On Father’s Day 2007, 100 years after Nishan Paparian of Kharpet in Turkish-occupied Armenia arrived at Ellis Island, his descendants returned to Armenia. It is a trip that we had talked about doing for years, we finally made the pilgrimage home. It was a lon... More »
Armenians call it the Great Crime. More than 1.5 million Armenians were hanged, poisoned, drowned or marched into the desert to die from 1915 to 1923 by soldiers with the Turkish Ottoman Empire. The Armenian Genocide was the first Genocide of the twentieth ce... More »
Editor: On April 15 the Pasadena City Council agenda voted to continue an item on the agenda that would have renamed a portion of Dayton Street in honor of a Pasadena R&B group. Under the proposal, Dayton Street would have been changed to Troop Way. Councilme... More »
As parents deeply invested in the well-being and education of our children within the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD), we are advocating for bold steps to transform our schoolyards into vibrant, green spaces that benefit our students, schools, and comm... More »
Thank you for publishing the opinion piece on the need for more Pickleball courts in Pasadena. As a lifelong athlete who enjoyed baseball, basketball, tennis, racquetball, etc., I have fallen in love with Pickleball in the last few years. I haven’t enjoyed any... More »
As the sun rises onto Pasadena’s picturesque streets, residents and visitors alike embark on their daily pursuits. Some seek solace in the tranquility of our local parks, while others crave the camaraderie of social interactions. Yet, amidst this vibrant cit... More »
Every year on this day Armenians the world over honor the memory of our 1.5 million martyrs of the Armenian Genocide. But we also know that the Genocide is not over. It continues silently, relentlessly, insidiously. The scars are not healed. The wounds are st... More »
The recent municipal election created angst among various constituent groups in Pasadena. There were those fretting the City Council would tilt even more progressive than it is now. Others worried Pasadena wasn’t attentive enough to the needs of residents, esp... More »
[UPDATED] More than 100 workers at the Pasadena Hilton have been on strike since July in their battle for a contract that includes livable wages, adequate health care benefits, fair workloads, and polices to protect workers from on-the-job sexual harassment. ... More »
When I was a little girl in the early 1950’s, Bob Baker’s Marionettes would come to your home to entertain children at a birthday party. For a few years, my mother hired them for a modest fee—a steal, really–and sent out invitations to all the little girls we... More »
Why does it seem everything I spend money on is more expensive than it was last year, last month or yesterday? Partly, that’s just the way things are. But maybe the real questions is this: What contributes to the rising costs I am experiencing in every aspect ... More »
When I read that the bronze light poles had been brazenly stolen on Orange Grove Boulevard, I remembered the historic and charming streetlights that lit the streets I traveled while growing up in Pasadena. I was appalled that someone would selfishly kidnap so... More »
