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Pasadena Salon and Jeweler Unite Against Breast Cancer

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | 3:14 pm

Touché Salon & Day Spa and BoobooSheek Jewelry joined together with the Circle of Huntington Hospital in the fight against breast cancer on Friday, October 10. BoobooSheek released their new “Pink” line of Swarovski Crystals bracelets to benefit Huntington Ho... More »

Green Street Tavern: Simply Good Food

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | 3:09 pm

When it comes to his restaurant, Armen Hakobyam’s philosophy is less-is-more. Surely, Hakobyam, owner of the Green Street Tavern, knows the importance of ambience, but his first concern is the food – a simple, classic menu, and an atmosphere that is all ab... More »

For the Love of Automobiles

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | 3:04 pm

Even before his first one, Nathan Simmons’s love for cars began with building toy cars – models, to be exact. One of his first was a functioning quarter-scale model engine that seemed impossible but his determination to make it perfect finally prevailed. T... More »

Chief Melekian Issues Statement on Barnes Shooting

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | 3:03 pm

At a press conference Tuesday, Pasadena Police Chief Bernard Melekian addressed the media on investigations into the Feb. 19 fatal shooting by police officers of resident Leroy Barnes in Northwest Pasadena. Here is a trabnscript of Chief Melekian’s remarks: “O... More »

Composting Made Easy

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | 2:59 pm

Having an ample supply of good rich compost is the gardeners dream. It has many uses, and all of those uses will result in nicer plants. However, composting can be time consuming and hard work. I place a reasonable value on my time, so spending hours and hours... More »

It’s a Stitch!

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | 2:54 pm

Ellen’s Silkscreening has been supplying t-shirts, hats, and promotional materials to Pasadena businesses and non-profits for 30 years. Owner Ellen Daigle has built the business up by providing quality product and quality customer service. Daigle worked out of... More »

Baby Store for New and Expecting Parents “Arrives”

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | 2:51 pm

The destination for today’s parents, giggles, has finally arrived in LA with the “arrival” of its latest Pasadena location. New and expecting parents in the Los Angeles area can now turn to giggle for the best of everything to make their transition to parent... More »

Harry Kamp: A Living Legend You Ought to Know

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | 2:47 pm

In some ways, local clothier Harry Kamp is a living legend. The septugenarian tailor is a master craftsman who perfected his skills on that most sartorial of meccas, London’s Savile Row, in an era when men’s fashion was dominated by masculine grace and inc... More »

It May be Time to Think About Buying a House

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | 2:43 pm

Five or 10 years from now, when the financial crisis has ended and housing prices are up smartly once more, we will look in the rearview mirror and realize that we missed a golden age for first-time home buyers. Then, everyone who sat on their down payment sav... More »

Kitchen Tune-Up, the Frugal Kitchen Fixer Upper

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | 2:38 pm

Want to remodel your kitchen but think you’d better wait until the financial crisis eases a bit? Then how about a kitchen “tune up”? Steve and Megan Morelock’s Kitchen Tune-Up can fix up your kitchen a little or a lot – they offer unique refurbishing and skill... More »

For Chocolate and Flowers, Think L’Arvine

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | 2:30 pm

[smooth=id:1] When Ara Zakarian decided to name his Washington Boulevard shop after his 22-year-old daughter, nothing could have made more sense – his daughter, Arvine, was born on Valentine’s Day; Zakarian’s shop specializes in flowers and chocolate. L’... More »

Don’t Worry, They Will!

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | 2:23 pm

Their first job was easily their most difficult – it was a wedding and everything seemed to go wrong. The venue the family hired was “all-inclusive” but hadn’t sweated the details. So the dress was delivered unpressed, hours before the ceremony. The family... More »