New folk art exhibit illuminates Valentine’s Day

Share: Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and in honor of this loving and bonding holiday, a new art exhibit, “Hearts and Flowers”, displaying many different types of folk art, has opened at The Folk Tree from January 26 to March 2. Valentine’s Day is holiday filled with joy and passion and that much shown through the art. Much of the exhibit is filled with a mass collection of Mexican Folk pieces that come from different areas of Mexico like Oaxaca, Michoacán, and Jalisco. …

The Homeless Count

Share: Day in and day out, thousands of homeless men, women, and children, from a variety of backgrounds, drift through the streets of Los Angeles County, panhandling for money to buy their next meal and searching for somewhere safe to spend the night. Busy onlookers pass them on their way to and from work or school, yet few stop to offer them help, no matter how little that may be. To the rest of the world, these people are misunderstood and labeled with denigrating and …

Lighting the competitive fuse

Share: Alexis Arredondo has a lot on her mind: six classes, daily speech and debate practices, an upcoming One-Acts play, a string of competitions this semester, and lines on top of lines that she recites in her head when she wakes up, showers, puts on her makeup, and even when she’s on break. But unlike most energy drink-fueled college students, Arredondo looks as though she’s had a full eight hours of sleep. If there’s one thing a performing arts academy has taught her in the …

Pasadena Mayoral Candidates Address Concerns in Community Forum

Share: All six Mayoral candidates vying to fill Mayor Bill Bogaard’s seat following his announcement that he will not be seeking reelection answered questions from the community Thursday evening on how to deal with escalating violent crime in northwest Pasadena, how to bring jobs and businesses back to the city while keeping its historical character and how to make City Hall more transparent and communicative with the public. Follow:

Track and field teams pumped for a competitive season

Share: On an overcast afternoon, the men’s and women’s track and field teams broke a sweat preparing for their first meet of the 2015 season. Once again headed by Armand Crespo, who’s served as head track coach in the 2008-2010 seasons, the teams consists primarily of new talent. Staying on the safe side of his prediction, Crespo has his eye on a few diamonds in the rough that may be contenders at the state championships. “It’s really hard to say. There’s some particular athletes out …