Saturday, January 17, 2026 | 5:52 am
A week before the enrollment lottery closes, Pasadena Unified School District will open the doors of McKinley School Gymnasium so families can see what its career academies actually look like from the inside. The Academy Showcase on Wednesday, January 21, at 4... More »
Saturday, January 17, 2026 | 5:04 am
A Pasadena art institution is inviting the community to help spread a blanket of bright poppies throughout the foothills of West Pasadena. ArtCenter College of Design will host a free poppy-planting event on Saturday, January 24, where attendees will scatter C... More »
Saturday, January 17, 2026 | 5:01 am
The lines of code that middle and high school students in the West San Gabriel Valley have been writing all year will translate into awards, applause, and a possible trip to Washington, D.C. on Saturday morning at Caltech. Rep. Judy Chu will host her seventh A... More »
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | 2:40 pm
When someone in emotional distress seeks help, they often turn first to their pastor, not a therapist. Fuller Theological Seminary wants to make sure that pastor knows what to do. The Pasadena-based graduate institution has launched a new Master of Arts in Men... More »
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | 5:41 am
Starting today, every family with a child entering Transitional Kindergarten in the Pasadena Unified School District must submit an application through the Open Enrollment Lottery—even those who plan to send their child to the neighborhood school down the stre... More »
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | 5:21 am
The Pasadena Unified School District has avoided immediate state intervention for now. In a Jan. 7 letter, Los Angeles County Office of Education officials accepted the district’s self-certification as fiscally sound, but the ruling came with a stark warning: ... More »
Monday, January 12, 2026 | 4:05 am
Five days after Altadena gathered to remember the Eaton Fire, Odyssey Charter Schools will open the doors of a new campus. For 375 students who spent much of last year learning in borrowed spaces at ArtCenter College and Boys & Girls Club facilities, the day ... More »
Saturday, January 10, 2026 | 5:29 am
On a sunlit campus carrying the emotional weight of loss, students at John Muir High School gathered Wednesday for what school leaders intentionally avoided calling a memorial. Instead, the one-year anniversary of the Eaton Fire was marked with a community res... More »
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | 11:30 am
Jayawardhana’s appointment by Caltech’s Board of Trustees, announced today at a community-wide gathering on the Institute’s Pasadena campus, was the result of a months-long international search. ? “Ray is a leader of exceptional distinction who brings a comple... More »
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | 6:11 am
When the Eaton Fire swept through Altadena and Pasadena on January 7, 2025, John Muir High School’s buildings were spared. Its community was not. Approximately 175 students and 16 to 18 staff members lost their homes, according to verified reports, leaving the... More »
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | 6:01 am
Pasadena Unified School District schools in Pasadena and Altadena will observe a brief moment of silence on Jan. 7 to mark one year since the start of the Eaton Fire, according to a letter sent Monday to the district community by Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth B... More »
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | 4:59 am
As the one-year anniversary of the Eaton Fire approaches, Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School in Pasadena has helped distribute nearly $2 million to 43 childcare sites. Pacific Oaks worked with the Childcare Directors Alliance, the City of Pasadena, Save ... More »