See the celebration of the Indian Festival of Colors in South Pasadena
by 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 …
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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 …
Rose Parade floats in September? See South Dakota’s and City of Hope’s floats
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! …
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 …