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Some Altadena parks-related information has come thru the transom:
Loma Alta Park staff is presenting a "Start Studded Event," a black tie affair at the park’s new gymnasium, on Sat., April 26, 6:30 PM to midnight. The evening features entertainment, a live band, and catering by M&M’s Soul Food. Tickets are $25, and proceeds will go toward Loma Alta Park programs. For tickets and information,
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Altadenablog has reached a major landmark today, at 5,000 pageviews. Thank you for your support of
Altadena’s community newsblog!
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Patrick Reagan (one of the organizers of the proposed Altadena food co-op) sends us this:
The next meeting of the committee to investigate an Altadena food
co-operative is scheduled to meet Thursday April 17th at 8:00pm at the
Coffee Gallery. Our core group is getting off to a good start but
others are welcome to attend if they are interested.
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After a spectacular flyby last month, the International Space Station will be soaring over Altadena again tonight.
The Jules Verne (the robotic space truck that will supply the ISS) will appear in the south-southwest at approximately 8:01 p.m., followed by the ISS at about 8:05.
(The Endeavor space shuttle, which at last report has unhooked from ISS,
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PSN’s Robert Hong attended Tuesday’s gang forum (as did Altadenablog), and we can’t find much to improve his story as published.
We CAN tell you who is active and what the graffiti means:
Black gangs:
Crips: Altadena Bloc Crips (ABC), Raymond Ave. Crips (RAC)
Bloods: Project Gangsters (PJG or 754 —
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Usually, we like PSN’s Larry Wilson a lot, but he’s way off base this time.
Yesterday’s column takes issue with the comment that the Altadena Library building "stinks." Wilson says that the Boyd Georgi 1967 building is a triumph of mid-century modernism:
His library is his masterpiece. With its built-ins,
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CNN features Patricia Guerrero of Altadena, who went from making $70,000 a year in the most vibrant economy in the world to going to a food bank to feed her family. They seem to attach it to the housing crisis, and she was a loan processor, but middle class layoffs were happening long before the housing crunch.
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P-Weekly’s Andre Coleman reports a rather testy meeting of residents with the developers of the old St. Luke’s Hospital property. Pasadena city councilman Steve Haderlein rips DS Ventures a new one talking about their lack of public notice for last week’s meeting. A February public meeting was even worse, with notification restricted to those living 500 feet around the property.
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A short piece in the P-Weekly about Altadenan Stephen Gibson of the American Friends Service Committee, who has been organizing events to mark the 4,000th soldier killed in the Iraq war.
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The Altadena Library has just released its offerings for April, and they look like fun.
April 15: Heeble and Jeeble: Come experience the sweet harmonies, zany antics, and fabulous funny costume & hat changes from the World’s Only Demi-Nerd Singing Duo as they perform corny “take-offs” of familiar tunes you know and love that will keep the whole family laughing for days after.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will honor the contributions of local community leaders at its regional conference on April 17-20 at the Pasadena Convention Center. The community is invited to a public meeting and reception on April 17, honoring Sheldon Epps (artistic director of the Pasadena Playhouse), Joe and Ruthie Hopkins (founders and owners of The Pasadena Journal News), Versie Mae Richardson
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The Altadena Sheriff’s Support Group has announced its 12th annual Saturday free summer concert series at Farnsworth Park.
June 14; Elliot Caine, Jazz Trumpet
June 28: Downbeat Express big band
July 12: Make a Face (50’s-70’s rock ‘n’ roll)
July 16: Those Manning Boys (Irish music)
Aug. 8: To be announced
Aug.
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Comes the news (making its way through the local newsgroups) that a MIllard Canyon cabin resident’s dog was almost dragged away by one or two cougars this morning (Sunday). The report says:
[The cabin resident] was awakened this morning by yelping. In her bathrobe and wooden clogs she turned on an outdoor light to see a large cougar attempting to drag Ford [her German shepherd] across the deck with the cat’s jaws clamped around the dog’s throat.
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LA Times has a piece this morning on the travails of Muir and the hope of its new restructuring plan — seems a balanced take on a sensitive topic.
Meanwhile, PSN’s front page is about a "return to normalcy" at Blair after the Feb. 29 lockdown.
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Wildlife seems rampant this weekend, with several animal sightings in recent days.
Fri., 3/28: A resident of Woodglen Lane above Loma Alta reports a brown bear eating her garbage in the early morning hours, seems to be impervious to any attempts to scare him off.
Sat. 3/29: a large, long-tailed cat is spotted crossing Lincoln Ave. and into the brush around Loma Alta Park and the debris basin.
