Archive for June, 2007
« Previous EntriesHordes Await iPhone in Pasadena
Friday, June 29th, 2007Click below the fold for more photos of the Macheads waiting to get their hands on the iPhone…
Claremont Insider Inside the Tree Debate
Friday, June 29th, 2007With typical depth, Buzz tackles the trees (we mentioned the issue recently). Trees, they seem so innocent…until they’re ripping your streets apart and damaging your property (and, I guess, falling on your head).
Pasadena Roundup
Friday, June 29th, 2007While I’m on a Pasadena kick, here’s a raft of news that we didn’t have a chance to get to this week…
Youthful Courage in Pasadena
Friday, June 29th, 2007This kid is amazing. Not much else I can say.
Memo to Edwin Diaz: Stealing Is Bad
Friday, June 29th, 2007A reader reports that the PUSDgreatschools list has been roiling with discussion and debate over the way the PasadenaLEARNS scandal has essentially blown over. For those not up to snuff on the issue, Rene Amy, intrepid education activist, uncovered tens of thousands of dollars in spending for the PUSD program that was just plain wrong.
One […]
Massaging the Issue
Friday, June 29th, 2007Reader AA pointed out that I overlooked a Pasadena Weekly article of immeasurable importance. I’ll be darned if he wasn’t completely right.
The Axe Falls in Claremont
Thursday, June 28th, 2007I didn’t want Eater’s Deathwatch to get all the glory, so here’s a belated edition of The Axe for a classic Claremont business…yep, it’s in the Village.
More Details on PSN Promotions
Thursday, June 28th, 2007The Whittier Daily News has more info on Larry Wilson’s promotion and the change of positions in the local papers.
“Larry is without peer in Pasadena as a journalist and commentator, and we are fortunate to offer him another 30 cities to bring within the scope of his sharp analysis and dry wit,” SGVN Executive Editor […]
More P.R. and Alvarez-Glasman UPDATED x4
Thursday, June 28th, 2007Awful cozy over in the city of Pico Rivera these days. But hey, the kind of coziness that comes from everyone knowing everyone else is often just a part of small town charm, right?
You see, Pico Rivera hired Arnold Alvarez-Glasman (A-G) without putting out a bid or holding any public debate a mere 48 […]
Pomona Queen: The Movie
Thursday, June 28th, 2007
No, not the excellent brew from Claremont’s Dale Bros. Brewery…
Peter Gilstrap of Variety writes:
Shoreline Entertainment has acquired film rights to author Kem Nunn’s novel “Pomona Queen.” Jeremiah Chechik, director of “The Avengers” and “Benny and Joon,” is attached to helm.
And no, it’s not about assemblywoman Nell Soto or mayor Norma Torres.
Eater LA: Tribal Drum of Death for Pasadena
Thursday, June 28th, 2007The Eater team won’t stop pounding on Pasadena restaurants. Well, it’s actually the free market doing the beating, but it’s Eater LA that won’t let us forget that Old Town is a helluva hard place to make it as a diner.
We’re always being asked about the Pasadena Deathwatch we enacted in March. Some found it […]
Paper Shakeup
Thursday, June 28th, 2007The papers across the Foothill Cities have seen some significant shifts recently. LA Observed pointed to a memo about Larry Wilson, among others, being promoted in the SGV Newspaper Group family of papers:
Hardly Happy Housing News
Thursday, June 28th, 2007The local housing market continues to struggle (see above for a local artist’s rendering of the situation), according to the SGVT.
Los Angeles County home sales fell 16 percent in May compared with the same period a year earlier, but the region’s median price for an existing single-family home still rose 2 percent to $580,040.
California weathered […]
M-M-M-M-M-My Pomona
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007In the “wish I’d thought of that title” category, a new Pomona blog arises.
Growing an Urban Forest
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007Publius noted yet another terrible challenge faced by Claremont: its trees (though the trees above are in Pasadena, courtesy of Jill). But the question of trees and the city isn’t limited to such arboreal paradises as the area around the 5 C’s. In fact, The Planning Report had an interesting interview last month with Andy […]
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