 Councilman Victor Gordo with the Queen and her Court A beautiful day served as the background to the celebration of “Fiestas Patrias” at Villa Park in Pasadena. Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Chile, Belize and Brazil celebrated their independence. Opening the ceremonies, the Aztec Dancers Yankuititl paid homage to nature: the four elements of earth, wind, fir... More »
Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) schools accelerated student achievement, met state and federal performance targets, and posted historic gains according to the 2009 Accountability Progress Report (APR) released by the California Department of Education. PUSD’s overall score increased 23 points from the 2008 base, bringing the District’s average to 742. “Today, we celebrate the indiv... More »
Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Chairman Jake Steinfeld announced today that Charles W. Eliot Middle has won the Los Angeles Regional Award in the 2009 Governor’s Challenge for “outstanding efforts to promote fitness for students, parents and teachers.” Charles Eliot is one of 1,165 schools that competed in the Governorâ€... More »
 Owner, Rosario Mazzeo In case you have yet to discover Roma Italian Deli & Grocery, you’re in for a treat. Put simply, there’s nothing quite like Roma when it comes to authentic Italian cheeses, pastas, breads, wines, meats and groceries. The first thing you’re likely to notice when you walk into Roma’s is the distinctive aroma emanating from a variety of wines and cheeses. The Deli serve... More »
Pasadena police said today that a missing Pasadena woman who suffers from Alzheimer’s was found by Los Angeles police officers responding to a call of a “woman down.” The woman, identified by authorities as Patricia Sylvis, was examined at a hospital and later released to her family. Sylvis had been missing since Monday, authorities said, when she wandered away from her home in the 900 block of... More »
Ray Frost at your service HDT Computers sits on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena and this computer shop has been in business since the early 1990;s specializing in just about everything that has to do with computer trouble. It’s sort of like going to a Pasadena doctor, only this store specializes in fixing up PCs, that is laptops and desktops. The computer doctor-in-the-house is Ray Frost, who i... More »
Imagine this: You send your kids to a private school every morning thinking that once they step inside the campus, they are all safe and secure. Then you hear news of a gunman entering a school and shooting students, faculty, and staff. You start to ponder – how safe are my children – really? Are my kids still safe inside their school? In 2006, a joint report titled Indicators of School Crime ... More »
Ellen’s Silkscreening is helping area schools start off the 2009-10 school year on the right foot. Ellen’s has been working with area schools for over 35 years by offering top quality silkscreening, embroidered wearable’s and promotional products for class and club activities. It’s a very busy time in Ellen’s South Pasadena showroom as parent volunteers and students alike are coming in t... More »
School’s starting and your child has a reading list a mile long. You could get the books from the library but the last library book they had ended up in who-knows-who’s backpack and then disappeared into the ether. That cost you. The only other alternative is to buy them new at the bookstore or is it? The Book Rack in Arcadia carries many gently-used classics like Moby Dick, To Kill a Mockingb... More »
Owner Ernie Cruz California maybe better known for its varied choices of delectable cuisines from different continents brought in by early settlers. But in Eagle Rock, a unique Mexican restaurant has carved its name in the pages of Los Angeles County’s culinary history because of its authentic Mexican dishes that have kept customers coming back for the past 65 years. I’m talking about Ernie Jr.â... More »
