Altadenablog sponsor Scissors Paper Rock Salon, 1864 N. Allen Avenue, is offering a long-lasting gel polish manicure or deluxe manicure with deluxe pedicure including refreshing scrub and hydrating paraffin treatment for $52 (Reg. $65)
First time body waxing clients receive a complementary brow, lip or under arm wax. 50% off any other wax service (limit one per client).
Call for appointment or walk in: (626) 791-5354. Open Saturday 9 AM-5 PM.
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by Timothy Rutt
Opponents of the planned Walmart Neighborhood Market will meet at 7:30 PM today at Webster's Fine Stationers, 2450 N. Lake Avenue.
One of the major organizers trying to stop the retailer is Shawna Dawson. A former Director of Marketing and Community Manager for Yelp LA, Dawson's Sauce LA firm "consults clients on the virtues of grassroots, social, and viral media." A hard-core foodie, Dawson is also the founder of the LA Street Food Fest (the third annual will be held on July 21 at the Rose Bowl). She also helps organize Artisanal LA, a traveling showcase for local small-scale food producers.
"There's a place for [Walmart], but certainly not in a community like Altadena," she said. "My interest is simply this: that I don't think it's good for the community, its small businesses and small proprietors."
A native Angeleno, Dawson moved from west LA to Altadena 18 months ago, in part because of the active food scene here.
"I've known [Gloria Putnam and Stephen Rudicel, owners of Altadena food scene hub Zane Grey Estate] before we moved into the neighborhood," Dawson said. "You have this kind of amazing independent city vibe where you can have that little laxness with our laws , that you can have goats, you can do urban farming," Dawson said. In her events, she relies on local business owners as much as possible, and "to have all that washed away is kind of depressing."
Dawson said that a Walmart Neighborhood Market moving in to the LIncoln Avenue/Figueroa Drive location would mean smaller, local businesses would shut down. "I think it's a short-sighted move to say 'let's do something on that corner' when we're then going to have 25 corners just like it," Dawson said. "I don't think that no one else wants [the building] -- if you look at yourself as the ghetto, that's what you'll be.
"The first step is to impede the progress of this Walmart and make them move on, but there has to be another piece to that -- what do we do with the building after."
UPDATE: Just clarified that Dawson is the founder of the LA Street Food Fest.
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by Timothy Rutt
Several businesswomen from Altadena, La Canada Flintridge, and La Crescenta will be among 30 honorees at the 13th Annual Women in Business Legislative Update and Awards Luncheon on Aug. 17.
The awards were announced by State Senator Carol Liu (D-La Cañada Flintridge) and Assemblymembers Mike Gatto (D – Los Angeles) and Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge.
The Women in Business Awards honors “local women whose exceptional abilities have contributed to the economic vitality and diversity of the 21st State Senate and 43rd and 44th Assembly Districts. “
Among the Outstanding Small Businesswoman category are Inger Miller and Jill Hawkins of Miller Hawkins Productions and Lori Webster of Webster’s Fine Stationers. Emma Garabetian of Modella Uniforms in Pasadena/La Crescenta and Patty Parker of Verizon Wireless Franchise in Los Angeles/La Canada Flintridge were also recognized.
Rubin Hughes, CEO of Abode Communities (Los Angeles/Altadena) and Christy Zamani of Day One in Pasadena were named Outstanding Non-Profit Executive Director.
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by Timothy Rutt
Four Altadena Chamber of Commerce directors met with representatives of Walmart and the property owner Tuesday morning to hear the retailer’s plans for the Neighborhood Market on Lincoln Avenue.
Daniel Harlow of the Altadena Chamber of Commerce revealed details of the confab at Tuesday night's meeting of the Altadena Coalition of Neighborhood Associations (ACONA).
“Obviously, the chamber is concerned, because it’s going to have a large impact on business here,” Harlow said. “But at the same time the chamber’s job is to promote commerce in Altadena of all sorts, not just small independent business.” Harlow said that the chamber hasn’t taken a position on the market, but will take up that question at next month’s board meeting.
Harlow said that Walmart was investing between $4 million to $6 million in the property. Walmart representatives said that about 60 percent or more of what is being sold in the Market will be food items. About 60 jobs will be created, and Walmart’s usual ratio is 60 percent full-time and 40 percent part-time, Harlow said. At least initially, the store will not sell liquor, which would require a public hearing for a conditional use permit (CUP).
