Monthly Archives: May 2010

Walking last Saturday through the San Francisco Fine Arts Fair on one of the piers at Fort Mason, I heard a call directed at me through the crowd: “Can’t ever really leave Pasadena, can you?” It was Peter Mendenhall of … Continue reading →

I finally got over to the new Taco Station, the born-again taqueria at Chester and Green near PCC that looks so attractive with its red umbrellas when you’re speeding by. Why would a PCC student eat anywhere else? Those chains … Continue reading →

Actors from the Glendale-based, Pasadena-bound A Noise Within repertory company gave a rousing reading from a variety of the classics at a get-together Sunday afternoon in actor Kathy Baker’s South Pas back yard. See my column Wednesday for details on … Continue reading →

This painting was included in the fifth annual No Boundaries show of art and music by Pasadena schools students Friday night on South Lake Avenue that I wrote a column about last week. Turnout was huge and the conversation … … Continue reading →

One of the best nighttime views of City Hall is from the rooftop terrace at the Pasadena Museum of California Art on Union. This was the other night when I slipped outside for some fresh air before the dinner for … Continue reading →

Back from vacation, out of the loop and thown for a loop by this sign — blame it on gerrymandering. Since the conventional wisdom is that Adam Schiff, the Pasadena area’s Democratic congressman, couldn’t lose his seat unless he were … Continue reading →