Book Launch

Tom Elliott and David Jerome will host a book launch at Past Times Collectibles on Saturday, March 30th from 11am to 2pm.

The only known photo of Harvey

Eggs

If you like fun and food and FREE, this is for you. The fun began when the first Easter egg was hidden in early March and it continues through the end of March with a egg being hidden in a different location in Fullerton every Saturday and Sunday.

It’s not the invisible rabbit in the classic movie Harvey but the ubiquitous Tim Johnson who hides them, and everyone can find the clues on his Fullerton Loves Food Facebook page. If you find one, you win a $25 gift certificate from a local restaurant. Good luck and happy hunting.

Library Part II

In the last issue, we encouraged our readers to support the main branch, and now we have great news regarding another branch. On April 13th, the long-abandoned Hunt Library will finally re-open. Has it been 11 years? Actually, it seems like a lot longer to some of us. After extensive renovation, including a new roof, utility improvements, new fencing, and other improvements, this local landmark is ready to shine.

After all of those lonely years, state funding was made possible partly due to a request for funding by Assemblywoman Sharon Quick-Silva and Arts OC, along with work by Fullerton Heritage, which has made this re-opening possible. Funding had dried up in 2013.

Many local individuals also fought to save the Mid-Century Modern property and keep it public, plus many responded to the survey shown above. Time to celebrate, and check out some books. “You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” Ray Bradbury.

Live Music Updates

Since Christmas ornaments now go on sale in August, is March too early for sponsors, musicians, and music lovers to start thinking about the first day of Summer, June 21st? Heck no! Because this is a leap year, our annual Day of Music leaps forward from Wednesday last year to Friday this year. Hmmm, that sounds like a great opportunity for a three-day weekend, so plan ahead. “Hey, boss, I asked for the day off months ago. See you on Monday.” We will keep you informed and let you know how to get involved.

Speaking of music, you can catch live music at Roscoe’s every Friday and Saturday from 9pm to Midnight, and yeah, it’s FREE. The Back Alley continues their live music schedule every Saturday and Sunday from 6pm-9pm, and then a DJ takes over. High Horse Saloon has Saddle Up Sundays from 4pm-7pm, and solo acoustic music on Wednesdays from 6pm- 9pm and The Bowery has music on Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 9:30pm. If you have a downtown venue and have info, my email is always included on this page.

Feedback

It’s always good to hear from you. One thing that seems to be happening over and over is when one of you sees the photo question and knows where it is; you don’t reply because you think others have already ID’d the photo, but it’s always good to hear from you so don’t let that stop you. The bicycle article from the late February issue generated many responses and ideas, especially from avid bike riders. Here are just a few.

It’s really the car drivers who are legally required to give space to those on bikes, and they need to learn how to drive more safely- I can’t disagree with that. We need more bike infrastructure like protected bike lanes, off-street bike paths, and more painted bike lanes.

Since Fullerton has been around for so long, many of our streets are narrow, so some of these issues are a real challenge. With the passage of the HLA, the City of Los Angeles appears ready to reshape its roads in a big way by widening sidewalks, adding bicycle lanes, and slowing traffic to increase safety for both pedestrians and bike riders. Less reliance on cars is becoming a trend.

The idea of adding more bike racks is to encourage riders to get out of their cars more and to spend time in various places downtown. If riders have a safe place to lock their bikes, that will help, and some told us that the bike racks shown are not the most efficient. Creative designs also need to be highly functional to make this work. Thanks to all of you who responded.

Photo Quiz

Send an answer to Mike at AllMedia@sbcglobal.net

Last time: Too easy? Yes, it was the vintage brick building that houses Domino’s Pizza on Commonwealth. It once appeared in a national Domino’s TV commercial.

This time: Name this location