By Terry Miller Three generous helpings of spicy, flavorful musical goodness will be served to guests at the South Pasadena Library ‘Carnegie Stage’ Concert for the 11th Annual Eclectic Music Festival on Saturday, April 27. The highly regarded Carnegie Stage in the Library Community Room, located at 1115 El Centro St., has presented more than…
Food for thought By Terry Miller You may have heard of the latest trend in food: ‘plant based.’ But do any of us really know what it is and how the food industry is initiating a meat mutiny, if you will. “Beef: It’s what’s for dinner” the late legendary actor Robert Mitchum proclaimed in 1993 …
Are we suffering from ‘TMINO’ (too much info news overload)? By Terry Miller Five things are certain in life: birth, death, change, social media and of course email. Each day, I’m knackered beyond understanding after examining hundreds of news websites, Facebook alerts and good old fashioned emails – it’s only 9:30 in the morning. I’ve…
Free Tax Prep Pop-Up April 15 at L.A. City College 3rd Annual Free Coffee, Free Donuts, Free Tax Prep Partners with L.A. City College and the L.A. Promise Zone to Provide Free Tax Prep Services to Qualifying College Students Same-Day Free Tax Prep Services Guaranteed to the Public for up to 100 Walk-Ins Day-Long…
By Terry Miller We’ve all seen millennials glued to their smart phones as they’re driving, crossing the street or even on a date. Yes, the smartphone has indeed changed young peoples’ lives. However, the young have now been outnumbered by their parents and grandparents, especially when it comes to Facebook use. According to the well-respected…
By Terry Miller The Eclectic Music Festival and Arts Crawl returns to South Pasadena city streets and this time, organizers have turned the volume up to 11 to coin Spinal Tap’s famous line. Timing couldn’t be better for the festival’s 11th year, as two major music events in Pasadena’s Rose Bowl have been postponed. The…
Communities are experiencing ‘unprecedented’ development interest By Terry Miller The discovery of gold in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848 generated what became the “California Gold Rush.” Conceivably, this was one of the most important events to shape American history during the first half of the 19th century which sprouted California’s population explosion. Have you…
By Terry Miller Originally posted April 3 at 10:39 a.m. / Updated April 9 at 11:29 a.m. to reflect correction In last week’s story regarding Chris Ballew, this newspaper inadvertently attributed the following quote from Dale Gronemeir, civil rights attorney, to District Court Judge Fernando M. Olguin. Without malice or forethought, Pasadena Independent made an…