want frys
with that?
Fry Crawl
by Linni Kral
Ah, binge drinking—the celebratory pastime of many college students
nationwide. You might celebrate accomplishments with a Homeric journey
through local bars, or even through your own liquor cabinet, and you
wouldn't be alone. To cap academic achievements in higher education,
that's the ordinary course of action.
But I hate being ordinary.
While it makes some sense to reward the brain for years of thinking with a
night of killing brain cells, I can't say I had any scientific
justification for the epic I had in mind upon graduating college. It
wasn't a bar crawl I had in mind, no— I wanted a fry crawl.
Consider, if you will, the french fry. How did these starchy slivers of
beige potato, stripped of nutritional value by hot oil, become such a
dietary staple? They didn't used to do much for me, but I've noticed
recently that my dislike of mushy tasteless potato doesn't have to mean a
distaste for french fries. Turns out, I can actually get on board with the
stuff if it's cooked right. I discovered this upon moving in next to Troy
Burger #3 on York Boulevard.
I've made many a 3 a.m. walk home from Troy, greased up bag in hand,
knowing full well that the contents of my satchel will deliver me from
tomorrow morning's hangover. That alone has fostered in me a love of the
fry, but it's also the way Troy manages to keep their slices thick and
their edges crispy that's made me give the sticks a second chance.
With that in mind that I set out to discover the best fries in my
neighborhood.
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Relay for Life at Eagle Rock Park
The Relay for Life, an American Cancer Society fundraising event, was held
at Eagle Rock Recreation Center on May 30 and 31, 2009. Participants
donated and walked as either individuals or in teams around the recreation
center building to support the American Cancer Society and to honor cancer
survivors, pay tribute to the lives of loved ones they've lost to the
disease, and raise money to help fight cancer here in their community.
Music performances lasted all day long, and the path was beautifully
lighted with luminarias as the walkers continued on into the night.
The 14 teams, 123 participants and sponsors raised a total of $16,000 for
the cause.
Local group "People Connectors" did a great job providing activities and
gifts for about 50 cancer survivors who participated. The Women's 20th
Century Club was there in force, raising money with a bake sale. The
L.A.P.D. auctioned off a "ride-along" on the spot raising $150. Kaye
Beckham of LTC Home Health Care put together all the entertainment. Local
Activist Brandy Chavira helped get some of the recording artists who
performed. Michael Nogueira of Sir Michael's Limousines helped by
sponsoring canopies and a lot of other equipment. Jose Huizar's CD14
Council Office was also a big sponsor.
You can still donate to your favorite team by visiting
www.relayforlife.org, clicking on "find local events" and search by the
zip code (90041). There you will also find the participant or team to
donate to.
Annual Tour de Arroyo bike ride
by Jerry Schneider
The Tour de Arroyo starts in Pasadena and
travels down the Arroyo Seco River to the Cornfield (L.A. State Historic
Park)
On Saturday, May 30, 75 cyclists gathered at Memorial Park in Pasadena for
the first of what the Arroyo Seco Foundation plans to be an annual Tour de
Arroyo bike ride. This event was dedicated to the memory of Dennis
Crowley, a pioneer who advocated bicycling as an alternative to cars in
Pasadena and beyond.
Dennis had lobbied for a commuter bikeway between Los Angeles and
Pasadena. He envisioned a toll road for bicyclist similar to the Dobbins
Cycleway that operated briefly near the turn of the twentieth century. In
1996, Dennis founded California Cycleways, a non-profit dedicated to
promoting cycling as healthy commuting solution. The goal of the ride was
to raise awareness of the possibilities for commuting and recreational
bicycling along the Arroyo Seco corridor.
The ride was a gentle-paced, mostly
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