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    Unsafe (but still eye catching) at any speed

    Martha Benedict snapped the above photo of a Corvair – one of the models featured in Ralph Nader’s 1965 book on the dangers of the American automobile – with a colorful paint job (and flat tire) in Montecito Heights. “It’s great to see this gorgeous Corvair, a relic of the 1960s, tarted up with racing [...]

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    Montecito Heights bug light

    Motorists driving near the Arroyo Seco Parkway and Avenue 52 last night were greeted by the sight of a giant, metallic dragon fly shimmering in lights. The sculpture – “Demoiselle” – is the work of an artist known as Lt. Mustardseed, who fabricates sculptures out of auto and machine parts.  Lt. Mustardseed had the piece [...]

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    This exhibit is for the birds

    The Audubon Center at Debs Park has teamed up with local artists from the Arroyo Arts Collective to present a month-long exhibit of bird-inspired artwork that opens today in Montecito Heights. Many of the pieces featured in the show – titled “For the Birds” – hang not from gallery walls but from trees in and [...]

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    Bomber and blimp join Dodger fans during opening day

    While the streets around Dodger Stadium were jammed with opening day traffic this afternoon, the skies above also attracted some game-day visitors. Martha Benedict snapped these photos from Montecito Heights, where residents caught sight of the wedged-shape B-2 Bomber that swept over the stadium shortly before the game began at 5 p.m. The Goodyear blimp [...]

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    Gardens of Montecito Heights brighten up a gray day

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    The ups and downs of a Debs Park hill run

    Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer // Who would want spend Saturday morning running four hilly miles? It looks like all sorts of adults, families, kids – and a dog or two – judging by the photos of yesterday’s 4-Mile Hill Challenge in Debs Park. Martha Benedict was there to capture scenes of determination and [...]

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    The contrasting colors of an L.A. winter

    Last night’s storm left Mount Wilson covered with snow and nourished the green and grassy slopes of Debs Park (foreground) in Montecito Heights. Photo by Martha Benedict

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    These mushrooms are for lounging, not eating

    Martha Benedict of Montecito Heights discovered an unexpected combination of  mushrooms and  lawn ornaments in her back yard: “Recent heavy rains and cool conditions have promoted a comfortable environment for fungi and recumbent garden ornaments.” Photo by Martha Benedict

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    How much longer will the public be able to enjoy the views from Flattop?

    Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer // Montecito Heights resident and photographer Martha Benedict has captured many panoramas of the city and mountains from Flattop, which consists of about 150 acres of  open land to the north of Lincoln Heights.  Here, on hills that rise nearly 800 feet high, one can find lots that have [...]

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    A gloomy day ends with rainbows and silver skies across Northeast L.A.

    Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer // Today’s tumultuous weather ended on a colorful note, with residents of Highland Park and Montecito Heights capturing images of rainbows and a silvery sunset.  In Highland Park, Nicole Possert photographed a rainbow arching over homes on Roselawn Place as well as over Chicken Boy on Figueroa Street (that’s [...]

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    Eastside Property Report: Will home buyers get more by waiting?

    The 90039 Zip Code, which includes Atwater Village and the north end of Silver Lake, is often the most pricey patch of real estate tracked by The Eastsider. That was the case in November, when the median sales price stood at $540,000, which is about one-third higher than in November of 2009, according to figures [...]

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    Holiday celebration draws a flock of kids to Debs Park Audubon Center

    Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer // The Audubon Center at Debs Park was more busy than usual on Saturday as kids learned how to make papel picado and other holiday decorations during an afternoon-long holiday celebration. Photographer Martha Benedict was on hand during the event, which included story telling and the decoration of “bird [...]

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    The twin moons of Debs Park explained

    A pair of white orbs floating over the top of Debs Park in Montecito Heights attracted a lot of attention last night.  Photographer Martha Benedict took a shot of the two objects, which were lighting balloons being used to illuminate a film shoot near the pond at the top of the park, according to her [...]

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    Debs Park to get extra LAPD patrols – on horseback

    Debs Park, which has been the scene of numerous off-leash dog attacks and other problems, will be getting extra horse back patrols by the LAPD’s Metro Mounted unit. However, LAPD Senior Lead Officer Phil Graciano said in an email there is no specific reason the mounted patrol  has been called in to the nearly 300-acre [...]

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    Work to resume on Montecito Heights solar panel project

    A Montecito Heights nursing home will be allowed to finish the installation of more than 1,400 solar panels on a hillside near Debs Park, officials with Councilman Ed Reyes said today.  The City Council ordered a temporary halt to the project in late September after residents complained about the safety and aesthetics of the solar [...]

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    More attention shines on solar panel projects in Eagle Rock and Montecito Heights

    The City Council is scheduled to revisit the issue of the Montecito Heights solar panel project on Wednesday, with the city’s Fire Department presenting a report about the potential risks posed by the 1,400 panels being installed on a hillside near Debs Park. Meanwhile, in Eagle Rock,  Occidental College’s Board of Trustees has given preliminary [...]

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