Week in Review: Top Pasadena Stories of Last Week

The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 40 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

Top Story:

One-on-One Onstage With Hershey Felder Before Last Night’s Opening at the Pasadena Playhouse

County “Big Dig” Plan, Which Would Send Thousands of Truck Trips Rumbling Along Local Streets, Looms Large at Arroyo Seco Meeting

Pasadena Police Will Engage Neighborhoods Accross City During National Night Out

Pasadena Says “Farewell” to the NFL. Just About.

New City Manager Steve Mermell: Navigating the City’s Future

Pasadena Council Re-Approves Burbank Airport Joint Powers Agreement, Supports New Terminal

Pasadena Police Chief Orders “Modified Patrol Deployment” in Wake of Baton Rouge Shootings

 

Government:

Assemblymember Chris Holden to Host His Annual Summer Block Party in Pasadena

City Considers Verizon Permit Request for 4-Story Wireless Tower on Elks Lodge Property

City Manager Appoints David Reyes as Planning Department Director

Pasadena City Council Set to Pass Styrofoam Ban, Consider Amending Arroyo Seco Ordinance Tonight

 

Education:

Immaculate Heart Students Stage Summer School Justice Fair

Local High School Students Hunt for Pulsars

 

Community News:

Community Bank Announces 3rd Annual Cook Brothers Scholarship Recipients

Tournament of Roses Announces Equestrian Lineup for 2017 Rose Parade

Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts is Now Accepting Applications for Gifts and Grants

Third Lowest Total Water Demands Since Imported Deliveries Began

YWCA Pasadena Forum on the Pulse Orlando Shooting Planned to Allow Public to Share Concerns, Questions, Experiences

Pasadena History Museum Ponies Up Admission for All Comers on National Carousel

‘Courage Against Racism’ Panel Discussion with Black Lives Matters Pasadena Founder Set for Sunday, July 31

Community Health Alliance of Pasadena Teams with the Los Angeles Sparks in Unique Partnership

Consejo Fronterizo de Arte y Cultura (Border Council of Arts & Culture) Presents the ‘Poetry Within Reach’ Series

Pasadena Museum of History Launches a Commemorative Tile Campaign

Leadership Pasadena names Pasadena Fire Chief Bertral Washington to Advisory Board

Monet Cares Conference Shows Leadership Skills Matter

Pakistani Women Visit Pasadena for U.S. State Department-Funded Cultural Forum

Workweek Weather: Brilliantly Sunny Skies and Hot, Hot, Hot

In the Eye of the ‘Big Dig’ Storm, Arroyo Seco Foundation Meets Wednesday

 

Business Top Story:

Pasadena Credit Union Kicks Off Financial Literacy Movement for Southern Californians

Pasadena Company Announces $725 Million Real Estate Buy

Jacobs Engineering Sells French Unit, Still Plans Major Pasadena Cutback

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Commits Bigtime to Pasadena, Plans to Build Downtown Headquarters

 

Public Safety:

Father Found Guilty of Drowning Baby Daughter in Pasadena

Beware of Olympic Cyber Scams

Pasadena Police Chief Recaps Recent Critical Incidents

 

Faces:

The Secret Science of Mobile Apps: Positive Reinforcement and Dopamine

Local Woman Provides Introspective Workshop for Fatherless Daughters this Weekend

 

Benefits:

“Rattling Cages” Benefit Will Thank the Pasadena Humane Society for the Love and Happiness Brought Through Pet Adoptions

Armenian National Committee of America – Pasadena Chapter Announces Date for Annual Banquet

 

Giving Back:

Celebrating 180 Years of Love and Caring at Hillsides Foster Care Charity