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Caryl Sherpa discusses her book "I Taste Fire, Earth, Rain," a story of love, cultural exploration and the revelation that in the Himalayas, anything is possible. When, where:  7:30 p.m. Monday at Distant Lands, 20 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena. Admission, info:  Free. RSVP to (626) 449-3220. Read More > > -- Los Angeles Times

I attended what was a sad event for me in Pasadena on July 20. It was the "groundbreaking" for the new A Noise Within theater there. What good fortune for Pasadena and its neighboring communities to proudly have, in about a year, an extraordinary repertory theater that consistently produces outstanding and entertaining "classics." The support for the theater by the Pasadena mayor, City Council and many other members of the Pasadena community was abundantly evident throughout the groundbreaking ceremony.

Insurance agents, hoteliers and auto-body shops are among those who have seen a surge in business in the wake of wind storms that pummeled the region and knocked out power to thousands of Pasadena area residents Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. “We're real busy,” Ron Baker, owner of Baker's Auto Body in Pasadena, said Friday. “We've got a full house, and a full house coming in next week.” Baker said he's fielding eight inquiries a day from people whose cars were damaged by falling trees and tree limbs.

Pasadena police officers shot and killed a man on Saturday night after he and a 17-year-old boy allegedly committed an armed robbery, according to the department. The shooting occurred just after 11 p.m. near Fair Oaks and Orange Grove boulevards. Neither officer was injured. The officers were responding to a call about an armed robbery that had occurred near Fair Oaks and Summit Avenue. When they arrived, they saw one of the suspects running, police said. The officers opened fire after seeing the suspect's hands at his waistband, police said.

PASADENA - Whenever the Crescenta Valley High girls' water polo team visits Pacific League-foe Pasadena, the Falcons are usually quick to acknowledge that their game is affected by the Bulldogs' home-pool advantage. But even though the pool's snug confines served to rein in Crescenta Valley's transition game, they hardly proved to be much of an asset on Tuesday afternoon for Pasadena, which had no room to run from and no answer for the Falcons' continued season-long dominance on both sides of the ball.

The "best" of any type of foodstuff is a dicey proposition, to say the least. Matters of taste are, after all, matters of taste. With that in mind, however, here is a list of the best perveyors of tubestake in the area, as decreed in this list .  Coney Dog, 8873 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, (310) 854-1172, http://www.coneydogla.com Papaya King, 1645 Wilcox Ave., Hollywood, (323) 871-8799, http://www.papayaking.com Dog Haus, 105 N. Hill St., Pasadena, (626)

Dozens of people protested big banks and corporations at the corner of Colorado Boulevard and Lake Avenue Wednesday afternoon as part of the growing ' Occupy Wall Street ' movement. There were 80 to 90 protesters at the height of the event, holding up signs with slogans such as “I pay more taxes than Bank of America .” “I've been reading about 'Occupy Wall Street' and feel supportive of the movement,” said Kat Castaneda, 35. “I'm unemployed and this touches me on a very personal level.” Continue reading > > -- Adolfo Flores , Times Community News Photo: Protestors congregated on Lake Ave. and Colorado Blvd.

A law firm recognized for its work on patent and trademark issues plans to move into Glendale by mid-December, according to city officials. Christie, Parker & Hale has signed a lease at 655 Central Ave.  and will move its 120 employees -- 45 of whom are attorneys -- from its offices in Pasadena, the city announced Tuesday. Zecco, an online stocks and equity trading company, also recently brought 100 employees from Pasadena to 500 N. Brand Blvd. The firm represents some of the world's largest companies, including Verizon, Raytheon Co., Guess, the Neiman Marcus Group and Samsung.

NORTHEAST GLENDALE - One bad inning for Crescenta Valley High starting pitcher Elliot Surrey was enough to make Friday night's Pacific League opener against Pasadena a nailbiter. But six other innings of brilliance, capped by a dominant seventh inning in which he struck out the side looking, were enough to garner the desired end result, as the senior left-hander twirled a complete game to lead the Falcons to a 3-2 win over the Bulldogs at Stengel Field. "Elliot did great today," said sophomore designated hitter Michael Russo, who singled in the game-winning run in the bottom of the fifth and finished with a pair of singles.

PASADENA - Forty minutes of grinding away with visiting Crescenta Valley High had the Pasadena boys' soccer team believing it could hang with the two-time defending Pacific League champion. But, as tough a challenge as the Bulldogs proved to be, it only took 10 seconds of the second half of Friday afternoon's league tilt for the Falcons to rediscover their own confidence and turn the tide. Pavle Atanackovic scored on an assist from Erick Trejo just a few ticks into the second half to tie the match, giving the Falcons a momentum swing that carried over for the next 30 minutes.

