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Living in Glendale Will Save the Earth 2008-12-09 17:34:41 Glendale is going to save the earth. How, you ask? Well, it works like this: Using gasoline is killing the earth. If you don't use your car, you don't use gas. If you like where you live and you don't have to drive far to get to work and you can walk around a lot to get everything you need, you don't need to use your car and you don't need to put as much gas in your car and you save the earth. In Read more:Earth
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Brand Park: A Lovely Urban Retreat 2008-12-09 17:14:39 I grew up in Chicago, among the grandeur of Daniel Burnham's lakefront parks, the ones that call back to Paris, the ones that make you want to hold hands, find hidden woodlands, loiter for hours under dappled sunlight. Southern California has beautiful public lands, but they are different: block-long parks flanked by urban sprawl, Griffith Park with its rustic Western charm, and the odd reservoi Read more:Brand
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Redefining Craft Fairs: MOMS Club Holiday Boutique, December 13 2008-12-09 17:14:34 I hate craft fairs. Actually, let me rephrase: I hate receiving useless, pseudo-art, so-called crafts that are mere replications from instruction manuals purchased at Michael's. I just had a yard sale last Saturday to clear out junk inherited from my mom, and I can guarantee that half of the tsotchkes on the one-dollar table originated from a craft fair. My mother was a good woman, but she love Read more:Boutique
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Montrose: A Hidden Gem 2008-12-09 16:46:09 Montrose is one of the best kept secrets in Glendale, and many of us who live there would like to keep it that way, so if you’re reading this, keep it to yourself, OK?When I moved to L.A. from the U.K. three years ago, I imagined I'd be living in a brash city. Then I found Montrose and felt like I'd walked into a Frank Capra movie.Nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains on the nort Read more:Hidden
Recipes From...the Glendale Fire Department! 2008-12-09 15:43:23 Not only does the Glendale Fire Department
heroically battle natural disasters, it also serves the community by putting its favorite firehouse recipes online! From meals such as the amusingly named "Engine 29 Chum Bucket Chicken Chili" and "Fire Station 21 Ribs from the Crib" to desserts such as "Pride of the Southside Berry Cobbler" and "Fire Station's Death Spirals (Cinnamon Rolls)," now you can
Welcome to Everything Glendale! 2008-12-08 20:02:40 Remember that song, "People in Your Neighborhood," from Sesame Street? Of course you do! And I bet now it'll be stuck in your head for the rest of your day. Don't try to resist it—don't run away from your childhood! :)You know what I realized recently? I have a bunch of friends, but I don't know too many people in my actual neighborhood. In fact, I don't know all that much about the city I live Read more:Everything
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Ooh, Heaven Is a Place on Earth; or: Visiting The Americana at Brand 2008-12-08 19:46:03 [The opinions about The Americana at Brand
are as diverse as this city. I definitely come down on the "love it" side because I'm able to give into its grandeur and cheesiness. Others are not so generous. Here's a post I wrote on my Bamboo Nation blog on May 2, 2008, right after The Americana's grand opening earlier this year.]The moment I stepped onto the premises of The Americana at Brand this af Read more:Earth
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U.K. Takes an Interest in The Americana 2008-12-08 19:45:58 I'm going to kick off another week with yet another post about The Americana at Brand (I know, I know!) because I just read an article on a U.K. news site that covers the rise and fall of "lifestyle centers" and focuses on Glendale's $400 million complex. It amuses me to no end that U.K. readers would be interested in my little corner of the globe, but I suppose The Americana is such a lavish dis Read more:Interest
Ooh, Heaven Is a Place on Earth, Part 2; or: Visiting The Americana at Brand, Part 2 2008-12-08 19:45:52 [Read Part 1 if you haven't done so already. The following post continues my fascination with The Americana, and was originally posted on Bamboo Nation, right after the shopping complex's grand opening in May 2008.]As you know, The Americana at Brand
, that bastion of America's consumer hopes and dreams, just opened in my backyard this past weekend. I am happy (or sad?) to report that I have alread Read more:Earth
