Saturday, September 12, 2015 | 6:38 am
Critically acclaimed novelist Susan Straight is Pasadena City College’s 2015 Writer in Residence, the college said Friday. Straight has published eight novels, including Highwire Moon (2001), a finalist for the National Book Award, and A Million Nightinga... More »
Friday, September 11, 2015 | 1:02 pm
Dr. Diane Cullinane, a developmental pediatrician and executive director at Professional Child Development Associates (PCDA), will be traveling to China on Oct. 21 to present at the Sixth Annual International Symposium on Autism in Nanjing. She will also be pr... More »
Sunday, September 6, 2015 | 5:16 pm
Eric Harris Davidson, Caltech’s Norman Chandler Professor of Cell Biology, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. He was 78 years old. Davidson, a developmental biologist, was a pioneer researcher and theorist of the gene regulatory networks that perform c... More »
Sunday, September 6, 2015 | 8:46 am
Former Pasadena City Councilman Charles “Kicker” McKenney, co-founder of the city’s Arlington Garden, has died after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 77. McKenney served in the then-called Pasadena Board of City Directors in 1972 to 1978. During his term... More »
Thursday, September 3, 2015 | 3:39 pm
City Manager Michael J. Beck today announced the appointment of Michael Johnson as the new Director for the Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD). As the Public Health Director, Mr. Johnson is responsible for the overall planning, administration and operati... More »
Thursday, September 3, 2015 | 1:56 pm
Felicia Marcus, Chair of CA Sate Water Resources Board is the guest speaker at the Pasadena Rotary Club on Wednesday, Sept. 9th. Lunch, meeting and presentation begins at 12:00 p.m. at the University Club of Pasadena, 175 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena. The public... More »
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 | 1:41 pm
Hathaway Sycamores Child and Family Services – one of California’s largest and most respected mental health and welfare agencies – today announced that Debbie Manners was recently named the organization’s new president and chief executive officer. Manners has ... More »
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 | 5:17 am
Introducing himself by saying he was the “last person he ever thought be a politician,” newly appointed District Seven Councilmember Andy Wilson last night addressed a public meeting of the executive board of the NAACP Pasadena Branch. Wilson was appointed by ... More »
Monday, August 31, 2015 | 11:55 am
This July, Kidspace Children’s Museum officially welcomed Elizabeth Dubeck and Kevin Kohorst as the newest members of its Board of Directors. Ms. Dubeck is a Los Angeles Based Counsel with O’Melveny & Myers LLP and Mr. Kohorst is an Asset Manager with Everest ... More »
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 | 1:18 pm
Akila Gibbs, executive director of the Pasadena Senior Center, announces the appointment of Lisa Manning-Pratt as director of development. She replaces Marie Logan, who retired in fall 2014. With more than 20 years of nonprofit experience, Manning-Pratt most r... More »
Thursday, August 20, 2015 | 11:47 am
Today, Community Health Alliance of Pasadena (ChapCare) announces that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Margaret “Margie” Martinez, has been selected to receive a prestigious Durfee Foundation Sabbatical Award. The Durfee Foundation Sabbatical Program recogn... More »
Monday, August 17, 2015 | 12:16 pm
Innovate Pasadena (IP), the non-profit organization committed to promoting innovation in the Pasadena-area, announced marketing and sales professional, Celina Guerrero as the organization’s first full-time staff member. As the Director of Marketing and Operati... More »