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Debut Picture Book Brings Jewish Deli Culture to Vroman's Storytime Saturday
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (477+ words) A grandchild slicing pastrami on rye alongside Zeyde on a Sunday morning " that is the world inside "Deli Days," a debut picture book that Los Angeles author Jenna Rothberg will read aloud and sign at Vroman's Bookstore this Saturday at…...
Forty-six Years In, Pasadena's Tuesday Farmers' Market Keeps Feeding the Neighborhood
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (349+ words) For 46 years, the corner of Garfield Avenue and Villa Street has smelled like stone fruit and fresh-cut flowers on Tuesday mornings. The Villa Parke market started in 1980. It was the first of Pasadena's two certified farmers' markets; the larger Saturday…...
Jenny and the Jazz Birds Bring a Saturday Morning Set to Jones Coffee Roasters
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (250+ words) Saturday morning at Jones Coffee Roasters will sound like classic jazz, with a return performance by Jenny and the Jazz Birds at 10 a. m. on Saturday, May 30. The South Pasadena-based quartet has been a fixture in the area's casual-jazz scene for more…...
Ability First Marks 100 Years with Food & Wine Festival Honoring Community Leaders
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (363+ words) Ability First will celebrate a century of impact while honoring four standout community leaders at its 52nd Annual Food & Wine Festival, taking place Sunday, June 7 from 5: 008: 00 p. m. at the Urquhart Residence in South Pasadena. As Ability First celebrates 100 years of service, the…...
Pasadena Library Explores How Slavery Shaped Black Food Traditions
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (489+ words) When Chef Den" Brummer leads a cooking workshop at a Pasadena library branch next week, she'll be tracing a culinary journey that began in the brutalities of the transatlantic slave trade. "African cooking techniques, traditions, and flavors have traveled all…...
Fire Chief Marks Burn Awareness Week With Safety Tips
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (287+ words) Pasadena Fire Chief Chad Augustin is marking National Burn Awareness Week by urging residents to take simple precautions against one of the most common preventable injuries. The annual awareness campaign runs through Friday and focuses on everyday burn hazards that…...
Easy and Delicious Sides to Spruce Up Holiday Weeknights
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (624+ words) F | F | 5-Day Forecast "F Now | Forecast Holiday feasts may get a lot of attention, but there's no reason to overlook regular weeknight meals " or save your favorite sides for the main event " during the busy holiday season. These easy,…...