Literature from Latin America is the focus at this compact and friendly book/gift store in the heart of Eagle Rock. You’ll find titles on politics and culture, English translations of Spanish-language novels, and some fiction and nonfiction in Spanish, too, along with jewelry from Lisa Rocha and Sergio Flores, art from Chicano and Native American [...]
Makes one think of the wonderful Arnold Lobel children’s poem that begins, “Books to the ceiling, books to the sky. My piles of books are a mile high.” One makes one’s way gingerly through this cluttered shop of used and rare treasures. Comic and record collectors have made some very special finds here, but mostly [...]
Thanks to our friend Ann Erdman, aka Pasadena PIO, for sharing this video of the University of Wisconsin marching band as it prepared to come to Pasadena. They’ve arrived here now, trading snow for rain, but it looks like they’re going to get a classic California day for their big march down Colorado Boulevard. You’ve [...]
Hardcover Fiction Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, David Sedaris Object of Beauty, Steve Martin Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest, Stieg Larsson Freedom, Jonathan Franzen Our Kind of Traitor, John Le Carre Confession, John Grisham Help, Kathryn Stockett Dead Or Alive, Tom Clancy Reversal, Michael Connelly Freedom, Jonathan Franzen Hardcover Non-Fiction Autobiography of Mark Twain, Mark Twain [...]
When Cham Korean Bistro opened its doors a little more than a year ago, Korean food had already been catapulted to mainstream dining culture, thanks to a roaming LA food truck that made kimchi tacos a national sensation. But Kimmy Song, owner of successful denim company !iT Jeans, had a vision of introducing to Pasadena [...]
Established by a retired teacher and Quaker who saw the challenges faced by young, poor, isolated mothers in Northwest Pasadena, Mother’s Club is a lifeline for many local women. It combines a quality preschool for children with education and support for the mostly Latina moms, with classes in English, parenting skills, career planning, support for [...]
You may not be hearing those sleigh bells jingling just yet, but if you don’t want to driven insane by the jingling in the final days before Christmas, consider Saturday’s Stressless Soiree at Vroman’s. It’s a new kind of event for the San Gabriel Valley’s literary hub: You pony up $45, and here’s what you [...]
Ah, November in Northeast Los Angeles: mosaic-hued black walnut trees, emboldened coyotes, the Arroyo Arts Collective 18th Annual Discovery Tour.
NELA: where decay meets death meets drawing (and more).
This year’s pre-Thanksgiving art extravaganza has been dubbed “North by Northeast,” perhaps to firmly establish the geographic identity of the art-centric area that, after 100+ years of unflagging, creative activity, has suddenly been discovered by international publications such as The New York Times and the Financial Times of London.
It’s good to be an overnight success.
Thanks to our friend Timothy Rutt at Altadenablog for sharing this remarkable post yesterday: Reader M. Stifel saw an ornithological prize this afternoon: Top of the Evening! My husband and I spent a great part of the day outside, enjoying the weather and scenery. We live near Holliston and Mendocino. We couldn’t help but notice that our [...]
Hardcover Fiction Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, David Sedaris Take One Candle Light a Room, Susan Straight Towers of Midnight, Robert Jordan Moonlight Mile, Dennis Lehane Worth Dying For, Lee Child Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, Stieg Larsson Our Kind of Traitor, John Le Carre What I Didn’t See, Karen Fowler Freedom, Jonathan Franzen Reversal, Michael [...]
