Pacific Asia Museum Announces Exhibition Opening of Through the Colonial Lens: Photographs of 19th and 20th Century India
Samuel Bourne (British, 1834-1912)Kutub Minar with the Great Arch, from the West Delhi, 1866 Albumen print Loaned by Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer Through the Colonial Lens: Photographs of 19th and 20th Century India is now open at Pacific Asia Museum and will be on view until September 4, 2011. The exhibition is generously [...]
Pacific Asia Museum Announces Meiji: Japan Rediscovered
Pacific Asia Museum Announces Meiji: Japan Rediscovered Pacific Asia Museum announces a new exhibition, Meiji: Japan Rediscovered, which opens March 31, 2011 and will be on view until February 26, 2012, featuring several rotations throughout the year. Meiji: Japan Rediscovered explores the vibrant connection between Japan and the West during the Meiji period (1868-1912). Meiji [...]
I’ll bet my money on de Doo Dah nag, all the Poo Bah Day…
I’ll bet my money on de Doo Dah nag, All the Poo Bah Day During Doo Dah’s very special day, it seems only logical that a purveyor of fine vinyl (not what you’re thinking)… that Poo Bah Records Owner Ron Stivers be selected as Grand Marshal. Music has always been a marvelous part of Doo [...]
Pasadena Independent March 31, 2011
Los Angeles County Disarm Searches Net 264 Arrests, 107 Firearms and Over $3.9 Million In Drugs And Cash Confiscations
During the month of February, D.I.S.A.R.M. Officers confiscated 107 weapons – including 48 handguns,23 assault rifles, and 21 rifles/shotguns, $3.9 million in illegal drugs, and arrested 264 probationers during 1,400 unannounced searches of residences, persons, vehicles, and businesses, announced Mayor Michael D. Antonovich. The searches were conducted through the Probation Department’s D.I.S.A.R.M. (Developing Increased [...]
Level 4 Water Shortage Emergency Ends in Pasadena
LEVEL 4 WATER SHORTAGE EMERGENCY ENDS IN PASADENA – Officials Now Assessing Impact of Planned Declaration that Drought is Over – Water deliveries via the Metropolitan Water District’s Upper Feeder Pipeline resumed late in the evening of March 28, marking the end of Pasadena’s Level 4 water shortage emergency. The watering ban in Pasadena Water [...]
Arcadia Muslim Hopes to Dispel Misconceptions about Muslims Classes Start This Thursday in Pasadena
Arcadia Muslim Woman Hopes to Dispel Misconceptions about Muslims Classes Start This Thursday in Pasadena Perhaps one of the biggest fears mankind has is the fear of the unknown or that which he doesn’t understand. In a complex society many religions shape the communities in which we live and never before has there been so [...]
Raise Your Hats Ladies And Gentlemen
By Susan Motander Rather than “Hats Off” to the Pasadena Museum of History, it was definitely a hats on event for the opening of its new exhibit, “Mad for Hats,,” a retrospective of millinery trends starting in the 1800s. At the reception, attendees were encouraged to don their favorite chapeau. And the favorites ranged from [...]
No Weapons Recovered in Deputy Involved Shooting at Del Taco on Rosemead Two Suspects Hit by Gun Fire after altercation with off duty Temple Station Sheriff’s Deputy Saturday
No Weapons Recovered in Deputy Involved Shooting at Del Taco on Rosemead Two Suspects Hit by Gun Fire after altercation with off duty Temple Station Sheriff’s Deputy Saturday During the early morning hours of Saturday, March 26, 2011, Sheriff’s Homicide detectives responded to the 200 block of Rosemead Boulevard, unincorporated area of Pasadena, to investigate [...]
No Weapons Recovered in Deputy Involved Shooting at Del Taco on Rosemead
No Weapons Recovered in Deputy Involved Shooting at Del Taco oin Rosemead During the early morning hours of Saturday, March 26, 2011, Sheriff’s Homicide detectives responded to the 200 block of Rosemead Boulevard, unincorporated area of Pasadena, to investigate the circumstances surrounding a deputy-involved shooting. Investigators learned that four suspects pulled their car into the [...]