Wednesday, May 16, 2012
A proposed Indian restaurant at the northeast corner of Altadena Drive and Washington Boulevard got one step closer to completion by getting Town Council support for its alcohol permit on Tuesday.
Update: The permit was approved by the County Regional Planning Commission on Wednesday morning. Original: The Altadena Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to conditionally support the county granting a permit to serve alcohol at a proposed Indian restaurant at the northeast corner of Altadena Drive and Washington Boulevard. The restaurant is part of a proposed 5,000 square foot retail building that would replace an existing structure that once housed a florist at a strip mall at the corner. The owner of the property is Dr. Nirmal Kumar, who runs a medical practice at that location. The new retail building would replace a small outlying building on the spot that used to house a florist. The permit issue will be discussd by the …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Local residents have long awaited upgrades to the store.
The Ralphs store on Lake Avenue will be adding a deli and a bakery section, according to Chris Marshall, the store manager. The Lake Avenue Ralphs, which is smaller than the average retail branch, has been the subject of frequent discussion on the site because of complaints over the lack of deli and bakery, and sometimes because of limited selection at the store. One Altadena resident even started a petition to ask the store to make improvements. Marshall said the store will be getting permits to do the work, but she does not know how long it will take to complete the improvements. She directed those questions to Ralphs public relations - Altadena Patch has left a message with them, and we will let you know if we hear anything back. …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
A county commission voted Wednesday to delay a hearing on granting an conditional use permit to serve alcohol at a proposed restaurant at the northeast corner of Altadena and Washington.
A county commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to delay a ruling on permit to serve alcohol at a proposed Indian restaurant at the northeast corner of Altadena Drive and Washington Boulevard so the Altadena Town Council can discuss the issue at its May 15 meeting. The restaurant is part of a proposed 5,000 square foot retail building that would replace an existing structure that once housed a florist at a strip mall at the corner. The owner of the property is Dr. Nirmal Kumar, who runs a medical practice at that location. The new retail building would replace a small outlying building on the spot that used to house a florist. The Town Council's Land Use Committee discussed the issue Tuesday night and voted to recommend that the Town …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Lenders sent default notices to 11,443 homeowners in the county during the first quarter of 2012, compared to 13,957 by this time last year.
The number of Los Angeles County homes slipping toward foreclosure dropped by 18 percent in the first quarter of 2012, compared to the same period last year, a real estate information service reported this week. Lenders sent default notices to 11,443 homeowners in Los Angeles County in the first quarter, a decrease from the 2011 first-quarter total of 13,957, according to San Diego-based DataQuick. DataQuick numbers also show that there were 22 homes sold in Altadena in March and that the median sales price was $498,000, an increase of 20.8 percent compared to the median sales price in March of 2011. In Orange County, default notices were sent to 3,733 homeowners, down 19.8 percent from the 2011 first-quarter total of 4,652. Statewide, …
There will be a presentation on granting a permit to serve alcohol at a proposed Indian restaurant at the northeast corner of Washington and Altadena at a Tuesday Land Use Committee meeting
The Altadena Town Council Land Use Committee will hear a presentation at its Tuesday night meeting on a proposal to grant a permit to serve alcohol at a proposed Indian restaurant at the northeast corner of Altadena Drive and Washington Boulevard. The restaurant is part of a proposed 5,000 square foot retail building that would replace an existing structure that once housed a florist at a the strip mall at the corner. The representatives of the owner of the property told Patch prior to a county hearing on the matter that the permit is a crucial part of the project as financing for the deal is contingent on alcohol sales being part of the revenue generated by the restaurant. The permit would allow the sale of alcohol to restaurant patrons…
The market and cafe at the corner of New York and Allen will be open under new ownership in about a month, according to the new owner.
The Altadena Food Fair Market at New York and Allen will be closing down, changing ownership, and reopening in about a month, according to the store's new owner. Armen Gharibi, the store's new owner, is also the owner of a market in Glendale called "Armen's Market," the name which is also planned for the new market in Altadena. He said the market will be shut down soon for remodeling. The market will open with a deli and will also continue to serve food as the current market does, Gharibi said. He said the new market will be similar to the old. As of Monday, the Altadena Food Fair Market's doors were still open, though a large sign declaring 25 percent off of purchases and a placard notifying the public of the change of ownership were …
Monday, April 30, 2012
In the midst of the Altadena Community Visioning process, a local business owner takes a look at all the business services already available in Altadena.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The graphic below shows the most common words used by Altadena residents when describing what they treasure about Altadena, what problems it has, and their vision for its future.
At the first county Altadena Community Visioning workshop on April 4, the consultants asked participants to stick Post-It notes to the wall laying out what they treasure about Altadena, the challenges Altadena faces and their vision for its future. The roughly 125 participants came up with a whole variety of responses, but their were some common themes. The first graphic above captures some of them--the graphic is a word cloud that was created by inputting every single response written down on the Post-Its by the April 4 workshop participants. The next three graphics show what words people mentioned in each specific exercise, the first when they were asked about what they treasure about Altadena, the second when asked about Altadena's …
Monday, April 23, 2012
Starting May 9, Edison customers will have a choice between using the new smart meters or the old analog models. Altadena homes have mostly been switched to smart meters already.
A plan to let Southern California Edison customers who don't want new wireless smart meters at their homes -- preferring the older analog models -- was given final approval by the California Public Utilities Commission Thursday. Edison has mostly completed switching Altadena homes over to the new smart meter model, according to David Song, an Edison spokesman. The opt-out plan was requested by the San Diego-based Utility Consumers Action Network. Tentative approval of the arrangement was given last month by an administrative law judge. Opponents of smart meters have repeatedly expressed concerns over perceived health risks and privacy issues. A 2011 state report compiled by the California Council on Science and Technology says there are no…
Friday, April 20, 2012
Several new planned restaurants, a supermarket, and a farmers market seem to be pointing at change in Altadena's future. Is it the right kind of change?
Maybe it is a coincidence but it sure seems like a lot is going in the right direction lately in Altadena for people who want a more robust local business community. The evidence: It is these types of changes that has the new market manager for the farmers market calling Altadena the "next Brooklyn" and talking about it becoming the "epicenter" of a new food movement. Of course, some people have said either in the county's visioning workshops or on this site, or elsewhere, that they prefer a quieter community, so there may be some not eager to see all of these changes. We're curious to know what you think: are these positive developments for Altadena? Is this enough change or just a good start for more changes down the road? Or would you…
michele Zack
9:29 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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