- The good, the bad ...: Well, here's something you don't see every day: there's a cut out of Clint Eastwood as "The Man with No Name" sitting atop a hill near a hiking trail, but visible from the 2 Freeway west of Verdugo Hills Hospital. Yes, it's art. Bill Kisliuk gives the deets for the Valley Sun.
- Buddha's hand: Altadena backyard grower and RIPE Altadena member Marsha Fowler is featured in an LA Times feature about the Buddha's hand citron, a rare fruit she grows: it's a citrus fruit that looks like yellow fingers. It's not only rare, but endangered by the Asian citrus psyllid, which is making its way through all California citrus crops. Take a look at Jeff Spurrier's article.
- Free tuition contest: Yattiiyr ISEE Christian School for grades K-5 (in Pasadena near the border) is running a contest, where the prize is free tuition. Deadline is June 4, and it's for new students only. Check out their website for details at http://yattiyrchristianschool.org/new-students-enter-to-win-one-year-free-tuition
