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Did you know that the cityo Rome has no skyline?Something about no build-

ing being higher than the

Basilica o St. Peters. Herein Northeast LA, we haveno such dilemma. There

may be some ordinanceinvolving the height o Fol-lieros Pizza, were still look-

ing into that. We bring this up because this issueis all about landmarks, o which we have several.

And were not even talking about Chicken Boy.News Editor Margaret Arnold takes a look at

the increasing number o new landmarks herein the neighborhood, and one thats getting anoverhaul. Thats in our cover story.

And did you know that Highland Park usedto have nearly hal a dozen movie theatres back

in the day? Actually, beore back in the day. Welltake a look at whats become o those buildings.

And i its June, its time or Lummis Day,Northeast LAs avorite holiday. No big head-liner this year, but lots and lots o music, dance,

culture, art and poetry, all just down the street atHeritage Square June 5. Read about it inside.

We also head south this issue to PalosVerdes and the ormer site o Marineland o the

Pacic, where travel writer Candace Merrill takes

us with her to Terranea, a spectacular resort righto the ocean, and worlds away rom DivisionStreet.

Theres also Wheel Lie, with a ast red car,

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Reduce, Reuse And Recycle

Open House Planned

Northeast L.A. residents are invited to

learn about Reducing, Reusing andRecycling at a Los Angeles Bureau o

Sanitation open house, Saturday, June 4,9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the bureaus North CentralDistrict Yard, 452 N. San Fernando Road.

The Open House showcasesSanitations residential collection

programs and raises awareness oreducing, reusing and recycling by

making real the connections to theeconomic, environmental and socialbenets o reducing waste, said Cynthia

Ruiz, president o the Board o Public

Works and Northeast residentThe open house will include

equipment demos and acility tours,

inormation, a used tire collection, games,rereshments and a visit rom the Citysrecycling mascots, Mr. Recycle and Robo

Blue. Fruit and shade trees, as well astree mulch and compost rom the Citys

green waste program, will be available tocity residents on a rst-come, rst-served

basis. Kids will receive small vegetableplants to take home and transplant.

Create a Low-Water Garden

Learn how to create a low water, drought-tolerant garden or your home at the next

meeting o the Glassell Park ImprovementAssociation.

Glassell Park resident Leigh Jer-rard o Greywater Corps will demonstratesthe benets o using grey water to irrigate

your gardens. Then, The Theodore PayneFoundation will give a presentation on

native, drought tolerant plants and land-scaping.

There will also be updates romthe oces o elected ocials and theLAPDs Northeast Division. Thursday, May

19, 7 p.m. Glassell Park Community andSenior Center at Public Storage, 3750 Ver-

dugo Road (at Eagle Rock Boulevard., next

to the Rec Center pool).

Laws o Attraction

Apply at ERCFAA new exhibit at the Center or theArts, Eagle Rock explores the invisible

connection represented in the visual arto artist couples. All o the participating

artist couples are Northeast Los Angeles

residents, and each couples workshang ace-to-ace, inviting comparisons

and refections. A variety o media are

represented, including PhotographyCeramics, Drawing, Sculpture, Textile ArtPainting and Mixed Media and Digita

Art.Artists include Carl Smith and

the late Donald Krieger, Brian and MaryJean Mallman, Cidne Hart and Kevin

Haas, Marcos Lutyens and Yi Ping Hau

Je Klarin and Rebecca Johnson, JamisonCarter and Margaret Grith, Samatha

Fields and Andre Yi, John OBrien and

Cielo Pessione. There is an accompanyingdocumentary by lm makers and couple

Barbara Green and Michell Boyaner.The exhibit is curated by Renee

Dominique. It will be on view throughJune 17.

Pictured: works by Brian Mallman

and Mary Jean Mallman.

Art Walkin the Brewery

Twice a year the occupants o the worlds

largest arts colony, The Brewery, locatedin Lincoln Heights, open their doors to

the public or an ArtWalk. For a ve-

Leigh Adams demonstrates the art o creating with glass during NELAart Second

Saturday Gallery Night. Adams work is eatured this month at The Glass Studio on York Boulevard.

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minute recap o seven hours o the Brewery experience,

visit LINK.The next Brewery ArtWalk will be in the October(Pictured: Kevin Rolly.)

Atwater Art Walk

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The rst annual Atwater Art Walk, coordinated by theNorthland Village Church, took place along GlendaleBoulevard May 14. The event eatured an art show,

childrens activities and live music at several boulevardlocations.

The Arroyo Seco Journal on Video!

This issue eatures a lot more photos than we could everhope to publish, but thanks to the mysterious alchemyo the Internet , we ve published video siideshows o

our major stories this month, including the Landmarkso Northeast LA, Historic Theatres and various art shows

and round-ups.You can view them all by visiting our blog at

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Now that Northeast Los Angeles newhigh school (Central High School 13,aka Taylor Yards High School) is almostcomplete, it is time to decide who isgoing to run it. Six educator-createdproposals are in the running or ve

slots on the Glassell Park campus.The acility, located just west

o San Fernando Road o o DivisionStreet, eatures ve separate smallschool sites co-housed on one property.It is scheduled to open in the Fall o thisyear.

The new public high school willbe the rst ever located in Glassell Parkand will be convenient or residents oAtwater Village, Cypress Park and ElysianValley as well. It has been badly needed

or several generations. Local studentshave had to walk or ride the bus to EagleRock, Marshall, Franklin and LincolnHigh Schools. Those schools have beenseriously overcrowded. Plus, studentshave been orced to commute throughdangerous competing gang territoriesjust to get to school.

Central High School 13 is alsoproviding an opportunity or educatorsto crat innovative, challenging andengaging ways o learning.

The district is open to newapproaches to instruction, said LosAngeles Unied School District (LAUSD)Superintendent Ramn Cortines inannouncing the submission process,and committed to providing a range

o choices or students and parents. The goal is providing a high qualityeducation or all children who live withinthe boundaries o LAUSD.

They want to eel like citizenso the world, says Friends o Taylor YardsHigh School convener and Glassell Parkresident Alisa Smith o local students,and they want the tools that help themeel that way.

Two o the proposals or thenew high school are rom existing

independent charter school chains. Fourwere submitted by a collaborative oteachers rom area public high schools.

