Take a Look at Amazing Mexican Mayólica

Bright and beautiful, Mexican Mayólica pottery is still hand-made today using centuries-old techniques brought to Mexico by an Italian artist who carried his trade with him. Every piece has a unique border, hand painted in classic Mediterranean color.


HDT Computers’ Ray Frost, Pasadena’s Computer Doctor

A one-stop shop for all things high-tech


Stoney Point, A Hidden Treasure in West Pasadena

Stoney Point has become a favorite destination for those around the neighborhood who are looking for the best meal in a tranquil location


Go Skinny

Celebs love Hudson’s skinniest five pocket jean inspired by Nico, the singer and Andy Warhol muse, and so will you!


Shear Geniuses

Music, hair and makeup, an unlikely trio, are the ruling passions of musicians Nina Lares, a make up artist-singer, and Alfonso Afanador, a guitarist-hair stylist


A Weekend Get-Away in Pasadena-by-the-Sea

Freeway close, Santa Monica is a great place to get away from it all and yet still feel at home


Sun, Sand, and Surf City

Need a quick refreshing getaway? The quaint town of Huntington Beach offers expanses of white sand beaches, aqua water and spectacular sunsets


Think Taiwan For Your Next Holiday


Social Entrepreneurs Launch Healthy Vending Business to Tackle Obesity Crisis

Local Pasadena residents Steven Sanchez and David Grant are on a mission to make healthful foods easily accessible throughout their community in partnership with HUMAN Healthy Vending – a company that distributes the only socially conscious vending machines to educate consumers at the point of sale.


Mission: Makeover

Valentine's Day is the ideal moment for a makeover. Pasadena Now's co-publisher Candice Merrill headed to Starr House The Salon on Mission Street in San Marino, and put herself under the capable care of owner Karen Milne for some makeover magic.


How Safe Are Your Children?

The world has changed. Private School security is essential.


C & C Collision to the Rescue

After a small accident, the insurance companies wanted to pay me a pittance and scrap my beautiful classic Beamer. What to do? I didn’t know what to do until I spoke to Nathan and Rett at C & C Collision


Make Your Retirement a Time for Masterpiece Living

Most dictionaries define retirement as the time to withdraw from an active life. Others say it's the time to wear out a rocking chair. The creators of MonteCedro, a new retirement community being built in Altadena, have a different definition: It's time for “Masterpiece Living.”


Pasadena’s Magical Playground Offers Clean, Safe Alternative to Park

Do you have a child who’s always saying, “I’m bored?” Or do you have one that goes stir crazy when the weather’s not ideal for playing outside? Or are you afraid of letting your child play at some places because of germs and harmful bacteria? Then you need to acquaint yourself – and your child – with Pasadena's Magical Playground.


Time for Boating, Barbecues and … Insurance?

It is Labor Day once again. People are heading out to their favorite spots for soaking in the sun and doing their favorite end of summer activities.  For Jim Johnson, however, it is also the time for people to check their insurance policies.


Sunshine and Savings

Solar power proves to save not only the environment, but also the money in your pocket


Dance Your Romance

Great concept for Valentine's Day: A clever, romantic way you get to hold your partner for forty-five minutes.  Yes, dancing.


Pasadena’s Favorite Restaurants Voting Results Revealed

The votes are in on Pasadena Chamber of Commerce favorite restaurants race, and the results may surprise you!


‘Remodeling On Purpose’ is the Objective of Remodeling Coach Reva Kussmaul

Considering remodeling your bathroom or kitchen? A little afraid because you’ve heard some remodeling nightmares from neighbors or friends who have “been there, done that’ and you don’t want that to happen to you? Reva Kussmaul and Remodel 411 may be what you’re looking for.


Growing Imaginations

Remember how your imagination was so powerful and so real when you were you a child? Wouldn't it be delicious to be able to let yourself go... to let the real world morph into a fantasy place of your making, if even only once in a while? Have we got the place for you – and your kids! Little Junebugs. It's a fairly innocuous  and pleasant looking shop, as you approach it on El Molino Avenue, but its door opens to an infinite universe of imagination and creativity.


Ready To Marry Your Contractor?

Working with a contractor is like a marriage – you give them your trust, money and the keys to your house and you expect mutual trust. Finding someone reliable who knows the business inside and out is paramount.  That's powerful advice from someone who should know: local contractor Jeff Nott of  South Pasadena-based Nott & Associates.


The Psychology of the Perfect Mix

What happens when you mix two seemingly diametrically opposed interior design styles – east and west, traditional and minimalist? The answer, commonly, is labelled “eclectic,” a convenient reference to elements that don’t quite match, and weren't designed to harmonize each other, but define the owner’s personality or reflect the designer’s read on the client’s expression of self.  Designer Gerald Sowell does magical eclectic, and he does it seemingly organically and effortlessly.