Continue reading "Walmart, Chamber of Commerce meet to discuss market" »
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by Timothy Rutt
We received several emails on this, and just confirmed it with the Coffee Gallery, 2029 N. Lake Ave: There will be a meeting starting at 10 AM tomorrow (Sat., June 23) at the Gallery's conference room to discuss the Walmart Neighborhood Market. All are invited.
NOTE: we are consolidating all new Walmart comments in daily threads, rather than scattering them all over the place. Saturday's comments are here.
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Above, Walmart's video on the Neighborhood Market.
by Timothy Rutt
Walmart confirmed today that it will locate a Neighborhood Market at the Lincoln Avenue/Figueroa Drive location, as we broke yesterday.
According to a statement from Walmart senior director of community affairs Steve Restivo, “We think Walmart can be part of the solution in the Altadena community for residents who want more affordable options close to home. Customers and businesses always prefer a vibrant storefront over a vacant building and we look forward to creating a new option for healthy food in the community. We expect to start construction work soon, with a planned opening next year.”
According to a Walmart fact sheet, the store will create 60-65 new jobs, and Walmart's full-time average hourly wage in California is currently $12.79 per hour.
Full fact sheet appears after the jump.
Continue reading "Walmart confirms Altadena location, releases fact sheet, video" »
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There will be a "business meet-up" on Tues., June 12 and Tues., June 19, open to existing and start-up businesses , at the Altadena Main Library Community Room, 600 E. Mariposa St.
Robert Billheimer of "Your Success By Design" and Robert Chun of "RSC Business Group" will host the meeting, which will involve "conversations to engage “what’s next:” in your business, seeing what is possible and building from there. The Who, What, Where & When of business" according to a news release.
The meeting will run from 7-8:40 PM.
The meeting is sponsored by MEMAH (Men Educating Men About Health). For more information, contact Billheimer at 626-628-4870 or robertbilheimer@gmail.com, or Chun at 310-410-3098 or info@rscbusinessgroup.com.
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by Timothy Rutt
The Altadena Ale & Wine House, 2329 N. Fair Oaks Ave. (Altadenablog sponsor) is celebrating its second anniversary in Altadena with a party on Tuesday, May 1.
Owners Judah and Gail Casburn say they're happy to mark two years being in business in their hometown, not only running a fine pub, but being the a favored meeting place for such community groups such as Altadena Heritage and the Arroyo Food Co-op.
The celebration Tuesday includes potluck and jazz music, so bring something and expect to enjoy yourself from 5 PM to closing.
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April 15 comes on a Sunday this year, postponing the inevitable for 24 hours. So why not spend it at the (Altadenablog sponsor) Altadena Ale & Wine House, which will have a special Tax Day Wine Tasting from 4-6 PM Sunday.
The theme is "Southern Wine," and varieties include reds, whites, sparkling, and ports from the south of Spain, Italy, Argentina, and France.
$15 gets you in. The Altadena Ale & Wine House is at 2329 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
UPDATE: We've added the wine menu, after the jump.
Continue reading "Tax day upcoming? Wine tasting at the Ale House will take your mind away" »
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Altadenablog sponsor Webster's Fine Stationers is having a special pre-Valentine's Day event on Friday, Feb. 10: a special champagne and chocolate tasting from with OddBallGrape.com's Anne Bannon and Michael Holland. Sample two different champagnes, learn how to choose a good champagne and learn the lore about champagne.
There will also be a special guest appearance by Altadena artist and poet Aldonia Bailey at 5:30 PM. Aldonia will read love poetry in-between sips of bubbly. There will be special giveaways plus a gift basket of WFS goodies to win. Come for the champagne, stay for the chocolate and poetry and you might go home wiht more than you came with.
The champagne and chocolate event will run from 4:30-7 PM. Webster's Fine Stationers is at 2450 N. Lake Ave.
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Nirvana Day Spa is a lounge spa that provides Reflexology, Hair Care, Beauty Treatments and Skin Care services for Altadena and the surrounding areas. We acknowledge that you need to find balance within your life no matter if you are a busy professional, homemaker, or starving student.