The small school selectionprocess came about as a result o thePublic School Choice Resolution,proposed by local Northeast L.A.s Boardo Education representative Yolie FloresAguilar and passed by the Los AngelesUnied School District Board in 2009. The resolution directed the district tosupport school transormation eorts

or low perorming schools (known asFocus Schools). It also extended theprocess to new campuses built withvoter-approved bond unds to relieveovercrowding at other schools, whichis where Central High School 13 comes

into the picture. The application process wa

open to a variety o entities with aninterest in the education o young peopleSerious work went into the preparationo applications. The proposals run 150+pages each in length.

There were 16 applicants or theve slots as o the deadline or letters ointent last summer. The number shrunkto six when it came time to submitcomplete proposals by a Decembe

deadline.Its been an arduous process

in addition to working ull time, saysMarshall High School teacher DainOlsen, part o the teacher collaborativesArtLAB proposal. We proposed a schoorom top to bottom.

Independent Charter Schools(see accompanying articles aboutAlliance College-Ready Public Schoolsand Partnerships to Uplit Communitiesare dened by the district as ully

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February/March 2011 1

True, Northeast Los Angeles commu-nities are L.A.s original suburbs, andL.A.s original arts enclaves. But say

youre passing throughby car orby Gold Line or by bicycle. How are

you to know that you are someplacespecialsomeplace worth spending

some time to shop, eat, see art, hikeor bike?

NELA neighborhoods are roll-ing out the red carpet with a serieso eye-grabbing projects. In some

cases, the projects are made possibleby government agencies. In all cases,

they incorporate the work o localartists and have come about as the

result o uncountable hours put in by

local residents.Not much land dedication has

been necessarya geyser o watershoots into the air rom a street cor-

ner, a sign is relit on a historic build-ing. But all o the projects tell visitors

that they have arrived someplacethat has a history lled with color,someplace with a present lled with

art, someplace occupied by peoplewho care about the neighborhoods

in which they live.

the highLand theatre Sign:

The day the Metro Rail Gold Line

opened in 2003, Northeast L.A. resi-dents and visitors stood in long linesto experience the new transit option.

That evening, a crowded train pulledinto the Highland Park Station. Sae

to say, a number o the riders hadnever experienced much o Highland

Park beore.Look! passengers gasped.

The Highland Theatre sign was

glowing in the night sky.In the eight years since, the 502

light bulbs on the classic theatre sign

have done what light bulbs dotheyve burned out.

But on May 17, the sign willglow again, thanks to the eorts o

a small group o local activists whohave made it happen, and thanks to

a large number o individuals andcommunity organizations who havecontributed money and adopted in-

dividual letters.The relighting o the Highland

Theatre sign will take place May 17at 7 p.m. The switch will be fipped

up the street at the Old LA Farmers

Market, on Marmion Way at Avenue57, right by the Highland Park Gold

Line Station. The event is sponsoredby the North Figueroa Association,

and the public is most welcome to at-tend.

The Figueroa corridor was oncedotted with movie theatres. TheHighland Theatre is the only one let.

The Highland Theatre dates to1924. According to local preservation

consultants Nicole Possert and FrankParrello, the buildings dramatic sign

is notable or several reasons. It is thelargest and most visible rootop signin Highland Park. It is a representative

example o the rst type o electricalsignage. And it is one o only two

incandescent bulb signs still in useon historic Route 66 in Los Angeles.

The signs 502 exposed incandescentbulbs spell out Highland in greenand Theatre in clear bulbs.

The grand opening o the High-land Theatre took place on March

5, 1925. Moving pictures were still a

airly new art orm, and 1925 was apivotal year. Charlie Chaplin releasedThe Gold Rush, with its amous

scene in which the endearing Little Tramp character is orced to eat his

boot or dinner. The Phantom o theOpera, one o the rst horror lms

caused audiences to scream at thesight o the disgured Phantom. The

Big Parade, with its realistic depictiono the horrors o World War I, becamethe highest grossing silent lm in

movie history.Attending a movie was a ma

jor event in 1925. Sweaty storeronmovie houses were being replaced

with movie palaces. The small High-

land Park Theatre in the 5600 blocko Pasadena Avenue (now North

Figueroa Street) was gone. The 1,432seat Highland Theatre now dominat

ed the Highland Park skyline.The grand opening o the High

land Theatre was an event tting or amovie palace. Famous actress NormaShearer came to Highland Park or a

personal appearance at the event.The opening night lm was The

Lady o the Night, in which Shearerplayed a double lead role (Two girls

loved him/one was a lady o luxu-ry/the other was a /LADY OF THENIGHT).

But moving pictures were notthe only entertainment to be ound in

movie palaces. There was live entertainment as well. In addition to The

Lady o the Night, opening night atthe Highland eatured Vaudevilleperormances. A theater-goer in the

age o silent lms was apt to see sing-ers, musicians, comedians, circus acts

Highlighting Northeast

LAs Local LandmarksStoryandphotoSby Margaret arnold


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and popular Kiddie Reviews. The theatres oten opened theidoors or local events, everything rom charity undraisers to

regional meetings o womens clubs.The Highland Theatre was originally part o the West CoasTheater chain. West Coast Theatres was a young but rapidly

expanding company. The Highland was one o 15 theatresWest Coast opened in Los Angeles in 1925. A ew years later

West Coast merged with Fox Theatres, and the Highland was

operated or many years as a Fox West Coast Theatre. (It is

now privately owned.)

The theater building itsel, a City o Los Angeles HistoricCultural Monument, was designed by a noted theatre archi

tect, Lewis A. L.A. Smith. Smith designed 28 theaters in

the broader area, including South Pasadenas Rialto, which

opened a ew months ater The Highland, and the Vista aSunset Junction, which had opened a couple o years beoreSmith was also known or his automobile showroom de

signs.The theatre was constructed at a time when the nature

o Main Street U.S.A. was in a state o fux. In 1924, Henry Fordhad been turning out assembly-line produced automobiles

or a decade, and car culture was taking hold. The sign on topo the Highland Theatre is not visible rom the sidewalk di-rectly in ront o the building. It is meant to catch the eye o

the motorist approaching rom up the street.Car culture took a huge step orward when North

Figueroa became part o Route 66 in 1931. The Figueroa corridor (the street itsel, ollowed by the Arroyo Seco Parkway

just to the south) served as a segment o the amous roadthat brought immigrants and visitors to Caliornia rom 1931to 1934 and again rom 1936 to 1960.

The movie palaces brought the grandeur o Hollywoodto quiet suburban and Middle American communities. Auto

mobiles and Route 66 took Americans toward Tinseltown and

the Land o Sunshine. The Highland Theatre is refective o a12Arroyo Seco Journal

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A city view rom Montecito Heights on a day

when res painted the skies.

