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Anthea Raymond is a journalist and educator who has lived in Silver Lake since 2002.

Her reports have been heard on National Public Radio for over twenty years.

She has taught communications history and audio production at UCLA, USC, and Hunter and Santa Monica colleges. 

A former LA Press Club president, she has a JD and an MBA from UCLA, and was the first senior editor at KPCC.

At KPCC, she supervised a team of award winning journalists including Frank Stoltze, John Rabe, Adolfo Guzman Lopez and Ilsa Setziol for almost two years.

She has also served as a Show Editor at NPR's News and Notes--the network's ground-breaking show on the African-American experience--and the Senior Producer of Bloomberg Politically Speaking.

A graduate of Palisades High, she has taught kayaking at UCLA's Marina Aquatic Center for many years.

She was one of the founding members of the Edendale Library Friends Society (ELFS) in 2004. She produced several benefits for the group at the Echo and Echoplex.

Raymond has also served on the advisory board of the Echo Park Recreation Center.

She is the eldest of six siblings, and the daughter of Joseph Raymond, former Associate Director of UCLA Medical Center.

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UPDATE: Alleged Killer of Silver Lake Man Arrested

Rampart police have now confirmed that Ian Schlesinger, 24, is in custody for the July 30th slaying of John Marshall High graduate Ivan Pedroza.

UPDATE: Alleged Killer of Silver Lake Man Arrested
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Lost: Wesley the Corgi

Wesley went missing Tuesday near Sunset Boulevard and Coronado Street in Silver Lake. A reward is being offered.

Lost: Wesley the Corgi
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Update: Car Chase Through Echo Park and Silver Lake Ends in Shoot Out

The chase began just after 6 p.m. in Echo Park when the police identified a man driving a stolen car. The man, a suspect in a murder, was finally apprehended at Bixel and Seventh streets after being shot by police.

Update: Car Chase Through Echo Park and Silver Lake Ends in Shoot Out
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9/11 Remembrance Ceremony in Elysian Park

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, LAFD Chief Brian Cummings and LAPD head Charlie Beck were among those Tuesday morning at the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center.

9/11 Remembrance Ceremony in Elysian Park
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Dust, No Shade: Where Is the White Dog Now?

Our occasional feature returns as Ilsa, the peripatetic White German Shepherd Dog, pairs up with a friend to stand up for an important issue.

Dust, No Shade: Where Is the White Dog Now?
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5-Car Pileup At Sunset Junction Sunday (Photos)

The action started just after noon across from Intelligentsia Coffee in Silver Lake, when a Passat wagon slammed on the brakes.

5-Car Pileup At Sunset Junction Sunday (Photos)
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Silver Lake Shoemaker Dead at 79

Victor Khacherian founded La Gondola shoe repair in Silver Lake in 1977. He passed away on Aug. 6 at 79, leaving the shop in son George's good hands.

Silver Lake Shoemaker Dead at 79