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Parking space as commentary at Art Center’s Hillside Campus
Literal street art alert! Leave it to the pavement at Pasadena’s Art Center to get all sassy on us. Some faculty and staff parking spots at the Hillside Campus have new, playfully irreverent descriptors attached today. “Cat lady,” “jaunty,” “balding,” … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Art Center, fun, Hillside Campus, mission, mystery, parking lot, Pasadena, project, spaces, strategic plan, street art, too cool for school
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Your guide to Bring Your Own Wine Wednesdays in Pasadena
Through August 31, participating restaurants in Pasadena are offering corkage-free Wednesdays. The Bring Your Own Wine (BYOW) Wednesdays program is sponsored by the Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau, and it aims to drum up dine-in business for local eateries on … Continue reading
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Tagged BYOW, deals, dining, dinner, eateries, food, Monopole Wine, pairing, Pasadena, Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau, restaurant, Wednesday, wine
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Pictured: Skies were gray, but they’re not gray anymore
Staff photographer Walt Mancini captured a panoramic view, above, of Pasadena yesterday with overhanging clouds, emerging blue skies and the statuesque San Gabriels in the background. An even-more-surreal scene-setter comes in this second image of the sky reflected in the … Continue reading
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Tagged blue sky, clouds, panorama, Pasadena, photos, pretty, San Gabriels, scene, views, Walt Mancini, weather
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Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week starts tomorrow
Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week starts tomorrow. A number of Pasadena restaurants, bars and lounges will be hosting extended drink and grub specials from March 1-March 8. Getting in on the act are Vertical Wine Bistro, Point08 Bar and The … Continue reading
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Tagged cocktail, deals, dining, drinks, Happy Hour Week, Old Pasadena, Pasadena, special
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Pictured: The bird is the word at Debs Park
Over the weekend, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society got together for a promotion of the annual Great Backyard Bird Count, which is crowdsourcing data about bird migrations and habitats. The Pasadena chapter of the Audubon … Continue reading
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Tagged Arroyo Seco, birder, Debs Park, environment, Great Backyard Bird Count, habitat, Highland Park, migration, outdoors, Pasadena, Pasadena Audubon Society, photos, species
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Fields of gold: Rodarte spins an exquisite yarn at New York Fashion Week
Color us biased, but New York Fashion Week has ended, and that means it’s time to check in with our favorite sartorial contender: Rodarte, the high-fashion label founded by Pasadena sisters Laura and Kate Mulleavy. Once again, Rodarte racked up … Continue reading
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Tagged design, fall 2011, fashion, Kate Mulleavy, Laura Mulleavy, NYFW, Pasadena, photos, praise, Rodarte, roundup, RTW
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Pasadena chef Laurent Quenioux garners James Beard Awards nod for Bistro LQ
Pasadena resident and Vertical Wine Bistro executive chef Laurent Quenioux is a semifinalist for the 2011 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards. He received the esteemed nod under the Best Chef: Pacific category for his restaurant Bistro LQ in … Continue reading
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Tagged Beard Awards, Bistro LQ, chef, dining, food, honor, interview, James Beard Foundation, Laurent Quenioux, Los Angeles, Pasadena, recipe, semifinalist, Vertical Wine Bistro
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Video: The scoop on Carmela artisan creamery in Pasadena
Rose Magazine writer Stacey Wang visited Carmela Ice Cream several times for our story on the Pasadena artisan creamery. Here’s a video of one of those visits with owner and flavor developer Jessica Mortarotti.
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Tagged Carmela Ice Cream, food, fresh, ice cream, ingredients, Jessica Mortarotti, Pasadena, sorbet, sweets, treats
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