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Pacific Theatres' Christmas Spirit 2008-12-08 19:45:16 Last month, I was but one of the thousands lucky enough to get into The Americana at Brand to witness its first Christmas
tree lighting. It's amazing how they were able to close the "doors" to an outdoor event, but they did—and without any riots.The Americana was packed full of people, so I squeezed my way to the front of PacificTheatres
, which was relatively empty, given how there was a line o
No Fireworks, Just Lights: Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony, December 3 2008-12-08 14:42:48 I was having dinner at Bamboo Panda (an okay Chinese restaurant run by, I believe, Koreans on Brand Boulevard) a couple Saturdays ago when the sky started exploding. When I got up and peeked outside, I saw that it wasn't some apocalyptic byproduct of the then-raging wildfires, but an elaborate fireworks display at The Americana that was set off to celebrate the shopping complex's tree-lighting. (T Read more:Ceremony
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A Place to Take Your Hazardous Waste 2008-12-08 14:42:39 I have a large container of antifreeze that's been sitting in the trunk of my car for, like, years, and I've been meaning to get rid of it. (I mean, I'm no scientist, but after a certain amount of time doesn't that stuff release deadly toxins in the air? I don't know.) But I'm environmentally conscious enough to know that I shouldn't just pour it down the drain. However, I've never really looked i Read more:Hazardous
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Hoover Tour of Homes, December 13 2008-12-08 14:42:24 51st Annual Hoover
Tour of Homes
Saturday, December
13, 200810:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.For more information, call Julie Iezza at 818.843.7966.Tickets:$20 Advance$25 Day of eventA Glendale tradition, the Hoover Tour of Homes gives the public an opportunity to view some of the city's most historic private homes up close and personal. Professional holiday decorations by local florists provide a festive and w
Composting Workshops Alleviate Anxiety 2008-12-08 14:42:13 I have an ash tree on my front lawn. I know this now, but, four months ago when my father-in-law asked me what kinds of trees I have on my property, I was embarrassed to admit that I didn't know.My husband's family lives in a woody suburb of St. Louis and have been composting for decades. I was excited to tell them that I'd be joining the new locavore movement: buying produce only from farmer's Read more:Workshops
How Can You Resist a Bucket o' Crab?: Clancy's Crab Broiler 2008-12-08 14:41:56 My friends accuse me of having undiscerning taste buds, so you're not going to see me doing many restaurant reviews here. (In other words, I'll eat anything.)But I must say a few words about Clancy
's Crab Broiler because I've been there for Thanksgiving dinner two years in a row now. And no matter how unsophisticated I may be when it comes to food, may I entice you with the appropriately named "Bu
The Best Salsa Ever...at Baja Fresh? 2008-12-08 14:40:59 I'm going to risk what little street cred I have by writing about a chain restaurant. What's more, it's a fast food chain restaurant. The horror, the horror! But I'm willing to face alienation and ridicule because I have to tell you about the best salsa I have ever had. Ever. And I have to tell you that it's at Baja Fresh. Seriously.Look, I don't know anything about Baja Fresh's corporate history
Someone to Watch Over You: 17 Cameras Oversee 160 Intersections 2008-12-08 10:00:03 Did you know that Glendale used to be considered the most dangerous city in California for pedestrians over 50? I don't think they give awards for that. But anybody who's lived here long enough knows that some of the drivers in this town are freaking crazy.According to a CBS 2 report that just aired, Glendale is now 30% less dangerous than it previously was because of a new traffic program that ha Read more:Cameras
Glendale Becoming Eco-Friendlier 2008-12-04 14:00:01 Between Mister B's declaration that "Living in Glendale Will Save the Earth" and all these posts on Green Living lately, I've been thinking that this blog has become prone to gross exaggeration, particularly when it comes to Glendale and the eco-friendly movement.But did you see the following announcement on the Los Angeles Times site?:Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said today it plans to open a compres Read more:Becoming
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