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Human Rights Campaign Kicks-Off 11th Annual San Gabriel Valley Pride

  • Pasadena Gay
  • October 6, 2011
The local chapter of the Human Rights Campaign, HRC Los Angeles Federal Club, and other local LGBT organizations are hosting a Friend-raiser on the...
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The doors of El Portal

Since I’ve recently been on a bit of a margarita kick, having been to Amigo’s lately (and put another nail into the long-running joke...
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My old amigo Amigo's

So back when Chris and I used to live by PCC, it became a running joke between us that “one of these days” we would stop in at Amigo...
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Hang your hat at The Derby

When The Derby Restaurant(not to be confused with the Hollywood Club of the same name) was built in the ‘20s, the SGV was a far different...
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Derek’s by any other name

Those of you regular readers to this bar blog know that I’m rather a strong proponent of utilizing public transit to get to and from L.A....
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East of the Eden Garden Bar & Grill

My pal Vincent and I went to rock out with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the Hollywood Bowl recently. We met up in Pasadena at the corner of...
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Pop Champagne & Dessert Bar

Guinness and champagne cocktail. I’ll say that again: GUINNESS AND CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL!!! Now before you run pell-mell in the opposite...
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London calling

I hadn’t been to the Krikorian Theatersin Monrovia for over seven years (the last film I took in there being Seabiscuit), so it was indeed a...
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Getting old-timey at the Old Towne Pub

It’s not on the map. It doesn’t have a sign. You just have to know it’s there. And once you know it’s there, the fun can...
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Don't be rude at Rudy's Mexican Food

Ten years ago (egad!) I started a job at a major publisher in Monrovia. My first day on the job, my boss took me for lunch at Rudy's Mexican...
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