Photo by Scott Rubel Flickr

time when communities like Highland Park were becoming,

in a sense, shared space.The Highland Theatre rootop sign is a local treasure,

says Figueroa Street resident and business owner Amy In-

ouye, co-coordinator, with Nicole Possert, o the sign project.Its relighting is a symbol o community pride. Many individu-

als and local groups have contributed to the relighting und,showing how valuable we think it is. It represents Highland

Parks sense o place, and it also highlights the commercial

corridor and Figueroa Streets Historic Route 66 history.Route 66 in Highland Park hasnt always had the P.R. buzz that

the amous highway has had in other parts o the country,or even in other parts o Caliornia. That may be about to

change.The Highland Theatre sign restoration is an initial step

in a long-term project to bring back local Route 66 roadsidesigns and attractions. Next up: the Mannings Coee Storesign atop what is now Las Cazuelas Restaurant will be relit

later this year.The eorts o the project team to restore the historic

Highland Theatre and Mannings Coee Store signs are tobe commended, says Kaisa Barthuli, New Mexico-based Pro-

gram Manager or the National Park Service Route 66 Corri-dor Preservation Program, who will be in Highland Park orthe sign relighting. These signs were in operation during the

long period that Figueroa Street was commissioned as U.S.Highway 66, bringing character and brilliance to the busy

commercial corridor. Restoring them reinvigorates HighlandParks unique and special qualities and pays tribute to the

communitys commercial and automobile heritage.

Highland Theatre sign community partners:

H sponsored by The Highland Park Heritage TrustI sponsored by The Highland Park Heritage Trust

G sponsored by The Uptown Gay and Lesbian Alliance

H sponsored by many individual donationsL sponsored by Sharon Lilly & Joan PotterA sponsored by Louisa Van Leer & Rodney Ascher & Family (Ais or the Awesome baby Anton Ascher)

N sponsored by The Historic Highland Park NeighborhoodCouncil

D sponsored by The Northeast Democratic Club

T 10th anniversary git to Tom Marble rom Pae WhiteH sponsored by The Historic Highland Park NeighborhoodCouncil

E sponsored by the Ebell Club o Highland ParkA sponsored by Arroyo Apartments, Adam Bray-Ali

T sponsored by Robert Carey & Katrina Webb, Sothebys Inter-national Realty

R sponsored by Rita BairdE sponsored by Councilperson Ed Reyes, CD1

Besides the support rom locals, the Route 66 project is madepossible by a grant rom the National Park Service Route 66

Corridor Preservation Program.Donations are still happily accepted or a theatre sign mainte-

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confLuence PLaza:

In April o 2010, the arroyo SecoJournaL reported on major changesin the works or the Cypress Park/Lin-

coln Heights/Elysian Valley gatewayintersection o North Figueroa Street/

San Fernando Road/Riverside Drive.

Now, one year later, Phase 1 o theintersection make-over is complete.

On March 30, community membersgathered on its northeast corner or

the dedication o Confuence Plaza.The dominant eature o the new

plaza is a major water eature. At thededication, politicians and activistsfipped a giant switch, causing gey-

sers o water to burst orth rom theground to the accompaniment o the

Northeast L.A.s Santa Cecilia Orches-

tra. The dignitaries had barely retired

to their rereshments when neigh-borhood children began showing up

on bicycles, anxious to get soaked ona warm Spring evening.

The Plaza dedication was hosted

by The Santa Monica Mountains Con-servancy, The Mountains Recreation

and Conservation Authority, CityCouncilmember Ed Reyes and the

oce o Los Angeles Mayor AntonioVillaraigosa.

Confuence Plaza is located near

the confuence o the Los AngelesRiver and the Arroyo Seco. It also

sits on the confuence o two worlds.When looked at rom one direction,

the backdrop to the water geysersis the southeastern end o the SantaMonica Mountains. When viewed

rom another direction, the back-drop is a reeway interchange and a

Home Depot parking lot. 125 species

o birds call local river-side communities home. Yet the site is at a junction

o some o L.A.s most densely popu-lated residential neighborhoods. Thededication o the plaza marked a

180-degree turnaround or a ormebrowneld site on a scrap o land un-

der two reeways.Confuence Plaza was designed

by landscape architect Mia LehrerThe project was shepherded by TheMountains Recreation and Conserva

tion Authoritys Barbara Romero. Thewater eature was designed by WET.

There is much more to come, including the installation o a major piece o

public art right in the middle o theintersection.

In the meantime, water shows

take place on the hour. The public iswelcome to get wet.


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Please turn to page 16

The home o the Zuniga Family, on Marmion Way between Avenue 54 and Avenue 55, has

been turned into a Home as Canvas. More than a mural, the entire house is now

evocative o the Zunigas Nicaraguan heritage, with tropical plants; Nicaraguas national bird,

the Motmot, and poetry by acclaimed Nicaraguan poet Giocon-


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home aS canvaS:

What many people know o High-

land Park is limited to what they seethough the windows o Gold Line

trains. Between the Highland Theatersign on the north and the Southwest

Museum to the south, the trains slow

down through an above ground, nar-row residential corridor. And that lit-

tle corridor, along Marmion Way, is

piece by pieceslowly turning intosomething that will show the world

that Highland Park is a vibrant, arts-rich destination.

The home o the Zuniga Family,

on Marmion Way between Avenue 54and Avenue 55, has been turned intoa Home as Canvas. More than a mu-ral, the entire house is now evocative

o the Zunigas Nicaraguan heritage,with tropical plants; Nicaraguas na-

tional bird, the Motmot, and poetryby acclaimed Nicaraguan poet Gio-

conda Belli painted across the housesaade.

And the Zuniga house is only the

beginning.Highland Parks Casas Arte

Home Intervention Project, is an un-dertaking o two arts non-prot orga-

nizations. One is the Consejo Fronter-izo de Arte y Cultura (COFAC)/Border

Council o Arts and Culture, whichis located jointly in Tijuana, where ishas painted several art houses in a

Colonia, and Pasadena. The other isHighland Parks own Avenue 50 Stu-

dio.Gerda Govine Ituarte, who heads

up COFAC together with her husband

Luis Ituarte, has a history o involve-

ment with Avenue 50 Studio. And itwas Avenue 50 Studio Director KathyGallegos who suggested Marmion

Way as a site or Casas Arte.The completion o the Zuniga

home marked the end o phase oneo the project. Phase two is about to

begin with the painting o another

house on Marmion Way.Govine Ituarte says that the plan

is to eventually have ten Home as

Canvas houses along the Gold LineCorridor.

Project artists on the Zunigahouse were Daniel Ruiz o Highland

Park, Jennier Gutierrez Morgan o

Los Angeles and Julio Orozco o Ti-juana, with documentation by KavitaSharma. The design was chosen bythe Zuniga Family.

Although the design is anciul,it was executed with respect or the

1901 bungalow that serves as its can-vas.

The Casas Arte project seeks tobuild cultural connections amonglocal residents, artists and Gold Line

commuters. It serves as a bridge be-tween Highland Parks rich amily his-

tories and architectural heritage andits vibrant, artistic, transit-riendly

present.And hopeully, a lot o Gold Line

riders will be enticed to get o thetrain and see what else Highland Parkhas to oer.

Funding or phase one was pro-vided by the National Association

o Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) Transnational Cultural Remittances

(TCR)/ Ford Foundation Grant. There

was also a donation rom the Wal-

Mart Store in Duarte and additionasupport provided by The MarmionWay and Avenue 56 Neighborhood

Watch.

an urban foreSt

A group o local residents has come

together as an Urban Forest Collab-orative to bring trees to local boule

vards. New trees now ll wells whereold trees have been lost in Highland

Park and in Eagle Rock, and more areon the way.

The trees are drought tolerantand their canopies, as the trees mature, will enhance the experience o

the boulevards or pedestrians. The most recent planting too

place April 30 on York. Participantsand passers-by wrote wishes, such as

My wish is or a healthy, sae and happy Highland Park, on scraps o paperwhich are now part o the ground be-

neath a native Sycamore tree in the5600 block. The Plant a Wish event

was lmed and will become part o adocumentary highlighting tree plant

ing eorts in all 50 U.S. states.16 trees were planted that day. Morewill be added in the coming months.

The signicance o the evenis in people rom the neighborhood

working together, said local activist

and artist Jane Tsong. Ten to twentyyears rom now, its going to be soshady and nice.

Tree planters included members

o local scout troops, high schoostudents and neighborhood counci

members. The Historic Highland ParkNeighborhood Council provided

unding. Tree People, a non-protthat brings people, trees and sustainability together, provided the know

how.The ongoing care o the trees wil

be a community eort as well. Evendrought-tolerant trees need wate

when they are young. And merchantsand municipalities everywhere have

a misguided habit o hacking treesinto lollipop shapes that causes themto sprout at sign level rather than ma-

ture into shade canopies. But alongYork, property owners have agreed to

water the trees, and local volunteersincluding members o the Historic

Highland Park Neighborhood Coun

The home o the Zuniga Family, on Marmion Way between

Avenue 54 and Avenue 55, has been turned into a Home as

Canvas. More than a mural, the entire house is now

evocative o the Zunigas Nicaraguan heritage, with tropical

plants; Nicaraguas national bird, the Motmot,

and poetry by acclaimed Nicaraguan poet Gioconda Belli

painted across the houses aade.


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May/June 2011

cil, are taking Tree People training toensure proper tree maintenance.

The new York Boulevard treesinclude two Caliornia Sycamores. Itisnt possible to plant many natives in

existing tree wells, because the wellsare too small. Most o the trees are

London Planes, cousins to the nativesycamores, which pick up on existing

Northeast Los Angeles landscaping. There is also a new touch, a coupleo Mexican Planes, which sport deep,

rich color and are expected to be ev-ergreen on York while other trees lose

their leaves in winter.Tsong likens the mix o trees rom

dierent backgrounds to the culturalmix that exists in Highland Park.

And, according to Tsong, treescan do even more or a communitybeyond providing shade and reduc-

ing air and noise pollution. Shadycomort attracts customers, and

Tsong cites studies that suggest thatcustomers are willing to spend 20%more at local businesses i a commer-

cial street is tree-lined.

LoS angeLeS neighborhood dreamS

Times are rough, and a lot o com-

munity improvements across the Cityhave been back burnered. An eco-

nomic downturn can generate somecreative thinking, however.

I reuse to accept that a $6 bil-

lion operation cannot get anythingdone, said Los Angeles City Council

President Eric Garcetti at an AtwaterVillage kick-o or his new Los An-

geles Neighborhood Dreams (LAND)program.

Residents o all Council District

13 neighborhoods, including theNortheast Los Angeles communities

o Glassell Park, Atwater Village andElysian Valley, have been gathering

in orums sponsored by Garcetti tobrainstorm and prioritize small proj-

ects that can be completed quicklyand airly cheaply, but which will ur-ther the pedestrian-oriented, busi-

ness riendly, artistic natures o maincorridors.

Five to seven projects will be under-taken in each neighborhood.

According to Garcetti, the cho-

sen projects will all somewhere inbetween My sidewalk is broken and

Fix trac in Los Angeles. Ideas gen-erated at the meetings have ranged

rom broad, such as incentives toattract good businesses, good uses

or empty warehouses, communitybranding and job skill training, toquite specic, such as a grocery store

in the empty sea ood market on Riv-erside Drive and an outdoor patio

near the Van de Kamps turned com-munity college site.

The projects are not envisionedas little pockets o renewal. Garcettreers to them as urban acupunc

ture.Put in one project, the Coun

cilmember says, and the transormative eect on the entire body can be

huge.Glassell Park, Atwater Village and

Elysian Valley are all dened to a largeextent by their unique geographiesGlassell Park is a gateway communi

ty, serving as an entry point to mucho Northeast L.A. Atwater Village and

Elysian Valley both draw a lot o theiidentities rom the Los Angeles RiverAtwater Village resembles a quain

and quiet small town in the middle oa big city and is accessed by historic

bridges. Elysian Valley is basically anisland ormed by the river and ree

An electrician works hard to get the bulbs changed in time or the ocial l ighting ceremony.


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A resident keeps track on voting on priorities or Atwater Village.


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ways.

Transportation has emergeda common theme among all three

communities. There is a strong desireor DASH busses. Wishes or walkable

boulevards and easy transit connec-tions have been requent. Atwater Vil-lage and Elysian Valley residents have

discussed better linkages across theriver and a bike path extension, and

some Atwater Village residents havelong sought an equestrian bridge.

Beautication and streetscap-ing in Glassell Park are envisionedwidely to include all o the elements

that grew up around the neighbor-hoods transit structurerom main

boulevards and their wide mediansthat cap trolley tracks to stairs built

to bring residents down to the bou-levards, to alleys. Atwater Village and

Elysian Valley residents have broughtup murals and community signage,

as well as greening o streets or bothbeautication and water-reclama-tion.

A committee has ormed in eachcommunity to distill all o the ideas

generated in larger meetings. InJune there will be a gathering o par-ticipants rom all CD13 communities

and a presentation o plans.

eagLe rockcentenniaL:

What better time than a birthday or

a make-over? The Northeast com-munity o Eagle Rock is celebratingits 100th this year. A party sponsored

by Councilmember Jos Huizar tookplace in March at Los Angeles City

Hall. (Click here to see the photos.)

More events are taking place throughthe year.

There is also an interest is creat-ing something lasting as Eagle Rock

enters its next hundred years. The Urban Forest Collaborative,

whose eorts on York Boulevard are

detailed above, has also been activein Eagle Rock. New trees were plant-

ed, with support o The Eagle RockAssociation (TERA), in March, along

Colorado Boulevard and around thecorner onto Eagle Rock Boulevard, incelebration o the communitys cen-

tennial.We wanted to do something

that would improve the communityin a concrete way, Jane Tsong says o

the Eagle Rock birthday planting.Meanwhile, local artist and activ-

ist Linda Johnstone Allen is leadingan eort to commemorate the Cen-

tennial with a large public artwork.The west end o Colorado Boule-

vard, where visitors enter Eagle Rock

via surace streets rom Glendale orvia the 134 or 2 Freeways, is currently

singularly unattractive. The view isdominated by dirty reeway over-passes and buttresses and oten by a

good bit o trash.Allen is proposing the creation o

welcoming art work at the Eagle Rockgateway. The work would celebrate

the Eagle Rocks history, while provid-ing something that could contributeto the community or the next 100

years. According to Allen, the workwould possibly be done in ceramic

tile, which would pick up on the use

o a medium that is already commonin the area.

yorkviSion PLan uPdate:

The arroyo Seco JournaL has reportedon City Councilmember Jos Huizarvisioning process or York Boulevard

rom Avenue 50 to Avenue 56 in thepast. The process is well underway. A

large number o area residents andbusiness people have participated in

a series o ve community workshopswhere they have brainstormed andvoted on what projects to undertake

Participants have chosen to create street patiosartistically de

signed seating areas where residentsand shoppers can relax, socialize

and enjoy beverages and ood romYork Boulevard businesses. In a move

supportive o both public saety andbeautication, participants also have

chosen to install antique-style lighting. Another priority or the groupis the conversion o the vacant lot at

York and Avenue 50, which is privately owned and has contaminated soil

rom blight to park space.At Workshop #6, participants wil

walk the corridor and decide where

to put the street porches and thelighting. All residents, business own

ers and community stakeholders areinvited. Gather Monday, May 16, at

6 p.m., at the Glass Studio, 5052 YorkBoulevard, ready to walk.

Glassell Park, Atwater Village and Elysian Valley are all defned to a large

extent by their unique geographies. Glassell Park is a gateway community,

serving as an entry point to much o Northeast L.A.

We wanted to do something that would improve the community in a

concrete way, artist Jane Tsong says o the Eagle Rock birthday planting.


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The Highland Theatre is the only movie theatre in Northeast Los Angeles. But that wasnt always the case. Movie houses dottedthe Northeast map or decades. Some were demolished years ago. But most o the buildings are still standing on our main streets.

Weve researched over 20 sites all over Northeast LA, and you can see the video o all the theatres on our Facebook page, or onour blog. (www.arroyosecojournal.blosspot.com). We invite you to share with us your memories o these theatres (and any others

we may have missed). Send us your thoughts at www.acebook.com/arroyosecojournal, and well share your comments in a uture

issue.

And, Speaking of Landmarks......

Some o Highland Parks ormer theatres: (Clockwise L to R:) 1. The Sunbeam Theatre on North Figueroa predated the

Highland. It was purchased by the owners o the Highland when that theatre opened, in order to be put out o businessand eliminate competition. The original building now houses a typewriter repair shop, but it does so minus almost all o

its ornamentation. Ironically, the business now urnishes period-accurate typewriters to movie studios. 2. The High-lands closest competition, beginning in the mid-1930s, was provided by the Park Theatre just up the street. With just

hal the seating capacity o the Highland, the Park occupied the northern portion o the lot where the Dollar Tree nowsits. The theatre was already long out o business when the building was lost to an arson re. 3. While the Park providedthe entertainment just north o the Highland, the Franklin did the same just to the south. The building is still there, (The

stage is vaguely intact in the back), though converted to an industrial purpose. 4. Residents o west Highland Park, andtrolley car riders, attended movies or many years at the York Theater, located at York Boulevard and Avenue 50.


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Presenting the 4th Annual Lummis Day Library Series

VIVA POETRY!During the first three Saturdays in May from 2-5pm hear live poetry from Los Angeles poets and learn to writeor improve your own poetry. All events are free and open to the public.

Saturday, May 7, 2-4pm @ Autry National Center / 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, 90027. Poetry ina Golden Nutshell by Austin Strauss. Most of what you need to know about contemporary poetry in 7 minutes!To be followed by short reading by this iconic LA poet. FREE WORKSHOP with Brendan Constantine, suitablefor beginners to advanced poets. Special appearance by Autry docent, SKIP GILLETTE, will present two classictraditional poems.

May 14, 2-4pm @ The Eagle Rock Library / 5027 Caspar Avenue, Los Angeles, 90041. SUZANNE LUMMISpresents best-loved poems of the Eagle Rock branch library and a FREE WORKSHOP with JESSICAGOODHEART, suitable for beginners to advanced poets.

May 21 @ 2-4pm, Arroyo Seco Regional Branch / 6145 N. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, 90042. OPEN READINGBe a part of the line-up or just come to listen to emerging and established poets in the Northeast Los Angelesarea. This event will wrap-up the Lummis Day Library Series and kick-off the 6th Annual Lummis Day Festival onSunday June 5. POETRY SIGN-UPS AT 1:30.

Brendan Constantines work has appeared in Ploughshares, The Cortland Review, TheMalpais Review and RUNES. New work is forthcoming in Field, Rattle, Redivider, andPANK. His collection, Letters To Guns, was released in 2009 from Red Hen Press. Heis currently poet-in-residence at The Windward School and Loyola MarymountUniversity Extension.

Jessica Goodhearts work has appeared in The Best

American Poetry, The Antioch Review, Blue Arc West:An Anthology of California Poets , Mudfish,

Salamander, Cider Press Review, Pearl and otherjournals. She was featured in the Newer Poetsreading, sponsored by the Los Angeles Poetry

Festival. Her first book, entitled Earthquake Season, was published by WordPress in 2010.

Austin Straus is a poet/visual artist. He was host ofThe Poetry Connexion on Pacifica Radio. He'sworked for human rights with Amnesty International and other groups. He taught

English, art, poetry workshops and philosophy. He creates unique artists books,paintings, collages and prints. Publications include Drunk with Light (2002) andIntensifications (2010) from Red Hen Press. He has been married to poet/writerWanda Coleman for 30 years. The painting in the background is titled "Ruined City."Photo Credit: Steven Oshatz

This event is made possible with the generoussupport of PEN Center USA. For more informationabout Lummis Day, visit lummisday.org

February/March 2011


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Music, dance and poetry representing a colorul patchwork o cultural traditions will be presented at the sixth annualLummis Day Festival, Sunday, June 5, the ree all-day arts estival that has become the signature cultural event o the

Northeast L.A. neighborhoods.

The dual-site Festival runs rom 10:30am-7:00pm.

The MusicThe main stages or Lummis Days perormances will again be Heri-tage Square Museum (3800 Homer Street), where the best o

home-grown Northeast L.A. music, dance, ood and commu-nity resources will be presented amid the historic and architec- tur-

ally signicant buildings that have been preserved at the living historypark and museum.

the dance

Dance artists will include the Ballet Coco Mexican olkloric perormers, the Cleary Irish Dancers, a classi-cal and jazz ensemble rom the Renaissance Arts Academy and the Cypress Park Folkloric Dancers. Poet Wanda

Coleman will read her work with the accompaniment o jazz guitarist Joe Calderon. Additional perormances will be

announced , on the Lummis Day website, www.lummisday.org.

.The Art

Artists eatured at this years art exhibit, The Lummis Print Fair, will include Olivia Barrionuevo, Kathy Gallegos-Mas,Cidne Hart, Linda Lyke, Don Newton, Poli Marichal, Sonia Romero & Rod Smith. The exhibit, which will be hung within

the century-old Lummis Home salon and adjoining rooms, is curated by Juan de Jose. Outside, in the courtyard, cratexhibits will be on display and wood-carving demonstrations will provide amily enter-

tainment rom noon until 5:00pm.

Northeast LAs Favorite

Holiday Returns!


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The Lummis Day Schedule

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Stage One - Music

Ocial Welcome: LA Water Singers, Smudging Ceremony,and introductions by Eliot Sekuler

1 p.m. Dub8

2: 15 p.m. Brasil, Brazil

3:30 p.m. Gingger Shankar

4:45 p.m. La Santa Cecilia

6 p.m. The Delgado Brothers

Stage two- dance

1:45 p.m. Cypress Park Folklorico

3 p.m. Wanda Coleman, Poet, and Joe Calderon, jazz guitar

5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Ballet Coco

Stage Three - Family

1 p.m. Nightingale Middle School

1:20 p.m. The Puppets and Players Theatre

1:45 p.m. Cleary Irish Dancers

2:15 p.m. The Puppets and Players Theatre

3:15 p.m. Futura Latin Salsa Ensemble

3:45 p.m. El-Haru Kuroi

4:15 p.m. Teo Franco y su Trio San Pedro


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travel


by candace mettiLL

The azure sky met the turquoisewater o the ocean as we drove

along the rugged rock clis. Alone pelican soared over the

sunlit water looking or itsbreakast. Were we in some

Mediterranean paradise? No,

we were on the Palos VerdesPeninsula looking orward to

a romantic weekend at thebrand new Terranea Resort.

Located in RanchoPalos Verdes on the site o

what used to be Marineland othe Pacic, the Terranea Resortmakes ull use o the 102

acre-property with windingwalking paths, three pools, an

oceanront spa, three signaturerestaurants, a 9-hole par 3 gol

course and 360 hotel rooms,30 suites, 20 bungalows, 50ocean view Casitas and 32

Villas. The architecture ts the

setting with Mediterraneaninfuences and incredible

ocean views rom most oits rooms. Like Marineland,

Terranea is terraced and we

were surprised to nd that theresorts lobby is actually on the

ourth foor.Our room included a king

size bed, fat screen HD TV, a

rerigerator instead o a mini-bar (nice touch) and a balcony

with a table and chairs thatoverlooked the ocean. I slept

with the balcony doors open

so I could hear the ocean. Allwas quiet and still except or

the sound o the waves thatlulled me to sleep.

I youre timing is right, inthe mornings you can watch

pods o dolphins at play andseabirds on the search or ameal.

Speaking o meals, onthe rst night o our stay we

ate dinner at Catalina Kitchen,one o the many restaurants

on site. A casual diningrestaurant, Catalina Kitchenserves breakast, lunch and

dinner and on Friday nights itoers a seaood buet that is

outstanding.Freshly steamed crab legs

are brought to your table i youwant them (and who wouldnt!)while an array o resh sh and

shellsh prepared in variousdishes await at the buet.

Sushi ches busily preparesushi and sashimi i youre soinclined (and I was).

My only complaint is that Icant eat that much! Everything

was delicious; rom theassortment o salads, breads

and cheeses to the wide rangeo main dishes and o course,dessert! We sat on the outdoor

patio overlooking one o thepools and the ocean beyond.

The beamed,Mediterranean style arcade

dotted with colorul glass andwrought iron lanterns was

beautiul. What a wonderulbeginning to a relaxingweekend.

The next morning wewere scheduled or a couples

massage at the oceanront spa.Gentle rocking, acupressure

and passive stretching relievedthe tension rom the work-a-

day world. The Spa at Terranea is a

wonderully-designed (and

spacious) building whichalso houses a salon, git shop

and ca. It is situated on apoint close to a clitop with

unobstructed ocean views,and is a holistic oasis.

Ater a blissul 60 minutes,

my companion and I stood ona large, wind-whipped balcony

outside the Spas co-edrelaxation lounge overlookingthe ocean. We elt serene

relaxed and rereshed.We decided to have

lunch in the spa restaurantoverlooking yet another poo

with the ocean just beyondNot wanting to harsh oumellow we took our time

relaxing in the sun and justenjoying the gorgeous day.

I you are into an activelie-style the resort oers yoga

exercise classes and a tnesscenter along with kayaking

kayorkling (a combinationo kayaking and snorkelingand nature walks. For those

wishing to embrace the beachliestyle, Terranea Resor

provides one-on-one andgroup volleyball and paddle

board lessons. Even i you arenot all that active the way the

resort is laid out will keep youwalking in spite o yoursel.

