Share: The Lancers badminton team won favorably, losing only one of twelve matches against San Diego City College last Wednesday. The wins started in the singles matches with Karylle Peralta, Beatris Tzou, Janet Diec, and Anh Tran taking the courts. The group would go on to win each set with the biggest win coming from Tzou in a dominant 21-3 win while in contrast Peralta narrowly won in overtime 24-22. “We practice a lot, we do a lot of drills,” Diec said. “Outside of school, …
Local snobs roast your favorite coffee
Share: There is nothing hinting that you may have entered suburbia than when you check how many coffee shops are in your surrounding area. Pasadena may call itself a city, but a good espresso shot may be a misspour unless you know where to look for it. Coffee snobbery might come across like this fish, but that fish is probably the type to recommend you try Republik for its awful TJ-Maxx-art-esque interior. Copa Vida Okay, Copa Vida and its fanbase take it too seriously. But …
Want a real spook this Halloween? These haunted LA spots are chillingly charged up
Share: When it comes to places with haunted history, Los Angeles has no shortage. From sinister hotels to eerie warships, here’s a list of four of the most grim LA landmarks that’ll be sure to give you the creeps. Cecil Hotel Serial killers, suicides, ghosts, and mysterious deaths all plague Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles. In 1924 Cecil Hotel opened its doors to the public advertised as a snazzy tourist destination. However as the years progressed, The Great Depression took its toll on the hotel …
The haunted history of Pasadena’s infamous bridge
Share: At a time or another, Angelenos have been privileged enough to set eyes upon the grandiose Pasadena Colorado Street Bridge while driving, walking, or in a print edition of a magazine. Sitting beautifully on Colorado Blvd, the bridge captures the historic pride of Pasadena and displays an exclusively classic ambiance of early Los Angeles. While the bridge is a precious characteristic of Pasadena, it has gained a remarkably morbid reputation and has piqued nationwide interest for its dark past and rumored hauntings. The bridge’s …
The Citizen app might keep you safe if your community cares enough
Share: Why is there so much police activity? Why was there so much traffic? Has anyone seen my dog? Do we really know what goes on around our neighborhood and campus? Thanks to neighborhood watch apps run by residents such as Citizen and Nextdoor, questions like these can easily be answered. Apps like Citizen, Nextdoor, and even Facebook groups allow users to report any crime or disturbances around the neighborhood. Specifically, Citizen shows things such as car crashes, robberies and even missing and found pets. …
Roll up to Paper Rice and roll up your own flavor
Share: Paper Rice specializes in build-your-own style spring rolls, a fast and contemporary take on a traditional Vietnamese dish. Owned by Jens Kristen, a Pasadena City College math and computer science professor, the restaurant offers a casual Chipotle style, walk up custom ordering experience where customers can also enjoy spring bowls or a bahn-mi sandwich. I had the pleasure of sampling some of the items on the menu, although the bowl and sandwich seemed appealing, the rolls are their staple and I wanted to see …
Ballot measure aims to give PCC $565 million to bankroll master plan
Share: Measure PCC was approved by The Pasadena City College Board of Trustees during a special meeting last month giving voters the opportunity to approve additional funding for student services and facilities for the school by raising property taxes in the district. Ballot initiative Measure PCC would fund projects and add to the school’s budget, compensating for what the state does not provide beyond operational costs for projects like additional student services, expanded job training, low-cost higher education, and upgrades to classrooms, labs, and technological …
‘Head Over Heels’ gives Pasadena Playhouse a lively return to theater
Share: Pasadena Playhouse rolled out the red carpet last Sunday for the Premier of the vibrant Head Over Heels, an Elizabethen play adapted with the music of The Go-Go’s. The play was originally written in the 16th century by Sir Philip Sidney and adapted into a musical with the pop magic music of the Go Go’s in 2018. It managed to successfully take new wave and bring it into a new age, with all sorts of gleeful nostalgia. Fluid gender identity and sexuality that normally …
PCC students aren’t ready for masks to be put away
Share: PCC students are concerned over softening pandemic guidelines, worrying how the reversal of the mask mandate will be implemented. Will it bring positive or negative impact? And can people be trusted to be truthful about getting the vaccine? Follow:
Herstory: Pasadena tells women “we want you” in politics
Share: In the past decade more women than ever have ascended to positions of political leadership. In 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the Democratic primary for New York’s 14th Congressional District, becoming the youngest woman in history elected to Congress. In 2020, Kamala Harris became the first woman and the first woman of color to be elected Vice-President of the United States. The barriers that women have faced to rise and maintain political power demonstrates the resilience that they have. Follow: