Wednesday, March 5, 2014 | 3:49 pm
Students from Polytechnic School Middle School in Pasadena are participating in a ‘Camp Out to Stamp Out Homelessness’ on April 4-5th. They will be raising awareness about—and much-needed funds to combat—homelessness in Southern California. The teens w... More »
Monday, February 10, 2014 | 3:31 am
It’s one thing to develop a winning strategy. It’s quite another to execute it. Jason and Laura Berns of Keller Williams understand that simple idea both from being successful themselves, and from understanding that it takes more than just a strategy. As J... More »
Friday, February 7, 2014 | 7:02 am
Having only one teaching method for students with varying academic needs and pacing may alienate some students and leave them behind their other classmates. Halstrom Academy has offered “customizable approach to learning” to help each student improve their gra... More »
Monday, February 3, 2014 | 3:45 pm
AbilityFirst, the 88 year old Pasadena-based charity hosted a Discovery Breakfast on Wednesday, January 29, 2013 at the University Club in Pasadena. Community leaders assembled to learn more about AbilityFirst and discussed ways to become involved as they work... More »
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 | 11:27 am
Laughing while the party bustled around them in the gardens of the Empty House, Cheryl Zimmer and Dana Marevich reminisced the fond memories of their friendship that all began at another Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts twenty years before. Marevich had wo... More »
Thursday, January 23, 2014 | 4:32 pm
An original family owned and operated institutional favorite of Southland denizens for over 50 years, Stats Decorative Home and Seasonal in Old Pasadena has undergone some dramatic changes and additions to its original concept of offering ‘the largest and mo... More »
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 | 5:52 pm
On Wednesday, December 11, Mayfield Junior School parents, grandparents and friends were treated to a performance of the annual Kindergarten Christmas Nativity Play. Highly anticipated and never failing to entertain, the Kindergarten Nativity Play is perhaps o... More »
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 | 11:56 am
Domingo Mota, son of legendary Dodgers player and coach, Manny Mota, has joined Pasadena’s Lake Avenue Community Foundation to oversee all mentoring initiatives. Mota will oversee a team of mentor coaches that match students one-on-one with adult mentors. Afte... More »
Friday, December 6, 2013 | 11:55 am
Tech Spanish instructor Carolina Schmeisser was recently featured on Telemundo for her volunteer efforts teaching local adults. Ms. Schmeisser is working with the Universidad de Colima en Los Ãngeles to help area residents complete their primary or secondary ... More »
Monday, December 2, 2013 | 12:10 pm
Clairbourn School knows that a child’s education goes beyond the classroom—to be socially active and have a respect for others is just as important as reading and writing. [smooth=id:371;] Mindful of this, eighth-graders were busy Monday, November 25, workin... More »
Friday, November 1, 2013 | 7:08 am
The Mexican Revolution spawned one of the most famous figures in Mexican history in Pancho Villa. Taking place from 1910 to 1920, the Mexican Revolution was virtually a war between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots.’ While the rich got richer, the poor were poorer th... More »
Sunday, October 20, 2013 | 3:28 pm
Diego Meraviglia is a sommelier savant. He is wine director for Trattoria Neapolis, vice president of the North American Sommelier Association, a certified 4th Level Sommelier (AIS), Certified Sommelier-Court of Master Sommeliers, Certified Specialist of Wine-... More »