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Echo Park's Mighty Mushroom Lives On
The dictyocephalos attenuatus is now 22 days old and at least ten inches tall.

Anthea Raymond was a Patch local editor until May 2013.
The dictyocephalos attenuatus is now 22 days old and at least ten inches tall.

RSVPs are required for the walkabout, which begins at 9 a.m.
According to an LAPD statement, the victim is Ivan Meza Pedroza, 33. Pedroza is said to have grown up in the area and been a basketball star at John Marshall High School.
Fitness regimes often favor heart and musculature. Warm up and condition your lungs with these exercises from the folks at Echo Park's historic hospital.
The Eastsider LA reported the man was discovered on Sunday outside the Echo Park United Methodist Church.
But it is a fun one.
Echo Park resident Jean Wyshak has documented the growth of what one expert believes is Dictyocephalos attenuatus, a desert fungus.
Art inspires life--or, maybe, vice versa--in these images of Silver Lake's Sunset Triangle Plaza.
The Bethany Presbyterian Church was all lit up Wednesday night though no stars seemed to be out.
Where's the best place for yoga in either Echo Park, Silver Lake, Atwater, Los Feliz, Eagle Rock, Cypress Park, Glassell Park, Highland Park or Mount Washington? We're putting it to a vote to determine the Best of the Eastside 2012.
What's the best hardware store in either Echo Park, Silver Lake, Atwater, Los Feliz, Eagle Rock, Cypress Park, Glassell Park, Highland Park or Mount Washington? We're putting it to a vote to determine the Best of the Eastside 2012.
Is it a sign of the times?
Who offers the best music lesson in either Echo Park, Silver Lake, Atwater, Los Feliz, Eagle Rock, Cypress Park, Glassell Park, Highland Park or Mount Washington? We're putting it to a vote to determine the Best of the Eastside 2012.
The blaze was reported at 4:38 p.m. Tuesday and was out in 12 minutes. Firefighters on the scene say it was confined to the first-floor kitchen area.
A small house was consumed in the blaze in Glassell Park early Tuesday.
But it is a fun one.
What is the best ethnic market in either Echo Park, Silver Lake, Atwater, Los Feliz, Eagle Rock, Cypress Park, Glassell Park, Highland Park or Mount Washington? We're putting it to a vote to determine the Best of the Eastside 2012.
What is the best dog walk in either Echo Park, Silver Lake, Atwater, Los Feliz, Eagle Rock, Cypress Park, Glassell Park, Highland Park or Mount Washington? We're putting it to a vote to determine the Best of the Eastside 2012.
What's the best pet store in either Echo Park, Silver Lake, Atwater, Los Feliz, Eagle Rock, Cypress Park, Glassell Park, Highland Park or Mount Washington? Were putting it to a vote to determine the Readers' Choice 2012 winner.
What's the best preschool in either Echo Park, Silver Lake, Atwater, Los Feliz, Eagle Rock, Cypress Park, Glassell Park, Highland Park or Mount Washington? We're putting it to a vote to determine the Readers' Choice 2012 winner.