Teh Fu "Dave" Yen, an Altadena resident, an environmental chemist and professor at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, and a pioneering "green" chemist, died Jan. 12. PSN has it all. Read the Full Story at Altadena Blog
Rainocalypse continues today. Here's the weather bullet from NOAA: Today: Showers likely before 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 4pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 55. Southeast wind between 11 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 [...]
Got a note from Altadena-based British invader and ukulele Jedi Ian Whitcomb, who will be signing, singing, and discussing his latest book, Letters from Lotusland, at Vroman's (695 E.Colorado Blvd. Pasadena) on Tues., Feb. 2, at 7 PM.: My 500 page illustrated book covers a decade of adventures and misadventures as narrated in my monthly [...]
Here's what's happening as we receive it: 5:30 PM: Scanner says lights are out @ Fair Oaks & Woodbury. Todd & Jane Szabo sent us another picture: The truck tried to leave the neighborhood, but the creek flowed over the bridge, carrying logs and mud down Canyon Crest. The truck got stuck on logs that [...]
The Westphal weathercam as of 2:30 this afternoon. 2.4 inches recorded since midnight 4 PM: Greg Stanton at the Meadows blog tells us that lower Canyon Crest is impassable and emergency crews are onsite (apparently the creek has overflowed). 2:30 PM: Just got back from running absolute-have-to-errands. Lights are doing the on-off thing here in [...]
Wes Kawano of the county Dept. of Parks and Recreation is looking for your ideas: The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (Altadena District) will be proposing to start a farmer's market at our Charles White Park. Charles White was chosen because it is the most vendor friendly area out of the three [...]
Young readers age 5-12 get a chance to read to Pearl, a friendly rescued standard poodle, during Barks and Books at the Altadena Library Children's Room, starting at 11 AM on Sat., Jan. 23 Read the Full Story at Altadena Blog
The Altadena Town Council will start its regular meeting on Tuesday as a joint session with the Pasadena Unified School District Governing Board, followed by the regular meeting. Please note that the meeting will start an hour earlier, at 6 PM. Read the Full Story at Altadena Blog
Just got word that KNBC is holding a drive-thru at the Rose Bowl until 7 PM today — drive in and give 'em your check to the Red Cross for Haitian relief. Read the Full Story at Altadena Blog
Bob Stane of the Coffee Gallery Backstage says that Sunday's matinee will be a benefit for agencies helping out in the wake of the Haitian earthquake: I was somewhat confused about where to send money. I have several charities I like but a perfect solution was handed me by one of the voiceover stars of [...]
