People of Note | Linda “Peaches” Tavani
Picture the moment: Linda “Peaches” Tavani (then Linda Greene) is the second ‘Peaches’ to have recorded with Herb for Peaches & Herb. The album…
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Living Local | New Years Day in Pasadena, CA
Happy New Year from the beautiful Pasadena Rose Parade! This comes from a local, born and raised in the area, and of the third…
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Living Local | Pasadena: Rose Parade Up Close and Personal
Seeing the Rose Parade on TV is definitely not the same as being there in person. I have been going to the Rose Parade every year since I moved to Southern California in 2011 and have thoroughly enjoyed it each time.
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Pine Mountain Club, CA: Christmas in the Village
Pine Mountain Club, the self-described “nearby-faraway place”, is a quaint mountain village about an hour-and-a-half north of Los Angeles, CA. A small town of roughly…
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Bliss at the Beach: Bodega Bay California, Simply Serene
Bodega Bay is a shallow, rocky inlet on the coast of northern California. It is situated about 60 km (40 miles) northwest of San…
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Making Halloween Great Again in San Diego, CA @ the Hard Rock Cafe
It’s Halloween Weekend And all the Alter Egos were out to play Especially at the Hard Rock Cafe Forget Goulash frightening, scary, spooky I…
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Pizza of Venice, Pizza Quest: The Search for the Pies of Excellence. Part I of an Occasional Series.
How much do you dread Mondays? Facebook is filled with memes of the dreaded day, but Mondays are something to look forward to if…
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Living and Eating in SoCal! Roma Market, Pt. 2!
My East Coast roots gave me great memories of good food and eateries from New York to D.C., all the way down to Florida….
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Tacos Poncitlan: The Quest for the Perfect Taqueria. Part One in an Occasional Series
Tacos are a perfect food. Two small tortillas piled with savory meat, some onions, cilantro and a little salsa to kick things up….
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Discover Descanso Gardens – An Unexpected Urban Retreat in La Canada, CA
If you live in or are planning to visit the Los Angeles area, one of the many choices for a lovely day in nature…
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Conventions | Anime Expo 2016
Back in the fall of 2015 when my sister Linnea and I first got into anime, I heard about Anime Expo. We’d only ever…
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Living Local | Geektopia 2016, Pasadena, CA – Comics!
Here in Pasadena, No Future Café is hosting their second annual Geektopia event from June 23rd to 25th. Geektopia is a free three day mini…
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