Share: Located in a quaint alley a block off Lake Avenue T. Boyles Tavern will mark its fifth anniversary this October. Follow:
Student wins PCC One Host spot through hustle and heart
Share: Students stopped in recognition, smiled and shook hands with charismatic and tenacious broadcasting student Josh Zielinksi, the winner of a hosting gig on Lancer Lens’ PCC One, the video news show broadcasted throughout the campus that informs PCC students of upcoming news and events. Follow:
History instructor brings hands-on approach to classroom
A history professor’s job is to make sure their students learn important events, the dates of those events and the people involved. With the instructors usually giving vivid and passionate descriptions to help students better understand the curriculum, history professor Edgar Pacas does one better and shows his students.
The Goonies and thousands descend on City Hall for pet friendly event
Share: The line up near city hall was 100-plus deep waiting to get in, with thousands already inside. Equipped with beach chairs, blankets, picnic baskets, and pets on leashes, families en masse came to be entertained Saturday and see Richard Donner’s 1985 family classic, “The Goonies,” on an enormous blowup screen in the Centennial Square of Pasadena City Hall. Follow:
PCC Alum and Candela Club travel weekly to IXTapa
Share: Salsa, Merengue, Flamenco, Samba, Cumbia or Cha Cha – Latin dance moves the club IXTapa through PCC alum and instructor, club promoter and business owner Sergio Leal. Leal began as a math major at PCC and became a teacher’s aid for 10 years after transferring to Cal Poly Pomona to earn his math degree. However, after attending a dance course at PCC with Francisco Martinez, now of Dance Family in Pasadena, he developed a fascination for dance that quickly became a way to decompress …
Meat District Co. burger giveaway
Share: More than a hundred people lined up on Raymond Avenue Tuesday outside the Meat District Co., which offered free hamburgers for a year to the first hundred customers. Follow:
‘Badass’ professor balances working and riding
Share: In a brightly lit office in Building V, there is one desk that stands out significantly. The clutter of textbooks, the scattered papers, and the multiple framed photographs aren’t what makes this desk pop out though. This significant desk has a computer with a rotating screensaver of a professional looking motorcyclist, zooming sideways on a track field. Follow:
PCC alum dances to the beat of her own drum
Share: In 2008, a former Pasadena City College student from the Los Angeles area ascended onto a shadowy stage at an underground club in Santa Monica and performed her debut as a punk rock legend. Follow:
The road to Make Music: Pasadena to Seattle
Share: Former PCC student Eric Lilavois’ attachment to the Crown City, and its culture, diversity and potential as an entertainment hub extends into his business as a music producer, studio owner, musician, and songwriter. “I went to PCC very briefly,” said Lilavois, owner of Crown City Studios in Pasadena. “My education in music has all been in the studio.” But his connection with PCC did not end there. In 2010, Lilavois’ brother, Randy, served as the head coach of the PCC Women’s Soccer Team before …
Students and ducks line up at Student Business Services
If you peek inside the Student Business Services you will not only see students lining up to purchase parking permits and bus passes but also an array of rubber ducks lined up along a shelf behind the clerks.