La banca en la avenida 42

Share: Just off of Figueroa Street in Highland Park sits Las Banquitas off to the side of the road right before Ave 42. Las Banquitas is spanish for “the benches,” something that would be beneficial for sitting when eating a meal. With 4.5 stars and only four reviews on Yelp, Las Banquitas has a bit of expectations from reviews and local customers. Finding Las Banquitas wasn’t very hard despite there being many food trucks in the area, as they typically have their name somewhere on …

Afters, after class or any other time

Share: Ice cream knocks apple pie and chocolate chip cookies to second and third place as they rule as America’s favorite dessert. A popular and fairly new ice cream parlor is a six minute walk from PCC. Afters ice cream is a trendy place to go any time of the week from noon to midnight, just be prepared to wait in line. Although this place has been open on E. Green St. in Pasadena since early 2014, it still holds a line wrapping around the …

Dead men tell one last tale

Share: Jerry Bruckheimer’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” is the last of the pirates movies, but certainly the best one since the original. Set 9 years after the events of the last movie, we see many familiar faces reprise their roles from the previous films such as Orlando Bloom and Geoffrey Rush. Newcomers Javier Bardem is the vengeful ghost Salazar, Brenton Thwaites as Henry Turner and Kaya Scodelario as Carina Smyth. Follow:

A scoop of Italy in Altadena

Share: Tucked away in a lone cement courtyard near the foothills of Altadena, string lights lazily hang in front of Bulgarini Gelato. A few tables, with tiles and carved sunflowers on their surfaces sit in the shade just outside the windows, but upon opening the door, it was an entirely different vibe. Something straight out of an Italian travel book. Follow: