Hardcover Fiction Sentry, Robert Crais Clara and Mr Tiffany, Susan Vreeland Border Lords, Jefferson T Parker Freedom, Jonathan Franzen Distant Hours, Kate Morton Help, Kathryn Stockett Object of Beauty, Steve Martin Judas Gate, Jack Higgins Left Neglected, Lisa Genova Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest, Stieg Larsson Hardcover Non-Fiction Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom, [...]
If you can’t get enough of Inspector Dagliesh or Kinsey Millhone – and what murder-mystery buff can? – you’ll want to haunt Book ’Em, which carries new and used murder mysteries, detective novels and crime fiction. It’s quite a bright and cheerful place for such dark subject matter, and the staff members are not at [...]
Hardcover Non-Fiction Blessing of a B Minus, Wendy Mogel American Veda, Philip Goldberg Zooborns, Andrew Bleiman Cleopatra, Stacy Schiff I Remember Nothing, Nora Ephron Cooking with Trader Joe’s Dinners, Deana Gunn Great Unrecorded History, Wendy Moffat Wait for Me Duchess of Devonshire, Deborah Mitford Autobiography of Mark Twain, Mark Twain Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand Paperback Fiction [...]
Can’t bear another round of Where the Wild Things Are? Take a break from your own storybooking and head for one of the remarkable number of children’s readings at Pasadena-area libraries. Highlights from the Pasadena Public Library’s offerings include more than a dozen Preschool Storytimes across town, the Monday night Pajama Storytime at Hastings Ranch [...]
Hardcover Fiction Freedom, Jonathan Franzen Dead Or Alive, Tom Clancy Confession, John Grisham Our Kind of Traitor, John Le Carre Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest, Stieg Larsson Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet, David Mitchell Object of Beauty, Steve Martin Outlaws, W E B Griffin Madonnas of Echo Park, Brando Skyhorse Port Mortuary, Patricia [...]
Let Eagle Rock gentrify all it wants, as long as it doesn’t lose this old-fashioned, family-run hardware store, a neighborhood center for generations. Get your keys made, find that metal screw, pick up a hose or a cast-iron skillet, and get advice on every home project you’ve ever dreamed of doing. Hardware | 1620 Colorado [...]
Founded as an orphanage in 1888, Five Acres now focuses on preventing child abuse and helping victims of abuse. Many of the children it helps live and attend school on the pretty, green Altadena campus; others are placed in foster homes or are guided through the adoption process. Because of the abuse and/or neglect they’ve [...]
The second largest preservation group in California, Pasadena Heritage has played a big part in saving and showcasing the city’s best assets, from Old Town to the Colorado Street Bridge to the Huntington Hotel. It sponsors two outstanding events, the nationally renowned Craftsman Heritage Weekend in October and the Celebration on the Colorado Street Bridge [...]
Supporting public education in Pasadena is the mission of this group, whose board comprises some of Pasadena’s best and brightest. It raises a good amount of money to support the schools, and it acts as a portal for volunteers and for businesses looking to “adopt” a neighborhood school. The summer enrichment program is particularly worthwhile, [...]
It’s a pretty standard two-story motel, a little closer to the 134/2 freeway interchange than we’d like, but the Eagle Rock Inn is clean and carefully maintained, and many rooms are under $120 if you book online. Internet and a continental breakfast are free, the pool is decent, and there’s a hot tub. A mile [...]
