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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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” ...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 8:45 am
Imagine a Pasadena that less than 30 years from now produces no garbage and recycles or reuses everything that today is thrown away.The Public Works Department invites Pasadena business owners and residents to do more than just imagine it by helping develop the Zero-Waste Strategic Plan.The City’s ambitious goal is to achieve zero waste ...
Monday, May 14, 2012
12:54 pm
Metro and Caltrans, as part of the ongoing Alternative Analysis phase of the SR-710 Study,...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
7:37 pm
The Pasadena Police Department in conjunction with the United States Department of Agricul...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
9:30 am
In sports, on a game show, or just on the job, what causes people to choke when the stakes...
Monday, May 7, 2012 9:56 am
Assemblymember Anthony Portantino was honored today by the Junior Leagues of California as their State Legislator of the Year. Assemblymember Portantino was recognized for his introduction of several important bills over the last several years in the areas of health, education and violence prevention. “I am very honored to receive this award from the Junior ...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 12:26 pm
Following is a statement made by Rep. Adam Schiff on the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death: “One year ago tonight, we received the news that a team of U.S. Navy SEALs had finally killed Osama bin Laden after a decade-long manhunt. For all of us who remember the fear, anger and incredible sadness that ...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 4:30 pm
PASADENA, Calif., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Pasadena-based Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that AWE Management Limited (AWE ML), in which it has a one third share, has concluded the arrangements for the next pricing period regarding the contract to Manage and Operate the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) plc in the United Kingdom. ...
Monday, May 14, 2012 7:08 pm
LCPC’s Drama Ministry proudly presents, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), a hilarious look at all the plays Shakespeare ever wrote. Directed by Justin S. Fisher, whose credits include The Bible: “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” and Return to the Forbidden Planet this hilarious production will take place in the Worship Arts ...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 1:45 pm
Don’t miss the opportunity to experience one of the oldest and most respected theater ce[...]
Sunday, May 6, 2012 1:07 pm
“Seen & Scene: The Imagined Landscape” comes to the new Sturt Haaga Galler[...]
Friday, May 18, 2012 12:00 am
“I’m looking for things that go bump, burp, or boom in the sky,” says astronomer Shrinivas “Shri” Kulkarni, noting that “there is one supernova somewhere in the universe every second.” A supernova is the brilliant new object we see when a star explodes, and if that star happens to go off in the nighttime ...
Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:05 am
The Herschel Space Observatory has discovered a giant, galaxy-packed filament ablaze with billions of new stars. The filament connects two clusters of galaxies that, along with a third cluster, will smash together in several billion years and give rise to one of the largest galaxy superclusters in the universe. Image credit: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech/CXC/McGill Univ. The Herschel ...
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Saturday, May 19, 2012 5:15 pm
The 2012 Pasadena Engineering and Science Expo will celebrate the engineering and science community, bringing together local innovators to inspire the next generation in a day of interactive engineering and science fun. Presented by the Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) and hosted by Pasadena City College (PCC), the Expo will feature the Innovation and Opportunities Fair ...
Saturday, May 19, 2012 5:15 pm
The Rising STARS (Scholars Transitioning and Realizing Success) Award Gala, which honored and supports foster youth success and raised funds for the far-reaching program, was held on May 19 in the Pasadena City College Creveling Lounge. The event was hosted by the PCC Foster & Kinship Care Education and Independent Living Programs, which provide quality ...
Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:23 am
It’s time to get out your cookbooks, find your favorite cookie recipe, and start making plans to participate in “Operation Cookie” for hospitalized veterans. Donations of quality pre packaged cookies are also welcome and sugar free cookies are also needed. The annual event, sponsored by the Woman’s Club of South Pasadena, will be held on ...
Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:41 am
Enjoyed by kids, parents, and even angst-ridden teen siblings around the world, The Buster Balloon Show is an inflatable extravaganza of vaudevillian entertainment featuring the human cartoon that is Buster Balloon. A wild and wacky mix of side splitting comedy, mind boggling magic, and the most amazing twisted balloon creations you have ever seen. And ...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 1:13 pm
If laughter is the best medicine, you don’t want to miss these two doctors of comedy Ant[...]
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 10:23 am
The local hiking organization Pasadena Hiking Pacers closes its season Sunday with a plann[...]
Thursday, April 12, 2012 4:36 pm
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 ...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 5:00 pm
Pasadena City College student Andrew Bott, whose open letter last week drew a quick and lengthy reply from Geoffrey Baum, President of the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees, reacts to news that $2.4 million is being spent to retrofit the college with energy-efficient LED lighting. See: PCC Plans to Save Millions in Energy Costs ...
Thursday, May 10, 2012 4:35 am
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 ...
Thursday, May 3, 2012 6:18 pm
[Editor's Note: This article originally incorrectly misstated the ownership of Everson Royce and has been updated to reflect the correction.] This past Saturday, newcomer Everson Royce opened in Heritage Wine’s former haunt next to the Armory Center for the Arts in Old Pasadena on North Raymond Ave. across from Memorial Park. April Langford and Randy ...
Monday, April 16, 2012 7:18 am
A dead body was found burning on an Altadena sidewalk Sunday at around dawn. Authorities have yet to identify the body or announce the cause of death. A passerby was reported to have spotted something burning on the sidewalk in the 2600 block of North Windsor Avenue at around 6 in the morning, according to ...
Sunday, April 15, 2012 7:17 am
Fire Dept. spokesperson Lisa Derderian points to a Saturday night apartment fire as a hard lesson about covering floor heaters with combustibles that others can learn from. The outcome could have been far worse. Although the apartment in the 300 block of South Oak Knoll Ave. suffered $25,000 in structural damage, the owners were not ...
Saturday, May 19, 2012
12:29 am
Katherine Haysbert, Alverno High School’s Cross Country Varsity team qualified to run th[...]
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
3:25 am
Come and join in the third year of Jr. Titan Basketball Clinics. San Marino High School[...]
Sunday, May 13, 2012
7:45 am
Sophomore Tenia Sebastian placed third in the 400-meter hurdles in what was the lone highl[...]
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 2:45 pm
The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce reported today that 1,120 people took the challenge and voted for their favorite restaurants in the Pasadena Restaurant Week online poll. Voting ended on Sunday, April 1, 2012. (Please note that not everyone voted in each category.) The results list the top vote getters in each category. Total votes received ...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 7:21 pm
Considering remodeling your bathroom or kitchen? A little afraid because you’ve heard so[...]
Saturday, September 24, 2011 8:15 am
Remember how your imagination was so powerful and so real when you were you a child? Would[...]
Monday, August 22, 2011 5:48 am
Jeff Nott with his father, architect Tom Nott, in their South Pasadena offices Working wit[...]