Around the Valley

17 May 2008, 1:41 am

The Fifth Annual Taste of the Heights will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Pathfinder Community and Regional Park, 18150 E. Pathfinder Road. via Pasadena Star-News ... read more

Calif. Senate passes bill to close teacher-abuse loopholes

15 May 2008, 3:01 pm

The bill by Republican Sen. Bob Margett of Arcadia closes a loophole in California's teacher credentialing law. via SF Gate ... read more

How to plant a cutting

14 May 2008, 8:52 pm

The offers an extensive list of plants, resources and other information at www.epiphyllumsociety.org . Its annual show and sale is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic ... via Los Angeles Times ... read more

StemCyte opens Covina facility

12 May 2008, 8:38 pm

"We were worried that only children" StemCyte Inc. hosted an opening ceremony Monday for its new 36,000-square-foot facility in Covina. via Whittier Daily News ... read more

Jacaranda trees are a beautiful mess

12 May 2008, 1:46 am

"I feel really blessed to have the trees" The drive down Pasadena's Del Mar Boulevard under a canopy of ultraviolet-blue jacarandas has lost none of its effect on Roland Clements after all these years. via Los Angeles Times ... read more

Marketing agency caters to nonprofits

10 May 2008, 1:31 am

"Over time, (Reid) came to the conclusion that God cared as much about organizations that help a child with cancer as a church group" When a cyclone hit Myanmar on Saturday, Lyric Murphy, knew she had some long days ahead in her Pasadena office. via Whittier Daily News ... read more