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December 12, 2007

Brick pro quo

Because I'm hoping beyond hope that Exalted Chairman Tim Brick will return my call for a watery story today, I'm not above calling attention to a recent article to which he hoped attention would be called:

Call me.

Landscape Architecture, the glossy monthly magazine of the American Society of Landscape Architects, this month features the Arroyo Seco as an outstanding example of urban stream restoration efforts. The article stars landscape architects Lynne Dwyer and Rosa Laveaga and prominently highlights the role of the Arroyo Seco Foundation.

Linda McIntyre, the article's author, details recent restoration programs in Pasadena's Central Arroyo and puts them in the context of the larger watershed restoration program and the revitalization of the Los Angeles River.

UPDATED: Tim called two minutes into my conversation with Nancy Long at Pasadena Water and Power. You see, on days like today, none of my morning calls end up returned until late afternoon. And when they do, everyone calls at once. For this reason, I disseminate my office extension (one line only), my work-sponsored cell phone and personal cell phone numbers.

Scooped!

Proctor v Coleman in the steel cageOnce again gainfully employed and blogging, The Noticeable One scooped me on news that Pasadena's weekly reporter (unlike us daily ... okay I need a new joke) Andre Coleman is set to surrender the raptures of bachelorhood for the bonds of marriage.

Actually I've met the bride-to-be; she's cool, smart, and totally hot!

Straining to channel a moment of sincerity: Congratulations dude. Advantage: Andre.

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