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Bacon: is there anything it can’t do? Institute has the cure

Bacon: is there anything it can’t do?  Institute has the cure

by Timothy Rutt Bacon: the candy of meat. The gateway drug back to carnivorousness. The Institute of Domestic Technology will hold a workshop on bacon curing, smoking, and infusing Saturday morning starting at 10 AM at the Zane Grey Estate: Rashida Purifoy, Los Angeles’ premier baconista, will guide us through each step in the bacon [...]

Poetry Corner: Earth Day

Poetry Corner: Earth Day

EARTH DAY # 43 " The Insect Wars" from gloriana casey Our Earth, it is a lovely place, in lively, long Earth life. With 4.54 billion years, you’d think we’d get it right. For Earth Day is just forty-three, since 1970. So many changes– climate made along with industry. For climate change brings hurricanes, and [...]

Poetry Corner: Earth Day

Poetry Corner: Earth Day

EARTH DAY # 43 " The Insect Wars" from gloriana casey Our Earth, it is a lovely place, in lively, long Earth life. With 4.54 billion years, you’d think we’d get it right. For Earth Day is just forty-three, since 1970. So many changes– climate made along with industry. For climate change brings hurricanes, and [...]

A picture is worth a thousand words ….

A picture is worth a thousand words ….

It’s time to bring this up again: original photos used on Altadenablog are protected by copyright, with or without watermark, and are not to be re-used without our express permission. We bring this up because Patch has several times used a photo we took of the tile mural on the floor of the Altadena Sheriff’s [...]

A picture is worth a thousand words ….

A picture is worth a thousand words ….

It’s time to bring this up again: original photos used on Altadenablog are protected by copyright, with or without watermark, and are not to be re-used without our express permission. We bring this up because Patch has several times used a photo we took of the tile mural on the floor of the Altadena Sheriff’s [...]

Brushfire in Monrovia [UPDATED]

Brushfire in Monrovia [UPDATED]

by Timothy Rutt That’s what you’re smelling: there’s a brushfire in Monrovia, several agencies involved. We’re monitoring the scanner. Two firemen down with injuries so far. City of Monrovia is tweeting (3.20 PM): Be advised @MonroviaPolice closing streets north of Foothill Blvd, Lincoln to Myrtle to thru traffic. Residents can still get to/from homes You [...]

Brushfire in Monrovia [UPDATED]

Brushfire in Monrovia [UPDATED]

by Timothy Rutt That’s what you’re smelling: there’s a brushfire in Monrovia, several agencies involved. We’re monitoring the scanner. Two firemen down with injuries so far. City of Monrovia is tweeting (3.20 PM): Be advised @MonroviaPolice closing streets north of Foothill Blvd, Lincoln to Myrtle to thru traffic. Residents can still get to/from homes You [...]

Annual picnic is off this year as the Altadena Community Garden revitalizes landscape

Annual picnic is off this year as the Altadena Community Garden revitalizes landscape

by Timothy Rutt Silvera Grant holds up a diagram of the Altadena Community Garden revitalization project at the March meeting of the Altadena Chamber of Commerce. The good news: the Altadena Community Garden is planning to revitalize the landscaping outside of the garden. The bad news: the work means there’ll be no picnic this year. [...]

Webster’s Fine Stationers raising funds for Texas disaster relief

Webster’s Fine Stationers raising funds for Texas disaster relief

Altadenablog sponsor Webster’s Fine Stationers, 2450 N. Lake Avenue, is remember the people of West, Texas, site of the fertilizer plant explosion this week: As the nation grieves with Boston, another tragic event took place in Texas. We are thinking about the countless people who have experienced loss, not only of their homes, but of [...]

Webster’s Fine Stationers raising funds for Texas disaster relief

Webster’s Fine Stationers raising funds for Texas disaster relief

Altadenablog sponsor Webster’s Fine Stationers, 2450 N. Lake Avenue, is remember the people of West, Texas, site of the fertilizer plant explosion this week: As the nation grieves with Boston, another tragic event took place in Texas. We are thinking about the countless people who have experienced loss, not only of their homes, but of [...]