The Showcase House of Design’s Spanish accent

This year’s Showcase House of Design is notable not only for itself but as a fine example of the influential… [more]

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Celebrations: The wedding dress

MARYLINN’S COUTURE BRIDAL MaryLinn’s Couture Bridal salon in Old Pasadena boasts top designers… [more]

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2011 Women for Racial Justice Breakfast Committee, L to R: Tamika Farr, Ayana Rose, Crystal Hernandez, Roberta Martinez, Denise Jones, Abby Lloyd Sabin, Johari DeWitt-Rogers, Anne Wolf, Julianne Hines. Very front in chair: Toby Osos (Photo by Jennifer Brett)

YWCA Pasadena Foothill Valley

PASADENA STAR-NEWS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR Established in 1905, the YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley, an independent nonprofit organization, has long been a pioneering voice in the fight for racial, economic, and gender equality. From the pre-1920 racial integration plan to the early 1970s founding of the nation’s first Big Sister program and the area’s first [...]

Star-News, Rose magazine honor 7 ‘Women of Distinction’

Jewels of Pasadena: Get to know the Honorees Pasadena Star-News and Pasadena’s Rose Magazine hosts the 3rd Annual Jewels of Pasadena Women of Distinction Gala, April 19, 2012. YWCA Pasadena is the 2012 Non-Profit Organization of the Year CLICK FOR OTHER CATEGORIES: By Catherine Gaugh, SGVN The Pasadena Star News/Pasadena’s Rose Magazine 2012 Woman of [...]

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Celebrations: The wedding dress

MARYLINN’S COUTURE BRIDAL MaryLinn’s Couture Bridal salon in Old Pasadena boasts top designers from around the country and the world while attracting a clientele that is almost as diverse. The shop’s exclusive yet eclectic collection includes wedding gowns from the high-end Lebanese designer Elie Saab, award-winning British designer Ian Stuart and the popular New Jersey-based [...]

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Shop the Block: Paseo Colorado

B.Luu Since opening in 2001, on-trend women’s boutique B.Luu has remained a mainstay at the ever-changing Paseo Colorado. That’s largely a credit to the careful curation of shop owner Bachmai Luu, who packs her boutique with a bit of everything, from Plastic Island motor jackets for the bike bound to perfectly tailored blazers for the [...]

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Shop the Block: Lake Ave.

Carmody & Co.  As a recent Saturday night inches closer to closing time at Carmody & Co. card store, an older man walks in, offers a greeting and summarily makes his plan known: “I want to find something that’s not nice—something for an 85-year-old, something…curmudgeonly.” He’s in the right place. Since opening its doors five [...]

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Larry Wilson: My own women of distinction

Recalling once when we first began naming Women of Distinction in the Pasadena area, and writing a column celebrating, almost at random, the lower-cased women of distinction in my own life and then a bunch here in town, I shy from the naming of names the way a hiker shies from a rattling in the [...]

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Caterer Q & A: Peggy Dark

Peggy Dark is the owner of The Kitchen for Exploring Foods, a full-service catering company that also offers Gourmet to Go takeout food and a shop with a variety of gift items such as cookbooks, candles and art objects. The majority of The Kitchen’s business is catering, serving everything from small groups to parties of [...]

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How you can celebrate with the Jewels of Pasadena

By Catherine Gaugh Staff Writer You know these women, or at least you should. The 14 women who are finalists for the Pasadena Star-News/ Pasadena’s Rose Magazine Jewels of Pasadena: Women of Distinction awards contribute many hours and much effort into making Pasadena the city that it is. They will be celebrated along with the [...]

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Young Latinas can find a better future at PCC conference

By Luis Torres Correspondent Getting young Latinas started on the right path to college and careers is the goal of an all-day conference scheduled for April 21 at Pasadena City College. More than 1,500 middle school and high school girls are expected to attend the 18th annual Adelante Mujer Latina conference which is organized by [...]

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Got birthdays? We got songs. Ditto anniversaries, holidays and virtually any joyous occasion — along with many that aren’t particularly upbeat. Take the songs of Irving Berlin. “Avoid holiday songs, they’ll only be played once a year,” Berlin once cautioned his fellow songwriters. And yet, Berlin went on to compose the biggest seller in recorded [...]