The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 46 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.
Top Story:
Would Police Body Cameras Answer Vital Questions in JR Thomas Case?
Creepy Clowns in Pasadena? No Confirmed Sightings Yet
2017 Tournament of Roses Royal Court Announced
Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Curiosity Rover Begins Next Mars Chapter
“Unknown Threat” Causes Temporary Shutdowns of Two Pasadena Schools
Students, City Officials Arrive at Campus on Foot in Celebration of ‘Walk To School Day’
YWCA Pasadena’s Racial Justice Award Recipient Dr. Melina Abdullah Arrested
The Death of Reginald ‘JR’ Thomas: A Community Divided
Government:
Pasadena Congresswoman Outraged by Comedy Skit She Calls Derogatory, Stereotypical
Pasadena Fetes What Is All Too Often Taken for Granted: The Electricity That Powers the City
Pasadena-Based Engineering Company Lands $400 Million Contract with U.S. Department of Energy
Assemblymember Chris Holden to Read to Young Children at Altadena Library
Education:
ArtCenter Student Wins Award for Design that Helps Young Burn Patients in Latin America
ChapCare Partners with the Pasadena Public Library to Increase Children’s Reading in the Community
Community News:
Descanso Gardens Executive Director David R. Brown Announces Retirement
The Jackalope Art & Craft Fair Announces It Will Return to Pasadena Next Month
Latino Heritage Parade, Jamaica Fair Will Hit the Streets of Northwest Pasadena on October 15
Fall In for La Pintoresca Event This Sunday
Young & Healthy to Make Waves with Gala, Matching Gift
Sierra Madre Offers Up a Tour of the Scarecrows
Two Local Foster Youth Services Announce Intent to Merge
Pasadena Firefighters, Residents Go Pink at Rose Bowl, Kick Off Month of Cancer-Fighting Activities
Native Plant Gardening Workshop set at Sierra Madre Library
Awww! Pets of the Week at the Pasadena Humane Society
Get in the Spirit with Halloween Happenings
Clear and Sunny Weather Repeats Daily, Spiking at Weekend’s End
Marv’s Place Earns Supportive Housing Project of the Year Award
Business Top Story:
Bookstore Comes North to Pasadena
Pasadena’s Lender Price Launch Mortgage Analytics Program This Month
Public Safety:
Sports Utility Vehicle Crashes Into Light Pole, Narrowly Misses Several Restaurants
Man Killed in Fatal Hit-and-Run
Attorney, Family Say Man Who Died in Pasadena Police Custody Had Been Beaten, Kicked in Head
Monday Blaze is Suspected Arson
Pasadena Woman Struck by a Car Sunday Evening Suffers Serious Head Injuries, Driver Arrested
Faces:
Pasadena Symphony Appoints David Cubek as Assistant Conductor and Youth Symphony Orchestra Conductor
The Langham Huntington, Pasadena Welcomes New Leader to its Sales Team
Caltech’s Gradinaru Honored by Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience
Pasadenan Jennifer Vanore Appointed UniHealth Foundation Vice President of Programs
Veteran Pasadena Police Officer Releases His Newest Novel
No Rest for Caltech’s Nobelists
Benefits:
YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley Hosts 14th Annual Women for Racial Justice Breakfast
Evening for the Station: Night of Comedy to Benefit Union Station Homeless Services
Giving Back:
Blinn House Foundation Raises Money Saturday to Preserve Historic Landmark
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