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In the Forbes blog, William Alexander, a pension advisor in Altadena, comes out swinging after the IRS filed a lawsuit against him. "The lawsuit is a bunch of BS," he tells Forbes. - Coffee Gallery art in September features the work of photographer Janos K. Lanyi and the watercolors of Dorothy Shepherd. More in the Gallery Gallery.
- The family of centerfielder and Altadenan Curt Flood has started a grasssroots organization to help at-risk children in athletics and academics, called "Centerfield for Youth." PSN's Brian Charles tells the story.
- The National Science Foundation has announced the
award of a $1.48 million grant to the Mount Wilson Institute, which operates historic Mount Wilson Observatory. “This is a major shot in the arm for us and reaffirms Mount Wilson’s ongoing role in contemporary astronomy,” said Dr. Hal McAlister, the Observatory director. “This grant will provide resources to renovate a significant portion of the aged infrastructure of the Observatory to ensure its continued viability as a site for astronomical research.” To the casual visitor, the most obvious result of this grant will be fresh paint, for the first time in decades, on the major historic telescope domes on the mountain. - Altadena painter Lynne McDaniel is subject of a Mickie Mills profile in PSN, on the eve of headlining the Art Bender Weekend.