Thursday, December 18, 2014 | 12:21 pm
The Law Offices of Donald P. Schweitzer, Pasadena’s premier family law firm, today announced the promotion of Patrick Baghdaserians and Casey Marticorena to partner. Both Baghdaserians and Marticorena, formerly senior associate attorneys, will take on their ... More »
Thursday, December 18, 2014 | 12:19 pm
The YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley is pleased to announce its 2014—2015 Board of Directors and is excited to welcome Marie Cantor, Olivia Glauber, Berta Montoya, and Grace Yuen as its newest board members! Olivia Glauber is Founding Board Member and President... More »
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 | 11:58 am
Los Angeles College of Music (LACM) announces that renowned guitarist, writer and educator Adam Levy has joined the faculty as Guitar Department Chair beginning January 2015. “Adam has mastered the guitar and its versatility,†said Tom Aylesbury, President... More »
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 | 6:02 am
Fredric (“Fred”) Raichlen, professor emeritus of civil and mechanical engineering at Caltech, passed away on December 13, 2014. He was 82 years old. Raichlen was an expert on the mechanics of tsunamis, the waves created by underwater earthquakes, volcanic erup... More »
Monday, December 15, 2014 | 12:30 am
Every year for the past seven years, commercial real estate broker extraordinaire Bill Ukropina throws a holiday lunch at the Rose Bowl for friends & family, customers & guests. On Friday morning, December 12, despite the heavy rains the night before that seem... More »
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 | 10:44 am
Laura Skandera Trombley has been named the eighth president of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, The Huntington’s Board of Trustees announced today. Trombley takes the helm on July 1, 2015, the first woman to do so, following th... More »
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 | 11:47 am
The Tournament of Roses has selected Els Hazenberg, Steven Wood Schmader and Eddie Zaratsian to be float judges for the 126th Rose Parade presented by Honda. The judges will grant awards in a variety of floral and design categories that emphasize fantastic flo... More »
Monday, November 24, 2014 | 3:02 pm
Leondra R. Kruger has been selected by Governor Brown for a vacancy on the California Supreme Court. The Governor’s nomination will be submitted to the State Bar’s Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation and must be confirmed by the Commission on Judici... More »
Thursday, November 20, 2014 | 11:36 am
Parsons is pleased to announce that its Chairman and CEO, Charles L. “Chuck†Harrington, was honored yesterday by the New York Building Congress (NYBC) with a 2015 Industry Recognition Award. Founded in 1921, the NYBC is a broad-based membership organizati... More »
Thursday, November 13, 2014 | 12:58 pm
CASA/LA has elected NanLan Ye to its Board of Directors. As an investment professional, Ms. Ye brings her over 10 years experience in institutional assets management to CASA/LA and a unique perspective to the Board as a Chinese-American who is bilingual in bot... More »
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 | 11:48 am
Pasadena Museum of History will honor local historian and popular newspaper columnist Sid Gally at a luncheon and program at The University Club of Pasadena on Tuesday, December 2, at 12:00 Noon. In gratitude for his unfailing contributions to the promotion of... More »
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 | 11:08 am
Sierra Madre resident and local environmentalist, Caroline Brown, is featured on new READ posters and bookmarks by the Sierra Madre Public Library. “I love to read. I have several books going at once by my bed as well as on my iPad,†said Brown. The book s... More »