Melissa Woolf-Heger, Founder and Principal Instructor at Gold Line Pilates, joins the show to share her approach to serving her clients, how creativity and determination got her through the pandemic, and the incredible story of why she became an instructor (it involves sailing around the world).

Passionate about small businesses and supporting our community, Melissa also shares some advice to young entrepreneurs and lessons learned from a life well-lived.

For more information on Gold Line Pilates, please visit them at  https://goldlinepilates.com

Special Guest: Melissa Woolf of Gold Line Pilates

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Episode 12: Blair Miller joins the show to talk about her journey in urban planning and affordable housing and lessons she learned from serving on several of the most important city commissions in Pasadena.

We also discuss some challenges and opportunities Pasadena faces, what makes our city so special, and the most effective ways to create meaningful change in our community.

For more information on the Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition, please visit www.pasadenacsc.org and to support Heritage Housing Partners, please visit them at www.hhphousing.org.

Special Guest: Blair Miller

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Pasadena CLSC’s Dennis Robinson joins the show to talk about the responsibility of upholding his family’s legacy in our city, his own journey creating a Pasadena-focused brand, and the role that community plays in his life and in growing the business.

We also talk about the Rose City Market and 626 Dena Day on June 26th as Pasadena CLSC is a co-organizer of the event with Hood Liberation. Bringing together about fifty-minority owned vendors, the event will be held from noon to 7:00 pm at 2283 North Fair Oaks Avenue (Metropolitan Baptist Church).

For more information about Pasadena CLSC, please visit them at www.pasadenaclsc.com and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

Special Guest: Pasadena CLSC Co-Founder and Creative Director Dennis Robinson

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Neon Retro Arcade’s Mia Mazadiego joins the show to talk about how a Street Fighter II pinball machine changed her life and how her husband’s hobby of collecting vintage arcade games launched their business.

We also talk about the power of social media to help promote small businesses, her service to Old Pasadena, and the importance of community, especially during Covid.

For more information on Neon Retro Arcade, please visit them at www.neonretroarcade.com and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

Special Guest: Neon Retro Arcade Owner Mia Mazadiego

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Dr. Thelma T. Reyna, PhD joins the show to discuss her literary journey from Kingsville, Texas to her founding of Golden Foothills Press, a Pasadena based micro indie press.

An award-winning author and poet, Thelma was a teacher and administrator for thirty-four years before becoming a publisher with the goal of fostering and supporting new voices and cultivating multicultural literary diversity.

For more information on Thelma’s work and to purchase her books, such as her latest full length poetry collection, Dearest Papa, or When the Virus Came Calling, an anthology she contributed to and edited, please visit www.goldenfoothillspress.com.

Special Guest: Dr. Thelma T. Reyna, PhD

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Episode 8: Kidder Mathews Executive Vice President Linda Lee and Senior Vice President Scott Unger join the show to discuss the state of the commercial real estate office market as we emerge from Covid-19 and the work from home era.

For more information on the latest commercial real estate news and analysis, please visit https://kidder.com/.

To view Linda and Scott’s current listings, please visit their team profile at https://kidder.com/teams/team-boyd/.

Special Guests: Linda Lee and Scott Unger

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Dr. Yvette J. Saavedra, PhD. joins the show to talk about her journey as a young historian and her fascinating book, Pasadena Before the Roses – Race, Identity, and Land Use in Southern California 1771-1890.  The well-researched and thoughtful book profiles the many histories in Pasadena’s past that shaped what kind of city it would eventually become.  

For more information and to purchase Professor Saavedra’s book, please visit Amazon (https://amzn.to/3enqWGf).  

Her essay, “Pasadena, California, Was Born in Indiana During the Cold, Damp Winter of 1872” is available at Zócalo Public Square (https://bit.ly/DrSaavedra).  

Special Guest: Dr. Yvette J. Saavedra, PhD.

This Episode is Dedicated to Tongva Elder Julia Bogany (1948-2021)

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Episode 6: Dr. Lynn M. Hudson, PhD. joins the show to talk about her upbringing in Pasadena and her excellent book, West of Jim Crow, which explores the ways California tried to control, contain, and restrict African Americans and the incredible courage of those that resisted and fought against this discrimination.

For more information and to purchase Professor Hudson’s book, West of Jim Crow / The Fight Against California’s Color Line, please visit Vroman’s (https://bit.ly/3dEAtZa) or Amazon (https://amzn.to/2OmXOWw).

Her book The Making of “Mammy Pleasant” / A Black Entrepreneur in Nineteenth-Century San Francisco is also available for purchase through Vroman’s (https://bit.ly/39Jt4Xc) or Amazon (https://amzn.to/2PCfXAk)

Special Guest: Dr. Lynn M. Hudson, PhD.

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Episode 5: Michael Calderon, known around town as “Mr. Pasadena,” joins the show to talk about the history of his famous nickname, his decades as a Tournament of Roses volunteer, and some great retail and restaurant recommendations.

For more information about Michael, please visit his website at https://mrpasadena.net/ and follow him on social media on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Meetup.

Special Guest: “Mr. Pasadena” Michael Calderon

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Episode 4: Pasadena NAACP Second Vice President Nicole Bernard joins the show to discuss millennial voices, her involvement with community activism, and how having those uncomfortable conversations about race in America can move us forward.

For more information about the Pasadena NAACP, please visit its website at https://naacppasadena.org

Special Guest: Pasadena NAACP Second Vice President Nicole Bernard

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