Nirvana Day Spa offers hair care services for all hair types for men, women, and children alike. Hair services include: styling & cuts, Coloring, Extensions, Natural Hair styles and more. We also offer Natural Nail Manicure & Pedicures. Nirvana Day Spa skin care and spa services include Facials, Acne Treatments, Chemical Peels, Exfoliation, Therapeutic Reflexology and much more.
Nirvana Day Spa incorporates massage in every treatment you receive; Shampoos receive scalp massage, Facials receive neck, shoulder, arm and hand massage, Manicures hand and arm massage, Pedicures feet and leg massage. Gift Certificates available for you or your loved one.
Visit Nirvana Day Spa website www.mynirvanadaypsa.com or give us a call today 626.398.1233 and take advantage of the Nirvana that is waiting for you.
Nirvana Day Spa, 2285 N. Lake Ave., Altadena 91001
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Rose West at the Altadena Chamber of Commerce reminds us that the deadline is coming up for nominating the Citizen of the Year and the new Business of the Year:
Nomination forms are available here.
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by Timothy Rutt
The Altadena Chamber of Commerce has opened nominations for Citizen of the Year, and has added a new award: Business of the Year.
Committee chair Rose West, owner of Curves Altadena (Altadenablog sponsor) says that "The criteria are fairly similar. As a business organization, we felt it was important to add Businesses and Organizations that make a difference for all businesses in Altadena to this list of honorees."
The chamber will accept nominations until Nov. 30, and will determine the winner on Dec. 2.
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by Timothy Rutt
The Webster's companies are getting a jump on the holidays, with an open house and a wine pairing at the different stores on Saturday, Nov. 19.
Webster's Community Pharmacy (Altadenablog sponsor) and Webster's Liquors will hold a Holiday Open House from 2-7 PM.
There will be prize drawings, refreshments, and 20 percent off gift and holiday items and selected wines and liquors.
Meanwhile, next door, Webster's Fine Stationers (Altadenablog sponsor) will host OddBallGrape.com's Anne Bannon as she takes you a journey to France to discover the nuances of Beaujolais Nouveau and its history. Tast this delightful wine, which is best served chilled, with a roster of holiday specialties. Don't miss this very special pairing - the fun starts at 4 PM! Prior to the wine tasting, HomeBody Botanical's Marcia Copess will be in store to share her holistic, totally natural and hyper-local line of skin, body and home care products - come prepared to ask questions and sample her line!
Beaujolais has its own romance, Webster's says:
At one past midnight on the third Thursday of each November, from little villages and towns like Romanèche-Thorins, over a million cases of Beaujolais Nouveau begin their journey through a sleeping France to Paris for immediate shipment to all parts of the world. Banners proclaim the good news: Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé! "The New Beaujolais has arrived!" One of the most frivolous and animated rituals in the wine world has begun!
By the time it is over, over 65 million bottles, nearly half of the region's total annual production, will be distributed and drunk around the world. It has become a worldwide race to be the first to serve to this new wine of the harvest. In doing so, it has been carried by motorcycle, balloon, truck, helicopter, Concorde jet, elephant, runners and rickshaws to get it to its final destination. It is amazing to realize that just weeks before this wine was a cluster of grapes in a growers vineyard. But by an expeditious harvest, a rapid fermentation, and a speedy bottling, all is ready at the midnight hour. By French law, Beaujolais Nouveau is to be released no earlier than the third Thursday of November.
The Webster's stores are at 2450 N. Lake Ave.
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Interested in helping and promoting the Altadena business community? The Altadena Chamber wants to know:
Dear Altadena Community,
The Altadena Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (ACC BOD) is looking for you! We're looking to add to our Board of Directors and hope you'll be able to join us.
The board currently has three vacancies with short terms remaining. Two seats are available with 2 months left. One seat has 13 months left. If you've been thinking of volunteering in the community in which you live or conduct business, but didn't want a long term committment, OR wanted to serve on a "test basis" before committing to a longer term, now's a great time to consider a vacated seat on the Chamber board.
We are also accepting applications from those interested in serving a standard three year term. You must be a current Chamber member for consideration. You may contact us at altadenachamber@yahoo.com OR 626 794-3988 for additional information.
Thank you for your consideration.
Regards,
The Altadena Chamber of Commerce
About the Altadena Chamber of Commerce:
-Incorporated in 1924, The Altadena Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association was formed to promote the commercial, industrial, civic and general interests of the Altadena community and its trade area.