BASEBALL Crescenta Valley 12, Muir 0 (five innings): For the first time since 2008, the Falcons can call themselves Pacific League champions. On the strength of Tuesday's road win, coupled with Arcadia's 4-2 loss to Burroughs, the Falcons (19-7, 11-2) clinched a share of the league crown heading into Friday's finale against three-time defending champion Arcadia. But, it wasn't exactly the approach Falcons Coach Phil Torres wanted, especially after losing, 5-2, to red-hot Pasadena on Monday.

The Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader, Pasadena Sun and La Cañada Valley Sun took home 16 state-wide awards for their journalism over the past year. The California Newspaper Publishers Assn. announced the awards at a conference in San Jose this weekend. The 16 awards are nearly three times the number received last year, Editor Dan Evans said. “That's considerably superior than years past,” Evans said. “The Burbank Leader won first place for government coverage of bonuses paid by the city to employees, and the Glendale News-Press also won first place for government for its coverage of the allegations against ADI.” Evans added that the newest member of the Time Community publications, the Pasadena Sun, took second place in the CNPA's marquee category, which is general excellence.

PASADENA — Both the St. Francis High and Pasadena Poly boys' volleyball team are headed to the same place — the CIF Southern Section playoffs. But Wednesday's nonleague tuneup match between the teams showed the Golden Knights' engine to be running pretty smoothly, while the Panthers may yet need some tinkering under the hood, as their struggles down the stretch of the campaign persisted. St. Francis seemed to catch Poly in a daze in the first game and although the Panthers recovered to make stands in the subsequent stanzas, the Golden Knights were still able to complete the sweep, 25-16, 25-18, 25-21, in the regular-season finale for both teams.

SOUTHEAST GLENDALE - For the sixth straight game, the Glendale High baseball squad failed to muster up an earned run. Unlike the previous five which ended in losses, however, Tuesday afternoon saw the Nitros receive a solid outing from starting pitcher Daniel Aragon and timely defense, as they capitalized on errors to nullify another subpar day at the plate for a 1-0 Pacific League victory over the visiting Pasadena Bulldogs Tuesday afternoon....

LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE - Pasadena Poly boys' volleyball Coach Mark Mina admitted his team probably showed up at Flintridge Prep expecting a Prep League sweep on Tuesday afternoon. The Panthers almost got one. Performed on them, that is, by a Rebels squad that became ever more fired up with wins in the first two games and taking the third down to the wire. Michael Saeta simply wouldn't allow Poly to go down, however, igniting a late rally to win the third game before going on to finish with 51 kills in his team's 21-25, 25-27, 25-20, 25-22, 15-13 win that lifted the Panthers into a tie for first place with Chadwick with two matches left in the season.

Want to figure out how to best get from Pasadena to Burbank using public transit? There soon could be an app for that. When it comes to traversing the disparate public transportation lines from Burbank to Glendale and on to La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena, all the maps, times, costs and routes can seem overwhelming. But local officials are working on a website that will offer residents a range of easy-to-decipher options based on user profiles. Officials also plan to create a mobile application with a check-in feature as they attempt to make it easier for commuters to use public transit when traveling along the east-west corridor.

Southern California Public Radio and the Pasadena Sun are teaming up for an election forum Wednesday, May 9, featuring the five candidates running for the 41st Assembly District on the June 5 ballot. The event will also feature a panel of experts on Pasadena's Measure A. The event is free and open to the public. It will be held at KPCC's Crawford Family Forum, 474 S. Raymond Ave. in Pasadena. The Measure A discussion will take place from 6 to 6:30 p.m. The Assembly candidate forum will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Both panels will be moderated by members of the Pasadena Sun newsroom staff.

BASEBALL Flintridge Prep 8, Chadwick 4: Starting pitcher Cole Rademacher struck out four in five innings and helped his cause with a solo home run Wednesday to lead visiting Flintridge Prep in a Prep league contest. Alex Sierra had two hits, including a two-run home run. Daniel Enzminger finished with a pair of hits for the Rebels (5-10, 2-3 in league). BOYS' SWIMMING Flintridge Prep 85, Chadwick 85: The Rebels remained undefeated in the Prep League (5-0-1)

A new long-awaited regional crime laboratory could begin processing vital ballistic analysis and DNA evidence for hundreds of unsolved property crimes as early as May, police said Thursday. Local police and city officials on Thursday introduced the Verdugo Regional Crime Laboratory that authorities said will allow quicker processing of crime scene evidence in Glendale, Burbank and Pasadena. “We could use DNA early on to intercede as rapidly as possible,” Glendale Police Ron De Pompa said at the news conference.

LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE - Both the Flintridge Prep and Pasadena Poly swim teams walked away winners in Wednesday's Prep League Meet. The Rebels won 10 of the 11 events on the boys' side for a 98-72 victory, while the Panthers nabbed a 114-56 win on the girls' side. "I wasn't expecting us to do as well as we did, but we came out strong and I am really happy about that," Prep Coach Ryan Goto said. "It really pumps me up for swim meets we'll have in the future with Chadwick, which will be tough.