Rose Parade floats in September? See South Dakota’s and City of Hope’s floats
by I was on my way to the Metro when I came across two floats parked in the middle of Raymond Avenue in Pasadena. In September! …
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Eat your heart out Anthony Boudain! See the 626 Night Market at the Santa Anita Race track in the San Gabriel Valley
In a novel I am currently writing, a couple goes to a “Chinese Night Market’ in Los Angeles. In this book the man has spent …
See photos of the Pasadena Chalk Art Festival 2015
The city of Pasadena claims that their chalk art festival is the largest in the nation. That may be true, but this year was smaller …
Customized cars, trucks and lots of memories at the Pasadena Police Car Show
In Burbank… A few days ago the social media group, Krispy Creme Tuesdays, held a flash mob car show — well, they tried to hold …
See 40,000 bicylists at CicLAvia in Pasadena – Wow! Was it ever crowded!
In the first CicLAvia outside of the city limits of Los Angeles, the crowds really turned out. The Pasadena Police estimate that 40,000 cyclists were …
Tour of California cycling race to the finish by the Rose Bowl
Last year the Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California cycling race ended in Pasadena by City Hall. I went early and took photos …
Cal Tech: Where the ‘Big Bang’ gang works when they are not acting on a sound stage somewhere
Sheldon, Howard, Raj and Leonard, the characters in the hilarious comedy, the ‘Big Bang Theory’ are supposedly working at Cal Tech, as the California Institute …
OMG! Jacaranda trees are blooming 6 weeks early in Pasadena. It must be the California drought.
We have a Westside dermatologist and Arboretum co-founder, Dr. Samuel Ayres, to thank for the thousands of Jacaranda trees in Southern California. Back in the …
Wow! Shaun White’s Air & Style ski jump by the Rose Bowl is colossal!
Music and ski jumping and California sunshine–sure they go together! Just ask Shaun White who has gone from X Games skateboarder and snowboarder to music …
See the Rent Collection Courtyard that came from China’s Cultural Revolution!
It is only 5 blocks from my home, but I rarely ever go to the Pacific Asia Museum (PAM). With the Chinese Lunar New Year …