The Huntington‘s not the only garden in town. People around here love to plant all sorts of exotic things. Back yards overflow with the beauty of nature. Folks share their secrets and the fruits of their labors. And oh, how they brag. Well, move over. Go to Pasadena Daily Photo
Photographer Harry Chandler (yes, one of those Chandlers) is coming to Vroman’s on Thursday night to talk about his new book, Dreamers in a Dream City (Angel City Press, $35). Built around his dramatic portraits, the book profiles 54 of L.A.’s most accomplished and colorful men and women, from Buffy Chandler to Angelyne, Hobie Alter [...]
The wording of signs is a language like any other. To we cereal-box readers who find anything in print interesting, even the way a menu over a take-out window is put speaks volumes — about the culture, about our expectations, about the state of teaching (and of learning) in our schools. There’s a whole lot [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. Last Monday night I saw the band Wilco in concert at the Wiltern. Despite having a domestic beer dumped all over me by the psychotic guy dancing next to me, I had a great time. No American band is as consistently evolving and challenging as Wilco (they can [...]
Several sources have told us that Donald Williams, 62, of Altadena, was found guilty of various charges after sheriff's deputies confiscated 62 firearms at his residence last year. Sentencing has yet to take place, and one source tells us that Williams, who has previous felony convictions, may have a "three strikes" sentence delivered based upon [...]
Hardcover Fiction Hothouse Flower & the Nine Plants, Margot Berwin Shanghai Girls, Lisa See Scarecrow, Michael Connelly Fingerlickin Fifteen, Janet Evanovich Angels Game, Carlos Zafon Gone Tomorrow, Lee Child You or Someone Like You, Chandler Burr Brooklyn, Colm Toibin Killer Cruise, Laura Levine Doomsday Key, James Rollins Hardcover Non-Fiction Crazy for the Storm, Norman [...]
Zen Monday is the day you experience the photo and give us your thoughts rather than me telling you what the photo’s about. As I post each new Zen Monday photo, I’ll add a label to last week’s to identify it if necessary (if I know what it is). Go to Pasadena Daily Photo
Dang, somehow the summer season of free concerts at Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena has started already, and we missed the first week! Fortunately, there’s so much more to come. This annual concert series is one of the best perks of San Gabriel Valley living. Residents gather on the lawns at Memorial Park with picnics, performers [...]
Pasadena artist Jacquelyn McBain doesn’t produce a lot of work, but she works very, very hard, which is evident when you see her paintings — they are astonishingly detailed, richly colorful and as meticulously crafted as any of the Old Masters. Her work doesn’t get to be seen often enough locally; she is represented by [...]
The June gloom is giving way to full-strength summer heat, and that means one thing: Time for ice cream. Okay, it means two things: Time for ice cream and frozen yogurt. Happily, the San Gabriel Valley is home to the some of the finest in the state, some so good that people drive from across [...]
RSS Feed
Become a Fan
Follow Us