Week in Review: Top Pasadena Stories of The Week

The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 42 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

 

Top Story

Heads Up For Pasadena Parking Offenders: Pay Your Tickets Before October, Or You Might Get The Boot

Earth Day Blossoms Throughout Pasadena This Week

Councilmember John Kennedy Says Police Oversight Was “Derided” by Certain Councilmembers During Monday’s Meeting

Councilmember Decries Council Focus on Police Oversight, Says Priorities Are Wrong

Legendary Pasadena Theatre ‘A Noise Within’ Launches Bold 25th Season Themed ‘Beyond Our Wildest Dreams’

Sharply Different Reviews for Police Oversight Report Aired at City Council Meeting

Gang Member Sentenced for Christmas Day Crash That Killed 2

 

Government

Pasadena Councilman John J. Kennedy Endorses Kathryn Barger for County Supervisor

“Earthquake Lady” Dr. Lucy Jones Receives California State Assembly Recognition

Candidate for Los Angeles County 5th District Supervisor Embarks on Planned 300 Mile Walk

 

Education

Even Before the Drought, Caltech Set Sights on Water Conservation

Alverno High School Juniors and Seniors Enjoy An Evening Aboard The Queen Mary

La Salle’s Kevin Tian’18 Awarded $1000 After Winning Cabrini Literary Guild’s 2016 Creative Writing Contest

Respected School Security Guard, Loved by Students, Passes Away

Alverno High School Presents a Beautiful Production of “Beauty and the Beast”

 

Community News

Earth Day Blossoms Throughout Pasadena This Week

Arroyo Adventure Grand Opening Celebration April 30 to May 1, 2016

Forecaster Now Say Friday Rains Will Be Brief, During Night Hours Only

Pasadena Saving Strokes Showcases Golf as an Aid in Stroke Recovery

“Jump Into Summer” at City Activity Fair This Saturday

Rising Seas and Falling Aquifers

Fuller Faculty Member to Lead Academic Conference in Israel

Community Health Alliance of Pasadena Announces the Addition of Obstetrics Services at its Lime Health Center Located in Monrovia

Newcomers and Friends of San Gabriel Valley Invites Local Residents to May Event

Pasadena Deltas Present a Successful 13th Annual Young African American Women’s Conference

YWCA Pasadena Celebrates 5th Annual Women’s Leadership & Networking Day

90° Today, Warm and Clear Until Friday, When Rain May Fall

 

Business Top Story

Green Dot Launches MoneyPak for Reloading Prepaid Cards with Cash

Community Bank Appoints Lyle R. Knight to the Board of Directors

Farrow & Ball to Open New Showroom in Pasadena Old Town

 

Public Safety

Apartment Garage Fire Causes $30,000 in damage Wednesday Night

Driver Chases Postal Carrier, Confronts and Pepper Sprays Her in Road Rage Attack

Neighbor Hears Explosion, House, Reportedly Just Occupied by New Owners, Catches Fire

Two Charged in Fast Food Gang Shooting Back in Court Wednesday

Man with Bat Goes on Rampage

Armed Robbery with a ‘Hand’ Gun on Sunday Night

Pasadena Police Chief Recaps Recent Weeks’ Critical Incidents

2 Men Shot Saturday Night, Shooter Escapes

 

Benefits

Top Chefs and Donors Come Out for ‘Stars’ Event

PEN Celebrated 10 Years with Wine and Craft Spirits Tasting

 

Faces

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects Two from Caltech

Los Angeles Children’s Chorus’ Artistic Director Anne Tomlinson to Step Down After 22-Year Tenure