California Institute of Technology in Pasadena has been voted as the Hardest College to Get Into in America for 2017, according to rankings by Niche.com, a website that ranks schools and neighborhoods using the most up-to-date data available from dozens of pub... More »
Pasadena LEARNs, the afterschool program of the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD), will host its annual Science Olympiad competition on Saturday, April 29, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Blair Middle School. More than 500 students in grades 2-8 will comp... More »
The public is invited to learn about the challenges, societal stigmas, treatment options and other issues related to mental health and mental wellness at Pasadena’s Mental Health Day. The free event takes place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, May 6, 2017,... More »
The Foundation for Living Beauty, a Pasadena-based nonprofit that functions as an activity- and service-oriented organization for women living with cancer and cancer survivors, is holding a Yard Sale on Saturday, May 6, starting at 2 p.m., at 2035 Huntington D... More »
Mentors who volunteer to guide and support Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) students will be honored at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 6 p.m. at Pasadena High School. Mentors work with elementary, middle, and high school students who s... More »
In a stand of solidarity with both male and female victims of sexual violence, Mayor Terry Tornek, Assemblyman Chris Holden and State Senator Anthony Portantino on Monday proclaimed support for this week’s “Denim Day” campaign, when people are encouraged to we... More »
In observance of Holocaust Memorial Day, Pasadena-area Assemblymember Chris Holden recognized Holocaust survivor Monique Saigal-Escudero of Claremont on the Assembly Floor. This year, April 24th marks the 72nd Anniversary of the Holocaust – the systematic, sta... More »
The Pasadena City Monday evening officially declared its 24th landmark since 1989, adding the Thorndike-Madrillo Landmark District to the list. Except for Madrillo. Excluding the cul-de-sac which abuts the row of houses off San Gabriel Avenue, the City Counc... More »
On the evening and morning of January 24th and 25th, 2017, 575 people were homeless in Pasadena, representing an 8 percent increase over 2016, according to a City Council report prepared by Housing Department Director William Huang. Those numbers may be deceiv... More »
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close portions of the Foothill Freeway (I-210) as part of a pavement rehabilitation project. Residents and local businesses located near the freeway may experience noise, vibrations and dust associate... More »
As Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoa) and the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide were marked on Monday, Pasadena-area Congresswoman Judy Chu reminded the public of the horrific pogroms which killed millions. “On this day in 1915, Ottoman Empire off... More »
Hunger can be an invisible issue in many communities. A study conducted by the University of Wisconsin suggests that one third of community college students go hungry and 14 percent are homeless. These disconcerting numbers spurred Pasadena City College to act... More »