-The Altadena Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization and relies upon membership dues and volunteer labor to staff an office and provide services to the community.
-The Altadena Chamber of Commerce is an equal opportunity organization which strives to reflect the positive and extensive diversity of the community. Membership is open to any person, association, corporation, partnership, estate or other business entity sharing the goals and objectives of the Chamber for the betterment of the entire community of Altadena.
-The Chamber of Commerce produces special events, hosts periodic mixers, maintains a web site and provides information about Altadena to visitors, residents and businesses
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Dr. Marisol Martinez, front, and Lance Anderson in the back create their custom leather products in their Altadena studio.
by Timothy Rutt
The road to California Bohemian Leather is one that involved lots of twists and turns.
When chiropractor/yoga instructor Marisol Martinez and podcaster/spoken word artist Lance Anderson opened their joint studio, Altadena Junction, at 2524 El Molino Ave., in 2009, it was with high hopes. The couple would each have their own piece of the studio: Martinez would run her chiropractic practice and teach yoga on one side, while Anderson would run his half as a performance space/gallery.
Two years later, they had to make some tough decisions: frequent filming in the neighborhood made it difficult to run a yoga practice. The performance space wasn't working as planned -- they couldn't move in enough people to make it profitable, Anderson said -- so it was turned into a gallery, and then nobody was buying the art. Evening arts events meant moving out the yoga and chiropractic furniture. They decided they needed to add another line of business.
According to Anderson, they were thinking about starting a T-shirt business, until a fortunate trip to Palm Springs and a visit to a local leather shop gave them inspiration.
Rich Bohemian leather
"We were always looking for belts and stuff that were really well-made," Martinez said. When she was growing up, "we had a family friend, and he was a leathersmith, so growing up, to me it was always fascinating -- and when I saw this stuff, it totally took me back."
And that was the inspiration for forming California Bohemian Leather. Anderson said he was a little reluctant to go into leatherworking at first, but "I had been a baseball player growing up. I loved baseball, I'd been repairing gloves ... that was the entry point for me. I was more resistant to leather stuff than she was."
"I really pushed it," Martinez said.
"... and I'm glad, the t-shirt thing would've been a dime a dozen thing," Anderson said.
Continue reading "California Bohemian Leather: art and craft in Altadena" »
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by Timothy Rutt
Altadenablog sponsor Webster's Fine Stationers is profiled in Independent We Stand, a website devoted to independently-owned local businesses and their value to local communities. Scott and Lori Webster share their story about the business's history, the struggle against big box stores and family conflict, and their commitment to local causes and local authors and artisans.
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by Timothy Rutt
Paco the Crimefighting Chihuhua, Altadena's fiercest domestic dog, met with his public Friday night. Paco was the featured attraction at Fancy Food Truck Friday sponsored by Webster's Community Pharmacy, Webster's Fine Stationers, and Webster's Liquor, and he met and greeted many fans. There were also plentiful TV cameras around to record the event. Oh, and there were food trucks. Here, Paco and his impresario Eric Knight handle paw-tograph requests. More after the jump.
Continue reading "Living La Vida Paco at Fancy Food Truck Friday" »
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The Websters companies (Fine Stationers, Community Pharmacy, and Liquor) are promising a treat for the next Fancy Food Truck Friday gathering on Aug. 12.
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"Bespoke" is a term used in fine tailoring: it means a suit custom-made for the client.
It would seem to be an even more appropriate term when attached to a fine bicycle, also custom-fitted for the user. If it were, James Romero of BlackSwift Bicycles would be that tailor.
Pictured: Romero with his own personal bike,
which he built himself.
Romero, 31, appreciates craftsmanship of all kinds. The house he shares with his wife Andrea, a staff photographer for Sunset magazine, is decorated with objects from the past: a collection of movie projectors, an old but still working Coca Cola vending cooler (he says it cost his dad $10, and they found $7 worth of change in the machine's coin box).
He appreciates it as only an old-school craftsman can. In a world of mass-market goods, Romero is one of only a handful of custom bicycle frame makers in the Los Angeles area.
