GIGA GRANADA HILLS

California Living, by Nate Page (select raw footage) from machine project on Vimeo . In a neighborhood not known for having a vibrant street life, or even particularly chatty neighbors, on Thursday night, artist Nate Page brought everyone out onto the sidewalks, feeling friendly, open, and proud. "Felt almost like Halloween!" noted one resident on the lively, street-party-like atmosphere in Balboa Highlands that began at 8pm and ran until 11. Page, in conjunction with art collective Machine Project and as part of Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture In L.A. , created an installation in which he projected video footage of the homes' residents, going about their daily lives, in 15-minute loops onto the houses' exteriors. Through Page's piece intended, in part, to be a commentary on suburban isolation with a tad of peeping Tom voyeurism thrown in, in practice, the feeling was neither of those. By essentially stripping their houses naked an...

  Balloons and streamers heralded the opening of a new Togo's restaurant in Granada Hills in the OSH shopping center last month -- right across the street from the Jersey Mike's opened in 2010. But does new interloper Togo's pose a threat to Jersey Mike's sandwich supremacy? Giga Granada Hills pitted sandwiches from both stores against each other in a salami-to-salami face off to see which sub Granada Hillsians should let into their hearts and mouths. Sadly, it was no edge-of-the-seat contest, as one combatant's the victory was swift and decisive. Seems that the new sub in town just couldn't hold off the Jersey boy. Our panel of six tasters -- which included a new mom eager to shake off the shackles of her pregnancy-proscribed cold cut drought -- quickly came to unanimous consensus that Jersey Mike's Number 13, the "Original Italian" bested Togo's Number 16, simply called "The Italian." Taster comments on Togos:  ...

Medicine, fronted by Granada Hills resident Brad Laner, is described by Anthony Gonzalez of M83 as "one of the most underrated bands from the 90's and  also one of my favorite Shoegaze bands. They represent everything I love in music. Distorted and bendy guitar riffs mixed with beautiful airy vocal melodies."  The band's reunion album,   "To The Happy Few," their first in nearly 20 years, is out today.  The trio of Laner, Beth Thompson and Goodall will be playing two special shows: an August 11th date at  The Echo in Los Angeles and an August 16th show at Music Hall Of Williamsburg in Brooklyn.

More bear news! Lock your doors! Lock your honey jars! Lock your picanik baskets! Daily News

Granada Hills Charter High School has purchased the Northridge campus of the private Pinecrest Schools for $5.6 million, with an eye toward expanding its presence in the north San Fernando Valley, officials said Monday. Pinecrest will continue to operate the elementary school through 2014-15, when Granada Hills Charter will take control of the six-acre campus. Read the rest at DailyNews.com

is the one here, filmed on Chatsworth Street in Granada Hills. 

Should a child prone to frequent violent outbursts be allowed to remain in a mainstream classroom? At a Granada Hills elementary school, this is the question that parents and staff members are asking after a student who has physically attacked at least three staff members, fracturing the arm of one, has been allowed to remain in class despite the complaints of anxious parents. But LAUSD policies leave little alternative, and the child, who according to parent witnesses exhibits extreme behavioral issues on a daily basis, has caused disruptions, anxiety, and injuries to staff and others since the school year began in August. "I feel worried for my child's safety," said one parent at the school who has a child in the same classroom. "I have a real bug in my stomach. You never know what sort of thing this child could get from home and bring to school."  Officals at the school and Los Angeles Unified School District would not comment, citing the student...