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TERA and the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council are jointly sponsoring a
meet and greet the candidates for the 14th Council District on Thursday,
February 8, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock,
located at 2225 Colorado Boulevard, in Eagle Rock, of course. This is not
a debate between the candidates. Properly used by the attendees, it can be
much more. Each of the candidates gets to make a statement, lasting for a
few minutes. Then, the candidates get to mingle with and interact with the
audience. People in the audience are free to ask them questions about the
issues that are important to them, hear the response and judge for whom
they want to vote. Rather than make a decision on how to cast one’s vote
based on the best sound byte or snappy answer, you get to interact with
the candidates on a one-to-one basis. If one of the candidates launches
into an attack on the other candidate that is irrelevant to the question,
you get to tell that candidate to stop and just answer the question. You
don’t have to rely on a facilitator filtering all of the questions and
answers. This is really interactive democracy. We hope you will mark it on
your calendar, show up and participate.
And speaking of showing up and participating, the crowd that showed up
for TERA’s public meeting on Tuesday, January 23rd at the Center for the
Arts were treated to a lively and informative discussion about the
real-life experiences of architect Julia Strickland and her husband in
building their own house in Eagle Rock using ideas about sustainable
housing. In addition, Eagle Rock architect Tom Yang gave a fascinating
presentation on the architectural geography of Eagle Rock, highlighting
prominent buildings in Eagle Rock, good and bad, past and existing, making
great use of many photos provided by Eric Warren, president of the Eagle
Rock Valley Historical Society. Lots of ideas about building a greener
community and thoughts on the future development in Eagle Rock were
exchanged.
Several items of interest were considered at last night’s Land Use and
Planning Committee (LUPC) of the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council (ERNC).
The LUPC makes recommendations to the ERNC Directors regarding planning
and land use matters. The LUPC recommended approval of the Conditional Use
Permit application for the sale of a full line of alcoholic beverages by
the Seafood City Market located in the Eagle Rock mall, with the request
that the Market request the Mall management patrol the parking lot and
Rock Glen, immediately south of the mall parking lot, to insure that laws
against off-site consumption of alcohol are enforced.
The LUPC also took in testimony from residents regarding the proposed
9-lot single family subdivision proposed for 4875 Onteora Place, near the
intersection of Round Top and Kerwin. The neighbors voiced concerns
regarding the proposed density of the project, geologic stability of the
site, grading on the site, financial feasibility of the proposed project,
parking available for the project, traffic and access to and from the
proposed project, and the scale of the proposed houses in relation to the
existing development in the area. The developers of the proposed project
will be advised of these concerns and will respond at the next LUPC
meeting, scheduled for Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at Eagle
Rock City Hall. The public is not only welcome but encouraged to attend.
The LUPC considered a small lot subdivision located at 1546 West
Yosemite Drive, which proposes 15 single family dwellings. The proposed
subdivision proposes some green and renewable construction methods,
including a grasscrete driveway and two car garages. Nearby residents
voiced concern over the lack of available guest parking on the site and
the possible impact of the height of the buildings. The LUPC recommended
approval of the proposed project, conditioned upon a maximum height of 35
feet and that inquiries be made into sharing the use of the adjacent
parking lot for guest parking. The public hearing on this proposed
subdivision is reported to be on March 7, 2007.
Michael Tharp,
President
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ERNC
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ERNC ELECTIONS ARE COMING! WE WANT YOU TO RUN FOR OFFICE!
Elections for the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council will be held Sat.
March 31 from 10:00am - 4:00pm at Eagle Rock City Hall. NOW is the time to
throw your hat in the ring and become a candidate! An informational
meeting will be held on Jan. 27 and the deadline to file as a candidate is
Feb. 26.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE BOARD SEATS OPEN FOR 2007 ELECTION:
Youth Director, Must be a Stakeholder (*16 years or older)
Public Safety Director, Must be a Stakeholder
Education Director, Must be a Stakeholder with a connection to
educational institution
Director Sub-District 1, Must be a Stakeholder from Sub-District 1
Director Sub-Director 3, Must be a Stakeholder from Sub-District 3
Director Sub-District 4, Must be a Stakeholder from Sub-District 4
Director Sub-District 6, Must be a Stakeholder from Sub-District 6
Civic Director, Must be a Stakeholder with a connection to a civic
organization
Business Director, Must be a Stakeholder with a connection to a
business
For a map of Eagle Rock sub-districts, please go to www.EagleR
ockCouncil.org and click on “map and sub- district boundaries.”
