The act of drinking began for many of us as a means to an end: a way to escape, a little liquid courage, or a social lubricant. As we grew into our drinking habits, the fast and loose attitudes of ‘any drink will do’ were replaced with ‘I’m not drinking Merlot,’ or some other distinction […]
Amidst the revamped warehouses of Old Pasadena is an architectural treasure known as Castle Green. Towering above Pasadena’s Central Park, Castle Green lets her residents enter and exit but you can not enter yourself. She is a building of mystery and intrigue with her Moorish turrets and bridges to nowhere. One of Pasadena’s historic buildings, […]
Geek dads rejoice! ok, moms too. JPL (aka the Jet Propulsion Laboratory) is holding its annual family open house this weekend. What? You didn’t know that we had NASA in our backyard? Oh, for shame. Here is the opportunity to either live out those dreams you once had of being an astronaut or at least […]
Frank Geary. Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Langella. If you don’t know which one of these Franks does not belong with the others, this is not the post for you. However, if you do know that FG & FLW are two of the most influential architects of the 20th century (and still into the 21st century), then here’s another one for you.
Hollywood High Holiday Living in the City of Angels we have minor brushes with celebrity on a daily basis. Clooney Starbucks sightings. LiLo late night at Twain’s. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in your yoga class. But on this coming weekend of a thousand stars (aka the Oscars) you may be wondering how to […]
Instead of sitting on your big behinds and watching musicians belt out power ballads or oggling Lady GaGa’s newest stage outfit-performance art-recycled trash tonight, check out the Grammy Museum at LA Live. There are amazing public events like Ozomatli’s “OzoKids” show or Icons like Russell Simmons lecturing on the music biz and philanthropy. In addition […]
By now we have all heard that Eli Broad is all set to open up his new museum next to the Disney Hall. Oh, you haven’t heard. Well, now you know… and knowing is half the battle (GI Joe!). Well, while we wait for Broad’s vast contemporary art collection to find a new home downtown, […]