Why Did It Take a Fire for the World to Learn of Altadena’s Black Arts Legacy?
As Frieze Los Angeles shines a spotlight on art in the city, one community, long facing institutional apathy, calls for ...
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Celebrating Black History Month With Nikki High
The Altadena resident turned her bookstore, Octavia's Bookshelf, into a support hub to help her community during the recent ...
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In Altadena, where many Black families became homeowners, displaced residents grapple with grief and uncertainty
Octavia Butler ... acres in Altadena and parts of northeast Pasadena, reduced hundreds of homes to ash, and killed at least 16 people. It is one of the deadliest fires in California history.
The bookstore preserving the legacy of Altadena author Octavia Butler
Rebecca Castillo is a video creator and special projects lead for Los Angeles Times’ High School Insider and other Public Affairs programs. A Southern California native, she is an alumna of Swarthmore ...
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Some traveled west: Altadena residents draw on Black community strength
This California town, home to many migrants from the Deep South, has determined to rebuild after the Eaton fire’s destruction ...
We asked Altadena and Palisades residents what they feared about the future. Here’s what they said.
In the wake of the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires, many are wondering what will happen to these communities that had ...
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The race to save historic Altadena fireplace tiles — because they're all that’s left
“They were born of fire,” says Eric Garland, co-founder of Save The Tiles and long-time Altadena resident. The tiles were popular during Altadena’s architectural boom of the 1910s and ...
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Before Altadena burned down, it was a tight-knit community that welcomed my family | Opinion
There are no sidewalks in Altadena either. In fact, on its southern boundary with Pasadena, you can see where the LA sidewalk ends. If in California you’ve run out of continent, then in Altadena ...
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Razed Altadena Home Sells for $100K Over Its Asking Price—as L.A. Residents Flee Their Fire-Ravaged Houses
A home in Altadena, CA, that was burned to the ground by last month’s Eaton fire has been sold for more than $100,000 above the asking price—as questions remain about the future of the Los ...
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Displaced Altadena charter school gets temporary digs in Old Pasadena
The schools, which serve more than 800 K-eighth-grade students and whose Altadena campuses were destroyed or damaged by the Eaton Fire, secured a temporary, larger, and “more suitable learning space” ...
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Untangling the mystery of failed Altadena evacuations: ‘There should have been all sorts of red lights’
When flames bellowed up out of Eaton Canyon on the evening of Jan. 7, west Altadena did not ... Mark Ghilarducci, the former director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services ...