Get Healthy Pasadena Offers Healthy Fun

By JULIE WARD

May 10th, 2012

When Jim Morris, executive director of Men Educating Men About Health (MEMAH), lost his brother to preventable heart disease two years ago, he decided to take action. The result is the astoundingly thorough Get Healthy Pasadena health fair. Last year 1,150 people were screened for various health conditions; this year over 2,000 are expected to ...

Enchanted Physics Forest Sprouting at Kidspace Children’s Museum

By JULIE WARD

May 8th, 2012

Kidspace Children’s Museum began assembly of its newest expansion, the Physics Forest, yesterday. The project, two years in the making, consists of 13 brand-new, interactive, physics-related exhibits integrated into the landscape. Two 53-foot trailers arrived, and teams from Hands On! Inc., based in St. Petersburg, Fla., began unloading in Brookside Park on Monday. “What makes ...

Altadena Runs Its New Flag Up the Pole

Article and Photography by DEBBI SWANSON PATRICK

April 21st, 2012

Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich with Altadena Town Council Chair Dr. Sandra Thomas. [Photo: © Debbi Swanson Patrick] The township of Altadena, founded 125 years ago in 1887, has never had an official flag until today. After a two-month process with 13 flag designs submitted and voted on by the Altadena community, the winner was the ...

Eaton Canyon’s Killer Second Waterfall: Not Worth the Risk

April 18th, 2012

A spike in the number of deaths, injuries and rescues near Eaton Canyon Falls north of Altadena has led authorities to unite in a safety campaign. Their message: Hiking to the secluded second waterfall above the canyon is not worth losing your life. Faced with 60 rescues in the Eaton Canyon area over the last ...

Occupy Democracy Protesters Shut Down Local Bank of America Branch

April 17th, 2012

Around 40 members of the protest group Occupy Democracy Pasadena demonstrated in front of three local bank branches Saturday, leading to a 90-minute closure of the busy Bank of America branch at the intersection of Lake Ave. and Colorado Blvd. The organizers said their purpose was to increase public awareness and present each bank with ...

JPL Releases Pix of Cassini Spacecraft’s Low Dive Over Saturn Moon

From STAFF REPORTS

April 16th, 2012

Arc of Enceladus This image was taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on April 14, 2012. The camera was pointing toward Enceladus at approximately 75,067 miles (120,808 kilometers) away. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute These raw, unprocessed images of Saturn’s moons Enceladus and Tethys were taken on April 14, 2012, by JPL’s Cassini spacecraft. Cassini flew ...

Festival Celebrated Earth, the Arts and … Beer

April 16th, 2012

Hundreds gathered to celebrate the Earth and the Arts in Old Pasadena on Saturday as Pasadena’s Annual Earth and Arts Festival marked its tenth anniversary as one of the biggest Earth Day events in the Southland. New this year: a beer garden featuring sustainable suds. Radio personality, performer, and author Sandra Tsing Loh, a big ...

Rep. Schiff Honors 2012 Women of The Year

from STAFF REPORTS

April 13th, 2012

Today, at a luncheon in Pasadena, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) honored outstanding women from each of the communities (Alhambra, Altadena, Burbank, Glendale, Monterey Park, Pasadena, San Gabriel, South Pasadena, and Temple City) in the 29th Congressional District. This recognition is made each year during Women’s History Month. Below is a full list of all the ...

Opinion: Shooting Investigations Don’t Diminish Everyday Racial Profiling Concerns

By MARTIN A. GORDON, COMMUNITY ADVOCATE

April 12th, 2012

Open Letter to Mayor Bill Bogaard, Chris Holden, City Council and Pasadena Community: While the community respects and applauds the numerous investigations being conducted by various agencies, it does not diminish our everyday concern about racial profiling and Police Practices in Pasadena including Secure Community issues. Tuesday’s show of solidarity and support on the steps ...

USC’s Keck Medical Opens Large Specialty Physician Office in Pasadena

April 12th, 2012

The Keck Medical Center of USC opened a new medical office in Pasadena on Tuesday, the University’s largest specialty physician office outside of the Health Sciences Campus in East Los Angeles. According to interim chief executive officer and chief operation officer Scott Evans of Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, the facility ...

The Huntington’s Japanese Tea Garden: An Icon Turns 100

from STAFF REPORTS

April 11th, 2012

The wait is over! After a year-long closure and a $6.8 million renovation, the historic Japanese Garden has reopened, marking its centennial as one of the most beloved and iconic landscapes at The Huntington. Completed in 1912, the nine-acre site, with its picture-postcard views of koi-filled ponds, distinctive moon bridge, and historic Japanese House, has ...

Pasadena Triathlon Will Prompt Street Closures Near The Rose Bowl

From STAFF REPORTS

April 11th, 2012

On Saturday, March 10, 2012, the City of Pasadena will be hosting the 6th Annual Pasadena Triathlon from 7:45 a.m. to noon. The event will utilize the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center, Brookside Park and the Rose Bowl Loop. The following street closures near the Rose Bowl will be in effect from 7:15 a.m. – 10:45 ...

