Broadview and Verdugo Courtesy of the Historical Society of CV Then » In this shot from the late 1940s, this car, recently customized by local car customizer Link Paola, has just pulled into the Krieger gas station on the northwest corner of Broadview and Verdugo. Check out the gas prices! Fitzsimmons Market can be seen […]
By Charly SHELTON Last week, I teased out my recent trip along the western part of Route 66 that runs from Pasadena to the eastern edge of Arizona. With a storied history uniting the country along one road, the eventual decline and then the revival in its popularity, this road is an American icon. All […]
By Charly SHELTON I traveled Route 66 from Chicago to Flagstaff in 2014 with my sister on her way home from college for the summer. We made it to Flagstaff and then turned south to visit my grandmother in Phoenix, leaving the northern part of the route in Arizona unfinished. We picked it up again […]
On Sunday, Feb. 10 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the La Cañada Presbyterian Church Ovations series will present violinist Jacqueline Suzuki and pianist Brendan White in a program of works by Faure, Beethoven, Messiaen, Liszt and Debussy at the church sanctuary. Free admission, but there is a suggested $15 donation. The program includes Violin […]
The Queen Mary presents an evening of romance and old-world glamour at My Vintage Valentine on Thursday, Feb. 14. Two evening seating times will offer a signature four-course dinner and special show featuring vintage burlesque performances, a steamy tango duet, and captivating contortionists celebrating love, playfulness and beauty. Set in one of the Queen Mary’s […]
By Susan JAMES Two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle I wasn’t expecting to find gourmet cuisine. Yes, Oslo has six Michelin-starred restaurants offering sophisticated spins on Nordic food, but I was exploring my Norwegian roots in Tromsø, so far north it seemed like the edge of the known world. Nansen and Amundsen had […]
By Charly SHELTON This Saturday, Jan. 19, is National Popcorn Day. To celebrate, LA-based, family-owned popcorn company Popcornopolis opened its doors to select media members to tour the factory and experience the taste kitchen in a trial effort that may eventually lead to public tours. Known for its bright red-striped cone packaging, Popcornopolis has a […]
By Susan JAMES For those of you out there who are enthusiastic followers of the work of auteur writer-director M. Night Shyamalan, “Glass” is the third in his myth-making Eastrail 177 trilogy, a spin on superheroes, comic book connections and the othering of people with special gifts. For those of you for whom Shyamalan’s best […]
By Julian MITCHELL Puddle of Mudd performed at The Canyon at the Rose in Pasadena on Friday night. Fans were treated to the bands’ hits such as “Famous,” “Blurry” and “She Hates Me.” “She still f****** hates me, believe me,” said founding member and lead singer Wes Scantlin to the audience. Many in the crowd […]
An Irish New Year By Charly SHELTON A few years ago, my family stumbled onto a New Year’s Eve tradition – celebrating the Irish New Year. My mother, Mary O’Keefe, raised good Irish children who all bear her clan as our middle names. So going to our favorite pub in Long Beach, the Auld Dubliner, […]