This Wednesday, Neomeze will host a swanky benefit for Five Acres, the Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society of Los Angeles County. The cause is inspiring – the Altadena-based Five Acres is dedicated to supporting children and their families as well as preventing abuse and neglect. The benefit also looks to be great – Neomeze and [...]
Newly occupying the space previously devoted to organic darling Wild Oats (may it rest in peace), Fresh & Easy has a very different vibe from its predecessor. Everything is bright and blocky, with giant “99 Cents!” signs everywhere. $1.99 will buy you almost anything, from a bottle of wine to some peaches to a bag [...]
When the city starts to get us down, we dream of the country — a quaint, mythical place of solitude, gardens, fresh food and a chicken or two. Who knew that oasis exists right here in Altadena? For proof, join Altadena Heritage on Sunday at the Golden Poppy Urban Homestead Fete, a celebration of all [...]
As the afternoon heat slowly cools this Saturday, head on over to Mission Street in South Pasadena for a fantastic benefit filled with art and wine. It seems like every other building on Mission has a gallery or two, filled with photography, installations and fabric work. Proceeds from the evening will benefit the Downtown Women’s [...]
Hardcover Fiction Night Counter, Alia Yunis Shanghai Girls, Lisa See Royal Flush, Rhys Bowen Come Sunday, Isla Morley Help, Kathryn Stockett Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, Malie Meloy Rain Gods, James Burke Admission, Jean Korelitz Wife of the Gods, Kwei Quartley Sacred Hearts, Sarah Dunant Hardcover Non-Fiction Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell Waxman [...]
If at any point in the last fifteen years you were a 13-year-old girl, you read Francesca Lia Block. If you’ve known any 13-year-old girls, you saw them carrying around those neon and black paperbacks. So for all of us who are, who were or who know one of those girls, here’s your chance to [...]
The Concours d’Elegance has fast become one of the premier classic car shows in the country, and it’s returning to Brookside Park this Sunday. At dawn, more than 350 vintage automobiles will parade into the Rose Bowl area, from horseless carriages to European sports cars, ’50s muscle cars to Aston Martins. After the judges do [...]
We Pasadenans are constantly tempted by beautiful things. Some, like the Castle Green, are usually shielded from our prying eyes — but not this weekend! Sunday brings a rare opportunity to peek inside this historic landmark. Built as a hotel in 1898, the Castle is now a mix of condos and apartments occupied by a [...]
Hardcover Fiction Shanghai Girls, Lisa See Scarecrow, Michael Connelly Sunny Side, Glen David Gold Wicked Prey, John Sandford Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, C M Mayo Gone Tomorrow, Lee Child Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, Alexander Smith Into The Beautiful North, Alberto Luis Urrea Everything Ravaged Everything Burned, Wells Tower Sign, Raymond Khoury [...]
Summer vacation is looming, which means it’s time for kids to get outdoors and get dirty. This year La Cañada’s Descanso Gardens gives your kids the chance to do just that and more with its Descanso Discoveries program. The camp aims to wrangle the natural curiosity and energy of kids 6 to 12 and channel it [...]