As unique as the client
The small garage of his Altadena home is where he constructs his made-to-order cycles, using high-grade steel tubing and top-of-the-line mechanical parts. It's whatever the customer wants, Romero says: mountain bike, touring, road bike, or what he calls "coffee cartel" bikes, i.e., it gets you to the store and back. Romero also adds whatever eccentricities the customer wants: the one he's working on now has wood fenders and rims and a headlight made from a 1900s-era kerosene lamp. Want a slot on your bike to store your spork? He's done it.
Continue reading "BlackSwift's James Romero and the bespoke bicycle" »
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May 1 marks the first birthday for the Altadena Ale & Wine House, and the fulfillment of a dream for Gail and Judah Casburn.
The Casburns, 22-year Altadena residents, have created the pub experience they've always wanted -- and it's only four blocks from home.
"We like to call it the neighborhood pub," says Gail. Judah chimes in: "Not just Altadena, but people in Pasadena consider it their neighborhood pub ... [Customers] actually thank us and shake us by the hand for that very reason. So it is very much a local spot."
Pictured: Gail and Judah Casburn
Originally from Yorkshire, England -- "which is where the best beer comes from, but you can't bring it here" -- Judah moved to California to "get away from the bloody rain." He and Gail have been married for 23 years. They became interested in running a pub in the early 1990's because, Judah says, "there was nowhere in the Pasadena area where you could enjoy a pint of good beer or wine at a reasonable price."
What's the difference between a pub and a bar? "A pub is a place for social intercourse, instead of a place for getting blasted, getting [drunk] ," Judah says. He compared it to the bars in Old Town Pasadena, which are sports bars, have big TVs, and are very loud and not conducive to conversation.
The Casburns purchased a Pasadena deli and sandwich shop with a beer and wine license -- Lucky Baldwins -- and turned it into nighttime pub. It enjoyed considerable success, but they ended up selling it to one of their bartenders sometime later.
"The city of Pasadena was impossible to deal with," Gail says. "And, with two young kids, it's difficult to raise a family and be away in the evenings." Judah affirmed that "we decided our kids were the priority," but also says, before the indoor smoking ban, "the smoke was making me ill, it was really getting to me."
Pictured: The Ale & Wine House also offers an extensive wine selection.
After selling Lucky Baldwins, Judah spent some years buying, selling, and renovating British sports cars. ("I've always been working on old cars, old houses," Judah says. "We have a home in the south of France we're restoring.") Gail still keeps a day job teaching math and computer science at Baldwin Park High School.
But as their sons, Gareth and Owen, grew older, the Casburns wanted to find a place where they could create a new pub and put to work Judah's expertise with beer and Gail's with French wine. A ranchero bar on Fair Oaks went on the market, not far from where they live, and the Altadena Ale & Wine House was born.
Continue reading "Altadena Ale & Wine House: the neighbors with the neighborhood pub" »
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After being closed for almost two years, life is coming back to Ronnie's Automotive on Lake Avenue.
The historic property -- probably more famous for playing a gas station in TV and film than being a gas station -- has been bought by interior designer Paul Devine, who intends to turn it into a work space for his gallery in Pasadena and planned expansion to Palm Springs.
Devine's business, Interior Devine, sells art prints, interior accessories, and offers custom museum-quality framing services. Devine said that he is turning the garage area of the property into a production space for framing and interior accessories work: "We do big projects," Devine said.
The plans for the office and gas pump island are a little more loose, but Devine says he wants to keep the look to leave it open for any future filming offers.
In the meantime, Devine is upgrading the electrical and plumbing systems, and plans to break up some of the asphalt to put in plants and a hedge. He also wants to acquire antique gas pumps, which he plans to put along one side of the property as an homage to its history.
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We welcome our new community correspondent, Lizze Slocum.
by Lizze Slocum
for Altadenablog/Altadena Online
Pictured: L-R, Julie Washington-Elliott, Susann Edmonds, and Chris Schumacher take care of their clients the natural way.
Inside the house, designs painted in soft colors on the walls (one has a fairyland mural) and floor beckon the eye. This 1908 farmhouse has been lovingly and romantically decorated. Soft lace adorns the living room windows. In the corner of the room stands a hammered dulcimer. Yet while inside, one’s impression is that of light and air – outside the home’s windowed doors are bright sky and an irresistible garden.
This Altadena property has been home to Susann Edmonds for the last 11 years, as well as the site of her beauty salon, A Chair in the Garden. Edmonds, a hair stylist, cook, registered Master Gardener, and ordained minister, has created a welcoming, relaxing atmosphere for her clients, who mostly find her by word of mouth and who are seen by appointment only.
