SCPR Moves to new Digs
The Pasadena Independent toured the new broadcast headquarters of Southern California Public Radio (SCPR), The Mohn Broadcast Center & Crawford Family Forum Thursday morning .
The Public Radio facilities which used to call PCC home are now a far cry from their humble beginnings.
The 35,000 square-foot building includes new studios, a generous sized news roomcomplete [...]
Queen Erica Valentine, Guitarist Extraordinaire, selected at 33rd Doo Dah Queen – 33rd Occasional Doo Dah Parade hits Colorado Boulevard May First……..but this time in East Pasadena
Doo Dah Queens Kavita, Naughty Mickie, Skittles and Sierra Madre Sue flank 33rd Queen Erica Valentine
Queen Erica Valentine, Guitarist Extraordinaire, selected at 33rd Doo Dah Queen – 33rd Occasional Doo Dah Parade hits Colorado Boulevard May First……..but this time in East Pasadena
A New Era for Doo Dah
By Terry Miller
A [...]
KOOZA Comes to Irvine
Cirque du Solei is a cornucopia of sights and sounds, where gymnastics, contemporary dance, drama theater, circus performers and live music all meet beneath a giant traveling Grand Chapiteau (big top). It is a place where a sports fan and a ballet aficionado can take granny and the kids, and all can a have a [...]
South Pasadena Shops Support Vietnam Cultural Exchange
Bringing a new meaning to the term “traveling Troubadours”, the Southwest Chamber Music is continuing its tradition of taking its musicians around the world. This time, though, Southwest Chamber will participate in a U.S. State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs program that will see the Grammy-winning ensemble in the two major cities [...]
Monrovia City Band Was Rose Parade’s First
Pasadena may have the Tournament of Roses, Arcadia may boast of being the home of the Rose Queens and Sierra Madre may have a prize winning float, but what’s a parade without a band? That’s were Monrovia comes into the picture. Well, maybe not this year, but the first band ever entered in the [...]
Carols We Still Sing Today Tied to the 14th Century
Captain’s Log on English Man-O-War ship: Christmas Day Prayers Followed by “Much Civill Myrth”
“Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntates.” This is the Christmas season’s most beloved statement: “Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace, good will toward men”. As a carol to honor Christ’s [...]
Playhouse Hosts “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”
You remember being in the children’s Christmas Pageant at your church, don’t you? The kids all dressed up like shepherds, wise men, angels or fuzzy sheep…girls vying for the role of Mary…the boys all ducking, looking the other way when the Sunday School teacher chooses this year’s Joseph….
Your proud parents and grandparents beaming at you [...]
First Presbyterian Invites Community for Handel’s Messiah and Other Holiday Favorites
Music lovers are so fortunate to live in the Los Angeles area. Our city is known for excellent arts, culture and music. From the Hollywood Bowl to the Disney Concert Halls to our great theaters that have been home to best Broadway Musicals.
For those who live in the San Gabriel Valley, you will [...]
Sierra Madre Writer Tells It Short, But Not Always Sweet
New Book of Short Fiction is an Easy Read
For centuries, writers have been fascinated with the challenge of telling a story in 1000 words or less. Today, it is a popular, albeit difficult, form of fiction showing up in bookstores. Short story telling is known as flash-fiction.
Linda Courtland is a Sierra Madre resident whose [...]
Alverno Artists Paint ‘Most Haunted’ Window in Sierra Madre
Alverno sophomores Carolyn Chalfant, Holly Coates, and Laura Mejia won first place in the 14-17 age category of the Sierra Madre Haunted Window painting competition.
Their creepy cemetery painting will haunt shoppers at the Charcuterie through the Halloween season.
“They took the initiative,” says Alverno art teacher Tim Lewis. “The girls did everything on their [...]
