The UNC School of Medicine has awarded the 17th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize to David Anderson, PhD, the Seymour Benzer Professor of Biology at the California Institute of Technology for “his discovery of neural circuit mechanisms controlling emotional behavior... More »
The Giant Magellan Telescope Organization (GMTO) today announced the appointment of physicist Robert N. Shelton, PhD, to the position of President, effective February 20, 2017. Dr. Shelton will lead the organization behind the development of the 24.5 meter Gia... More »
A Pasadena resident who invented a novel device from which to hang piñatas during special occasions has made it to the semifinals of Home Shopping Network’s American Dreams, a business competition that discovers, mentors Latino entrepreneurs and fast-tracks th... More »
County-pop diva, Eileen Carey, opened for rock legend, Tal Bachman, at The Rose on Thursday, January 19. Carey will bring her unique blend of heartfelt rock, pop and country to the stage. Her recent hit “Bottle Your Crazy Up” reached #1 nationally in 2015 and ... More »
Thursday evening, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Board of Directors confirmed Lance Tibbet as President for the 2017-2018 Tournament of Roses year. Tibbet will provide leadership for the 129th Rose Parade presented by Honda and the College Football Semifinal... More »
Accomplished violinist and Pasadena resident Lisa Sutton will lead Grammy-winning musicians out from the depths of the dark orchestra pits and onto center stage at local venues in a season of chamber concerts that will give audiences an intimate world class mu... More »
As the possibility of Muslim registries loom closer with the upcoming inauguration of America’s new president, Salam Al-Marayati, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, will address the Democrats of Pasadena Foothills Thursday evening to explore “Savi... More »
David L. Graft has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Five Acres effective December 19, 2016. CEO Chanel Boutakidis, along with Five Acres Board of Directors has hired Graft to oversee, among other things, all financial and business matters including se... More »
Altadena’s own multi-award winning food sport competitor, Jodi Taffel, a.k.a. The Fabulous Bacon Babe, has just been named to the prestigious Ambassador Council of The World Food Championships. Taffel is uniquely qualified to join the 6 member Ambassador Counc... More »
The Langham Huntington, Pasadena, Southern California’s iconic landmark hotel, has announced the appointment of Casey Rodgers as Director of Rooms to its senior management team. Rodgers brings his own unique hospitality industry experience and knowledge to the... More »
Caltech’s Evan Kirby, assistant professor of astronomy, has won the Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy, an annual award presented by the American Astronomical Society, or AAS, to astronomers 35 years old or younger. Kirby specializes in the study of dwarf g... More »
Christopher Hedley, MD has been elected chief of the medical staff at Huntington Hospital, effective January 1, 2017. Dr. Hedley currently serves as medical director of the department of radiology, and now leads a medical staff of more than 800 active physicia... More »