Caltech Scientists Ask: What Triggers a Mass Extinction?

By Kimm Fesenmaier

April 10th, 2012

The second-largest mass extinction in Earth’s history coincided with a short but intense ice age during which enormous glaciers grew and sea levels dropped. Although it has long been agreed that the so-called Late Ordovician mass extinction—which occurred about 450 million years ago—was related to climate change, exactly how the climate change produced the extinction ...

NAACP President Blasts Police Chief for Skipping Funeral, Attending Meet

April 9th, 2012

The president of a major local civil rights group said the fact that no one representing the Pasadena police attended Saturday’s funeral service for Kendrec McDade was “a total slap in the face” to the family and the community. McDade was shot to death on March 24 by Pasadena police responding to a false 911 ...

Armory Center for the Arts Rescues Important Los Angeles Arts Organization

April 8th, 2012

Pasadena’s Armory Center for the Arts, one of the city’s most active and influential arts organization, has absorbed the financially challenged but artistically valuable Outpost for Contemporary Art project formerly in Highland Park, Armory Executive Director Scott Ward said Thursday. “Difficult times had come upon non-profits; we’ve decided to work together to sustain the strength ...

Police Chief Asks Public to “Keep Positive Thoughts” in Easter Weekend Message

April 8th, 2012

Pasadena Chief of Police Phillip Sanchez described last week’s major developments in the Kendrec McDade shooting and asked the community to “keep positive thoughts as our community continues to move forward” in an email issued Saturday night [full text below]. McDade was fatally shot by Pasadena police as they responded to a 911 robbery call ...

Over 700 Say Goodbye to Kendrec McDade at Saturday Funeral

April 7th, 2012

Family, friends and fellow Azusa High School students gathered Saturday morning for a funeral service at Metropolitan Baptist Church in Altadena to say goodbye to 19-year old Kendrec “Mac” McDade, who was shot to death by Pasadena police on March 24. Parents Kenneth McDade and Anya Slaughter were accompanied by more than a dozen close ...

NASA Extends 3 JPL Projects: Kepler, Spitzer, Planck Missions

From STAFF REPORTS

April 5th, 2012

From left to right, artist’s concepts of the Spitzer, Planck and Kepler space telescopes. NASA extended Spitzer and Kepler for two additional years; and the U.S. portion of Planck, a European Space Agency mission, for one year. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech   NASA is extending three missions affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in — Kepler, ...

Rep. Schiff Reacts to 2 New Reports on SCE’s Response to Windstorm

from STAFF REPORTS

April 4th, 2012

Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said he was pleased that Southern California Edison (SCE) has responded “proactively to the problems identified in its response to the recent Windstorm” as he reacted to reports issued the Davies Group and SCE about the utility’s response to the disaster. Schiff said “both reports identify areas where SCE’s response ...

Full Speed Ahead for Gold Line Construction from Pasadena to Azusa

April 4th, 2012

Officials gave the go ahead to start building the $486 million Gold Expansion Line from Pasadena to Azusa on Tuesday. Completion is scheduled for 2015. Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich said in a statement “It’s full speed ahead for the Gold Line to Azusa.” Construction of the 11.5-mile light rail extension to Azusa is ...

Rep. Judy Chu Issues Statement on Kendrec McDade Shooting

April 4th, 2012

Rep. Judy Chu, D-El Monte, issued the following statement Tuesday in response to the March 24 shooting death of 19-year-old Kendrec McDade by police officers in Pasadena: “My heart goes out to the family of Kendrec McDade, his friends and classmates, in the wake of this tragic incident,” said Rep. Chu. “It is clear that ...

Obituary: Caltech Professor Hardy C. Martel, 85

By Marcus Woo

April 3rd, 2012

Hardy C. Martel, professor of electrical engineering, emeritus, at Caltech, passed away on March 29 in Pasadena. He was 85. Entering the field at the dawn of the computer age, Martel was an expert on information theory and electric-circuit theory. “He was one of the first at Caltech to do research on information science and ...

Local Museum Looks Back: 100th Anniversary of Titanic Disaster

April 3rd, 2012

The Pasadena Museum of History looks back at the world’s worst peacetime maritime disaster as the 100th anniversary of the sinking of H.M.S. Titanic nears this month. The Museum has scheduled a Thursday, April 12 evening program. On the night of April 14, 1912, the first class passengers of the H.M.S. Titanic, bound for New ...

Doo Dah Parade Crowns Far Out Queen Patrizzia Intergalactica

April 2nd, 2012

Queen Patrizzia Intergalactica (Diane Patrizzi of Pasadena) was named Queen of the 35th Occasional Doo Dah Parade at a chaotic judging contest held April 1. [Photo: James Macpherson]  The Doo Dah parade lived up to its far out character by crowning Patrizzia Intergalactica, who in reality is Pasadenan Diane Patrizzi, Queen of the 35th “occasional” ...