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 [...]
This is the place for jewelry-making supplies – both tools and such raw materials as sterling silver and semiprecious beads and gems. Wannabe jewelry makers can sign up for a class or get expert advice from owner Margo Farrin, a Pasadena treasure. Staples: Everything the novice to expert jewelry maker needs. Don’t Miss: The bead room. You won’t believe [...]
The aroma of this Lebanese rotisserie chicken drives our kids mad with hunger. You tear the salty meat and skin off the bird, stuff it into a pita, add garlic sauce, and go to poultry heaven. Good schwarmas and wraps, but the chicken’s the thing here. 1296 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 626.405.1502, zankouchicken.com. Lebanese. L [...]
“I just want to say: Should an unfortunate butter-related accident happen to Paula Deen, I could be ready to step in as Grand Marshall in a moment’s notice.” So proclaimed Lian Dolan at the October 28th publication party for her debut novel Helen of Pasadena. About 100 people came to Little Flower Candy Co. to celebrate the [...]
This wonderful group has been laboring in relative obscurity since 1923, and it’s trying to get the word out so more people will take advantage of its services. Its mission is to help people recover from illness and surgery in the comfort of their own homes, by providing the free loan of medical equipment: wheelchairs, [...]
Our very own Extreme Home Makeover, this affiliate of the international organization has built more than 36 homes for deserving families right here in the San Gabriel Valley. And it’s also helped build houses from Mexico to Sri Lanka. Volunteer aid of every kind is put to excellent use, from making lunch for the construction [...]
Union Station serves Pasadena’s homeless, providing food, shelter, counseling, job-seeking help and much more. It runs several facilities, including the Adult Center on Raymond near Central Park; the Family Center, which serves homeless children and their parents; and Euclid Villa, a transitional facility for families striving to achieve stability. It always has a pressing need [...]
Yes folks, it’s time once again for Dine LA Restaurant Week, which grows bigger and more successful every year—and which always includes some excellent Pasadena-area venues. This year’s runs this week and next, excluding Saturdays—October 3 – 8 and 10 – 15—and is rich with good restaurants offering prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus that are [...]
As part of ArtNight in Pasadena, a remarkable quartet of young musicians who call themselves Solstice will be performing at a free concert in Old Pasadena early Saturday evening. (We know, ArtNight is a Friday-night event, but this fall it seems to have expanded to meander over three days.) The kids are all students at [...]
Alhambra canceled its municipal elections for the first time recorded. No challengers chose to oppose the three incumbent City Council candidates and two School Board members, so they will automatically be reelected in November. While in the recent past candidates have run unopposed, never has an entire slate remained empty and led to the election being canceled. (Alhambra residents will still have the opportunity to vote for candidates running for county, state and federal offices and ballot measures.)
