Week in Review: Top Pasadena Stories of the Week

The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 85 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 33 most newsworthy, informative, and readable.

News Feature Stories

Sixteen Pasadena Neighborhoods Celebrate “National Night Out”

New Federal Small Business Administrator Meets with Entrepreneurs at Pasadena’s Idealabs

In Altadena, A Booming Chamber of Commerce Hears About the Minimum Wage Increase from County Mayor Antonovich

 

Government

City Manager Praises First Responders at Scene of Fallen Tree Incident

Rep. Chu Urges Support for Transparency, Opportunity for All, and Diversity in the Higher Education Admissions Process

Rep. Chu Reflects on the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

City Acts on 278 Recommendations to Improve Its Development Review Process

 

Community News

Women’s City Club of Pasadena Celebrates 70 Years of Service Saturday

17th Annual Wiggle Waggle Walk Coming September 27

Applications Available Online for 2016 Tournament of Roses Royal Court

Sign Up for LA Women’s Theatre Festival Empowerment Day

Congresswomen Chu, Community Health Alliance of Pasadena to Kick Off National Health Center Week with a Free Health Screening Event

Beckham Grill Announces It Is Closing August 8 After Nearly 40 Years

 Sierra Madre Public Library: Library Storytimes Take A Nap

Altadena NAACP Wins Three Medals at “Olympics of the Mind” Competition

 

Giving Back

Monet Cares Showcases Teen Confidence

Backpack Donation Campaign – Sydney Paige Inc. Teams Up with Flintridge Bookstore

 

Business Top Story 

CIT Group Completes $3.4-billion Acquisition of Pasadena-based OneWest Bank

San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership Hosts Forum with Minimum Wage Experts

Pasadena’s Parsons Recognized for Roles in Award-Winning Ohio River Bridges Project

 

Faces

Junior League of Pasadena Announces Volunteer of the Year

Calhoun Vision Elects Former SEC Chairman and Congressional Leader Chris Cox to Board of Directors

Green Dot Announces New Cash Processing Technology

Two Caltech Professors Named Simons Investigators

 

Benefits

YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley to Hold 13th Annual Women for Racial Justice Breakfast

Villa Esperanza Services Announces 28th Annual Tournament of Hope – “Be True to Your School”

Fifth Annual Ladies Night Out to Benefit Cancer Support Community

 

Gatherings

Love Your Heart – a Women’s Health and Wellness Event