Sun. 3/30: A Millard Canyon resident uses her clog to beat a cougar off her dog,
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LIndell Marsh, one of the writers of the Environmental Species Act, will facilitate "Common Visions, Common Goals: Joining Forces for a Greater City" from 9 AM to noon Sat. April 5.
The meeting will examine how Pasadena community groups can work together for greater transparency in government and broader citizen involvement in the city’s planning. The meeting was postponed from March 29.
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McGinty’s Gallery at the End of the World will have its First Friday Art Club on April 4, 7 PM – 1 AM . Five bucks gives you art, live bands, dancers, and refreshments. Foothills Artwalk is on Saturday, noon to 10 PM: potluck barbecue and open mike (free). Mimosa and Bloody Mary Sunday brunch noon-6 PM April 6,
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The Altadena NAACP will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the ACT-SO competition from 2-5 PM Sunday at the Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Dr.
ACT=SO is a major youth initiative of the NAACP, a forum through which African-American youth can demonstrate academic, artistic, and scientific prowess and expertise, gaining the same recognition often only reserved for entertainers and athletes.
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Congressman Adam Schiff has named Jaylene L. Moseley of Pasadena one of his "Women of the Year" for her commitment and service to the community. Moseley founded the J. L. Moseley Company, a firm that develops and manages sustainable commercial real estate projects in Northwest Pasadena and Altadena. Pasadena Now has all the details.
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Five Acres, the Altadena-based child and family services agency, has recognized local Doris Braithwaite with a volunteer award. She was honored as an administrative assistant in Five Acres’ development department. PSN tells the tale (scroll down).
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T-Mobile is in the process of setting up a cell phone tower at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church at Lake and Woodbury. Its proximity to St. Elizabeth’s School and the child care center at Westminster Presbyterian Church across the street have caused consternation among parents as well as neighbors. Even members of St. Elizabeth’s congregation are objecting to the tower (which will be disguised as a palm tree) near the historic Wallace Neff-designed structure.
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A new blog premiers: Steph’s Sketches, Stephane Kardos’ sketchblog of people he knows and sights he’s seen. Altadenablog is definitely taking the feed on this one. Altadenablog says check it out.
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Altadena’s weather eye Bill Westphal reports:
We’ve had 21.81” of rain so far this season at my Weather Station. And hopefully we’ll get a little more before the end of the season (June 30). Not a bad year as far as rain goes.
I was in my back yard this past weekend and went to change the water in the little Kiddy Pool that we use for our dog’s water dish (Big Dog).
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… a little late for Valentine’s Day, but we’ve got a lunar eclipse to look forward to next Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Glenn Miller, telescope operator emeritus at Griffith Observatory, reports:
Dear Friends,
On Wednesday, Feb. 20th, there will be a TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE as the
full Moon is rising (shortly after sunset) in California.
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Altadenablog always wanted to grow up to be an astronaut, and back in his aerospace days was fortunate enough to actually meet some. That’s why we’re so excited about Bill Westphal’s latest missive:
The Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) is currently docked with the International Space Station (ISS). The position and timing of their orbits will provide two excellent viewing opportunities for us here in Altadena over the next few days.
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Trash talk: Many discussions going on around town and on the message boards about the relative merits of trash haulers Athens and Allied (former BFI). Athens takes your trash as is, and sorts out the recyclables at their facility … Allied sends three separate trucks down the street to pick up your sorted bins of trash/recyclables/green waste. Allied has been honking off the people who live in the foothills on narrow streets,
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Hope you managed to catch the overflight of the International Space Station and Atlantis a few minutes ago. It was bright and spectacular — Spawn 2 was very excited and is now drawing pictures. Did any space fans get snaps to share? Send ’em here!
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One of Altadena’s treasures is Nuccio’s Nursery, world-famous for their hybridization of azeleas and camellias. (Nuccio’s is the go-to place for advice on camellias, as this
recent SacBee story attests). Altadena Heritage will present “Breakfast at Nuccio’s” on Sun., Feb. 24, from 9-11 a.m. Altadena historian/town council member Michele Zack will talk about Altadena’s “nursuried past,” Julius Nuccio will tell the story of his family business, and Liz Handy will take us on a “Journey Through Tea”
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… from the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin on Altadena’s Divine Diamondettes drill team. The Diamondettes boast 45 girls on drill team and 11 boys on drum squad, ranging in age from four to 21. And they (and coach LaToya Carr) are keepin’ busy. Check it out.
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The LA Daily News has a feature today celebrating people who volunteer their time, everything from mentoring to fundraising to helping out the sheriff’s office or county coroner. Altadenan Ernestine Sala, 78, was named county senior volunteer of the year. Sala, formerly of New Orleans, lost everything in Hurricane Katrina and was determined to do her part when she resettled here.