If you wish to run for any of the above positions you will need to fill
out a Candidate Filing Form which can be returned by mail or email. You
will need to include a 125 word candidate statement and provide
documentation proving your eligibility to run for office. Proof of your
stakeholder status can include a copy of your ID with address, or if you
live outside Eagle Rock, a letter from the Eagle Rock business,
organization, educational institution or faith-based group through which
you qualify as an ERNC stakeholder.
Candidate application forms are available to now online at
www.EagleRockCouncil.org (click on elections) Or at: Eagle Rock Library
5027 Caspar Avenue, LA, CA 90041
A candidate information session will be held THIS Sat. January 27th
10-11:30am at Eagle Rock Library 5027 Caspar Avenue.
This will be a no write-in election. You must sign up as a candidate to
be eligible for a seat. All candidate filing forms must be filed (email
date stamped or postmarked) by Feb. 26, 2007. Act now!
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Harry Belafonte
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HARRY BELAFONTE TO SPEAK AT OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE FEB. 6
Entertainer and social activist Harry Belafonte will give a talk titled
“A Committed Life,” at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6 in Occidental College’s
Thorne Hall. The talk is free and open to the public. Belafonte’s artistic
and humanitarian work has been recognized with an Emmy, a Tony, the
National Medal of Arts, the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Prize and the
Nelson Mandela Courage Award. His 1955 “Calypso” album was the first to
sell a million copies, and he was an organizer of the “We are the World”
song, which raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Africa. He has
served as a cultural adviser for the Peace Corps and a goodwill ambassador
for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Belafonte’s support of the civil rights movement took place both in
public and behind the scenes. He first met King in New York City in 1956,
becoming a confidant and supporter until King’s death in 1968. In 1963, he
raised $50,000 for King’s bail after he was jailed in Birmingham, Ala.
Later that year, he hosted a meeting in his home between Sen. Robert F.
Kennedy and black activists, including the author James Baldwin. And in
1968, when he guest hosted “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” for a
week, he had King on the show.
Belafonte’s Feb. 6 appearance is part of Occidental’s First Tuesday
Speaker Series. Sponsored by the Remsen Bird Fund, the series brings a
dynamic speaker to campus on the first Tuesday of every month. Past
speakers include Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, author Reza
Aslan, and journalists Paul Glastris and Stephen F. Hayes.
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Read Books! in
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After years of community requests for a literary hangout, Eagle Rock
will finally have a used bookstore and newsstand: Read Books will open
Feb.1 at 4972 Eagle Rock Boulevard.
According to owners and local residents Jeremy and Debbie Kaplan, the
bookstore will carry an extensive collection of literature (classics,
popular novels), nonfiction (historical, holocaust, boxing, and
cookbooks), children & young adults, first editions, and signed books.
Read Books will also stock a newsstand with more than 500 titles. The
initial selection includes specialty magazines for a broad range of
interests, local periodicals, and titles in business and finance,
technology, fashion, entertainment, gaming, gambling, home and garden,
comics, lifestyle, politics, music, sports, travel and more.
In the coming months, the store will offer reading groups, workshops,
and a variety of community based activities.
Read Books, 4972 Eagle Rock Boulevard, Los Angeles, Ca. 90041. (323)
259-9068
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Bill Moyers at
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BILL MOYERS TO SPEAK AT OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE FEB. 12
Emmy Award-winning journalist Bill Moyers will speak on the country’s
political climate in a talk scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12 at
Occidental College’s Thorne Hall. Admission is free. For a campus map and
directions, please visit http:/
/www.oxy.edu/MapsDirections.xml.
During his 25 years in broadcasting, Moyers has pursued a broad
spectrum of journalism. He has been the executive editor of “Bill Moyers’
Journal,” senior news analyst for the “CBS Evening News,” chief
correspondent for “CBS Reports,” and host of “NOW with Bill Moyers.” Since
establishing his independent production company, Public Affairs
Television, in 1986, Moyers has produced such programs as “Facing Hate
with Elie Wiesel,” “Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth,” and “Healing
and the Mind.”
In addition to broadcasting, Moyers has pursued a wide range of public
service. He was deputy director of the Peace Corps under President John F.
Kennedy and special assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson. Moyers left
the White House to become publisher of Newsday, and for 12 years he was a
trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation. He now serves as president of The
Florence and John Schumann Foundation.
