Eat & Drink

Sea Harbour

Sea Harbour »

Dim sum doesn’t roll on carts at this temple to tea snacks; instead the jewel-like dumplings, noodles and other refined small plates are pictured on the extensive, often-changing menu. Hard-core foodies choose the crunchy fried chicken knees and gelatinous chicken feet. For more mainstream eaters, such seafood dishes as shrimp-stuffed...

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Beyond the Olive

Beyond the Olive »

Looking for all the world like a wine bar, this place turns out to be not about drinking at all. Beyond the Olive (tagline: Celebrating Food and Living Well) is an olive oil and balsamic vinegar store that also stocks some other foods (olives, dips, tapenades, crackers) and gift items,...

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Kid Stuff

Labor Day Fun at Descanso Gardens

Labor Day Fun at Descanso Gardens »

Speaking as a former child, there’s not usually a whole lot for kids to do at botanical gardens: walk around, look at plants, be shooed off the grass. Descanso Gardens, with its regular kid-focused events and that enchanted railroad, does a fine job of not being a bore for young...

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Home & Garden

Wood & Bones: Chronicle of a Cottage, Part 11

Wood & Bones: Chronicle of a Cottage, Part 11 »

When our wayward cat takes a dump it’s a prolonged affair. I know most cats are fastidious, but Cozy’s burial rituals would make the builders of Giza blush. Her large plastic box shakes and echoes with banging, digging and scratching. The sounds of construction will stop for just a second...

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Talk of Our Towns

Me & Mrs. Jones »

Me & Mrs. Jones

"She bore her burden because she did not wish to be a burden." I'm paraphrasing from an Isaac Bashevis Singer short story, "The Washerwoman." It's one of those anthology selections for ninth graders that kids never take to, a story...

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Frank Lloyd Wright: Big in Japan »

Frank Lloyd Wright: Big in Japan

As our regular readers are no doubt already aware, Frank Lloyd Wright’s La Miniatura (aka the Millard house), up in Prospect Park, is for sale. As you can see in that post, it’s a beautiful, beautiful house, the first of...

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Creative Types

Ryan Oliver, Composer & Lyricist »

Ryan Oliver, Composer & Lyricist

One doesn’t always associate Pasadena with bicoastal living—Beverly Hills or Malibu are more associated with a New York and a glamorous show-business dual residence. But Ryan Scott Oliver is not glamorous—people who grow up in East Pasadena and Sierra Madre...

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The Best

Farmers’ Markets »

Farmers’ Markets

It’s prime farmers’ market season—although truth be told, it’s always prime market season here in Southern California—so herewith is our guide to the best farmers’ markets in the San Gabriel Valley, organized by day. Every day but Monday brings at...

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Good Deeds

Craftsman Buffs Needed »

Craftsman Buffs Needed

Fall’s approaching, which means it’s almost time for Pasadena Heritage‘s annual Craftsman Heritage Weekend, second only to the Rose Parade/Rose Bowl for Showing Off How Great Pasadena Is. Architecture buffs come in from all over the country for this program...

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You Better Shop Around

Zinnia »

Zinnia

Thanks to Zinnia, we may never have to set foot in the dreaded Michael’s again. This is a craft store with personality, flair and whimsy, staffed by people who are obsessed with this stuff. Owner Tamara says this store looks like the inside of her brain, which is either a thrilling or frightening statement, depending [...]...

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Events

Dan Cole Trio at redwhite+bluezz »

Dan Cole Trio at redwhite+bluezz

As his bio makes clear, Daniel Cole is a musical jack of all trades. Currently the director of Commercial Music Studies at PCC, Dan has worked as a church organist, scored films and commercials, played guitar for Burt Bacharach, and, most entertainingly, for 500 performances of CATS. As a local (besides his PCC gig, he [...]...

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Grüp Shö at the End of the World »

Grüp Shö at the End of the World

Hometown Pasadena really likes the Gallery at the End of the World, way up on North Lake. Hometown Pasadena also really likes Lynne McDaniel, who paints good. Ipso facto, Hometown Pasadena really really likes that Lynne is the featured artist at this weekend’s GatEotW show. It’s on the calendar simply as “Art Bender weekend,” which [...]...

