The City of Pasadena is dedicating the entire month of May to celebrating cycling through its annual Bike Month initiative. Bike safety is a key topic. The City partnered with a local bike shop to embrace cycling as a healthy and sustainable mode of transportation. “Number one, we always recommend wearing a helmet,” advises Mario Galeano, owner of Empire Bike Shop at 41 E. Orange Grove Blvd. “It’... More »
The Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena will dedicate a statue celebrating Archie Griffin, college football’s only two-time Heisman Trophy winner, on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 11 a.m. The event, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of Griffin’s first Heisman win in 1974, will be open to the public. Griffin also won the Heisman Trophy in 1975. Griffin, a member of both the Rose Bowl Game and College Foo... More »
K-9 Pepa, a member of the Pasadena Police Department’s explosive detection unit, has successfully obtained the National Odor Recognition Test (NORT) certification administered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for the second year in a row. The certification, which explosive detection canines need to locate hidden explosives, was achieved by Pepa on her first attempt ... More »
The market, which began in 1980, has become a vital link between local farmers and residents, offering fresh produce and supporting charitable causes The Pasadena Farmers’ Market, a beloved institution in the city for over four decades, is celebrating its longevity and impact on the community. Operating at two locations, Villa Parke on Tuesday mornings and Victory Park on Saturday mornings, the ma... More »
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has released its fifth annual report on mortality among people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. From 2021 to 2022, the most recent years of data available for the report, the overall mortality rate increased by just 2% from 3,215 per 100,000 people to 3,282 per 100,000 people. This is a welcomed plateauing of the mortality rate amo... More »
In a significant breakthrough, researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, including Renyu Hu from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, as the lead author, and Aaron Bello-Arufe, also from JPL, as a co-author, have potentially detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet located 41 light-years from Earth. This discovery marks the best evidence to date fo... More »
After being honored for his 25th anniversary as a member of the Pasadena City Council, Vice Mayor Steve Madison Wednesday introduced a high-powered panel of experts for his District Town Hall — an in-depth update on Pasadena’s goal of creating a carbon-free city by 2030. The panel included Pasadena Water and Power Department Acting General Manager David Reyes; a keynote from California Institute o... More »
Funeral services for a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was severely injured in an October fire at a mobile shooting range at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic and died last month were set for Thursday at St. Didacus Catholic Church in Sylmar. Deputy Alfredo “Freddy” Flores, 51, died April 20. His assignments included working at the Altadena Sheriff’s station. He was severely injured... More »
The campaign for Pasadena Unified School District School Board District 6 candidate Lisa Kroese said Wednesday that Kroese has received the endorsement of Sierra Madre Mayor Kelly Kriebs, In a published letter, Kroese said the endorsement marks a “significant milestone” in her campaign for the Board. “Mayor Kriebs is not only a respected leader in our community but also someone who deeply understa... More »
The Pasadena Area Community College District Board of Trustees convened for its regular business meeting on Wednesday, May 8, which included a joint session with the Associated Students Board. The wide-ranging agenda covered topics from a facilities strategic plan update to numerous budget augmentations, contract approvals, curriculum changes, and personnel matters. During a study session, the Boa... More »
