Monday, June 29, 2020 | 12:09 pm
Home sales in Pasadena, and throughout the nation, are indicating an increasingly healthy real estate market after emerging from a standstill that accompanied the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March, experts say. Following a “great freezing” or “seizing... More »
Monday, June 29, 2020 | 11:06 am
Leadership Pasadena (LP) has received a $5,000 grant from SoCalGas to provide a full scholarship for one military veteran to participate in LP’s comprehensive 8-month community leadership development program for 2021. The San Gabriel Valley is home to the larg... More »
Monday, June 29, 2020 | 10:23 am
The AmericaFest Independence Day fireworks display at the Rose Bowl has been cancelled due to the pandemic this year, but officials are responding to five times the usual amount of fireworks complaints. Police and fire officials said they’re not certain why so... More »
Monday, June 29, 2020 | 7:10 am
A woman who ran out of gas while driving along the 134 Freeway in Pasadena early Monday was then robbed by a man and woman who stopped and offered to help her, police said. The crime took place about 3:40 a.m., Pasadena police Lt. Pete Hettema said. A 34-year-... More »
Monday, June 29, 2020 | 6:27 am
[Updated] About 900 Pasadena residents awoke to a power outage on Monday, as dozens more were affected by a water service outage, officials said. The hours-long power outage, centered in the area of Colorado Boulevard and Wilson Avenue, left abou5t 900 Pasaden... More »
Monday, June 29, 2020 | 4:59 am
“We have made the difficult decision to permanently separate with many of our colleagues at The Langham. . . Your employment at the Hotel ends effective May 28, 2020.” This is part of a letter that the managers of Pasadena’s Langham Huntington Hotel recently s... More »
Monday, June 29, 2020 | 3:00 am
If the PUSD is serious about its so-called commitment to Black students, they should start with teaching some real Black history, and I am not just talking about Dr. King and the oft-told tale that Abe Lincoln freed the slaves. Lincoln freed the slaves in conf... More »
Monday, June 29, 2020 | 3:00 am
When I first became a Planning Commissioner, I was quickly educated in The Pasadena Way. “What’s that? Being nice to our fellow Pasadenaens?”, I naively asked a fellow Commissioner. “Oh, you’ll see,” she said with a wry smile. Indeed, I did. Over the past five... More »
Sunday, June 28, 2020 | 12:57 pm
According to Pasadena Public Information Officer Lisa Derderian, the city has followed suit with L.A. County’s direction and has ordered local bars to close immediately in compliance with an order released by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday. “Bars are to close and... More »
Friday, June 26, 2020 | 5:06 pm
Pasadena-based Adept Architecture has hired government relations and non-profit veteran Ardashes “Ardy” Kassakhian as Vice President for Government and Philanthropic Relations, the company announced Friday. Kassakhian has both public and private sector experie... More »
Friday, June 26, 2020 | 2:10 pm
Sierra Madre Civic Club is proud to announce our 2020-2021 officers. A digital platform was used to install: President Jeanne Martin; 1 st Vice President Nancy Beckham; 2 nd Vice Presidents Geri Wright and Carol Cerrina; and 3 rd Vice Presidents Helen Stapenho... More »
Friday, June 26, 2020 | 11:57 am
The Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena reopened its doors on Monday to Pasadena-area kids – in newly refreshed buildings, thanks to the Helen and Will Webster Foundation. The kids and families arrived to newly painted buildings, and enthusiastic staff ready to welc... More »