Amazing glass garden sculptures at the Pasadena Showcase House 2016
by The Pasadena Showcase House has been held annually for almost six decades. Year after year designers and decorators and crafts people have transformed large old …
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Purple Jacaranda trees in bloom along Del Mar about a month early
Decades ago–say, back in the 1970s and 1980s–the Brazilian Jacaranda trees planted all over Los Angeles bloomed in early June. In recent years the trees …
A secret garden tucked away in Pasadena is filled with quiet places
Pasadena’s Arlington Garden came into being thanks to the efforts of two neighbors, Betty and Charles McKenney, who disliked looking out at an empty 3 acre …
Poison Oak, California Poppies, Mustard and Mallards in the Arroyo Seco Pasadena
While the drought is definitely not over in Southern California, enough rain fell in the last few months to transform the Arroyo Seco into a …
Disappointing art at the new Gold Line Metro stations
I love the original Metro stations for the Gold and Red lines here in Los Angeles. The artwork, commissioned from local artists in the late …
See the celebration of the Indian Festival of Colors in South Pasadena
Holi is an ancient festival of India celebrating the arrival of Spring. Maybe you didn’t realize exactly what the festival was named, but we’ve all …
New bumps up against old in the Pasadena Playhouse District
The Pasadena Playhouse was founded in 1917 and, true to that era, it is a Spanish Revival building complete with palm trees and a fountain …
See behind the scenes of the South Pasadena Rose Parade float
As I write this dozens of volunteers are busily putting flowers on this year’s South Pasadena float for the Tournament of Roses parade on Friday …
Getting ready for the Rose Parade in Pasadena
If USC beats Stanford then the University of Southern California will play in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day, 2016. But whether or not …
Unusual Farmers Market Produce in Pasadena
It was 90F yesterday in Pasadena. Cooler today at 84F so I went to the main Farmers’ Market near Pasadena High school. The market was …