GIGA GRANADA HILLS

Granada Hills' newest cafe, indie-spirited Cafe Racer, is easy to miss. Located on Chatsworth across the street from Vic's Vintage, the small coffeehouse that's been open for less than two months is yet another promising development in the march of our town's main drag toward becoming a place people might actually want to spend time on. Serving drip coffee, waffles, and panini sandwiches, the cafe is a one-man operation run by Brian Lee, who rehabilitated the space from the ground up after it was vacated by Ani Bakery. Here's a video tour of the cafe with Brian Lee, the cafe's owner. Cafe Racer is located at 17815 Chatsworth St., Granada Hills, between Yarmouth and Zelzah.

April 12 There will be a Congressional Candidate Forum this Thursday, April 12, 7pm at the Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences Theater: 10445 Balboa Blvd. Granada Hills, CA 91344 Parking in Structure Congressional Candidates: Howard Berman, Mark Reed, Susan Shelley, Brad Sherman are on the ballot this June 5th. The Forum will be moderated by the principals of Granada Hills 3 High Schools: Brian Bauer, Granada Hills Charter High, Suzanne Blake, Kennedy High, Gregory Vallone, VAAS

L.A. council discusses plan to restrict locations of group homes (Los Angeles Times)

Story at LATimes.com

The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade organizers manage to wrap things up at the 2.5 hour mark, and I hate to be the one to point this out, but may I gently suggest that the Granada Hills Holiday Parade isn't quite the extravaganza that the Rose Parade is. Note to the mom who was talking on her cell phone as she strolled down the street pulling a Radio Flyer behind her: we can still see you. Yes, we understand that the adorable toddler you're towing in that wagon is the main attraction, but a parade is supposed to be about visual spectacle. And you talking on your cell phone ain't it. My suggestion: if the call is an emergency, consider abandoning the route midway. It's really alright to do that. And if the call's not an emergency, it's really alright to say, "Can I call you back? I'm in a parade." Or at the very least, perhaps just occasionally wave your phone at the nice people lined up on the sidewalks. Look, I've said it...

...So why not take a gander at the Giga Granada Hills Thanksgiving Archives? Instead of making me come up with new stuff all the time! Dueling Turkeys! Looking something like a cream puff swan put through a mutagenic process of unchecked cell division, there's not one, but two shops in Granada Hills that are proudly displaying these creatures. The Turkey Of Terror He bristles when anyone comes near, fanning out his feathers aggressively, and turning his blood-red, scaly, alien looking head towards you... For Those About To Decorate, We Salute You. The Santa in a Granada Hills front yard in the photo at left hangs his head in shame and exhaustion.

A crew installs Christmas decorations on Chatsworth Street. Mark your calendar: the Granada Hills Holiday Parade will be held on December 4 at 1:30pm.