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As the result of the Pasadena Educational Foundation’s successful “Technology Challenge†initiative, 24 PUSD schools have raised significant funds – a total of $118,729 — to pay for technology at their schools. The “Technology Challenge†was the fi... More »
Pasadena’s incoming police chief Phil Sanchez was sworn in Monday night in the courtyard at Pasadena City Hall before a crowd of law enforcement, city officials and community members. Sanchez, 53, succeeds Bernard Melekian, who retired last November. Like Mele... More »
The Pasadena Police Department will be conducting this “Zero Tolerance†DUI Saturation program on Friday, July 16, 2010. This enforcement operation will be in an effort to reduce and remove the number of impaired drivers traveling on city streets. DUI ... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) announced that McKinley School Kindergarten teacher Tina Repetti Renzullo has been named the district’s Teacher of the Year. Ms. Repetti Renzullo is also PUSD’s nominee for the Los Angeles County Teacher of the... More »
Joan Fauvre, executive director of the Pasadena Educational Foundation, has announced her plan to retire on December 31. “My 16 years as the executive director and 10 prior years as a board member have been a wonderful journey,†Fauvre says. “During th... More »
Appetizer Platter Among the many shops and restaurants on Colorado Boulevard in the Playhouse District sits La Fiesta Grande, a neighborhood favorite that some people have yet to discover. Walk in the doors and you will feel at home. Simple, straight-forward M... More »
After a road diet, Pasadena cyclists and pedestrians are expected to feel safer riding bikes and crossing intersections, respectively, on Cordova Street between Mentor and Hill venues. As a pilot project, Cordova Street will be put on a road diet, a term use... More »
 Phillip Sanchez II “Phil Sanchez has a strong background in police management and a reputation as a leader who is sensitive to community issues,†said City Manager Michael Beck. “I am confident he will be well-received in the Pasadena community and ... More »
 Couples Suite Taking the five elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine a step further, the newly opened spa at the Huntington Hotel combines them with messages, scrubs and wraps to treat the whole person. The five elements are: Wood, Fire, Metal, Earth and ... More »
Pasadena police are asking the public’s help in finding a suspect identified as Jose Castillo, 53, of Pasadena, for an attempted kidnapping on May 27 in a parking garage in the 200 block of South Lake Avenue during which onlookers rescued the victim. Police sa... More »
Building on the 25-year legacy of Maestro Jorge Mester, the Pasadena Symphony Association has named Maestro James DePreist – widely esteemed as one of America ‘s finest conductors – as its Artistic Advisor. He is respected for his work with some of the most ... More »
After almost two years of negotiations, the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education approved a tentative agreement with the United Teachers of Pasadena (UTP), the union that represents district teachers. If approved by the UTP members, the... More »
