August 2011
9 posts
Print is Alive
In response to the swirling rumors that print is dead, former L.A. Weekly editors Joe Donnelly and Laurie Ochoa replied, “False.” In 2010 they founded Slake: Los Angeles, a collection of various artistic styles and genres, and watched their first two issues linger for weeks on the Los Angeles Times best-seller list. Now Slake has published a third issue, “War and Peace,” and it’s time to...
That's the Spirit!
The recently opened a|k|a [An American Bistro] is taking liquid education to another level. Beginning September 2nd and September 3rd, “Spirits Tasting with Liquid Chef Brady Weise” will offer seasoned imbibers and novices alike the opportunity to sample featured spirits of the month, learning about each particular liquor and the subtle differences among a variety of brands. September’s chosen...
Shopping Spree
The AIDS Service Center has been providing food, transportation, housing assistance, home health care and mental health services for 23 years. Their goal has been to improve the quality of life for people living with AIDS, and just this last week The Container Store joined the cause.
The Clothes Closet is a “mini-store” located at the AIDS Service Center where individuals can pick out...
Speak Up
You probably haven’t paid much attention to the big metal utility boxes on the Playhouse District’s Colorado Boulevard, but artist Susan Silton is about to change that. Starting this September, these generally boring city necessities will be transformed into a canvas for Ms. Silton and her craft.
Each piece will be made of colored vinyl and incorporate text and pictures, celebrating the...
Keytars and Power Chords
The annual Pasadena Summer Soundzz music series is once again coming to a close, but not without one last hurrah. Don’t miss 80’s cover band The Spazmatics at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium Plaza this Friday August 12 at 7:30 p.m. Since 2005, the Spazmatics have been taking audiences back to the glory days of super-volumized hair and colorful headbands with their line-up of classic 80’s...
Education For All
This Sunday, the 33rd Annual United Negro College Fund’s An Evening of Stars comes to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. This year, the UNCF and BET bring Patti Labelle, Grammy-award winner Jill Scott, Grammy-nominated singer Ledisi and others to the stage to celebrate minority education and raise money for the cause. The UNCF is the nation’s largest minority education organization, and, through...
Your Fellow Pasadenians Need Your Help!
It only takes a five minute walk down Colorado Avenue to understand the severity of Pasadena’s homeless problem. Union Station Homeless Services tells us that at any given time there are over 1,000 homeless people in Pasadena- 41 percent are men, 23 percent are women and 37 percent are children under 18. It’s time for a solution.
Project HOUSE is taking on the challenge, but they can’t do...
You're Gonna Love This...
Holly Street. The sometimes neglected Northern extension of Old Town Pasadena, which ought to be a one-way street but isn’t, is looking more and more these days like a quirky, cultured younger sister of Colorado Blvd. She’s burning Nepalese incense at the Tibet and Nepal gallery, tasting Royal Iranian chocolates at Mignon Chocolate, and outdressing all the other girls with fashions from The...
Wine Country Comes to Pasadena
Driving to Napa for some quality wine takes a weekend trip, and Santa Barbara isn’t exactly in out backyard either. It seems that all good wine is just out of reach. But fear not fellow winos- there is hope. On August 29th, the newly opened, Napa-inspired bistro, a/k/a, will be bringing Santa Barbara’s wine country to Pasadena. A mere $16 will grant you access to the tasting where over 16...
