GTM Sportswear and the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) recently announced Michelle Miller as the GTM Sportswear Athlete of the Month for February 2011. Miller was recognized at a press conference at Polytechnic High School on May 23. She received GTM merchandise and will be featured in various GTM Sportswear marketing materials. Miller, a junior basketball player, scored a season-... More »
In his third annual Town Hall address to the Caltech community, President Jean-Lou Chameau looked back at the last academic year—from its game-changing research to its streak-ending basketball games—and considered the year to come. “Today, I’m pleased to say that I believe the Caltech community is doing quite well,” Chameau reported. “Notice that I said the ‘Caltech community’ and not simply ‘... More »
Interior Designer Gerald Sowell What happens when you mix two seemingly diametrically opposed interior design styles – east and west, traditional and minimalist? The answer, commonly, is labelled “eclectic,†a convenient reference to elements that don’t quite match, and weren’t designed to harmonize each other, but define the owner’s personality or reflect the designer’s read on the cl... More »
They’re bright and blue—and a bit strange. They’re a new type of stellar explosion that was recently discovered by a team of astronomers led by Caltech. Among the most luminous in the cosmos, these new kinds of supernovae could help researchers better understand star formation, distant galaxies, and what the early universe might have been like. “We’re learning about a whole new class of supernov... More »
In recent weeks, a number of Pasadena Water and Power Department (PWP) customers have received fraudulent telephone calls from individuals posing as PWP employees. During the phone calls, the imposters demand credit card information from customers to make a payment for their utility bills and threaten to have services discontinued if payment is not made. Pasadena Water and Power reminds all of its... More »
 Market Manager Justin Lopez explains the virtues of the Sesame Glazed Salmon I’m sure that it hasn’t escaped your notice (I’ve tried but I’ve noticed!) that many of your favorite restaurants now have the calorie counts next to your favorite dishes (who knew that a Big Mac had 576 calories-yikes!). It’s enough to make you lose your appetite-almost. To help you get over your calorie sti... More »
Loma Alta Elementary School teacher for visually impaired students Lisa Okikawa has won the Broadway League’s 2011 Apple Award, which honors the efforts of promoting further development of theater education and bringing Broadway theater to the classroom, the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) announced today. Ms. Okikawa was selected for the award based on the recommendation of Center Theater... More »
Pasadena-based Avery (www.avery.com), a global leader in office products, will launch a new and revised design tool in June, 2011. Both Mac® and PC compatible, Avery Design & Print Online will provide consumers and business professionals with a convenient, easy and accessible way to format Avery labels, business cards and more, and then print using a desktop printer. The easy-to-use online tool o... More »
Kelvin McFarland Pasadena police arrested a Monrovia man they say kidnapped and imprisoned a local teenager and then tried to extort money from the youth’s family. Police arrested Kelvin McFarland, 40, on May 27 and charged him with kidnapping, false imprisonment and extortion, after he allegedly handcuffed a 14-year-old minor who was truant, transported the minor to a family member’s house, and... More »
The East Arroyo Residents Association (EARA) has helped to raise $4,000 for PUSD’s Cleveland and Roosevelt elementary schools by participating in the Pasadena Educational Foundation’s Families and Neighbors Supporting Schools (FANSS) Challenge. The Association did so by encouraging its members to donate to the Challenge and then matching their donations, dollar to dollar, up to $1,000. EARA’s $2... More »