A Chair in the Garden salon offers hairstyling by Edmonds as well as facials and makeup artistry (including eyelash extensions) by Julie Washington-Elliott, massage therapy by Chris Schumacher, and ear candling treatments by Gabriella Soriano. Often these services are presented with special offers that change. “There is always something special that is happening,” says Edmonds, “and all of us have affiliations with other salons.” The professional exchange of information “keeps it fresh,” according to Edmonds. She and her partners make a priority of staying current with their practices and of attending after-beauty school and educational programs.
Continue reading "A Chair in the Garden salon pampers you naturally" »
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As family members look on, Dahlia Sayegh cuts the ribbon to officially open her new salon, The Beauty Room, on Friday afternoon. Sayegh (pronounced "sage") was officially welcomed by members of the Altadena Chamber of Commerce at her grand opening -- President Carrie Meyers holding the certificate, with C. Jake Truman and Ed Meyers to the right (incoming Chamber President Inger Miller holds the ribbon on the left edge of the picture).
Sayegh describes the salon's atmosphere as "a modern take on classic Hollywood, a fun environment, and a different feel from any in the area." The salon caters to all hair types, offering haircuts, coloring, hair treatments, with eyebrow threading and waxing services.
The salon, at 411 E. Woodbury Rd., includes five stylists and an aesthetician, with two makeup artists, and is open seven days a week (phone 626-345-0411).
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It'll be the end of one era and the beginning of another one this week, as the iconic Webster's Pharmacy passes out of Webster family hands and into new ownership.
But, say new owners Michael and Meredith Miller, it will be slightly renamed and rejuvenated to reflect their belief in the continuing value of a community pharmacy.
"We're going to tweak the name a bit -- it'll be Webster's Community Pharmacy, because we're all about the community -- we believe there's still a place for a community pharmacy," said Michael Miller, who has worked there as a pharmacist part-time since 2006.
And he knows what he's talking about -- the Millers bought and rejuvenated the Fair Oaks Pharmacy in South Pasadena, which they owned from 1989 to 2005. Of that business, Miller said, "we basically started from nothing until it became very well-known. We're planning to turn Webster's into the Altadena icon it once was."
Continue reading "Former Fair Oaks Pharmacy owners buy Webster's " »
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Members of the Altadena Chamber of Commerce have just started a coupon special to reward those who keep their purchasing local.
Chamber board member Ed Meyers said that the Chamber has been working on offering the coupon special for awhile.
Participating businesses include the Altadena Golf Course, Curves, Kat Scrap Studio, Amy's Patio Cafe, Webster's Fine Stationers, and Steve's Dog Laundry.
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On the front page of today's LA Times Business section is an article on Bill Burnett and Debrah Lemattre's Altadena company, Stretch Media, the producers of the immortal Eat at Joe's commercial for the Redondo Beach restaurant. Reporter Sharon Bernstein talks about how all advertising media, from billboards to newspapers to television, is doing more with less in the current economy.
(If there's a gap in the article, it's about how the the growth of technology makes more possible: the tech to produce a first-class television commercial is much cheaper and easier to acquire these days. It also makes it easier to provide local news without paying for a printing plant and paper delivery, too!)
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Bill Westphal is everywhere -- and he's usually got a story to tell, as this one from last night:
Always wanting to support Altadena
Business, my wife Lynne and I stopped by the Altadena Ale House http://www.altadenaalehouse.
They have a new "Digital Juke Box" that is connected to the Internet and you can search for, and play, virtually any song imaginable. I even found "Season Of The Witch" from the "Super Session" album. Very cool.
What was an even better surprise was that we were met by Cara Bertone, local sommelier (Wine Specialist). They were discussing the upcoming Wine Tasting Event at the Altadena Ale House this Sun., May 30 starting at 3 PM. It sounds like this is an event not to be missed by Altadena Wine Lovers. So I thought you might like to post it on the altadenablog. So, don't miss it. This Sunday, May 30, 3pm till ? At the Altadena Ale House, 2329 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
Support your local Altadena Businesses.
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It’s time to mix, meet and greet at the Altadena Chamber of Commerce mixer tonight, from 5:30-7 PM at Steve’s Pets, 2395 N. Lake Avenue
Trade business cards, network and meet fellow business members. Bring a raffle prize and you earn a 30 second commercial.
