Weekly Wrap-Up: Pool-a-palooza, Hearst’s Mt. Vernon West, boomer bands in the park

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Here’s a rundown of the stories that will appear in our print section this week. Happy Fourth of July!

Pool smarts: How to save energy (and money) with pools

Pool profile No. 1: In Pasadena, the pool as backyard art

Pool profile No. 2: In Baldwin Hills, a mosaic pool from the ‘60s

Pool profile No. 3: In Fullerton, a miniature exercise pool works like a swim treadmill.

Lost L.A.: Revisiting William Randolph Hearst’s Santa Monica beach house

Man of the House: Boomer bands in the park

Datebook: Santa Barbara orchid show, whimsy in the garden

-- Deborah Netburn