How Altadena became the L.A. dream for Gen X and millennial artists, writers, musicians
For a particular creative community, Altadena represented one of the last great affordable places in L.A. to raise a family.
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The Master Origami Artist Whose Collection Turned to Ash in Altadena
The week prior, the house where he lived with his wife, Diane, had burned down when the Eaton Fire erupted and swept through Altadena, outside Los Angeles, with incredible speed, levelling entire ...
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An artist gifts 1,000 drawings of homes destroyed by fires
One artist’s offer to create free portraits of homes destroyed in the Palisades and Eaton Fires generated hundreds of ...
Altadena comedy club PDA burned down, but owners say its love hasn’t burned out
The 35-seat venue that was home to local comics and big acts, such as Maria Bamford, Alex Borstein and Fred Armisen, was ...
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For historically Black Altadena, the combined wildfire loss of generational wealth and personal heirlooms is indescribable
Among them was Rodney Nickerson, whose family found the 82-year-old’s remains in his Altadena home. His son, Eric, told CNN his father was a hardworking Black engineer and veteran who was proud ...
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Fire-ravaged Altadena attracting real estate vultures eyeing deals
On Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order banning unsolicited, low-ball property offers in ...
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Altadena native Tristan Boyer, whose home was evacuated during the wildfires, is playing for something bigger, and concentrating harder
Altadena is where Boyer would wait with his ... He qualified for the main draw at a major for the first time, beating countryman Chris Eubanks in his final qualifying match. He’s also, at ...
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Fire-ravaged Altadena attracting real estate vultures eyeing deals
It’s hard not to draw parallels between Altadena and Hawaii’s Lahaina, both tight-knit communities of mostly middle-class people situated in an idyllic landscape devastated by wildfire.