For dinner we decided to

dine at the Ca Pacic on the Trump National Gol Course

a three minute drive rom theresort. (Terranea also oers a

bus that will take you to Trumpi you wish to play a ull roundo gol or just enjoy a meal.)

Overlooking the greengol course and blue ocean

A Place Called TerraneaRomance and Relaxation at the Former Marineland of the Pacic.

I slept with the balcony doors open so I couldhear the ocean. All was quiet and still except

or the sound o the waves that lulled me to

sleep. I youre timing is right, in the mornings

you can watch pods o dolphins at play and

seabirds on the search or a meal.


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the Ca Pacic oers

breathtaking views o theocean and Catalina Island. Therestaurant consists o a cozy

room with brocade coveredchairs, a hand-painted ceiling,

a roaring re and understatedelegance. Newcomer Maitre D

Georgio Silva has changed thedining room around to oer

views o the ocean rom mosttables and a more intimate

atmosphere.Che Jean Pierre re-

worked the menu to takeadvantage o the vast bountySouthern Caliornia has to

oer. Combining resh seaoodand local ruits and vegetables

Che Jean Pierre has created

recipes that refect Caliorniasvast ethnic diversity as wellas his bent or Mediterraneancuisine.

Warm artichoke andhearts o palm were combined

with pears, avocado, shavedPecorino and citrus dressing

to make a delicious starter.My companion ordered

the tender bee Carpaccio

served la Nicoise withPeruvian potatoes, capers,

haricot verts and Nicoiseolives. Each bite rewarded the

diner with a complex tastesensation.

Our next course is ranklyone I will never orget. It willgo on my list o dishes I will

crave, think about and orderagain. A lobster tail coated in

tempura batter and ried toa crispy golden brown was

accompanied by the most

sinully delicious coconut currysauce. It was sweet, savoryand complex and melded with

the buttery lobster in a avorecstasy. I told Che Jean Pierre

that I would love to try thecurry sauce on ice cream and

he admitted that he had and itwas wonderul.

House-made Papardellepasta topped with tender

braised bee in a complex redwine sauce and creamy risotto

with porcini mushrooms andPecorino cheese were servedas our next course. Both were

worthy o main course status,and are usually served that

way.

Ive never eaten Skate butIve how ortunate or me thatChe Jean Pierre prepared itor me. Looking like a delicate

an, the Skate was touchedwith just a hint o orange

and vanilla and served overa creamy sot polenta with a

bit o bitter braised endive orcontrast.

I ound a small amount o

room to sample dessert: reshpeach and almond cheese

cake and a trio o crme brulee.Both desserts where worthy o

the calories; although I oundthe crme brulee to be a bit

heavy, more a mousse than atrue custard.

I should add that the

prices or these dishes arequite reasonable, beginning at

$12.00 and going up to $40.00or the sur and tur. (Even

i we werent staying a ew

minutes down the clis, thisrestaurant is worth the hoursdrive to Palos Verdes just to

enjoy a dinner created by CheJean Pierre.)

Back at the ranch (orshould I say, resort) my

companion and I enjoyed a

leisurely walk along one othe many lighted paths to a

moonlit cove beore retiringto our room or a restul sleep.

The next morning (ourlast, we were leaving that

aternoon) I delighted inexploring the many walkingpaths weaving through the

property. One way took us tothe clis overlooking Abalone

Cove, along the other wecould walk to one o the ew

lighthouses still let along thePacic coast. Native grasses,fowers and cactus dot the

grounds while indigenousbirds and insects take

advantage o the open spaces.I could wax poetic about the

views o cli, sea and sky, butthey are best experienced inperson.

For Sunday brunch, Ichose The Admiral Risty, a

local hangout. I grew up in the

South Bay so I know that someo the best ood to be had isserved in local restaurants withcommunity roots. Opened in

1966, The Admiral Risty t thebill.

Decorated in 60snautical kitsch, this charming

restaurant is situated only aew minutes rom Terraneain a small shopping center

with easy parking and a greatview. They specialize in resh

seaood but do oer steaks,lamb and chicken i you are a

land lubber.Admiral Ristys Sunday

brunch is a mixture o breakast-type dishes and resh sh.Your meal is started with resh

banana and lemon-poppyseed bread accompanied with

plenty o sot butter. Fresh ruitand a Mimosa completed the

beginning to a great meal.

I ordered the DungenessCrab Cake Benedict; I didntthink crab cakes could get

any better but top them witha poached egg and excellent

Hollandaise and youve got aGrand Prize winner. Plenty o

crabmeat studded the cakes

with just enough spice to makethem interesting. They were

accompanied by brownedpotatoes served with plenty o

onions and bell pepper.The Admiral Risty is a

great place to come and watchthe sunset while sipping amargarita (that only costs $8.00

instead o $13.00 at the resortor or a change o pace while

staying at Terranea. I you havekids, the Admiral Risty has a

great, time-tested kids menuIts obviously a avorite o thelocals; almost every seat in the

restaurant was ull when weate there. The restaurant also

oers take-out i youd like toeat on the beach.

The Terranea Resort is a

100 Terranea Way Drive, Rancho

Palos Verdes. For reservations

and more inormation call (310)

265-2800. They are ofering

special packages or theholidays, go to www.terranea

com or more inormation.

The Pacic Ca at Trump

National Gol Club is at One

Ocean Trails Drive, Rancho



303-3265 or log onto www

trumpnational.com.

The Admiral Risty is at 31250

Palos Verdes Drive West, Rancho



377-0050 or log onto www

admiral-risty.com.

Candace Merrill is a staf

writer at www.pasadenanow

com. Used by permission.

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Wheel Life

The 2011 Nissan 370z:Really dazzling. Really hot.

Really impractical.

Eddie Rivera

May/June 2011 2

FromtheGuyswho Builtit:

Exterior (inches)Wheelbase

100.4Overall length167.2

Overall length (NISMO)173.4

Overall width72.6

Overall height51.8

Track Width (inches)18 Aluminum-alloy wheels (front/rear)

61.0/62.819 RAYS forged alloy wheels (front/rear)

60.6/61.6

19 NISMO/RAYS forged alloy wheels

(front/rear) 61.2/62.2

Interior (inches)

Head room

38.2

Leg room

42.9

Hip room

54.6

Shoulder room

54.4

MSRP: from $31,200

Two trips. Essentially the same scenario,

last year and this year. I am travelingnorth on the 5, buzzing up the Grapevineto Buttonwillow and beyond. Last year it

was blue. This year its red. Ive crammedmy 62 rame in to a Nissan 370z. The

ride is powerul, responsive and as orce-ul as I want to push it.

