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Video: Hold on to the yesteryears at Heritage Square Museum

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Flip through the digital edition of Rose Magazine’s May-June issue

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Rose Magazine design issue arrives Sunday, introduces the 2011 Jewels of Pasadena finalists

Our May-June issue arrives Sunday on Star-News subscribers’ driveways and doorsteps. Non-subscribers can pick up a copy of the paper at stands and look for the magazine inside. Some highlights: Meet the finalists for our Jewels of Pasadena: Women of … Continue reading

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Cocktail culture comes east: 1886 bar opens at The Raymond in Pasadena

Tweet Calling all cocktailians: Contemporary bar culture made a late but entirely fashionable entrance this week in Pasadena with the opening of 1886, the new watering hole at The Raymond Restaurant.The Raymond’s management and owners partnered with mixology masters Marcos … Continue reading

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The Royce restaurant at The Langham debuts tonight

Tweet After an extensive renovation, The Langham Huntington’s former Dining Room opens tonight as The Royce, with celebrated chef David Fau heading up the kitchen. True to his roots, Fau’s inaugural menu (click to view, at left) is full of … Continue reading

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Could iconic Frank Lloyd Wright home in Pasadena be transported to Japan?

Tweet From the Associated Press: A real estate agent who has been trying to sell a Frank Lloyd Wright home for two years is considering an inquiry from clients who would move it from Southern California to Japan. La Miniatura … Continue reading

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Alhambra’s archway: A gateway to architectural discussion

A weekend Star-News story by Brian Charles includes some clarifying details from Alhambra city officials on the architectural inspiration behind a new 26-foot tall, 20-foot wide archway at Fremont Avenue and Valley Boulevard. “Our original concept was to do something like the Arc de Triomphe,” (Deputy City … Continue reading

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UPDATED: The house that cake built

ANSWER: Pasadena City Hall. More photos here. Students at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Pasadena are building a very special confection that, when finished, will be a cake-and-icing replica of a local structure. Can you guess which … Continue reading

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Lecture and tour: Lloyd Wright, architect of sunshine and shadow

Architectural historian and writer Dana Hutt reconstructs in a May 1 lecture the story of Lloyd Wright, eldest son of Frank Lloyd, who moved to Los Angeles before his father had even built his first structure in the city. The … Continue reading

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Photos: Scenes from the 2010 Pasadena Showcase House of Design

Staff photographer Walt Mancini captured these images from the now-open-to-the-public Showcase House in a series of visits, just before and just after the design overhaul was completed. The Showcase House runs through May 16. Advance tickets strongly recommended. Purchase tickets online, or by … Continue reading

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