Category: Feature

By Cole Cahill and Luke Quezada Staff Writers Photos by Kevin Huang Staff Photographer A David Bowie song plays as the smell of fresh garlic and dough wafts through the air. Brightly colored wall decals and sparkling-clean floors create a modern, yet comforting environment. The atmosphere at Tomato Pie Pizza Joint is no accident — proprietor […]

Illustration by Angelica Navarro Staff Illustator

By Matt Wakumoto Staff Writer Photo by Kevin Huang Staff Photographer Vaughn Huelsman, Kevin Huang and I stood on the Sepulveda station platform while we discussed our next steps to Greystone Mansion. Kevin and I realized halfway to our stop that where Vaughn said to get off was nowhere near the mansion. Due to a […]

By Sammy Park StaffWriter Photo by Sammy Park The rare cool summer night welcomed the sounds of acoustic guitars and ethereal harmonies on July 29th. The source was Joseph, a Portland based sister band, performing at FIGat7th FIGat7th partnered with Arts Brookfield to create a free, general admission music festival. The FIGAt7th Downtown Festival is […]

By Sammy Park Staff Writer Illustration by Sandra Moore Design Editor The second edition of Tuesday Tunes comes from Sammy Park. This week’s mix showcases dance hits from various times and genres. [8tracks url=”[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/8194627″]” ] Tracks: Run COIN Baby KINGDM Brazil Declan McKenna Don’t Need Your Love Lucas Nord Go! M83 Annie’s Song John Denver Tilted Christine And […]

By Isabella Tsai Staff Writer Illustration by Ashton Carless Staff Illustator Imagine being able to step inside a computer game. The newest trend in recreational entertainment has made that possible, creating what are now known as escape rooms. These rooms are the real-life version of the point and click computer “escape games” where players are trapped […]

Photos by Hana Tyszka

By Cole Cahill Staff Writer Photo by Cole Cahill Charlie Hickey is no stranger to the songwriting world. Although he is just 16, his life has been surrounded by music and defined by creating songs and lyrics. Both his parents are musicians and songwriters, and he got his start writing before he could even hold […]

Illustration by Isabella Frescura Staff Illustrator

By Sammy Park Staff Writer Illustration by Angelica Navarro Staff Illustrator   Smart comedy returns to TV with HBO’s Silicon Valley. While the plethora of comedians turned actors practically guarantee a funny show, the writing also brings entertaining characters. The show revolves around Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) who creates a new data compression company, Pied […]

Photos by Luke Quezada Staff Photographer

By Luke Quezada Staff Writer Photos by Luke Quesada You’ve been eating the same things your entire life in this town. Why not look past the ordinary and venture into the unknown with these five lesser known morsels. Meatball Sandwich at Domenico’s Domenico’s is back in South Pasadena after an absence of several years. With […]

By Sammy Park Staff Writer Illustration by Isabella Frescura Illustrator 3.5/5 In a sea of reality TV shows about finding true love, MTV’s ‘Are You the One?’ is a fresh take on an otherwise overworn genre. The show features ten boys and ten girls who are paired together after a series of personality tests. Throughout […]

By Riley Segal Staff Writer Photo by Riley Segal Brightly colored umbrellas providing shade to small picnic benches litter the lot, while rows of tents are set up along the perimeter and through the middle of the property. The gastronomical and artisanal phenomenon known as Smorgasburg has set up shop at the Alameda Produce Market […]

By Vaughn Huelsman Staff Writer Illustration by Sandra Moore Design Editor [8tracks url=”[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/8159531″] The first edition of Tuesday Tunes for the 2016-2017 school year was made by Vaughn Huelsman. This mix highlights love songs from the 1960’s. Tracks: Hush Deep Purple Layla Derek & The Dominos Something The Beatles Time of the Season The Zombies […]

By Oona Foley Staff Writer Illustration by Ashton Carless Staff Illustrator A sold out crowd of 17,500 nestled into the Hollywood Bowl to see Brian Wilson perform arguably the best rock album of all time, Pet Sounds. The Beach Boys singer played on the night of Sunday, July 10th, in celebration of the album’s 50 […]