Atwater Chatter: All Lit Up Edition

THINGS ARE GETTING lit up all over this extreme southeast corner of the San Fernando Valley: Median Tree Getting Lit - Festivities start tonight, Thursday Dec. 6, 6:30pm. Santa arrives via fire engine at 8:00pm to switch on 2,200 lights on the 80-year-old Redwood in front of 3250 Glendale Blvd. Neighbors' Houses Getting Lit - Judging for Atwater Village's Best Christmas Decoration contest starts Sunday Dec. 16, 5:00. (Let's just give it to the house at Glenfeliz and Glenmanor.) [AV News] Writers Getting Lit - WGA members can find $1 drinks at the Griffin in Atwater Village. [LA Times] Attraction to Magnet Schools - "We live in Atwater Village, our home school is Atwater Elementary which is 74.4% Hispanic (so I guess I hear that is 4 points), but is a single track (sounds like 0 points to me)." [LA Times Magnet Yentas] Dipping Toes into E-commerce - Importante Gifts in Atwater Village requested a much needed update with additional e-commerce capability. [Design Directive]