Citizen’s Police Academy One of the great programs initiated by the Pasadena Police Department under the former leadership of Barney Malekian was the Citizen’s Police Academy. Average citizens like me had the opportunity to learn more about how the department ... More »
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Pasadena-based Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals have announced a collaboration and licensing agreement to develop a new treatment for liver disease and other deadly afflictions. The partnership, if approved, would net Arrowhead up to $1... More »
Long before COVID-19 existed, underreporting of domestic violence has been a concern of law enforcement officials and survivor advocates. But amid stay-at-home orders, unemployment and other complications brought on by the pandemic have officials worried the p... More »
Since the Rose Bowl can’t host its annual Turkey Trot this year due to the pandemic, organizers have decided to bring the event straight to neighborhoods everywhere by putting it online. For the past two years, the Rose Bowl has hosted its 5K around the iconic... More »
The owner of a popular Old Pasadena restaurant said he no longer plans to sue the city for damages that he’s incurred due to the business disruptions caused by COVID-19. “I retracted it as it pertains to Pasadena,” Leo Amari, owner of Rocco’s Tavern, told Pasa... More »
Pasadena’s Armenian American community is soliciting donations and supplies and calling for a global response as violence continues in Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh, following more than a week of fighting that has reportedly taken a heavy toll on civ... More »
Kitchen United, a “ghost kitchen” founded in Pasadena that hosts multiple restaurants under one roof, announced the appointment of Michael Montagano as chief executive officer and newest member of the company’s board of directors following two years serving as... More »
Pasadena police officials on Tuesday said there has been an increasing number of calls for service at a park and a nearby memorial dedicated to a man shot and killed by an officer. According to police, officers have been called to La Pintoresca Park and a near... More »
Police were seeking a man who they say held up a Subway sandwich shop at gunpoint on Tuesday night. The heist took place just after 8 p.m. at the restaurant at 3016 E. Colorado Blvd., said Pasadena police Lt. Pete Hettema. “The suspect entered the location, po... More »
For the second night in a row, gunfire erupted in a Pasadena neighborhood near Robinson Park late Tuesday, but the intended target apparently escaped injury, police said. The shooting was reported just after 9:30 p.m. in the area of Hammond Street and Sunset A... More »
George Gascon, the former Los Angeles police officer who is now running for Los Angeles County District Attorney emerged from the humblest of beginnings to become a real American success story. I find his story deeply appealing. As a former public office hold... More »
I owned and operated my business, Robin’s Wood Fire BBQ, for 38 years before retiring in August of 2020. I have been a resident of Pasadena for most of that time. In 1982 I considered East Pasadena to be the Siberia of Pasadena but an optimistic choice to make... More »
