Archive for February, 2014
Cathedral Chapel School to bless art center, honor Class of 1960 at homecoming dance
Cathedral Chapel School’s eighth annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Homecoming Dance is on Sat., March 29 in the school auditorium at 755 S. Cochran Ave. A blessing of the new Art & Science Center by the Most Reverend Bishop Edward W. Clark takes place at 6 p.m. followed by a social hour and dinner. […]
Stiles O. Clements was an important figure in Art Deco movement
Stiles O. Clements, who designed the Pasadena Showcase House, was a prominent Southern California architect for 50 years. He studied architecture at the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia, and took further studies at L’Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He came to Los Angeles in 1911 and joined the Los Angeles office of Morgan, Walls & […]
Writer helps bring Miracle Mile Residential Assoc. into 21st century
With a career that led Ken Hixon from working as a child actor to becoming a successful screenwriter, creative initiative is clearly in the native Indianan’s blood. Two years ago, after circulating a petition aimed at reining in a developer who had applied for a controversial conditional use permit near Hixon’s charming two-story Genesee Avenue […]
Celebrate Mardi Gras, St. Pat’s Day at Farmers Market
UPDATE: The Original Farmers Market has just notified us that due to inclement weather, their Mutti Gras pet parade and beauty pageant will now be scheduled on Sat., April 12. It will feature costumed pets competing in several categories to be King & Queen. The rest of the Mardi Gras celebration will continue as scheduled […]
Election to follow Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council candidate forum
Meet the candidates seeking posts on the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council board of directors at a forum on Tues., March 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Wilshire United Methodist Church, 4350 Wilshire Blvd. Candidates will be available to make brief introductions and take questions from stakeholders. The candidates represent 15 geographic areas and six special interest categories. […]
Batchelder fireplaces bring art, joy and beauty to homes
“A fireplace is not a luxury; it is a necessity—because it adds to the joy and beauty of living,” said Ernest Batchelder. Batchelder began making tiles from a shack in his backyard in 1911. A year later, Pasadena architects Charles and Henry Greene were using his tiles in a house in 1912. In the teens, […]
