Bettijane Levine
Stories by Bettijane Levine
Design for Living
The 49th Pasadena Showcase House of Design is a rich pastiche of styles and colors, as well as a testament to one of Southern California’s underappreciated architects, Roland Coate.
Geragos for the Defense
In a new book, celebrity attorney Mark Geragos argues that defense lawyers get no respect in this country.
Wonder Bugs
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superdrone!
The future of flight is unmanned, and that can be a good thing for all of us, say some in the business of making the pilotless aircraft known as drones.
Is Marriage Dead?
No, but it's becoming an elusive luxury for more and more Americans sliding down the economic scale.
The Innovation Factory
At Pasadena’s Idealab, the remarkably inventive Bill Gross creates and spins off new-tech businesses the world doesn’t even know it needs — yet.
An Explosive Legacy
Rachel Fermi hunted down the photographic record of the Manhattan Project and the men behind it, including her grandfather, Enrico Fermi, known as “the father of the atomic bomb.”
The Master Craftsman of Modernism
Sam Maloof’s extraordinary furniture is shown in its creative context at The Huntington this month.
How To Use Your Inheritance to Cushion Retirement
Baby boomers are poised to inherit the largest-ever sum of “inter-generational wealth.” And with retirement becoming more and more of a luxury, they’ll need it.
A Passion for Panda
Andrew Cherng’s recipe of tasty Chinese fast food, technological savvy and personal development for employees has made his Panda Express empire No. 1 in its field.
On the Wings of a Prayer
Calbraith Perry Rodgers had little else to keep him aloft during the first transcontinental airplane flight that brought him to Pasadena a century ago.
Showcasing the Designers
A few Arroyoland participants in this year’s Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts reflect the wide range of styles, from contemporary to classic, that will utterly transform a 1927 Paul Williams estate.
The PWP Goes Green
Pasadena’s new Water and Power building reflects the latest in environmental and humanistic design.
Grass, begone!
A La Cañada Flintridge couple traded in their water-guzzling lawn for an award-winning French Provincial garden that’s sustainable.
Unholy matrimony
Why does a high divorce rate continue to plague the American marriage despite the big-ticket advice-and-therapy industry and years of handwringing? And how can couples keep their vows on track?
