Once again, the City of Pasadena looks homeward in selecting the official designer for the 2014 Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Â Internationally renowned fashion designer and long-time Pasadena resident Tadashi Shoji will be creating custom gowns for the Rose Q... More »
On Wednesday, December 11, Mayfield Junior School parents, grandparents and friends were treated to a performance of the annual Kindergarten Christmas Nativity Play. Highly anticipated and never failing to entertain, the Kindergarten Nativity Play is perhaps o... More »
Let’s see, they like wine, and they love cheese and they love, love, love olives. This sounds like a job for Porta Via Italian Foods and their specialized gift baskets. Porta Via Italian Foods can build a variety of gift baskets from their wide selection of ... More »
This weekend the Art Center of Design will graduate 153 design students who have incubated for eight terms in a warehouse of innovation learning how to use the arts and design to positively impact their fellow humans. Whether you talk with Youmna Chamcham who ... More »
In Southern California, Christmas means tamales. Local restaurants are cranking out thousands and thousands of them. At Mijares, however, tamales rock year-round. But it’s at Christmas time when the molino stone grinder really sees some action. Special flavo... More »
The Pasadena-Altadena chapter of The Links, Inc. celebrated a half-century of leadership and service with a glittering golden anniversary gala held on Sunday, December 8 at the historic Langham Huntington Hotel. The elegant fête featured greetings from West... More »
A plaque celebrating the historic Colorado Street Bridge’s centennial was unveiled Sunday in a ceremony at the Pasadena Museum of History, coinciding with an ongoing exhibition about that iconic landmark which includes paintings, pictures and a movie reel sho... More »
Saturday’s rain did not deter the 1,500 home tour enthusiasts from exploring four Pasadena homes decorated by floral designers for the holidays for the 46th annual Holiday Look In Home Tour. The tour continued Sunday under sunnier skies. The Women’s Commit... More »
On the second attempted countdown, Mayor Bill Bogaard successfully lit the city’s radiant holiday tree and the holiday spirit in Pasadena along with it in the City Hall rotunda Thursday night as children began to dance and cheer and burst into song led by 2013... More »
The Rotary club celebrated its first Chanukah Christmas party on Wednesday evening with 120 members and guests at Jacob Maarse Florists in the Pasadena Playhouse District. Rotary Club President Mel Cohen, whose Jewish roots inspired the party, said it would pr... More »
With recently received funding of $170,124 from a Community Development Block Grant, Chefs Center of California, a local food-based business incubator on North San Gabriel Blvd. in East Pasadena, installed 84 solar panels that generate one third of their daily... More »
The weather forecast said rain on Thursday, but that didn’t stop hundreds of volunteers from lining up as early as 8:00 a.m. at Central Park in Pasadena for the opportunity to serve the homeless and hungry a warm Thanksgiving meal. In the end, not a single d... More »
