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1 week ago | marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Sofia Terenzio |Andie Corban

In Altadena’s business district, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal met with Shelene Hearring, the owner and head instructor of Two Dragons Martial Arts. Two Dragons has been in Altadena for the last 17 of the 30 years it's been in business. The studio was completely destroyed, along with everything in it, when the fires swept through in early January. “That building served me well,” Hearring said.

1 week ago | marketplace.org | Mitchell Hartman |Savannah Peters |Kai Ryssdal |Sofia Terenzio

Apr 16, 2025Some Americans, worried that tariffs will make life’s little luxuries too expensive, are proactively buying them in bulk. Plus, a country club in Altadena, California, used by local nonprofits has a long, expensive road to rebuilding after the wildfire. Segments From This Episodeby Mitchell HartmanOn the surface, the numbers look contradictory, but the reasons they behaved as they did can tell us something about the tariff-era economy.

1 week ago | laist.com | Kai Ryssdal |Sofia Terenzio |Andie Corban

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1 week ago | marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Sofia Terenzio |Andie Corban

Before fires ravaged Altadena, California, earlier this year, Altadena Town & Country Club was central to the local economy. It had about 120 employees, many of which were locals. Now, only six remain. One of those remaining employees is Craig Sloane, the general manager.  “We did our best to try and place as many of the employees as possible with other clubs and other locations,” said Sloane about the staff.

1 week ago | marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Sofia Terenzio |Andie Corban

On a sunny morning in mid-March, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal looked out at a fenced lot piled with blackened rubble and debris. “It's been, like, a month since I've been up here,” he said. “You forget. It’s unbelievable.” In front of him were the burnt remains of a building in Altadena, California’s, business district, which was destroyed in the Eaton Canyon fire in January.