The first residential home rebuilt in Pasadena’s portion of the Eaton Fire burn zone has been completed, marking a milestone in recovery less than a year after the wildfire destroyed thousands of structures across Los Angeles County, including 185 in Pasadena. Homeowners Jun Li Lujan and her husband Robert celebrated the reopening of their new Upper Hastings Ranch residence with a housewarming par... More »
Ted Koerner, 67, has become possibly the first resident of Altadena to move back into a completely rebuilt home after the destructive Eaton Fire, returning just in time for Thanksgiving with his 13-year-old golden retriever, Daisy May. Koerner, whose hilltop house on East Loma Alta Street was incinerated in the Jan. 7 blaze, received final approval from a Los Angeles County inspector on Tuesday be... More »
The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce will honor incoming Tournament of Roses President Mark Leavens at its Annual Breakfast on Thursday, December 4, at the Hilton Pasadena. Leavens, who announced the 2026 Rose Parade theme “The Magic in Teamwork” on February 4, at Tournament House, brings three decades of volunteer service to the Tournament organization. He first joined as a volunteer member in 1995, ... More »
Pasadena’s holiday season officially begins Friday evening when Mayor Victor M. Gordo lights the city’s official tree at City Hall, continuing a civic tradition that brings together families, performers and firefighters collecting toys for children in need. The Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony runs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on December 5 at Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave. Gordo will illu... More »
The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 20 most newsworthy, informative, and readable. Pasadena Shoppers Join Crowds Across Los Angeles County as Black Friday Begins Rose Bowl Turkey Trot Kicks Off Thanksgiving Under Beautiful Sunny Morning Skies With Black Friday Here, Pasadena Police Warn of Holiday Shopping Risks Old Pasadena Mer... More »
For the first time in 18 years of business, Theodora Coleman joined fellow Holly Street shop owners for a coordinated holiday kickoff. “This year, as a group of independent retailers, we came together in a way that we never have done before,” said Coleman, co-owner of Gold Bug in Old Pasadena. The collaboration comes as independent merchants describe the 2025 holiday season as critical to their su... More »
With national holiday spending surging and Black Friday online sales on track to shatter records, Pasadena’s independent retailers are preparing for Small Business Saturday today, with giveaways, raffles, and discounts—and a renewed sense of urgency. The National Retail Federation has projected U.S. retail sales will grow between 3.7% and 4.2% this season, but fresh data from the last 24 hours sho... More »
Eight months after the Eaton Fire displaced families across the region, thousands of Pasadena residents gathered at the Rose Bowl on Thanksgiving morning for a 5K run that doubled as a statement of solidarity: registration fees from the 8th Annual Turkey Trot went directly to fire recovery efforts. The Thursday sent participants on a 3.1-mile loop past Brookside Golf Course with the San Gabriel Mo... More »
Pasadena residents will see cooler weather beginning Friday, with daytime highs falling into the 60s by midweek and a chance of showers Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Oxnard. Sunny skies and calm winds are expected Friday, with a high near 73. Temperatures will dip to about 48 overnight under mostly clear conditions, forecasters said. Saturday will remain sunny with highs ... More »
Shoppers in Pasadena will join crowds across Los Angeles County on Friday as Black Friday marks the start of the Christmas shopping season, even as sales promotions continued to begin earlier each year. According to an annual survey released Nov. 20 by the National Retail Federation and conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, 130.4 million people nationwide planned to shop in person or online F... More »
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