We had a glass of wine at Elements Kitchen during intermission on a Sunday night during the first (and final) show of the 2010 Pasadena Playhouse season. Yes, we’re Playhouse donors and as such are entitled to a complimentary beverage of choice at the library bar. So my love of Chardonnay is to blame for [...]
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 was just like any other lunchtime for Henry Gammill, a sophomore at NYU who was home for the winter holidays and found himself at the In-N-Out Burger on Foothill in east Pasadena. Careful as usual not to block the driveway at Reina Insurance next door, Henry waited in the car lineup [...]
I know I’m not alone, because I see it in others at Trader Joe’s and Vroman’s. That ashen, weary look that comes from doing your darndest to keep up with life’s demands. Plenty often, our heads are down, eyes focused on the mountain of work blocking the emergency exits. Sure, on the [...]
As we roll into the harvest and holiday season, or the fourth quarter, depending upon your altar of worship, this is a time to reassess. Not only are we clearing the beds and fields of debris and remnants of summer’s growth, but the wise gardener is looking ahead. It’s not too late for winter lettuces, [...]
Our garden gal Sandy Gillis is here to share two essential fall outings for San Gabriel Valley gardeners:
The San Gabriel Valley Chapter of the California Native Plant Society is holding its annual plant sale, “Under the Oaks 2009: Native Plants for Foothill Gardens,” at Eaton Canyon Nature Center in Pasadena on Saturday. The canopy [...]
If you haven’t firmed up your weekend plans yet, try to work in a drive to Claremont. This pretty college town offers a darling downtown village, handsome residential architecture and landscaping for the Looky Lou in you. And it’s also home to the gardeners’ heaven, the wonderful Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, a living laboratory [...]
Avoiding the drab mini-mall at Foothill and Altadena? Your sad loss, pobrecito. This sun-bleached corner is home to the splendid Tacos La Estrella, a cousin to La Estrella at 502 N. Fair Oaks (outdoor dining only) and La Estrella Tacos #3 in Highland Park (liquor license), both good distractions when further west.
Open 24 hours, this [...]
This Thursday at 7 p.m. my friend Maile Meloy is reading from her new book of short stories at Vroman’s.
In case you haven’t read any of Maile’s stories in the New Yorker, the Los Angeles Times is doing a feature story on Maile this week, and Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, her [...]
The Furious Theatre Company and the Theatre at Boston Court, both of Pasadena, opened their first joint venture last weekend. The Pain and the Itch, written by Bruce Norris, originated at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and moved on to Playwright’s Horizon before its west coast premiere here. Furious Theater’s director Dámaso Rodriguez calls the comedy “an [...]
By Sandy Gillis
Busy summer? Time to read just one book before daylight savings time kicks in? Make it 1993’s Promise and Power: the Life and Times of Robert McNamara, a biography by Deborah Shapley. It’s an especially important tome in understanding global economics and the U.S.’s involvement in Vietnam.
Or if you [...]
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