A New Time-Traveling Rock Opera Celebrates Pasadena ^11.3%

KQED - By Steven Cuevas - 7/3/2026, 4:00 PM

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With just days to go before their performance, a musical ensemble gathered in composer and singer-songwriter Russell Mark’s East Pasadena home for rehearsal. The string quartet, which featured Mark’s wife, cellist Mika Larson, played in the dining room, while the other five musicians, twin guitars, piano, bass and drums crowded into the... more

Sierra Madre, Flourishing After Eaton Fire, Thanks Firefighters With Rose Parade Float ^0%

KQED - By Steven Cuevas - 12/26/2025, 2:00 PM

With just weeks to go before the Tournament of Roses Parade, the noise level — and stress level — were rising at a warehouse in the foothill town of Sierra Madre, just north of Pasadena. “I woke up and I was like, in panic mode,” florist and longtime Sierra Madre Rose Float Association volunteer Ann McKenzie said. “(From now) until Jan.... more