The destination for today’s parents, giggles, has finally arrived in LA with the “arrival” of its latest Pasadena location. New and expecting parents in the Los Angeles area can now turn to giggle for the best of everything to make their transition to parent... More »
In some ways, local clothier Harry Kamp is a living legend. The septugenarian tailor is a master craftsman who perfected his skills on that most sartorial of meccas, London’s Savile Row, in an era when men’s fashion was dominated by masculine grace and inc... More »
Five or 10 years from now, when the financial crisis has ended and housing prices are up smartly once more, we will look in the rearview mirror and realize that we missed a golden age for first-time home buyers. Then, everyone who sat on their down payment sav... More »
Want to remodel your kitchen but think you’d better wait until the financial crisis eases a bit? Then how about a kitchen “tune up”? Steve and Megan Morelock’s Kitchen Tune-Up can fix up your kitchen a little or a lot – they offer unique refurbishing and skill... More »
[smooth=id:1] When Ara Zakarian decided to name his Washington Boulevard shop after his 22-year-old daughter, nothing could have made more sense – his daughter, Arvine, was born on Valentine’s Day; Zakarian’s shop specializes in flowers and chocolate. L’... More »
Their first job was easily their most difficult – it was a wedding and everything seemed to go wrong. The venue the family hired was “all-inclusive” but hadn’t sweated the details. So the dress was delivered unpressed, hours before the ceremony. The family... More »
Oiseau Design is a full service landscape design company located in Altadena, California. Almost a decade of experience working with and meeting the demands of discerning clients makes Jonatan Damian particularly qualified to see projects from concept to compl... More »
In a world where getting almost anything fixed requires spending hours on the phone with customer service agents on the other side of the world or waiting in long, useless lines only to discover, in fact, you’ve been waiting in the wrong one, many of us are ... More »
So, what do you do now? With portfolio and home equity values having fallen by 1/3 or more over the past year, many planning for or already in retirement are asking this painful question as they hope to enjoy their “Golden Years.†Sadly, over 65% of worker... More »
Looking for a device that can replace a running coach? Technologically engineered socks? “Run With Us,” a ten-year-old Pasadena running store on North Lake Avenue stocks both – as well as a host of other running supplies you never knew you needed. Add to the... More »
There are many health benefits to be had by wearing a pedometer and using it regularly and properly. A pedometer is a device that measures the number of steps an individual takes. Pedometers are available from several companies and come in a variety of styles ... More »
The markets don’t always behave the way we’d like them to: Geopolitical turmoil, natural disasters, interest rates and world events can have a profound effect on market movements. If recent market volatility has you concerned about the economy, you are not... More »
