Community News


DUI Checkpoint Planned this Weekend

Pasadena Police Department Traffic Section will be conducting a DUI Checkpoint on Friday, May 24, 2013 at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7:00 PM and 3:00 AM. The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or ...

Waterworks Aquatics Grand Opening of Brand New Indoor Pool in Pasadena

Waterworks Aquatics, southern California’s number one Swim School and Aquatics Center, is proud to present itself to the City of Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley area with a newly built 15,000 square foot indoor swim facility. The company is scheduled to open its new state-of-the-art indoor swim facility on Monday, May 20th. They will ...

Family Fun Day at La Pintoresca Park on May 25, 2013

Come and join an exciting fun day at La Pintoresca Park, 45 E. Washington Blvd., from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, May 25, 2013, during Pasadena’s 19th Annual Family Fun Day and Resource Fair. Free hotdogs provided! Free entertainment, face painting, arts and crafts, balloon bounces, and tasty food for sale are some of ...

Cookie Drop off This Wednesday for Operation Cookie

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 ...

Eve Ensler at All Saints Church: In the Body of the World: A Memoir

Eve Ensler, Tony Award winning Playwright, performer, activist and the energy and wisdom behind One Billion Rising and The Vagina Monologues, will speak at All Saints Church on Tuesday, May 28, at 7:00 p.m. about her newest book, In the Body of the World: A Memoir. Her book will be available for purchase and signing. ...

Angelica Salas Discusses the Urgency of Immigration Reform & the Role of Faith Communities

For over 14 years, Angelica Salas has served as the Executive Director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) the nationally recognized immigrant rights organization committed to building a more just and humane society. On Sunday, June 2, at 10:15 a.m. in the All Saints Church Rector’s Forum, Salas will talk ...

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 ...

Jewish Federation of the Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys Sets Up Relief Fund for Oklahoma City Tornado Victims, Accepts Donations

The community can now contribute to a relief fund for the victims of the Oklahoma City area tornadoes that was set up recently by the Jewish Federation of the Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys. Contributions can be made two ways: call or drop-off contributions at the Jewish Federation (Attn: Oklahoma City Tornado Relief) at ...

First Church of the Nazarene: How to Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims

The death and destruction of Monday’s two-mile wide tornado that beat a path through Moore remains to be seen though news reports suggest that as many as 24 children have lost their lives at a Moore, Oklahoma elementary school. It is estimated that 171,000 people lived within the path of the storm. Aerial footage shows ...

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Madison Elementary School Healthy Start Family Center

Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Superintendent Jon R. Gundry will join PUSD Board President Renatta Cooper, Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard, Madison Elementary School students, teachers and parents, and other district and city officials at the ceremonial ribbon cutting for the new Healthy Start Family Center at Madison Elementary School on Thursday, May 23, 9:00 a.m. ...

Pasadena Museum of History to Participate in Blue Star Museums Program

Pasadena Museum of History is proud to once again join the more than 1,800 museums across the nation offering free admission this summer to active duty military personnel and their families as part of the 2013 Blue Star Museums program. The offer runs from Memorial Day (May 27) through Labor Day (September 2) as a ...

YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley Chapter Accepting Nomination Applications for 2013 Racial Justice Award

The YWCA 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 ...

500 Guild of Rosemary Children’s Services Searches for Volunteers

Rosemary Children’s Services invites you to the 500 Guild’s Volunteer Open House on Sunday May 19th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This will be a great opportunity for you find out how you can help teen foster girls in your area. During the Volunteer Open House, you will be able to meet the hardworking ...