Saturday, December 27, 2025 | 6:35 am
Pasadena and Altadena experienced sharply different impacts from a holiday storm that brought more than a foot of rain to some mountain areas and produced a rare EF0 tornado in Boyle Heights, but both communities are now headed into a dry weekend, according to... More »
Saturday, December 27, 2025 | 6:16 am
The Rose Parade will stream live on TikTok on January 1 for the first time, adding a new viewing option to the city’s long-running New Year’s Day tradition, according to a Tournament of Roses announcement released Friday. The one-hour TikTok livestream of the ... More »
Friday, December 26, 2025 | 1:16 pm
Earlier long-range forecasts projecting dry weather in Pasadena on New Year’s Day have shifted as updated predictions from major weather services now indicate a chance of rain for Jan. 1, 2026. The National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard office said in a f... More »
Friday, December 26, 2025 | 12:52 pm
Nineteen Southern Californians whose lives have been touched by organ, eye and tissue donation will be honored on the 2026 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade® float, which will travel down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena on New Year’s Day, according to a press r... More »
Friday, December 26, 2025 | 11:04 am
Pasadena has suspended enforcement of its overnight parking restrictions through the morning of Jan. 3, 2026, according to multiple official city statements issued by the Department of Transportation and the City Manager’s Office. The moratorium began at 2 a.m... More »
Friday, December 26, 2025 | 9:03 am
On Altadena’s charred hillsides, where the fire season left widespreadeep scars, a small but symbolic act is taking taken root. Huntington Beach-based advertising agency Innocean USA announced on December 22 that it replaced its traditional holiday mailers wit... More »
Friday, December 26, 2025 | 8:27 am
A fallen transformer left more than 160 Pasadena customers without electricity for several hours Thursday afternoon, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Thomas Blanchard. Blanchard said officers responded at about 4:02 p.m. to San Remo Road and Laguna Road... More »
Friday, December 26, 2025 | 6:21 am
Pasadena’s 2026 Black History Festival will return to Robinson Park on Feb. 21, marking a year of community renewal following the Eaton Fire, according to information released by the City of Pasadena and the Pasadena Black History Committee. The festival, sche... More »
Friday, December 26, 2025 | 6:14 am
On New Year’s Day, as spectators gather in Pasadena for the Rose Parade, nine miniature mares from a Calabasas-based nonprofit will make their way through the city not only as an equestrian unit, but as representatives of a form of therapy that has been taking... More »
Friday, December 26, 2025 | 5:55 am
The Pasadena Police Department brought holiday cheer to 200 children during its annual toy giveaway, a festive community tradition led by Chief of Police Eugene Harris. The event featured visits with Santa Claus, toy distribution, hot chocolate, cookies, holid... More »
Friday, December 26, 2025 | 5:41 am
As December settles into its brief pause between Christmas and the New Year celebrations, a branch library will again become the setting for a ritual that has endured nearly four decades. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 27, Pasadena’s 37th Annual ... More »
Friday, December 26, 2025 | 4:52 am
Pasadena’s Department of Public Works has launched its 2025–26 Christmas tree recycling program, offering curbside pickup for city refuse customers and two drop-off sites for all residents, with officials stressing strict rules on what can and cannot be recycl... More »