Moyers is a graduate of the University of Texas, and he holds a master
of divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. His
appearance is being sponsored by the Values and Vocations Project, which
is operated through Occidental’s Office for Religious & Spiritual
Life.
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Donate Blankets
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Subject: The Homeless Need Blankets
Dear Friends,
Per Susie Shannon, Executive Director of the Los Angeles-based Poverty
Matters (see http://povertymatt
ers.org/), the homeless are very much in need of blankets. We are
collecting blankets that we will distribute to the homeless in Northeast
Los Angeles and Pasadena on Sunday, January 28th and on Sunday, February
4th.
Note that there while there homeless people in Pasadena, no homeless
shelters exist to accommodate them. Poverty Matters will be distributing
blankets in Downtown Los Angeles.
If you have clean blankets to donate, please drop them off at
Carlotta's Passion Fine Art, 2012 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, (Eagle
Rock). The cross street is Maywood Ave.
Thank you.
Bob Squires, Jose Vera, and Tania Verafield
Bob Squires, Owner/Director, Carlotta's Passion Fine Art, 2012 Colorado
Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90041; Tel: 323.259.1563. Hours: Wednesday -
Sunday, 12:00 - 9:00 p.m.
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Music Feast @
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A Musical Feast; Vivaldi, C.P.E. Bach, Chavez, Stravinsky, Piazzolla
Sunday, February 11 at 4pm. Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Sonia Marie De Leon
de Vega, Music Director/Conductor. Experience the virtuosity of Mark
Menzies, New Zealand's premier Violinist. Occidental College - Thorne
Hall, Eagle Rock, 1600 Campus Road Tickets: www.scorchestra
.org Prices: $24, $18, $5 (youth) SCO office: 323.259.3011
Jenny Krusoe
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
mail: brian@centerartseaglerock.org
phone: 323.226.1617
web: http://w
ww.centerartseaglerock.org
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Rte. 66 Kicks @
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CENTER FOR THE ARTS, EAGLE ROCK IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE FIFTH ANNUAL
“ROUTE 66” ART AUCTION, MARCH 3, 2007
Plan to Celebrate & Support One of the Last Remaining Non-Profit
Arts and Cultural Programming Centers in Northeast Los Angeles at a Gala
Event.
(January 25, 2007)- The Board of Directors and Staff of Center for the
Arts, Eagle Rock cordially invite you to attend the Fifth Annual Route 66
Art Auction.
The auction opens to the public at 7p.m., with a members’ preview
reception beginning at 6p.m.
The Route 66 Auction is a yearly fundraiser, and this year’s annual
event will be one to remember. The fundraiser highlights the best that
Northeast Los Angeles has to offer, while supporting Center for the Arts,
Eagle Rock, a vital non-profit arts organization to the city of Los
Angeles. The auction will feature established, gallery-represented artists
actively sought by collectors, all generously donated by artists who
support the mission of the Center. Last year, over 200 pieces of artwork
were donated to the Center, and a wide variety of work insured that there
was a piece to suit every attendee’s taste, desire, and budget.
The Silent Auction will begin at 7 p.m.
The Live Auction will begin at 9:30 p.m.
While bidding on art, enjoy appetizers courtesy of Minx, and a no-host
wine and martini bar, provided by Columbo’s.
Raffles will take place over the course of the evening. Admission to
the event is $20, but is free to members both new and renewing.
Memberships start at $35 annually, and will be available on the evening of
the event. All proceeds from both admission and the auction support the
festivals, arts programming, and exhibitions of Center for the Arts, Eagle
Rock.
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock is a nonprofit 501 (c) 3 organization
whose mission is to provide multicultural and innovative arts programming
to the communities of Northeast Los Angeles. Programs include art
exhibitions, public arts projects, free community festivals such as the
Eagle Rock Music Festival, after school classes, a Summer Arts Camp, and
more.
The Center is located at 2225 Colorado Blvd. in the Los Angeles
community of Eagle Rock, close to the intersection of Eagle Rock and
Colorado Boulevards. For more information on the Center for the Arts, and
its creative community programs, visit: www.cen
terartseaglerock.org.
Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, 323.226.1617
renee@centersartseaglerock.org
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Paul Farmer to
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MEDICAL ACTIVIST PAUL FARMER TO SPEAK AT OCCIDENTAL FEB. 17
Physician, medical anthropologist and MacArthur “genius” grant
recipient Dr. Paul Farmer will speak on “Global Health Equity – Examples
from Haiti to Rwanda” at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17 on the Occidental
College campus. Farmer’s talk in Alumni Auditorium (Johnson Hall 200) will
launch Occidental’s new Phi Beta Kappa Speakers Forum. The presentation is
free and open to the public.
