EDITOR’S NOTE Sumer is icumen in, as my high school music class used to sing many moons ago. I have a lot more summers under my belt than winters, ever since trudging through Boston blizzards in college and ice storms in Kansas City where I worked on a local newspaper. Actually, landlocked Kansas City is the extreme weather champ, in my experience: it’s both the coldest and the hottest place I’ve ever lived. Of course, there are other contenders for sweltering summers, including humid New York City and Miami, where I also worked as a reporter. I remember an early lesson in not being penny wise and pound foolish when I neglected to buy a car with air-conditioning. Sometimes I’d be sopping wet when I showed up for assignments. SoCal summers may be much drier, but they carry their own hazards — including deadly wildfi res — that are intensifying due to climate change. But the ability to spend many summer days outdoors in comfort is still a thing here, especially with our cooler desert nights. So this issue celebrates the season of life en plein air, with suggestions for outdoor fi tness, food, gardening and great parties. The intrepid Noela Hueso scampered up and down the Rose Bowl’s 77 steps — four times — to sample the supercharged workouts offered by Stadium Fitness at the legendary venue. Kitchen Confessions columnist Leslie Bilderback explains why you should consider grilling vegetables rather than the traditional red meat and tempts you with recipes for delicious sauces and marinades. Brenda Rees visits East Pasadena’s California Cactus Center, where one family has excelled in propagating and selling rare and common cacti and succulents for 47 years. And don’t miss Brenda’s story about a new entertaining trend — backyard glamping (a.k.a. luxury camping). You’d be surprised how much tents, pillows, movie screens, chandeliers and/or other accoutrements can raise the fun factor of your outdoor parties this summer. —Irene Lacher EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Irene Lacher ART DIRECTOR Stephanie Torres ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR Richard Garcia PRODUCTION DESIGNERS Yumi Kanegawa EDITOR-AT-LARGE Bettijane Levine COPY EDITOR John Seeley CONTRIBUTORS Leslie Bilderback, Léon Bing, Martin Booe, Michael Cervin, Scarlet Cheng, Richard Cunningham, Tommy Ewasko, Noela Hueso, Kathleen Kelleher, Frier McCollister, Brenda Rees, Jordan Riefe, Ilsa Setziol, John Sollenberger, Nancy Spiller ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Lisa Chase, Rick Federman, Javier Sanchez ADVERTORIAL CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Bruce Haring HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER Andrea Baker PAYROLL Linda Lam ACCOUNTING Perla Castillo, Quinton Wright OFFICE MANAGER Ann Turrietta PUBLISHER Dina Stegon arroyo FINE LIVING IN THE GREATER PASADENA AREA SOUTHLAND PUBLISHING V.P. OF OPERATIONS David Comden PRESIDENT Bruce Bolkin CONTACT US ADVERTISING dinas@pasadenaweekly.com EDITORIAL editor@arroyomonthly.com PHONE (626) 584-1500 FAX (626) 795-0149 MAILING ADDRESS 50 S. De Lacey Ave., Ste. 200, Pasadena, CA 91105 ArroyoMonthly.com ©<strong>2019</strong> Southland Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. 6 | ARROYO | 07.19
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