Gold Line $764 mil. shortfall

The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority has announced a $764 million funding gap for the next planned leg of the light rail line from Azusa to Claremont near the L.A. County line. That $1.574 billion, 23-mile extension would add on to the to the 11-mile extension being built now between Pasadena and Azusa that [...]

Forest cabin for sale

Rustic cabins in the forest above Arcadia for sale — only $45,000 and $50,000. Both cabins are among the 80 remaining cabins remaining in Big Santa Anita Canyon. CABIN 101 This cabin is located in the Spruce Grove area. The cabin has been actively used and is being sold because the owner passed away. There [...]

Santa Anita closes big

Santa Anita Park ended its 2012 winter/spring season April 22 with more than 580,000 admissions. It was one of a clean sweep of category gains for the 75th season, along with on-track attendance, handle and overall pari-mutuel handle. Santa Anita’s out-of-state business was robust, propelling The Great Race Place to finish up with a 7% increase [...]

Arboretum Garden Fest May 4-6

Update May 4, 2012: The Los Angeles Country Arboretum and Botanic Garden will present “GROW! A Garden Festival this weekend, May 4-6. The festivities began Friday evening with big band music from the Big Band Theory, and tequila cocktails by Nobleza Tequila and wine flights offered by Phantom Rivers Winery, accompanied by appetizers from Claud & [...]

Mad Men show at Rod’s Grill

The episode of AMC’s “Mad Men” that was filmed at Rod’s Grill on Huntington Drive last October was featured this past week on the network. An extensive amount of footage at Rod’s is featured in this season’s episode called “Far Away Places,” in which star Jon Hamm’s Don Draper character is featured in a tense discussion [...]

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