At one point on the way up, Istomp the accelerator, and my head isthrown back like a stupid scarecrow, as

the Nissans horses kick into gear andthe Z tears up the highway like Tommy

Lasorda ater the check arrives. (Sorry.Inside joke.)

Its rankly dazzling to look at,especially this year, as its design hasadvanced into a symphony o cool lines.

This is a lot o vehicle with impressivehandling and perormance, but its short-

comings might be its eventual downall.Sure, its ast and nimble, but without

some better sight lines, you could easilybe a sitting duck changing lanes out

there. But most reviewers call this onea tough competitor in the aordablesports car class. (Aordable these days

starts at $31,200.)The 370Z has a rocket-cockpit

interior and gets major perormanceprops, though the price is seriouslyknocking on the doors o some luxury

sports cars.The 370Z improves, and

becomes more condence-inspiring, astime is spent in the drivers seat, said the

guys at Autoblog. While the sixth-gen-

eration Z-car isnt exactly the sports car

to dethrone all others, at this price point,ew others can touch its perormance.

There is no question about the

cars perormance, but it could use somehelp in the comort department. There

is an increased engine vibration in the

upper rpms, road noise and some seriousrearward visibility issues.

However, considering the Zspositive attributes, you can overlook alot o shortcomings. Ater all, the 370Z is

built more or perormance than comort.Reviewers agree that the Nissan 370Z is

a phenomenal sports car or the price,especially since its base trim is more thancapable right out o the box.

As I took this one out o itsbox and pointed it north, I appreciated

its overall power and swarthiness. It shandling, along with its power, makes it

a much saer car, with a smart driver. Its

not what you can do when you drive, its

how quickly you can get out o it.The interior is cool enough, but

I ear some space is wasted. An oversize

dashboard compartment replaces aconsole compartment, and wouldnt this

have made a better place or a satellitenavigation system and satellite radio?

At one point on the way up,

I stomp the accelerator, and

my head is thrown back like a

stupid scarecrow, as the Nis-

sans horses kick into gear and

the Z tears up the highway

like Tommy Lasorda ater the

check arrives.

(Sorry. Inside joke.)


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Just Ask MeKaren Daly

Bad Co-Workers, Cute Bosses and Wild Daughters


Dear Karen,Im having a problem with a co-worker. Shecomes in late, takes longer than normal

lunch and coee breaks and even leavesearly when no one is looking. It drives me

crazy because I am always on time andnever exaggerate my breaks. She seems

to be doing her work well enough, I neverseem to see her make mistakes, but it isrustrating to see what she can get away

with. What should I say to her?Nancy, Mt. Washington

Hi Nancy,

You say you are this woman is a co-worker;thereore she is not someone who reports

to you. You also say she appears to bedoing her work properly. You dont knowi there is a reason, that she has perhaps

has discussed with your boss. So perhapsit would be best to just mind your own

business? And i you did say anything toher, what do you think the outcome would

be? Do you think shell be inviting you to

lunch anytime soon? Saying something isjust going to bring a lot more rustration

to your door, trust me on that!

Dear Karen,I work in a grocery store and have a crush

on my boss, George. He is the nicest guyin the world; gorgeous, intelligent, unny,caring, proessional hes just perect.

Well, except or the act hes married! Hehasnt really given me any indication that

hes interested in me, but I just eel heis. How can I approach him and see i he

eels the same way?

Melissa, Garvanza

Hi Melissa,

You asked, How can I approach your bossand see i he eels the same way? Simple

answer! You cant! It is a no win situation.First o all, and most importantly, he ismarried. That means hands o. Secondly, i

you were to say something, you risk losingyour job, and i you dont lose your job,

you will be creating a very uncomortablework environment or yoursel. There areplenty o single men out there; you are

just going to have to set your sights onone o them.

Dear Karen,

Ive known my best riend Steve sincewe were kids. When we were in highschool, he wasnt interested in doing

well. Once we were done, he did notcontinue his education, but I did. So now

I have nished college, and she has beenworking in retail or the last 4 years. The

problem is, we dont have very muchin common anymore. I nd the time we

spend together unpleasant and awkward,but she seems to really enjoy hersel whenwere together. I just cant spend time with

him and dont know how to tell him.Leon, Atwater Village

Hi Olivia,I cant really come up with a good way to

tell Lindsey you dont want to be riends

anymore without really hurting hereelings. It might not be the right thing

to do, but I would probably just try toavoid her, nd reasons why you cant go

out (amily, work etc.). Do keep in mindthough, that she will probably come

outright and ask why youre avoiding her,then it will be time to gently explain thatyou eel that you no longer have a lot in

common. Good luck!

Dear Karen,Theres a girl I work with in my new job

who is making my lie miserable. Shereally cant complain about my work, Ihavent made any mistakes or anything,

but she has mean nasty things about meto my co-workers and it really hurts my

eelings. Besides, most o the people shetalks to dont even know me so they are

going to think Im all the things she saysI am. Should I talk to my boss about her,or maybe start saying things about her?

How can I handle her?Monica, Eagle Rock

Dear Monica,Worst thing you could do would be

to talk to your boss. You will look likethe trouble maker, especially i the

other girl denies it. Dont even thinkabout starting rumors about her

That is immature and wont solvanything. Anybody with any brainswill not believe malicious gossip. Do

you remember the old adage, sticksand stones may break your bones

but names will never hurt you? This isa perect example. Get to know you

other co-workers and they will realizethat the gossip was just that.

Dear XXXX,My 13 year old daughter Caitlyn

spends a lot o time on a social net-work site. I am very concerned that

she is posting provocative picturesI ound one picture on my memory

card that wasnt too risqu, but it was

close. I have tried to tell Caitlyn aboutthe dangers and permanence o post

ing pictures but she doesnt seem tocare. I limit her use o the computer

and make sure I have her passwordsbut when shes at her mothers home

I have no control and her mothewont even listen to me when I try tovoice my concerns. What can I do to

get Caitlyn to understand the dangers out there?

Andy, El SerenoDear Andy,

I understand your ear, and it is ashame that your daughters motheisnt listening to you. Type dangers

o posting pictures online into yousearch engine and it will give you a

plethora o excellent articles outlin-ing the very serious and real dan-

gers o posting pictures online. Givea couple o the stories to Caitlyn andmake sure she reads them. Discuss

them with her. This should helpgood luck!


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