Pasadena City College 5K Run Celebrates 25th Year
Beacon Media along with Pasadena Forward, organizer of the Pasadena Marathon collaborated with Pasadena City College to present the 25th annual running of the Pasadena City College 5K Run Benefiting the Community Education Center last Saturday.
Runners were prepared for a hot morning and mother nature obliged with warmer than average temps making the last phase [...]
Design Budgets And The Diet Of Spending
Sticking to your design budget can be as difficult as sticking to a diet. That gorgeous antique console you discovered and just can’t live without is the equivalent of a double fudge brownie staring back at you from the bakery case. And it could blow everything if you indulge.
It gets tricky managing a design budget. [...]
Pasadena Independent – July 30th, 2009
Pops Gallic Capers at Descanso
On a beautiful and warm evening, Rachael Worby, conductor of the Pasadena Pops Orchestra, offered splendid musical meal of French cuisine in a Gallic romp that blended the talents of orchestra members with the vocal strength of Karen Akers as Parisian songstress Edith Piaf, the piano accomplishments of two young pianists, Yangfue Fang and Hunter Noack heading a cast of principal players in an entreé spiced with the capers of actor Steve Connell as narrator in the centerpiece number, Camille Saint-Saens’ “Carnival of the Animals”. At the end, the soufflé was George Gershwin’s “American in Paris”.
Monrovia Man Runs135-Mile Badwater Ultramarathon
Could you ever imagine yourself running 135 miles in 120 degree heat? Could you imagine doing that nine times? Well, native Monrovian John Radich has completed just that in his fifty-five years of life, among other running feats, and plans on continuing his running career in support of The Way to Happiness Foundation, a non [...]
When Escrow is Falling Apart
This week I got a call from a woman and her husband out in Palm Springs. Her 60 day escrow was turning into a 90 day escrow, and there were still no assurances that the deal was going to close.
And she needed it to close. They were running out of money to make the payments.
She [...]
The Perfect Outdoor Room
Summer is here and you can almost smell the barbeques and grills all over town working on overdrive. The ritual of summer entertaining brings together friends and family to share a meal, enjoy some cool drinks, and swap stories and laughter on a warm afternoon or evening. If you’re hosting an outdoor meal, it’s fun [...]
Owner will Carry
I just got back from Seattle. A client of mine decided to pay for a ‘platinum’ consultation, my plane ticket, and excellent wine.
Why?
Because, despite the fact that the real estate market in is stronger than most, values have fallen for the upper end properties. It’s hard to move a property that’s listed above $1,000,000.
This is [...]
Pasadena Independent – July 23rd, 2009
“Twilight” at Old Pasadena Film Fest
Whether you’re a movie snob with a taste for musicals, a tweenage philistine with the hots for Robert Pattinson, or even just a curse-carrying member of the Gypsy clan, there’s something for every demo.
And did I mention, unlike Harry Potter and his capitalist pig corporate cohorts, all shows are free?!
