Altadena-based nonprofit Five Acres will celebrate the National Volunteer Month on Wednesday, April 16 by honoring its active volunteers, especially those who have served for more than 10 years in the foundation. The honorees have given their time and efforts ... More »
The seven candidates vying to be the next Los Angeles County Sheriff have different stands on the implementation of rules and policies in the county, but they all vow to do one thing: To reform and transform the department. Candidates Patrick Gomez, Jim He... More »
David Partridge, Chairman Emeritus of the Pasadena Museum of California (PMCA), who led the museum’s Board of Directors with passion, integrity and grace for four years, died Saturday, March 29, 2014 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. “David was such a... More »
The School of Cultural and Family Psychology at Pacific Oaks College announces a new Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy specialization in Trauma Studies, launching Fall 2014. Students in this specialization will develop skills to work in mental health s... More »
On March 28, residents of Greater Los Angeles experienced the largest earthquake to strike the region since 2008. The magnitude 5.1 quake was centered near La Habra in northwestern Orange County about 21 miles (33 kilometers) east-southeast of Los Angeles, and... More »
The City of Pasadena openms its newly constructed television media production studios and facilities for Pasadena Media with an open-to-the-public ribbon cutting beginning at 1:00 p.m. next Wednesday, April 2. “The ribbon cutting marks the beginning of a new... More »
The Pasadena-based Planetary Society, co-founded by Carl Sagan and today perhaps the world’s leading space interest group, has announced a donation of $4.2 million, the largest single donation in its history. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, is a m... More »
Nonprofit Los Angeles Conservancy gave Pasadena a grade of “A” for its efforts in preserving its historic sites, while 51 other Los Angeles County cities received a failing mark. The Conservancy’s 2014 Preservation Report Card released last week noted that Pas... More »
Winning team James Bern, Justin Koch, Matthew Queen and Monica Enlow Over twenty weeks with an $800 budget, six teams of Caltech mechanical engineer students built flying and wheeled robots to compete in an ultimate face off of the robots called “Raiders o... More »
Hundreds of charity-minded local residents took advantage of the opportunity to simultaneously enjoy an exquisite meal while raising money for youngsters in need of mental-health and other therapeutic-support services as part of Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Fa... More »
Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Superintendent Jon R. Gundry today welcomed Ralph A. Peschek as PUSD’s new administrator for child nutrition. Peschek will be responsible for the management and operations of school cafeterias and the district’s fede... More »
Healthy eating tends to take a double whammy at this time of year. Life is hectic–with holiday shopping and social events (as if it weren’t hard enough during normal times to get home from work and prepare a nutritious dinner). On top of that, everywhere one t... More »
