Altadena artist Ngene Mwaura will show a collection of his new paintings on Wed., Sept. 25, at Sidewalk Café at Hen’s Teeth Square, 2057 N Los Robles Ave.  (Los Robles and Woodbury Road).

The show is called “Black Angels Have Red WIngs.”  Mwaura says, “This is a show about my Mom’s passing, and celebrating who she was to me.  Sept. 25 is her birthday,

• Scholar: Chelsea Rider-Hill of Altadena, California earned semester honors for Spring 2013 at Purdue University.  To earn semester honors, students must be attending at least half-time, have at least a 3.5 semester grade point average and at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
• POV: The LAist blog puts Altadena’s Pizza of Venice in their list of “The 7 Best Pizzas in Los Angeles You’re Not Eating.” They praise chef’s Jamie Woolner and Sean St.

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• The Altadena Ale & Wine House is looking out for fans of the blues today.  Just sayin’.  Other Mules.
• The Arroyo Food Co-op will be hosting another yard sale on Saturday, Sept 21 from 8 AM-3 PM at the store (494 N. Wilson Ave, Pasadena). There will also be a lemonade stand,

Rhythms of the Village offers gifts and other items from the African diaspora for everyone, from clothing to musical instruments, oils, classes, and more!  Urban, Hip Hop, Rasta, Caribbean, and other items for yourself or as gifts.

Want to join some of Altadena’s best businesses in the BEST place to attract local customers?  

On Saturday 09/21/13, we found a little white poodle mix dog wandering up and down the 500 block of W. Loma Alta Drivee. He looked anxious and was darting in and out of front yards and onto the street between parked cars. We brought him to the Sheriff’s Station and gave him to Deputy Daniel Paige. He said the would hold the dog for 24 hours (and give him something to eat).

MonteCedro, the new planned retirment community in Altadena, will host Dr. Len Lecci in an event to educate seniors and caregivers on the most common forms of dementia.

Lecci, director of clinical services at MARS Memory Health Network, will discuss Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and vascular dementia, as well as how to detect the early warning signs in order to play a more active role in identification.  

West Nile virus activity is increasing in the San Gabriel Valley.  Tests conducted by the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District confirmed West Nile virus (WNV) in a sample of mosquitoes collected from the city of Arcadia and three of the District’s chicken flocks located in the cities of Arcadia, Irwindale, and Monterey Park. 

• SGV Newcomers: Newcomers and Friends of San Gabriel Valley is having a meet-and-greet coffee on Wed., Sept. 10, at a member’s home in Monrovia. All women that are new to this area, or have had changes in their lives, or are looking for fun and interesting daytime activities and making new friends are cordially invited to stop by for socializing and refreshments (no charge to attend), and to learn about the other exciting events available during the upcoming month. Newcomers and Friends of SGV is a friendly,

Susan Savitt Schwartz shares this picture of Eliot Middle School in twilight during Thursday night’s Back to School events.

The Altadena Town Council’s Land Use Committee will meet next Tues., Sept. 3, starting at 7 PM at the Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Drive.

The sole hearing will be seeking an approval in increase beds at a care facility at 3085 Ridgeview Drive: 

Webster’s Community Pharmacy, 2450 N. Lake Avenue, is bringing back its second annual “Lemonade & Labor Day Sale,” which continues through Saturday.

Clearance prices include 20% off storewide, and 50% off selected gift times (sorry: no discounts on presecriptions).

There will be ice-cold lemonade and cookies, too, so stop by today or Saturday to check out the deals!

PSN’s Adam Poulisse is reporting that Nirmal Kumar, the Pasadena doctor whose request for a banquet hall addition to his planned restaurant was recently shot down by the Altadena Town Council, is now looking for a tenant for that space instead.  Kumar is developing a site on the corner of Altadena Drive and Washington Boulevard,

It's a holiday, so there ain't much going on — but keep checking back as we find things!

Bulgarini Gelato Summer Movie Night: Lo Scopone Scientifico  (The Scientific Cardplayer) starring Bette Davis & Albert Sordi.  An aging American millionairess journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the card game "scopone"

An Altadena resident has reportedly been infected with the West Nile Virus, whichis blamed on a mosquito bite suffered while walking her dog on Braeburn Road about Aug. 10.

A message sent out by her husband to local newsgroups reads:

Walking our Ridgeback on the weekend of August 10 over along Braeburn, my wife ____ was bitten by a mosquito somewhere between Tanoble and Porter.  

Two hikers were airlifted out of Eaton Canyon Friday afternoon by rescue crews, according to the Altadena Sheriff Station..

According to Dep. Williams at the Altadena Sheriff Station, one of the hikers was complaining of back problems.  The pair were airlifted to Huntington Memorial Hospital in a rescue that concluded shortly after 3 PM today.

Firefighters are mopping up after a garage fire at 2291 El Sereno Friday night. Residents say there was a sound of an explosion from the garage. The home next door caught fire as well. More to come.

• The Rancho Bar says that the Crosby & Nash/Five Acres Benefit ticket raffle last week netted (besides the $300 for concert tickets) another $400 for Five Acres.  Winner of the concert tickets was local rocker Jet Trego, who we’re sure had a good time!
• Gail O’Rane, 40, a veteran public defender in capital cases, was appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to be a judge in the Riverside County Superior Court. 

For more information about adopting a pet, please call the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control at 562-728-4610.

• Sept. 8: Insights From a Practicing Physician: Mohinderjit Neelam, MD will share his firsthand experience of many of the best practices included in the health insurance reform law that are already in use in a model clinic.

Sheriff Support Group Summer Concert Series producer Robert Klomburg passed on this warning to us: Van Nixholme, whose All American Audio Visual provides the sound and light for the Farnsworth concert series as well as others around the area, said that next Saturday’s artist, Dean Colley, usually draws 2,000 people to a concert.  Then he sent this note about Colley’s concert a couple of weeks ago in La Canada:  

We had well over 3000 people in attendance. 

by Timothy Rutt

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has released video of one of the Aug. 30 rescues from Eaton Canyon.  

According to the sheriff's department, a man and a woman were trapped on the side of a cliff in Eaton Canyon near the first waterfall (a popular route for people trying to reach the dangerous Razorback trail to second waterfall).

Altadena Heritage looks at water issues in a public forum on Monday, Sept. 23 at the Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Drive:

Even forward-looking people who try to educate themselves are confused about water. Our goal is to increase Altadenans’ knowledge of and involvement in today’s water issues, including water security and water quality initiatives such as the recently dropped Clean Water,

The Business Technology Center will host "Leveraging Your Woman-Owned Status for Corporate and Government Contracting" on Thursday, September 5, 2013, 4-7 PM at the Business Technology Center in Altadena.  This program is designed for business owners who are seeking local, federal and corporate contracts.  Guest speaker, Karen Blackwell, Manager Supplier Diversity North America,

Rep. Judy Chu is sponsoring a forum in Claremont on Saturday, focused on the development of a San Gabriel Mountains Recreation Area.

The forum is presented by San Gabriel Mountains Forever (SGMF) a partnership of residents, cities, local businesses, health and environmental justice organizations, faith and community leaders, and recreation and conservation groups. SGMF will bring to the public forum dozens of community members who support a proposal to create a National Recreation Area that will include all of the San Gabriel Mountains (in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests),

  The year-round We Win basketball camp is starting up at Loma Alta Park.

The We Win program is intended to push youth to their full potential using basketball as a tool to educate and instill the values of hard work and dedication.

The camp, for ages 6-18, is held Monday through Friday from 6-8 PM at the Loma Alta Park gym.