Maybe it’s the change of season, but I’m in full on transition mode–both with my wardrobe and my home. I love strolling through Crate & Barrel and Restoration Hardware and picking up a new frame, a fun pillow, or dreamy smelling candle. It’s amazing what a few new pieces will do to refresh a room. […]
ArtNight Pasadena will be held this Friday, March 13, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. throughout Pasadena. Details on the locations, performers, and transportation are available at http://www.artnightpasadena.org/ Do not miss Muse/Ique’s free concert at the Civic Center Plaza (this is part of ArtNight shuttle route “Central”). Find a spot on the steps across the […]
A darling new clothing boutique – Finn + Willow — has just opened in Hugus Alley in Old Pasadena. Across from Il Fornio, and along the cobblestone pathway leading towards the courtyard, Finn + Willow is snuggled between two stores and offers passerby’s an instant view into its open-layout store. You can’t miss this store, […]
I was ready for the roughest of circumstances. The news announced New Year’s Day 2015 would be the coldest in decades, plus I had a seat in the stands, which logic told me would not be a plush one. But I was a woman with a purpose, because my daughter (Chelsea) would be part of […]
Drive up and down Colorado Blvd. and you will already feel the excitement… the Rose Parade is almost here, as testified by the grandstand seating that is all ready to go. Have you ever watched the Parade from that vantage point? Well, you could this year, and for free, if luck is on your side! […]
I’m not usually one to indulge in chains, but somehow around the holidays a visit to a BJ’s or PF Chang’s suddenly becomes inevitable with an influx of out of town guests and fussy family members. So it can be a nice change of pace to skip the crowds of Old Pasadena waiting on the […]
Novel Café is located on Colorado Blvd., diagonal to Pasadena City College. Its front is narrow, but the restaurant goes deep, and it stands next to various colorful other businesses that could make it rather easy to miss. This venue fulfills the true definition of a café – it offers indoor and outdoor dining that […]
Recent waves of good news have been emerging on the national real estate scene. Mortgage rates are down, inventory is up and new jobs are being created – all signs of an improving market. Now there is some fruit — as a new National Association of Realtors study for May has found that pending home […]
The Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC) will hold its Spring Concert on May 11 and 18 at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church. This is always a successful event and should be even more so this year, after the news that the ensemble has been awarded the Chorus America’s 2014 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence, the […]
We have had a gorgeous winter topped off with enough rain to get us to half of normal for the year, but Southern California seems to be struggling in its real estate. We noted the slowdown in our last reports, and now DataQuick reports that 2014 started out with continued low inventory, rising prices, rising […]