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San Marino celebrates 4th of July

irina — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:10:50 +0000

Our annual family tradition is to celebrate 4th of July at Lacy Park. We wake up early, stand in line and run to get our coveted place on the lawn in anticipation of the evening festivities. Well… I overslept… sort of. My daughter checked the time and said the park opened at 8 am, but… the doors opened at 7 am. Oh well… there’s always a first time.

We did find a spot close to the Virginia entrance of Lacy Park. It should be convenient trying to find it late at night.

This year, the program includes the Rotary Club of San Marino Parade with the San Marino City Council, San Marino School Board Members and Little League All Stars participating. The parade starts at 4:45 and will run through 6 pm.

From 5 pm to 8 pm is the Family Fun Zone time so bring the kidlets. Tom Sullivan’s Dixieland Band will entertain from 7 pm to 7:45 pm and San Marino High School Chambre Choir will perform God Bless America, National Anthem and America the Beautiful at 8:45 pm.

Fireworks will begin at 9:05!

Author Ray Bradbury is Coming to San Marino Crowell Library

irina — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:04:39 +0000

Lots of activities are taking place in San Marino today. San Marino’s new public Library – Crowell Library – is having its first anniversary! I can’t believe that it’s been a year already!

To help celebrate, guest author – Ray Bradbury will be in attendance at 1 pm. Ray Bradbury is best known for Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, but has authored more than 500 published works.

Many of his books were adapted for movies and TV.

Also, at the Crowell Library at 11:30 am, a musical performance with Sarah Yu on Zither and at 2 pm. Jim Jam Children’s program: “Tales from the Chinese New Year”.

San Marino library is located at 1890 Huntington Drive in San Marino, California (corner of West Drive.) Come early for easy parking.

Also, right next to the library, Huntington Middle School is the location for the annual Chinese New Year Carnival sponosored by the Chinese School. The carnival begins at 9:30 am and ends at 1 pm.

If you make it out to San Marino today, don’t forget to visit Lacy Park. It’s just a few blocks away. Remember that on weekends, there’s a small entry fee so bring some cash.

See you in San Marino!

San Marino’s Lacy Park: You Never Know What You’ll Find

irina — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:47:23 +0000

Yesterday morning, I saw these huge, orange colored mushrooms in Lacy Park. Anyone know what kind they are?

Is San Marino a Walkable Neighborhood?

irina — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:55:08 +0000

Living in San Marino, I find that I am doing a lot more walking. I’m only several blocks away from the San Marino library, Starbucks, Japanese, Chinese and Seafood restaurants. About 10 minutes away from Lacy Park. 20 minutes away from Huntington Library and lately my husband and I started taking long walks to Pasadena’s South Lake Avenue District. That walk takes us about 45 minutes – not bad!

Walkscore.com is a website that looks at “walkability” of a particular neighborhood. It helps people find walkable places to live. With gas prices going through the roof and the health benefits of walking, this website calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc. Walk Score measures how easy it is to live a car-lite lifestyle—not how pretty the area is for walking.

Why Walking Matters

Walkable neighborhoods offer surprising benefits to our health, the environment, and our communities.

Better health: A study in Washington State found that the average resident of a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood weighs 7 pounds less than someone who lives in a sprawling neighborhood.¹ Residents of walkable neighborhoods drive less and suffer fewer car accidents, a leading cause of death between the ages of 15-45.