Monthly Archives: December 2008

Steel building going up on Baldwin Avenue in El Monte Every day I would drive by this construction site on my way to the San Bernardino (10) Freeway. And I’d think, what an unusual building going up. Have you seen … Continue reading →

The Arroyo Seco in Pasadena Michelle Zack, historical writer and Altadena Town Council member, was given the Best Advocacy award this week by The Council of Arroyo Seco Organizations during their 2008 Arroyo Verde Awards. Zack has been a tireless … Continue reading →

Rep. Hilda Solis, D-El Monte The last time I spoke to Hilda Solis was at the opening of the East Valley Clinic in West Covina. Before that, Solis was standing next to an unfinished Gold Line in Glendora listing the … Continue reading →

Fenyes Mansion, Pasadena I got a rare opportunity to tour the Fenyes Mansion Sunday during one of only two days in the year this 103-year-old house — designed by architect Robert Farquar — is open to the public. What’s amazing … Continue reading →

TO shop or not to shop, that is the question. With apologies to Will Shakespeare whose Hamlet was pondering a much more serious “what if” kind of query, I, too, venture forth into unsettled waters. I come from a back-East … Continue reading →

The peripheral canal is back. The idea of building a concrete chanel to move water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta so more water could flow to the Central Valley and Southern California will be part of a report submitted … Continue reading →