The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), the nation’s oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization, recently named Joseph M. Costa, Hillsides Chief Executive Officer, as the new chairman to its board of directors for the 2011-2012 fiscal... More »
On Wednesday, July 6, Pasadena Water and Power brought a new water treatment plant online, reviving a local groundwater source that had not been used since 2002. The Monk Hill Treatment Plant at 2696 Windsor Ave. near the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is designed ... More »
For the past ten years, Art Center College of Design has been teaching teachers in its highly acclaimed Summer Institute for Teachers. This year’s Institute will take place on July 27–29 and August 1–2, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Art Center ... More »
Theodore E. Calleton was named the 2011 Arthur K. Marshall Award recipient on June 30, 2011 by the Trusts and Estates Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Pasadena-based Law Firm of Calleton, Merritt, De Francisco & Real-Salas, LLP has announ... More »
Caltech scientists analyzing data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft now have the first-ever, up-close details of a Saturn storm that is eight times the surface area of Earth. On Dec. 5, 2010, Cassini first detected the storm that has been raging ever since. It ap... More »
On Saturday, June 11, 2011, the Gamma Zeta Boulé Foundation (GZBF) L.A.M.P. Mentor Program awarded $12,500 in scholarships to five high school graduates heading off to college.  The honorees were active participants in the GZBF L.A.M.P. Mentor Program, durin... More »
The 80-year old Glendale accounting firm of Cashion, Go and Company will be sharing space with the largest accounting firm in the West San Gabriel Valley, the 53-year-old Pasadena firm of Lucas, Horsfall, Murphy and Pindroh, it was announced today by James D. ... More »
Astronomers at Caltech have discovered that galaxies in the distant, early universe continuously ingested their star-making fuel over long periods of time. This goes against previous theories that the galaxies devoured their fuel in quick bursts after run-ins ... More »
Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Superintendent Edwin Diaz announced today the promotion of Eric Sahakian as principal of the Rose City High School. Mr. Sahakian, who has been principal of Loma Alta Elementary since 2009, will manage the alternative hig... More »
The Langham Huntington, Pasadena was recently named the #1 Hotel in Los Angeles by U.S. News & World Report. In a recent issue, the newsmagazine examined 58 Los Angeles area luxury hotels, and 20 made the list of the Best Hotels. At the top at Number 1 was t... More »
On June 21, Hillsides Education Center hosted its graduation ceremony. HEC is a small non-public school serving not only many of the Hillsides residents, but also students from the greater Pasadena area. This year four seniors graduated. A long standing custom... More »
Caltech geochemists Rob Eagle (left) and John Eiler display a dinosaur tooth, which was used to determine the body temperature of the extinct creature. [Photo: California Institute of Technology] Were dinosaurs slow and lumbering, or quick and agile? It depend... More »
