Join the movement to get Pasadena an Official Fair Trade Towns, USA!
Fair Trade Pasadena: A Better Pasadena, A Better World
A new group has moved into town, this time to make Pasadena an Offical Fair Trade Town U.S.A.! The goal of the Fair Trade Towns USA initiative is to get schools, faith based groups, city governments, local businesses and media engaged in fair trade.
Fair trade is not about charity. It is a holistic approach to trade and development that aims to alter the ways in which commerce is conducted, so that trade can empower the poorest of the poor.
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Filed under: Living Local | Tags: 2010, armory center of the arts, earth day, greening the earth, Pasadena
Earth Day will be celebrated once again by the City of Pasadena at the annual Greening the Earth Day! Celebrate all things sustainable on April 24th from 10 am – 4 pm at the Armory Center for the Arts and its neighboring streets. Enjoy great music, food and green booths. Exhibitors’ applications are now being accepted. Click the link to fill one out for your business/organization/idea. GTED Registration
Filed under: Living Local, Shop Owner's Corner | Tags: fair trade, holiday boutique, holiday gift faire, Majestical Roof, Pasadena
The next gift faire is December 19 and 20th.
11 am until 7 pm
Live music
Fashion, Art, Gifts and more.
All Fair Trade, no mass manufactured products
Majestical Roof
88 North Fair Oaks
Pasadena, CA 91103
(located through the tunnel on Fair Oaks between Union and Holly Streets, in the “NoCo” district)
(626) 844-8886
www.myspace.com/majesticalroof
Filed under: Living Local, Shop Owner's Corner | Tags: fair trade, gifts, holidays, Pasadena, shop, ten thousand villages
Filed under: Living Local, Local Entertainment | Tags: altadena, ca, erin mcmahon, Free events, gallery at the end of the world, leigh adams, local artists
Come support local artists at McGinty’s Gallery at the End of the World, December 3-6th, 2009!
6-9 p.m. Dec. 3 artist reception, free.
7 p.m.-1 a.m. Dec. 4, First Friday Art Club, $5, includes entertainment and refreshments.
Saturday potluck barbecue, please bring a dish to share.
Sunday brunch, dish to share is welcome.
View artwork by Leigh Adams and more than 25 other artists
Noon-6 p.m. Dec. 3-6
Gallery at the End of the World
2475 N. Lake Ave.
Altadena
Free
The Underground Arts Society opened its doors 6 yrears ago in hopes of bringing a venue that promotes novice and seasoned artists to the community. We are a non-profit organization for the artists and by the artists. The Gallery at the End of the World realizes the difficulties artists today face in trying to secure a gallery exhibit. We open our doors to a plethora of talent and created a melting pot for all those who have the desire to further their en devours in the arts. We don’t curate shows, and feel that this allows our exhibits to flow from a more natural base, the artists themselves. The gallery itself is an evolving installation conforming to meet our needs for showing art.
(626) 794-8779
Filed under: Living Local | Tags: 2009, blair ib, education without borders, high school, marshall fundamental, mayor bogaard, middle east, model unitednations association, Pasadena, una, water
The wait is finally over! View Pasadena’s Model United Nations Conference in its entirety. Witness how local high school students participate in an indepth conversation on problem solving water issues in the Middle East.
Mayor Bogaard endorses this first annual event “that comes at the right time in the city of Pasadena…” Take a look and see how our local students are working together to solve global issues for a sustainable tomorrow.
Filed under: Food, Living Local | Tags: all things considered, dairy, fair free market, local, milk, npr
Photograph by Katie Hayes/NPR
NPR’s “All Things Considered” shared an informative, well told story on the dairy industry and the importance of buying locally to ensure fair wages to the workers while guaranteeing a fair market.
Find the story here. Read or hear it on their podcast.
Thanks, NPR!
Melting Pot Food Tours Expands Its World Cuisine Walking
Tasting Tours to Pasadena, California
Tour Illuminates the Culinary Treasures of Pasadena
Pasadena, Ca – Melting Pot Food Tour announces the launch of Pasadena’s first and only walking taste tour featuring a diverse array of culinary treasures. Running every Saturday and Sunday, the new summer three hour walking tour illuminates the ethnic eateries of Old Pasadena aspiring to place the City of Roses on the map as a noteworthy culinary destination in its own right. Lisa and Diane Scalia, co-founders of Melting Pot Food Tours entertain with historic and colorful stories of Pasadena’s intriguing past while guests visit spectacular ethnic eateries where they will indulge in multiple tastings of world cuisines.
“The new Melting Pot Food Tour of Old Pasadena is so much more than expected! Lisa and Diane’s skillful story telling bring the region’s history to life while guests enjoy some of our best kept culinary secrets! It’s a great way to discover Pasadena’s hidden charms while sampling some great food,” comments Nan Marchand Beauvois, Executive Director, Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau (PCVB).
The tour explores the streets of Green, Union, Holly, DeLacey, the avenues of Fair Oaks and Raymond, and Colorado Boulevard in historic Old Pasadena. Colorful alleys and secret thru-ways are revealed as guests visit award-winning 
ethnic eateries and sweets havens for tastings. Guests will indulge in multiple tastings of world cuisine including Tortas Mexico, Bar Celona (Spanish), Aux Delices Bakery and Café (French), Equator (Asian Fusion), Bird Pick Tea & Herb, Tutti Gelati (authentic gelato), Mezbaan Indian Cuisine, Tibet Nepal House (Himalayan), and Mignon Chocolate (exquisite chocolatier). Additionally, guests enjoy the pleasure of a sensory experience at a handmade soap kitchen.
“The Melting Pot Food Tours tradition is to acquaint guests with extraordinarily delicious treasures that both locals and visitors may not typically find or taste on their own. The Old Pasadena tasting tour is destined to become a true signature of this and promises a myriad of flavors that are both unforgettable and habit-worthy. The fascinating stories behind the foods and this historic district that was once only a sunny land of orange groves are guaranteed to entertain and delight,” says Diane Scalia, Tour Maestra.
The new tour lasts approximately three hours and runs from 10:30 am-1:30 pm. The tour runs every Saturday and Sunday. Price is $49 per person, including all tastings. The tour begins and ends at the same location. Tours are limited to 15 people and advance reservations are required. Groups can be accommodated with multiple tours running concurrently. For tickets and info, please visit www.zerve.com/MeltingPot/Pasadena . Main website is www.meltingpottours.com. Yelp Reviews: http://tinyurl.com/ot5dt4
Filed under: Living Local | Tags: education without borders international, mayor bogaard, model united nations association, Pasadena, una, water crisis
On June 12th, 2009, the first Pasadena Model United Nations Conference was held at Pasadena City College with Blair IB, Marshall Fundamental and Pasadena High School. Their subject concerned water in the middle east and the issues surrounded by its depletion. Led by Model United Nations Association of Pasadena, Education Without Borders International, Model United Nations Club, a group of high schoolers were problem solvers for the day.
Watch the teaser (more in depth view coming soon)!
