Pasadena Showcase House Tours Support Music
The Pasadena Showcase House of Design opened Sunday, April 20 for tours and will remain open through Sunday, May 17. This year’s Design House is a 10,000 sq. ft estate in San Marino built in 1917 under the direction of G. Lawrence Stimson, the architect responsible for the Wrigley Mansion on Orange Grove Blvd., now [...]
Spring into Alaska for a Memorable Cruise Experience
To some, spring means wildflowers and mountain hikes. But to others, it is time for glaciers, rugged coastlines, wildlife viewing, boat planes and all-you-can-eat midnight buffets. To these people, spring is the start of the Alaskan cruise ship season. From now through early September, roughly one million travelers will board nearly 30 ships and begin [...]
Tattered Cookbooks and the Perfect Patio Dinner
My husband and several business partners were invited to go on a fishing trip down the Rogue River. I would say they certainly had fun though many stories have remained secret for quite a while now. Did they catch any fish?? I do not even know the answer to that question, but I know I [...]
Arcadia Weekly – April 23rd, 2009
It’s Official: Shaw Holds On, Takes Council Seat by 25 Votes
One week after Monrovia’s mayoral and city council election left voters unsure of just who their new city council members would be, a Tuesday afternoon count of 185 provisional and vote-by-mail ballots saw Clarence Shaw edge out Becky Shevlin by 25 votes, adding two to the 23 vote lead he has held for the past [...]
Paying the Fare on Metro is Costly
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, now known as "Metro" is a humongous agency that the public entrusts to bring us modern, clean and swift public transportation, plus maintenance of our highways and other assorted transportation related jobs for the 10.4 million people who reside in the county’s 1,433 square mile area. Metro borrows [...]
Garlic Shrimp Cookout
We continue to enjoy the shrimp I brought back from my spring break trip. I try not to have a shrimp dish but once every two weeks so that it seems to last longer, but tonight I am planning to serve a longtime favorite. I am going to prepare it to be cooked on the [...]
Historical Marker Dedication: Public Invited, Arcadia Woman’s Club
A new Historical Marker showcasing vintage photographs and descriptions of the Arcadia Woman’s Club will be unveiled during a formal dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29, at 324 S. First Ave. The Arcadia Historical Society, in conjunction with the City of Arcadia, would like to invite the public and the media to [...]
Altrusa Club Celebrates 50th Birthday
Altrusa Club of Arcadia celebrated its 50th year of being organized on March 25 at Pepper’s Restaurant in Arcadia. A full house (40+) of Altrusans from the Central Coast, Glendale and Los Angeles clubs came to help Arcadia Altrusans to party on. A delicious Mexican menu was served and topped off with a luscious strawberry [...]
2009 Pasadena Showcase House of Design’s Shops at Showcase
Celebrating 60 years, Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts (PSHA) announced that 28 vendors would be offering a variety of items at the 2009 Pasadena Showcase House of Design, Shops at Showcase. It is "so exciting to have such a distinctive collection of shops arriving in Pasadena that are open for only 25 shopping days," [...]
