The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 106 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 30 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.
Top Story
Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years After Einstein’s Prediction by Caltech, MIT Observatory
How Safe is Safe? Cybersecurity Professionals Face Their Fears at Pasadena Event
Departing City Manager Michael Beck Bids Farewell to Pasadena City Hall
Pasadena Murder Suspect Steven Wright Taken Into Custody in Nevada
Government
Sierra Madre: Update on Temporary Contract for Supplemental Police Services for Nighttime Patrol
Mayor Announces Steve Mermell Appointed Interim City Manager
Rep. Chu Statement Celebrating Lunar New Year
Education
Summer Opportunity Fair Last Weekend Brings Together Summer School and Camp Ideas, Hundreds Attend
Community News
Villa Parke Branch Library to Close, Temporarily, Starting February 11
Community Invited to 34th Annual Black History Parade
Family Art Night This Friday at Norton Simon Museum
Huntington Hospital Employees “Go Red” for Heart Month
Giving Back
Ross Helping to Open the Door to Great Futures in Pasadena
Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors Donates $85,500 to Local Charities
Business Top Story
Pasadena Angels Announces Strongest Funding Numbers to Date in 2015
Karl Kreutziger Named President of Pasadena-Based C.W. Driver Companies
Parsons Appoints Johnson as President of Infrastructure Business Unit
Public Safety
Pasadena Fire Department Now Recruiting Firefighter Trainees
South Pasadena Police Arrest Suspect for Animal Cruelty Incident in Police Department’s Lobby
Man Brandishing Handgun Reportedly Chased, Shot at Fleeing Victims Near La Pintoresca
Rose Bowl Bicyclist in Critical Condition After Head On Collision With Suspected Drunk Driver
Traffic Stop Leads to Pursuit, Hunt and Finally Takedown as Suspect Hides Behind Shower Curtain
Pasadena Police Department to Step Up Enforcement for Distracted Drivers
Faces
JPL Engineer, Mars Landing Pioneer Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Caltech Geobiologist Honored by National Academy of Sciences
JPL Scientist, Caltech Professor Bock Receives Award for Astronomical Instrumentation
Benefits
The Women’s City Club of Pasadena Hosts ‘An Affair to Remember’
Mother’s Club to Host Power of Two Dinner Honoring John and Nancy Carlton