Coffee Gallery Backstage's Bob Stane will receive the Best of the West Ambassador Award this weekend at the Folk Alliance – Region West (FAR-West) conference in Irvine. Today's profile of Stane by the fabulous Mickie Mills looks at his career, from running a 24-hour photo shop on the Arizona Indian reservation to booking for the [...]
Got a note from town council chair Gino Sund, which was also sent to the entire town council: For your information. I have just been informed that AT&T has withdrawn its application for a Conditional Use Permit for a cell tower at the corner of Fair Oaks and Loma Alta. As you know, AT&T [...]
Back when we were working as a PR flack for the South Coast Air Quality Management District, we were too much of a peon to even be in the illustrious presence of our board of directors (which included Supervisor Michael Antonovich). So it was a real pleasure to be able to shake the man's hand [...]
Not much bloggage this morning — we're busy! See this entry from the LA County Board of Supervisor's agenda for today's meeting: Presentation of scroll to Timothy Rutt in recognition of the vital role his “Altadena Blog” played in getting important information out to the community during the Station Fire, as arranged by Supervisor Antonovich. [...]
Candidate (and Altadenablog advertiser) Geoffrey Baum sent us some helpful websites for tomorrow's Pasadena City College Board of Trustees election: Here’s a basic League of Women Voters page on the election: http://www.smartvoter.org/2009/11/03/ca/la/race/01492000/ Here’s a link where people can look up their polling place and print out their sample ballot: http://lavote.net/Locator/ Here’s an actual copy of [...]
Join dance teacher Alina Mendez at the Altadena Main Library on Tues., Nov. 10, on a family-friendly trip through Mexico in story, dance, and folklore, starting at 7 PM. Read the Full Story at Altadena Blog
Taking a little personal privilege and veering out of Altadena for a bit … It is our new theory that Bill Westphal — like God — is everywhere. (He may not keep his eye on the sparrow, but he definitely does on the weather.) In any event, we were in downtown Pasadena this morning to [...]
Altadena Junction, 2526 & 2524 El Molino Ave., showcases Beverly Mickins in "Atomic Lounge" on Sat., Nov. 14, at 8 PM. Beverly Mickins is a actor, writer, storyteller and singer. She was recognized as the creator and founder of L.A.’s longest running storytelling venue “Story Salon” with a 2005 Women in Theater Award. As part [...]
… 2400 block to be exact. Deputies on the scene say that the occupant of one of the homes died, apparently of natural causes or household accident. They've been there flashing lights since before 5 PM today. Read the Full Story at Altadena Blog
Ithaca College junior Tina Orlandini (of Altadena) helped the Bombers win their first match in the New York State Regional Championship, and put herself in the record books as the second player in all of Ithaca history to get 600 or more digs. A story and picture of her in action at the link. Read [...]