Should the bird flu break out one day in the United States, Farmer
would be one of the first experts consulted on how to contain the
pandemic. A professor of social medicine at Harvard Medical School and
medical director of a free clinic for the rural poor in Haiti, he is a
founding director of Partners in Health, an international charity that
focuses on providing care to people plagued by illness and poverty.
Drawing on his experience as a practicing physician and as chief of the
Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities at Brigham and Women’s
Hospital (BWH) in Boston, Farmer has pioneered novel, community-based
treatment strategies for AIDS and tuberculosis (including
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis) in collaboration with colleagues in the
United States, Haiti, Peru, and Russia.
He has written extensively about health and human rights, and about the
role of social inequalities in the distribution and outcome of infectious
diseases. His books include Pathologies of Power (University of California
Press, 2003) and Infections and Inequalities (University of California
Press, 1998). In 1993, Farmer was awarded a John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation “genius award” in recognition of his work. He is the
subject of Tracy Kidder’s Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr.
Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (Random House, 2003). A
graduate of Duke, Farmer received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Harvard. New
York entrepreneur Robert Merriman Ruenitz ’60 and his wife Jeri Hamilton
established the Phi Beta Kappa Speakers Forum at Occidental last year to
bring a provocative speaker to the campus each spring.
The purpose of the Phi Beta Kappa Speakers Forum is twofold: to create
an opportunity for student leaders from various disciplines to know each
other better, and to bring a speaker to campus that will spark discussion,
possibly leading to action beyond the normal academic experience.
Directions to and a map of the Occidental campus can be found at http:/
/www.oxy.edu/mapsdirections.xml.
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Councilmember Jose Huizar sends a reminder of a City Budget and Finance
Committee Meeting of the Los Angeles City Council. There will be a Special
Committee meeting in Eagle Rock on Monday, January 29, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.
at the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock at 2225 Colorado Boulevard, Los
Angeles, CA 90041.
The Budget and Finance Committee has adopted a tradition of listening
to residents’ budgetary concerns while gathering information to prepare
for budget deliberations. Residents are urged to attend and become
involved in the budget deliberation process. A general public comment
period will also be available to attendees. Please contact (213)473- 7014
for additional information.
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Meeting, Wednesday, January 31 at 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at Ramona Hall,
4600 N. Figueroa
Calling for the support on the strategy to save and expand the
Southwest Museum at its original location in Northeast Los Angeles. For
information call 323-222-8327.
www.FriendsOfTheSouthwestMuseum.com
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Seth Budick writes:
If you're like me, you might have had trouble sleeping last week, with
images of icicle encrusted citrus dancing in your head. Well so far, it
looks like our farmers came out more or less ok, though we'll know more in
the next few weeks as pickers evaluate all the fruit. In the short term at
least, there's certainly no shortage of any of your favorite fruit, so
don't let that stop you from coming down to the market this week.
There's probably no more humble vegetable at the winter market than
broccoli. So ubiquitous that you might look right past it, especially if
you're one of the small, but vocal minority that isn't enamored of this
Italian native. But perhaps those doubters have never tasted broccoli as
fresh as what's available right now at the market from Santiago Farms. If
you've ever grown it in a backyard garden, you know that the flavor of
broccoli, like that of virtually every fresh vegetable, decays rapidly
after picking. That's why garden or farm fresh broccoli has a vitality, a
flavor that I think of as "greenness" that disappears virtually overnight
after harvest. I don't need to say it, but this is yet another reason why
we're so lucky to have this market in our collective backyard, because we
can enjoy the freshness of just-picked vegetables without that pesky down
payment on our own tractors.
Broccoli is actually cousin to about half the vegetables at the farmers
market, being a member of the cabbage family. The resemblance to
cauliflower, its paler and more tightly bunched sibling is clear, but
broccoli is also related to cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale, kohlrabi and
collard greens. And like most of those vegetables, broccoli is almost
ridiculously good for you; rich in vitamins A, C, E, K, fiber and folate
(especially important for pregnant women), and more minerals than you
could shake a stick at. As far as cooking goes, broccoli, steamed or
sautéed, loves garlic of course. It can be easy to get into a rut though
with broccoli, so why not try this recipe for an easy (30 min or less) and
scrumptious cream of broccoli soup, perfect for a cold weeknight dinner.
