Twice a week you can find a smiling Willie Dowells, 57, sitting on a bench, people watching outside the Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles.

No one wants to say they live in a pig sty. That’s why a pair of Pasadena developers changed a street name.

Two early Pasadena pioneers knew the truth of the saying, “happy wife, happy life.” It’s another Street Story.

Southern California was full of homesick émigrés who often named towns and streets out here after their favorite places back home. It's another Street Story.

Just about every hotel in Pasadena is booked for the upcoming Tournament of Roses Parade. A century and a half ago - before the parade, Pasadena had but one hotel in town.

The idea of a spa vacation is nothing new. Sierra Madre once had a famous health resort with fresh air and produce so fresh you could see it harvested in the front yard.