Ms. Carrie Meyers, Chamber President is your host!
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Altadena Town Councilwoman Alice Wessen tells us about some exciting developments in town:
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Altadena's Brio Spa and Cafe, 2003-2009 N. Lake, is picking up on the "cafe" part, catering some major events with the help of the Episcopal Housing Alliance kitchen.
On March 27, Brio Cafe catered a meeting for 200 union members at the Writer's Guild of America, across from the Farmer's Market Grove in Los Angeles. Starting off with fresh bagels, honey-whipped cream cheese and an assortment of gourmet muffins and preserves from Napa Valley, and continued with a lavish selection of healthy sandwiches, fruits, and desserts. They also provided a nosh with imported dried fruit,
pastries, domestic cheese and an array of fresh fruit baskets for 15
directors who were overly impressed with the
spread, along with Jones Panama Coffee (also available at the Altadena cafe).
Brio Spa and Cafe has also catered private events or held private spa nights for the Marion Ross family, Danny DeVito, Edward Jones Investments, State Farm Insurance, and several law firms.
Good news for a local Altadena business (and Altadenablog sponsor). Click on the menus for a look at what they offer.
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From C. Jake at the Altadena Chamber of Commerce:
Dear Chamber Members and Friends of Altadena
The 17th annual golf tournament is just around the corner (May 7th).
We want to award scholarships this year to deserving Altadena students and the only way we can do that is by having successful event.
Here’s how you can help: (see attached flyer for details)
We need:
1. Players
a. Corporate Entries $500
b. Foursome entries $400 until April 30 then $440
c. Individual Players $110
2. Tee and Green Sponsors $125
3. Raffle Prizes - you decide value
4. Goodie Bag items (72 each)
5. Dinner guests $30/person
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Karen and Robert Myers, late of Karen's Hallmark in the Webster's complex on Lake which closed last year, have something new going on across the street:
Karen has opened "KatScrap Studio...a Scrapbooking and Creative Boutique" at 2455 N. Lake Ave. at Mariposa. Its focus is on scrapbooking AND creative workshops, paper crafts, handcrafted gifts & cards, stickers, art supplies, yarn, and more as we see what the community is interested in. The calendar is filling up already with a variety of classes.
Karen invites all to stop by and get in touch with their crafty side.
Our store hours are:Closed on Monday
Tuesday - Thursday 10am-6pm
Friday 10am-8pm
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday Noon-4pm
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ALTADENA CHAMBER FEBRUARY 2010 MIXER!
Host: Blount's Plumbing
Venue: Health Advantage
1450 N. Lake Ave. Pasadena, CA
(626) 798-7805
Thursday, February 25, 5:30-7:00 PM
Continue reading "Chamber mixer Feb. 25 @ Health Advantage" »
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As for the name? The “scissors” comes from the hairstyling, the “rock” comes from the funky chunky jewelry -- but “paper?” “We’re still working on it!” Carson said.
Pictured: Yolande Carson, left, and RIckelle Howard.
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Yolande Carson of (Altadenablog sponsor) scissors paper rock salon at 1864 N. Allen tells us that manicurist Tracy Vuong has joined their team. Tracy will be available Wed. and Thurs. from 10 AM-6 PM, offering manicures, pedicures, gel nails, waxing, paraffin hand and foot treatment and basic cleansing facial. Call for an appointment (altho' walk-ins are welcome) at 825-1846.
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Sledding in Altadena? In the snow? That must mean the Altadena Arts Coalition is at it again!
On Sat., Dec. 12, Galloway Alley (behind Altadena Hardware) will again be the center of action as the Coalition hosts the North Lake Pole Holiday Shop-Hop Festival from 6-11 PM.
The Coalition's Ben McGinty of (Altadenablog sponsor) The Gallery at the End of the World tells us that one of the highlights will be snowmaking on the Lake Ave. side of the alley, just right for sledding. As well, there will be a raffle, food, booths, and entertainment. (Santa will be there, too!)
Right now, sponsorships are still open at $50 for business or individuals, and $100 for organizations. They're also looking for donations for the raffle prizes.
The sponsorship form is available here. (pdf document).
To get on the list of participating merchants or for more information, call Ben at (626) 794-4888.
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