Friday, April 28, 2023 | 5:22 am
Dear Editor: Saturday, May 13th marks the 31st anniversary of one of America’s great days of giving — the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food drive. Letter carriers walk through the community every day, often coming face to face wit... More »
Friday, April 28, 2023 | 5:17 am
Starting today, gas powered leaf blowers are banned in Pasadena. Violations of the ban could result in fines of $116 for the first violation, $238 for the second, $599 for the third, and $1,000 for the fourth and subsequent violations. The fine would be levie... More »
Friday, April 28, 2023 | 5:15 am
Leaning into a fictive role as a cheerful “exoplanet real estate agent,” aerospace graduate student Niyati Desai described her real-life research on imaging planets in regions that are “just right” to support life: those not too hot and not too cold. Her perfo... More »
Friday, April 28, 2023 | 5:10 am
Metro’s Board of Directors Thursday approved allocating $20 million to extend its GoPass fareless pilot program for students from kindergarten through community college through June 2024. The program provides a free transit pass for students with the aim of lo... More »
Friday, April 28, 2023 | 5:07 am
A 58-year-old man last seen in Altadena was reported missing Thursday. Matthew Lawrence Gray was last seen at 7 p.m. Tuesday on the 2300 block of Canyada Avenue, about one block west of Lincoln Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Gray is Bla... More »
Friday, April 28, 2023 | 4:00 am
The events of the past inevitably shape the present. In this column, we present Pasadena Now feature news stories published on our front cover precisely one year ago today: Planning Commission Approves Zoning Code Amendment to Allow Multi-Family Affordable Hou... More »
Thursday, April 27, 2023 | 8:15 am
Kidspace Children’s Museum has appointed Ralph Barnes as the museum’s new Chief Operating Officer. Barnes will join the nonprofit’s Senior Leadership Team and apply his 20 years of business experience to help build the future of the museum. As the former gener... More »
Thursday, April 27, 2023 | 8:11 am
The Pasadena Chalk Festival, scheduled to celebrate its 30th anniversary on Father’s Day Weekend in June, has been canceled. The festival, held at The Paseo shopping center in downtown Pasadena for more than 15 years, was a popular event that drew hundreds of ... More »
Thursday, April 27, 2023 | 7:24 am
Pasadena announced a special workshop meeting of the City Council on April 28 at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Pasadena Conference Center in Conference Room 211, located at 300 East Green Street in Pasadena. The main topics of discussion at the wor... More »
Thursday, April 27, 2023 | 6:32 am
A man was in custody after shots were fired in downtown Pasadena on Wednesday morning. The incident began around 10 a.m. on Los Robles Avenue just south of Walnut Street, police said, just two blocks east of police headquarters. One report indicated an alterca... More »
Thursday, April 27, 2023 | 6:12 am
John Muir Early College Magnet High School junior Lauren Gray has been crowned Miss Black Pasadena 2023. Lauren, who has a 4.4 GPA and is dually enrolled in John Muir and Pasadena City College, is on track to earn two Associate Arts degrees in addition to a h... More »
Thursday, April 27, 2023 | 4:42 am
The National Weather Service predicts that warmer and drier than normal conditions will continue through Sunday as a mini heatwave bakes Pasadena in up to 90-degree weather as the week ends. Close to record daily high temperatures are possible on Saturday. Ho... More »