Toluca Lake Magazine
School of Rock Teaches the Universal Language of Music
Anyone who’s attended a community event such as the Toluca Lake Holiday Open House or the Taste of Toluca has seen the live musical performances put on by the neighborhood’s School of Rock. There's a reason for that. Read More »
The Burbank Community Band Provides the Soundtrack to the City
The Burbank Community Band has brought together volunteer amateur and professional musicians in and around our neighborhood to rehearse at the same time and location each week for nearly four decades. Read More »
The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation Keeps Music Alive in Our Schools
Over the past 23 years, the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, based in Studio City, has donated more than 28,000 new and refurbished instruments to schools across the country. Read More »
Songs That Soothe Composes Comforting Music for People and Pets
Listening to music can do wonders, like improving your mood, reducing stress and acting as a form of healing — for both people and pets. Read More »
Irish Blessings
Timmy Nolan’s serves up two classic recipes in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.
Shepherd's pie is good comfort food anytime, not just for St. Patrick's Day. Toluca Lake's own Irish pub, Timmy Nolan's, shares its recipes for this favorite dish and Irish Coffee. Read More »
Let’s Do Brunch
Serving up everything from pancakes to pozole, these neighborhood spots will help you greet the day in a leisurely way.
Whether you’re looking for comfort, luxury or a little of each, the Toluca Lake area has a bevy of restaurants to help you find your brunch bliss. Read More »
Three Stooges Walk Into a Bar in Toluca Lake…
Three Stooges fans may know that the Howard brothers lived in Toluca Lake. What might not be as known is that they were connected to the Money Tree, a popular bar on Riverside Drive during the late ’50s and ’60s. Read More »
Packing the Perfect Picnic
Gourmet Grab-and-Go Options for Your Next Outing
The growing popularity of artisan prepared foods is a boon for picnic-goers, making the task of filling your basket a breeze. Here's a spread of local gourmet grab-and-go options for your next outing. Read More »
Put Some Spring in Your Step
During school break and beyond, this season is blooming with fun family activities in the neighborhood and around the city.
Filling the empty days during school break can be a challenge, but there are plenty of places where you can make family memories this spring, both close to home and farther afield. Read More »
Reinventing Date Night
Try something new as a couple with these fun local outings.
Tired of the classic dinner-and-a-movie date? Consult our version of a honey-do list for creative ideas (ax throwing, anyone?) to make you and your partner a truly dynamic duo! Read More »
Workouts in the Great Outdoors
Open up your exercise options with these local fresh-air fitness activities
Whether it’s hiking a trail, riding a horse or cooling down at the pool, there are plenty of local ways to get moving while soaking up some sun, enjoying the beauty of nature and having fun along the way. Read More »
Fourth of July Celebrations
Looking for some Fourth of July fun? Make your way to the beach, the Hollywood Bowl or Downtown block parties to chill out and enjoy barbecue, live music and pyrotechnics — or hike up to a scenic overlook where you can get a bird’s-eye view of fireworks displays across the city. Read More »
The Crosby Chronicles
Tales of the Legendary Crooner’s Toluca Lake Homes, Then and Now
Bing Crosby brought his major star power to Toluca Lake for a decade, and his legacy as one of its most prominent residents continues today. We traced the story of the legendary crooner’s two local homes through their past and present inhabitants. Read More »
First Honorary Mayor Richard Arlen
The pioneering actor lived, loved and golfed in Toluca Lake.
Among Toluca Lake’s earliest prominent residents was boy-next-door Richard Arlen, a top Paramount Pictures star of the 1920s and 1930s. Read More »
Ryan Cassidy on Preserving the Past
Hollywood Heritage, Local History and Collecting Artifacts That Tell a Story
Ryan Cassidy’s Toluca Woods home is filled with history — some from his Hollywood heritage, some part of the house and neighborhood, and the rest collected through a lifelong interest in objects that tell a story. Read More »
Local Homes of Hollywood’s Horror Kings
Both Boris Karloff and his frequent costar and rival Bela Lugosi spent some happy years living in our area, the former in Toluca Lake in the 1930s and the latter in North Hollywood a decade later. Read More »
Eric and Janet McCormack: Caring for Community
The longtime residents share their love for Toluca Lake and why they’ve been active in the campaign to help our local hospital grow.
“In March, it will be exactly 20 years since we first walked into this house and said, ‘Yes,’” actor Eric McCormack recalls as he sits with his wife, Janet, in their cozy Toluca Lake kitchen. Read More »
Health and Fitness Tips to Start Your Year Right
If you’ve been thinking about recommitting to your health and wellness goals, there’s no better time to get started than the beginning of a new year! To help you on your journey to a better you, we tapped local fitness experts Dallas Malloy and Winston Rice of the Toluca Lake Tennis and Fitness Club for their top exercise and nutrition tips that can be incorporated into any routine. Read More »
Train Like an Olympian
We asked Olympic sprinter and Toluca Lake Tennis and Fitness Club trainer Hafsatu Kamara to share her favorite warmups to help kickstart our health and fitness goals for the new year. Read More »
Hafsatu Kamara: On Her Mark
This Olympic sprinter and Toluca Lake fitness trainer is a trailblazer both on and off the track.
We caught up with Sierra Leonean–American sprinter Hafsatu Kamara to talk about her journey to the Olympics and how she came to work and train in Toluca Lake. Read More »
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March/April 2019
As we look forward to this year’s Earth Day celebration and Taste of Toluca, we’re focusing on community spirit and all things spring. We were thrilled to talk with longtime residents Eric and Janet McCormack about their love for the neighborhood and how it’s motivated them to support the expansion of Providence Saint Joseph Medical […]
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