Altadena Future Fair

Frankie sits down with Laurie Scott, founder of Regrow Altadena—a grassroots project literally rooted in healing. What began with a rescued pothos and a shelf of propagated succulents has blossomed into a powerful community effort to re-green the landscape of Altadena, one plant at a time. Laurie shares how this initiative grew from personal loss and a deep love of gardening into a broader mission to reconnect neighbors with nature, hope, and each other.Together, they talk about everything from soil remediation and native plants to the quiet grief of losing more than just a house—like the beloved garden pots passed down from family or the fig tree that somehow survived. It's a conversation about rebuilding not just structures, but ecosystems, memory, and meaning. For anyone looking for tangible ways to nurture resilience and re-root themselves, this episode is a beautiful place to begin.

Frankie chats with Tim Vordtriede and Chris Corbett, two of the founders of The Altadena Collective. What started as an effort to restore their beloved 100-year-old Janes Cottages quickly grew into a community-wide mission to support everyone in Altadena, whether you're ready to break ground or still trying to decode your insurance policy. They discuss how to use collective purchasing power to create more affordable options for rebuilding, while keeping the character of the homes and the community together. From crowd-sourcing compatible contractors to dreaming of tile kilns and community carpentry, it’s a hopeful, boots-on-the-ground conversation full of heart and real solutions.

In the first-ever episode of the Altadena Future Fair podcast, host Frankie chats with Cynthia and Alex—two local architects who turned heartbreak into hope. After the devastating Altadena wildfires, they launched the Foothill Catalog: a creative, community-driven project to help neighbors rebuild faster, smarter, and more beautifully with a fresh spin on the classic catalog home.They dive into how a neighborhood of eclectic styles and deep roots inspired a bold new idea, how architects from all over are pitching in, and why rebuilding doesn’t have to mean starting from scratch—or sacrificing your vision. It’s a conversation full of big dreams, unexpected solutions, and the power of community coming together to create something better than before.