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PASADENA—Madewell has opened a store in Pasadena, and to celebrate, they invited jewelry designer (and friend of Racked) Mr. Kate to bring an array of pieces for sale and to help customers make their own jewelry. The store is located at 126 W Colorado Boulevard. [Mr. Kate]
LOS FELIZ—Skylight Books has announced that their store will be closed tomorrow from 2 to 5pm for a May Day strike. They're inviting people to meet at the store at noon to then head Downtown as a group to join at 2:30pm Occupy rally on 6th and Main. They've posted more details about the day's events on their website; plan your book buying accordingly. [Racked Inbox]