Local Arts and Crafts Look for Support in a Tight Economy
South Pasadena’s Mission West Spring Art Festival This Weekend Craft shows, fairs and festivals brighten the landscape in tough economic times. Last Spring, community festivals benefited local economies bringing in an estimated $4.1 billion to United States neighborhoods, according to the Craft Organization Directors Association (CODA). Such events not only bring much needed dollars, they [...]
La Salle High School’s 10th Annual Crystal Ball
La Salle High School will hold its 10th Annual Crystal Ball entitled Denim & Diamonds, on May 1st at the Langham Hotel and Spa in Pasadena. The 2009 honorees are LeAnn and Michael Healy of Altadena. The Crystal Ball is La Salle’s most important fund-raising event and provides tremendous support for its academic, art, athletic, [...]
Beacon Media Photographer Takes First Place in News Photography Contest
Terence Miller makes a quick pit stop on way to Pulitzer Adding yet another trophy to his already crowded mantle, Beacon Media photographer Terence Miller last week won the prestigious Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles news media photography contest. Selected from among thousands of entries from newspapers across Southern California, Miller bested entries [...]
Training Tips: Catch more Zzzzz….Improve Our Statistics
These are hectic times. On average, we eat more, work longer hours, and sleep less than most European countries. We “thrive” on stress, fast food, stimulants and little sleep. It is no coincidence, then, that we also have the highest death rate from heart disease and obesity. In fact, more sleep would lessen the need [...]
Pasadena Showcase House Tours Support Music
The Pasadena Showcase House of Design opened Sunday, April 20 for tours and will remain open through Sunday, May 17. This year’s Design House is a 10,000 sq. ft estate in San Marino built in 1917 under the direction of G. Lawrence Stimson, the architect responsible for the Wrigley Mansion on Orange Grove Blvd., now [...]
Spring into Alaska for a Memorable Cruise Experience
To some, spring means wildflowers and mountain hikes. But to others, it is time for glaciers, rugged coastlines, wildlife viewing, boat planes and all-you-can-eat midnight buffets. To these people, spring is the start of the Alaskan cruise ship season. From now through early September, roughly one million travelers will board nearly 30 ships and begin [...]
Tattered Cookbooks and the Perfect Patio Dinner
My husband and several business partners were invited to go on a fishing trip down the Rogue River. I would say they certainly had fun though many stories have remained secret for quite a while now. Did they catch any fish?? I do not even know the answer to that question, but I know I [...]
Man Dead in Stabbing Near PCC
Pasadena Police officers responded to a call in the area of the 100 block of South Hill Street last night at 8:00 PM from a citizen who reported that a man had been stabbed. Officers and paramedics responded and found a victim who was immediately transported to a local hospital where he expired from his [...]
Live Election Coverage Tonight on KPAS
Pasadena Council Chambers will be the site of live election coverage of the council run-off on Tuesday, April 21. Live coverage will begin at 8:30 p.m. on 55 KPAS and on streaming video at www.cityofpasadena.net (click on City News). On Pasadena televisions where cable is connected directly to the set and not through a cable [...]
It’s Official: Shaw Holds On, Takes Council Seat by 25 Votes
One week after Monrovia’s mayoral and city council election left voters unsure of just who their new city council members would be, a Tuesday afternoon count of 185 provisional and vote-by-mail ballots saw Clarence Shaw edge out Becky Shevlin by 25 votes, adding two to the 23 vote lead he has held for the past [...]
