Share: At the corner of Sierra Madre and Colorado Boulevards is Plate 38, a fire and renovation survivor, the bistro burger, sports bar, and breakfast joint favorite that is hip, comfortable, has decent parking and is PCC close. Follow:
Thorson’s car show a sandman to PCC Foundation’s Dreamkeepers
Share: Over a dozen shimmering classic cars of various makes and eras lined the glossy lot of Thorson Motor Center of Pasadena on Saturday, May 17, to help the PCC Foundation raise funds for The Dreamkeepers Scholarship Program. Follow:
Thrift shopping: save money and give back
Share: PCC’s central location provides for bountiful opportunities for students to shop at various local thrift store locations where they can save money and give back. Follow:
Hook Burger’s deliciousness will surely reel you in
Share: The Pasadena area definitely has its share of burger joints, but a very promising spot to check out is Hook Burger located by the Sierra Madre Villa station at 3453 East Foothill Blvd. Of only four locations in California to date, Pasadena is lucky to have one of them in its vicinity. Follow:
Zankou’s: chicken, shawerma, and secret garlic sauce
On a recent Wednesday, Zankou’s Chicken was filled with students, professionals and a mother with three children enjoying a variety of Mediterranean foods. This is not a place for quiet contemplation, but a hive of activity as patrons come and go, laugh at jokes or talk business over meals of meat, garlic sauce and pita bread while world music plays in the background.
COLUMN: Cold off the press
As more people move toward healthier lifestyles, more creative concoctions and combinations of foods have been created to support the consumption of a balanced diet. We’re swapping bleached white flour with coconut flour, minimizing ingredients in dishes and so on.
Former UCLA Dean to PCC: ‘Shame on you!’
Share: Outraged by the Board’s treatment of Oscar winner and PCC alumnus Dustin Lance Black, a long-time dean and professor at UCLA sent a scathing letter to Board President Anthony Fellow expressing his anger and disbelief. Follow:
EXCLUSIVE: Spurned Oscar winner strikes back at alma mater
Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black responds to having his invitation rescinded as PCC’s 2014 commencement speaker due to a 2009 sex “scandal.”
Oscar winner and PCC alumnus disinvited to Spring Commencement ceremony
Share: After being placed atop a Board approved short list of potential commencement speakers earlier this semester, the college decided against selecting Oscar winning screenwriter and PCC alumnus Dustin Lance Black Follow:




