.

Eagle Rock

Colorado Boulevard Mini-Mall Comes of Age
From restaurants serving Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese food to Eagle Rock’s first organic produce store, the row of about a dozen stores across from the Italian Bakery make up something of a mini-mall success story.

Highland Park - Mount Washington

‘Mount Washington is Not a Cell With a Gate Around it’
An interview with Carol Jacques, vice president of programs at the Mount Washington Association.

Highland Park Man Arrested for Beating, Kicking, Swinging 3-Month Puppy ‘Like a Yo-Yo’
Joseph Fragoso, 28, was reportedly arrested Sunday on Avenue 54.

Echo Park - Silver Lake 

New Spa Opens in Silver Lake
Kure Spa aims to offer something different for its customers.

Hollywood

Emerson College Makes Progress on its Hollywood Campus
Its new building will primarily house the school's internship program.

Architect Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter Appears in Court
Gerhard Albert Becker is steps closer to a trial.