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Tennis Players Help Hillsides While Vying for a Trip to Hawaii

Calling all women’s doubles tennis players with a “love” for helping children. On Tuesday, May 21, ladies doubles players will get the chance to raise their racquets for a good cause when they participate in the Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championships sponsored by the Rusnak/Arcadia Mercedes-Benz Dealership and held at Flint Canyon Tennis Club in La Cañada ...

Tech Tuesdays @ Crowell Public Library

Tech Tuesdays return in May to Crowell Public Library beginning Tuesday the 14th with Twitter: What Is It Good For? Attend this half-hour lecture to find out how to use this microblogging service to post short thoughts, follow your favorite teams or celebrities (even talk back to them!) and get the latest news. Twitter is ...

Woman’s Club of South Pasadena’s Operation Cookie to Provide 27,000 Cookies to More Than 1,700 Hospitalized Veterans on Memorial Day

Continuing a tradition that began during World War II, the Woman’s Club of South Pasadena plan to – like last year – provide at least 27,000 cookies to more than 1,700 hospitalized and homeless veterans in time for Memorial Day. “Operation Cookie” is one of the club’s main philanthropic projects that began more than 70 ...

Elton John, Carson Daly, and the Rock Band “No Doubt” Kick Off Hillsides Foster Soles Event

Celebrities such as Elton John, Carson Daly, and the members of the rock band “No Doubt” will kick off the Fifth Annual Hillsides Foster Soles, an online auction of celebrity autographed shoes, accessories, and other personal items along with their signed headshots. Dr. Drew Pinsky, host of the nationally syndicated radio show “Loveline,” along with ...

Alverno High School To Host A Beautiful Lengths Event on May 22

Alverno High School, in association with several local alumnae hairstylists, will host a Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths event on campus on Wednesday, May 22 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Alverno’s Campus Ministry class, the event organizers, is hoping to collect more than 1,000 inches of hair from students, faculty and staff, family members, friends, and ...

Crowell Public Library Presents Saving for Retirement

Of course it is important to understand the options and the consequences of any decisions related to retirement, but because Social Security is likely be the foundation of most people’s retirement income, understanding these benefits in particular is critical with so many Baby Boomers reaching retirement age. Roy Tirakayos from Edward Jones will review the ...

Acoustic Guitarist and Singer Dennis Agajanian to Perform at Walter Hoving Home Backyard Barbecue

Dennis Agajanian will perform at the 7th Annual Barbeque for the Walter Hoving Home on Thursday, May 23rd. Even his peers regard him as one of the greatest acoustic guitar players of our generation. He’s been awarded Musician of the Year seven times. He’s appeared in numerous stage and television events with some of the ...

LA Street Food Fest ‘Summer Tasting’ Event Back at the Bowl

Mark your calendars and get out your stretchy pants! LA‘s largest and most affordable tasting event produced by Angelenos for Angelenos returns to the Rose Bowl for its fourth consecutive year on Saturday, June 29th 2013, nearly a month earlier than previous years to take advantage of cooler temps. Imitated by many but equaled by ...

Art Center President Signs New Five-Year Contract

The board of trustees of Art Center College of Design announced today that visionary leader Lorne M. Buchman has renewed his contract as president and chief executive officer through 2017. Board Chairman Robert C. Davidson Jr. praised Buchman for bringing about growth and change, citing the many significant achievements at the College since his appointment ...

Southland Residents Can Save Some Green with Annual Lawnmower Exchange Program

Southland residents can now register to get up to 75 percent in savings with the South Coast AQMD’s popular Lawn Mower Exchange Program. Now in its 11th year, the program does good for the wallet and air quality by allowing residents to trade an old, highly polluting gas-powered lawn mower for a highperformance, environmentally friendly ...

YMCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley Chapter Now Accepting Nomination Applications for the 2013 Racial Justice Award

The YMCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley chapter is now accepting nomination applications for their 2013 Racial Justice Award, it was announced today. Those in consideration of the award should be a woman, young or mature, who resides in the Pasadena-Foothill Valley region and is speaking out against racism and encouraging racial justice and interracial understanding. Other requirements ...

A Make-up Expo That’s A Cut Above

Get ready for a beauty bonanza like no other. On June 29 and 30, at the Pasadena Convention Center, PHAMExpo will showcase the latest hair and make-up trends and feature world-renowned stylists and artists in an event no beauty fan should miss. Unlike your regular, run-of-the-mill beauty event, what makes PHAMExpo unique is that “we’re ...

Bosco Tech Students Selected for Boeing Summer Internships

Four Don Bosco Technical Institute (Bosco Tech) students have been selected to participate in an eight-week summer internship program sponsored by the Boeing Company. The internships will take place at the aerospace and defense corporation’s satellite division in El Segundo where each student will work under the direction of an engineering mentor. The goal of ...

PCC Student Wins First Place in National Competition, Award Presentation May 17

Pasadena City College is proud to announce that recent PCC graduate, and licensed cosmetologist, Myo Lai, has won the prestigious Junior Style Stars National competition. Lai beat out more than 300 competitors to take first place in one of the largest cosmetology contests in the United States. Competitors had to submit a complete “look” for ...