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A SPECTRAL Happening at the Folly Bowl »

A SPECTRAL Happening at the Folly Bowl

What do you get when you mix live video, poetry, harp, trombone, and various electronics? If you guessed “a Darren Aronofsky remake of The Music Man,” you would be wrong, though inventive. No, you get a Labor Day Weekend performance at the Folly Bowl, an outdoor amphitheater in the yard of a private Altadena home. [...]...

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History Buff

Literary Pasadena »

Literary PasadenaFrom its earliest settling by Midwesterners, the Arroyo area attracted writers. One of the best known was Charles Fletcher Lummis, who in 1884 walked from Cincinnati to L.A. for a job as a reporter at...

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What We're Reading

Post Vacation Book Report »

Post Vacation Book ReportIt’s always inspiring at the end of summer vacation season to hear a friend rave about a book she read on the plane, on the beach or in the cabin. So we thought we’d share...

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Concierge

Find Help at the Concierge »

Find Help at the ConciergeLook here for the people you need to get the job done, from architects and attorneys to plumbers and painters. And dog trainers. And pediatricians. And auto mechanics. And florists. And yoga instructors. And ... well, click through to find out....

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Altadena Blog

‘Dena Weekend, Sept. 2-5

‘Dena Weekend, Sept. 2-5

Keep checking back, as we're always replenishing the stock! Thurs., Sept. 2 Art Bender Weekend...

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The Public Eye

Lyndon LaRouche, whack job

Lyndon LaRouche, whack job

Walking up Citrus Avenue in Covina Friday after a first visit to The Book Shop...

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Pas. Daily Photo

Fall Color

Fall Color

We had fall for about two days. Now it’s summer again. Today we expect triple...

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Pasadena PIO

Pumping In for "Outlaw"

Pumping In for "Outlaw"

Some scenes for the new NBC series “Outlaw” were shot at Pasadena City Hall this...

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Vroman's Blog

Still Thirsty

Still Thirsty

Last Friday’s Slake event was absolutely amazing. I’m still kind of having a hard time...

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JPL Blog

Planetary Trio Provides a Warm-Up Act for Perseids

Planetary Trio Provides a Warm-Up Act for Perseids

By Jane Houston Jones Are you eager to see the annual Perseids meteor shower tonight?...

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Brigham Yen

Technique Restaurant Now Open at Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena

Technique Restaurant Now Open at Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena

With a soft opening for family and friends of the culinary students at Le Cordon...

Sep 1, 2010 / More »

Chaos Chronicles

Welcome to Season 3 of The Chaos Chronicles Podcast!

Welcome to Season 3 of The Chaos Chronicles Podcast!

Chaos Chronicles Season 3! Time flies when you're stuck in a closet! Yes, Chaos Crew,...

Sep 2, 2010 / More »

KPCC Blogs

Has pornography heightened or hijacked our sexuality?

Has pornography heightened or hijacked our sexuality?

Today’s vastly growing porn industry, estimated to have a $96 billion global worth, has come...

Sep 2, 2010 / More »

The PI

83 Year Old Critically Injured- Pasadena Police Seeking Public’s Help Finding Hit & Run Suspect

83 Year Old Critically Injured- Pasadena Police Seeking Public’s Help Finding Hit & Run Suspect

Pasadena Police Looking For Outstanding Hit and Run Suspect Eighty-three year old man Critically Injured...

Sep 2, 2010 / More »

Glimpses of S. Pas.

End of the Season

End of the Season

The Little League boys of summer have gone back to school, leaving behind a lonely...

Sep 2, 2010 / More »

Eat-LA

The LAT Celebration of Food and Wine

The LAT Celebration of Food and Wine

The Los Angeles Times must have noticed the rash of food festival mega events sweeping Los Angeles, because they’re throwing one of their...

Sep 1, 2010 / More »
EAT: Los Angeles Celebrating with Julienne At Home: Pasadena Hometown Pasadena Hometown Santa Barbara Hometown Santa Monica The Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook A Pocket of Paradise: The Story of Beach Road Mammoth from the Inside: The Honest Guide to Mammoth & the Eastern Sierra Image Mapper