Day: February 26, 2017

A little pre-spring giddiness

So, spring is coming. I’m not ready to say goodbye to one of my favorite seasons, winter. (I know. I’m probably in the vast minority of loving fall and winter.) But I thought I’d write a little pre-spring post to get us (mostly me) excited about the transition into warmer days and fresher outfits, sans […]

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When they wanted to tear Old Pasadena down.

Old Pasadena had many years of truly being old and neglected. Yet following decades of blight, “old” became the saving grace for the district during the 1980s. City planners and preservation-minded residents who recognized the area’s distinct architecture and the rich patina of longtime community use worked together to attract public and private investment, ultimately saving […]

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