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Keep an Extinguisher Handy

Thursday, April 9, 2009 | 3:54 pm

Your dinner has suddenly caught fire. What to do? Pasadena Fire Department urges everyone to keep fire extinguishers at home and learn how to use and maintain them properly. When choosing your model, remember that different fires – a grease fire vs. an elect... More »

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Stamping Out Neighborhood Nuisances

Thursday, April 9, 2009 | 3:50 pm

Learn about programs intended to keep your neighborhood safe and clean at a community meeting Thursday, April 16, at 6 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave. Hosted by the Code Enforcement Commission, the event will include updates on city-spon... More »

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Storefront Improvement Program Shows Off Results

Thursday, April 9, 2009 | 3:36 pm

Pasadena’s official ribbon cutting for its Storefront Improvement Program was held on April 8. The program was implemented to help local business owners create attractive and commercial viable buildings. The Storefront Improvement Program is administered by th... More »

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Local Engineer Awarded $6 Million for Self-Healing Circuits

Thursday, April 9, 2009 | 12:37 pm

Over the past few decades, the transistors in computer chips have become progressively smaller and faster, allowing upwards of a billion individual transistors to be packed into a single circuit, thus shrinking the size of electronic devices. But these circuit... More »

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Viaspace CEO Reviews 2008 Financial Results

Thursday, April 9, 2009 | 12:29 pm

VIASPACE Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VSPC), an alternative energy company providing products and technology for renewable and clean energy, said its chief executive, Dr. Carl Kukkonen, reviewed the Company’s 2008 financial performance and outlook for its alterna... More »

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Diane Ainsworth, USC Science Writer and Editor, Dead at 56

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 | 1:25 pm

Diane Ainsworth, a science writer for the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, died of a brain aneurysm March 29 in her Altadena home, according to her father Donald Ainsworth. She was 56. Ainsworth had more than 25 years of experience covering science and techn... More »

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Bar Celona Steps Up for Los Angeles Foster Care Children Charity

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 | 1:25 pm

With over 500,000 children in foster care nationwide, one Pasadena restaurant is stepping up to help those foster care children living in Los Angeles. Bar Celona, a modern Spanish tapas bar, restaurant and lounge, is hosting the launch of Hillsides “Foster S... More »

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“Ultimate Driving Machine” Comes To Caltech

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 | 10:02 am

A sleek, silver-blue Bimmer joined the Caltech motor pool March 26. It was evident from the paint job that it’s a hydrogen-powered car, but the car doesn’t run on a fuel cell, like the Honda Clarity and its kin. Instead of converting H2O2 to water and electric... More »

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Rose Bowl Board Approves $1.5 Million For Pre-Design Work

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 | 9:42 am

The Rose Bowl Board Thursday sanctioned $1.5 million for pre-design work to fund the preliminary designs and renovation plans, according to officials. The Rose Bowl officials are set to reveal a new, less-costly plan to renovate the 100-year-old stadium, which... More »

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Hadjian Endorses York

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 | 7:54 am

With less then two weeks to go before the run off election that will decide the next representative for District 7 on the City Council, former candidate Ciran Hadjian has come out in support of former Los Angeles County Police Chief Margaret York. York came in... More »

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The Langham Brunch: Delectable Delights

Monday, April 6, 2009 | 5:06 pm

Going to brunch at the Langham Huntington Hotel is sort of like walking into an old-fashioned candy store – you know, with rows upon rows of brightly colored candy all begging to be eaten. The Langham brunch offers up table after table of wonderful food, all... More »

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Police: Elderly Man Kills Ex-Wife, Attempts Suicide

Thursday, April 2, 2009 | 10:44 am

Police report that a 78-year-old man murdered his ex-wife and then attempted to kill himself on Wednesday night in a home on Virginia Avenue. Police responded at about 9:45 p.m. to a “call for service,” according to Pasadena police spokesperson Janet Pope Give... More »