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Hi there, Altadena! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How one Altadena neighbor plans to rebuild after the Eaton Fire
  • How an Altadena dojo is fighting back after January’s devastating fire
  • How a former Altadena school director now helps thousands with cancer

Also on today's calendar: Pasadena Society of Artists 1925-2025, Artists Choice Exhibition RECEPTION. and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 78, low: 53.
  • Monday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Paradise Lost: Altadena resident navigates loss, resilience after Eaton Fire (pasadenaweekly.com) — An Altadena homeowner shares how the recent Eaton Fire destroyed her longtime Loma Alta house, forcing her into temporary housing while she navigates insurance, loans, and plans to rebuild. Her story highlights both the deep sense of loss and the strong community support she’s experienced, and her determination to return to what she still calls her Altadena paradise.
   

2. Rising From the Ashes: Two Dragons Martial Arts plans to rebuild and stay in Altadena (pasadenaweekly.com) — A beloved Altadena martial arts studio destroyed in the January 7 fires is moving ahead with buying back its longtime Lake Avenue site and rebuilding, thanks to strong community support and fundraising. Owner “Sipoo” Shelene Hearring, who has taught generations of local students, is still raising money through GoFundMe as she works to keep Two Dragons Martial Arts in Altadena and preserve the neighborhood’s character.
   

3. Living Beauty Cancer Foundation (outlooknewspapers.com) — A Pasadena nonprofit leader who once ran Escalon School in Altadena is being recognized for decades of work supporting women with cancer. Nancy Davidson has grown the Living Beauty Cancer Foundation from serving hundreds of women to thousands, drawing on years of local nonprofit and consulting experience.
   

4. Poets Salon: Finding Hope (coloradoboulevard.net) — A local poet reflects on losing beloved Altadena mountain trails in the New Year 2025 fires and finding resilience in the landscape’s eventual regrowth. She also shares experiences supporting vulnerable immigrants during ICE raids, and notes her upbringing in Pasadena and Altadena on unceded Tongva land. The piece invites residents to contribute their own poetry on themes of hope.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday December 13
  • Knitting and Crochet Club
    Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
    1:00 pm
  • Fifty & Funny AF at Ice House Comedy Club
    The Ice House , 24 N Mentor Ave , Pasadena
    7:00 pm
  • Elvis Tribute Night
    Hawg Heaven BBQ & Gastro Pub , 119 E Colorado Blvd , Pasadena
    7:00 pm
    • Tuesday December 16
  • Walk-in Tutoring With Dennis
    Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
    12:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • All clear after standoff in Palmdale, California. Suspect arrested.
    12:09AM on Dec 12: The suspect has been arrested, per reports from KTLA citing authorities. No further updates will be provided. 8:45PM on Dec 11:… (Nextdoor )
  • "Avoid the area" due to standoff in Palmdale, California.
    8:06PM on Dec 11: Residents are being instructed to avoid the area, shelter in place and use alternate routes near 35th Street East and Avenue R‑4 in… (Nextdoor )
  • Keurig Dr Pepper posted a job opening for Merchandiser Stocker in Altadena. Apply here.
  • Merry Maids posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Pasadena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Altadena here.

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