Just add 1lb (about 2 bunches) of broccoli florets to a pot of 4 cups of
vegetable broth (Trader Joe's has a good one) along with 4 cloves of
garlic and a roughly chopped and skinned russet potato. Bring to a boil
and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes, until the vegetables are soft.
Puree the vegetables and broth in a blender and add 2 tsp. salt and 1C, in
descending order of indulgence, of cream, half & half, or (shudder)
milk and warm again. This soup is great the second day, so don't worry
about not finishing it, and thank Mark Bittman for the idea.
The usual winter suspects are all in season, take a look at htt
p://www.friends4oldlafarmersmarket.org for a list, as well as recipes
and nutritional information for everything available at the market. As
always, if you have a recipe involving market produce that's so good you'd
like to share, please send it to sbudick@caltech.edu. And if you're not
the greatest cook, that's alright too as honey pineapple chicken, fresh
tamales, roasted corn and potatoes are all available for dinner. And don't
forget about the tempting and delicious fresh breads, cheeses and fruit
preserves also available at the market.
Please stop by the market for fresh, field- ripened, high quality
produce from local farmers and spend time with your friends, neighbors and
other community members.
The Highland Park Certified Farmers Market is located adjacent to the
Highland Park Gold Line station at Marmion Way between Ave. 57 & 58
and operates Tuesdays from 3-7PM.
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Gamble House
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The Gamble House at 98 years old is proudly launching a new in-depth,
craftsman-led tour.
Master wood craftsman, Jim Ipekjian, has created and will lead a 2-1/2
hour tour that will reveal to the visitors how architects Charles and
Henry Greene, contractors Peter and John Hall and their craftsmen, created
The Gamble House, the furniture, and the decorative arts.
The tour will debut on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. Additional
public tours will be scheduled throughout the year and the dates posted on
the website: www.gamblehouse.org. Private groups may also book this tour.
General admission to the public tour, $75 per person, private group rate
for 8 people, $560.
Bobbi Mapstone, PR Manager for The Gamble House
4 Westmoreland Place
Pasadena, CA 91103
Tel. Gamble House 626 793-3334
Fax 626 395-9783
website: http://www.gam
blehouse.org
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Happy New Year, Everyone!
My website is finally LIVE! Check it out at http://www.they
owling.com !
More BIG news...my one-woman show The Yowling & Other Sounds from
Highland Park debuts Sat. Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. and Sun. Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. at
The Powerhouse Theatre in Santa Monica as part of the What's the Story?
Works-in-Progress Solo Performance Festival. It's an honor to be featured
with such a terrific group of performers. Here's the blurb:
Trying to find herself and having no place to go, an uptown girl from
private college lands in the neighborhood of her nightmares, an
impoverished Latino barrio in Northeast L.A. Slowly sucked into a foreign
world, she crashes into herself, God, the guttural cry of her soul and
then does the unthinkable... she marries one of the "them." Through an
exotic blend of dance, drama, storytelling, and poetry, Lisa Marie
Sandoval sweeps you into a story of love, angst, fear, and hope. The
Yowling & Other Sounds from Highland Park will bring you face to face
with your own yowling and what it is you really search for.
If you know you're going...here's a shortcut to buy tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/9551
. The website has detailed info. on this and more...a Poetry Gallery,
photos from the "Life Through My Eyes" youth poetry jam, other
collaborations, and how you can bring The Yowling to your neighborhood.
Click on http://www.they
owling.com and let me know what you think. Tell your friends.
2007 is going to be a great year! Many blessings of joy, health, and
love to you!
Peace,
Lisa Marie Sandoval
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Hi Michael,
Am happy to hear about the upcoming meeting and look forward to meeting
some other TERA members. Does anyone know what is happening at the former
Townsend Gallery (lately Cache) and the former self defense studio next
door to it? It's a great couple of buildings, one w/parking lot! Thanks
also to Mona Field for her update on SBC DSL service.
I'll see if my area (Hill Dr area) is available for service yet. I was
told that one needed to be within 3 miles of 'the tower' by some IT
friends.
PS the South Pas Thursday eve Farmers Market has Organic Produce by a
number of venders, and is a very good quality farmers market.
Tom Craig
It's my understanding that a top notch restaurant is going in next
to Pollen at Townsend and Colorado, if that's the site you mean. I haven't
heard an opening date yet but am looking forward to it.
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