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A rare total lunar eclipse will occur tonight (cloud cover willing). Schedule is:
5:29pm – Approximate time of moonrise (look slightly north of east).
5:41pm – Approximate time of sunset.
5:43pm – Moon enters the Earth’s dark shadow … the visible eclipse begins!
7:01pm – Total eclipse begins (note the Moon’s color and brightness).
7:25pm –
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It’s been the week from hell at Altadenablog World Headquarters, so we apologize for lack of posting. Will be doing our best to catch up thru the weekend.
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Record-breaking Jeopardy $2.52 million winner Ken Jennings will MC and host a free program of Lunchtime Trivia and talk about his new best selling book, Ken Jennings Trivia Almanac: 8,888 Questions in 365 Days at the Altadena Library, 600 E. Mariposa St., on Wed., March 19 at 1 p.m. The program will include a trivia competition with questions taken from his new book with prizes awarded to the winners.
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Not too many details on a Tuesday night shooting that sheriff’s thought first occurred in Duarte, and later relocated to Altadena. It’s feared gang related.
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Altadena Heritage’s "Breakfast at Nuccio’s," which was rained out last Sunday, has been rescheduled for this Sunday, March 1, at Nuccio’s Nursery, 3555 Chaney Trail. Breakfast and tea tasting begins at 9 a.m., and lectures at 10 a.m.(the history of Nuccio’s by Julius Nuccio, and a talk on the nurseries of Altadena by Michele Zack). Cost is free to Altadena Heritage members,
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Altadena Conservancy sends us this notice about a meeting tonight:
Native Plant Gardening Tips Talk *
Learn about gardening with native plants Wednesday, February 27, at 7:30
p.m. at the Altadena Community Center, 730 East Altadena Drive.
Barbara Eisenstein, horticultural outreach and education coordinator at
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden,
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Whittier Daily News has a nice piece on Altadena resident Beth Andrews, one of Golf Digest’s best golf instructors, who is introducing the game to women in business. (And of course she has a website, too!)
(Girls are just different. It’s the Beth Andrews Golf COMMUNITY, whereas Arnold Palmer fans were Arnie’s ARMY!)
(Correction:
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State law says that sex offenders must live at least 2,000 feet from parks and half a mile from schools. That pretty much puts them … in The Meadows. At the 4400 block of Risinghill Road, to be exact.
Elise Kleeman of PSN tells us that at least 150 residents met at Loma Alta Park last night to protest the almost-overnight creation of a sex offender sober living house in their neighborhood.
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Altadenablog celebrates its 200th post, and 3500th page view today (we think that item about The Meadows’ new residents pushed us over the top). Thank you!
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… after today’s main news: the Chowhound website has a good review of Amy’s Patio Cafe (at Lake & Altadena Dr.)
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People living in the Chaney Trail neighborhood report seeing local gray foxes who appear to be in the last stages of canine distemper (muscle spasms, dehyradated, can’t walk). At least one has been euthenized at the Pasadena Humane Society.
An outbreak of distemper has affected gray foxes in Monrovia and Sierra Madre, so it’s not surprising that it’s made it this far west.
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The relatively-new WaMu Bank on Lake is located next to Quiznos, whose slogan used to be "It’s toasty."
Now we can say that about the old, abandoned WaMu a block south. It’s toasty — as in "caught on fire this morning."
As of 11 a.m. today, firefighters were still hosing down the fenced-in hulk that in recent years has been a parking lot for film crews,
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Via Monica Hubbard:
Carolyn Seitz is chair of the Sheriff’s Community Advisory Committee. She has just sent out this message.
"I have just heard from Captain Blow that State Parole has begun relocating the 6 paroled child molesters from Risinghill Road.
They should all be relocated by March 3rd.
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Crime Scene says that classrooms were evacuated and two people are being detained following a report of a person with a gun at Blair HIgh School.
Developing …
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Pasadena Now says that everyone went home at 5, and PSN’s Crime Scene 5:30 posting says some teachers and students were still being detained. In any event, it seems to be over — no shots fired, no gun found.
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Rhythms of the Village charter school got a five page letter from Pasadena Unified School District, scolding them for underenrollment, lack of textbooks, and holding naptime during classtime. The school must also provide financial records and a financial recover plan. Rhythms exec director Onochie Chukwurah says he can refute the letter point-by-point and will provide all the documents by next week. Rhythms of the Vilage shares a campus at the old Edison school with another troubled charter school,
