by Mark Goldschmidt – Not so long ago Altadena, a leafy backwater up against the mountains with cheap and charming housing…

Mark — along with essential help from his wife, Michele – has brought these newsletters to print almost 20 years…

In 1936, Danish illustrator and theatrical designer Kay Nielsen moved to a home on Marigold Street in Altadena with his wife, Ulla.

Charles White, one of America’s most important artists, first lived Altadena in 1959 on Kent Street…

When we returned to Altadena in 1998, my 9-year old daughter and I walked up to McGinty’s vintage clothing shop…

Mabel Duncan, AH Board Member from 2009-14, died last month at her home on Los Flores Drive. She will be missed…

We could all travel less and burrow into our own backyards more. Stay home, go deep, practice monogamy of place.