The Rose Bowl Operating Company has recommended to the executive board that Pasadena City Councilmember Victor Gordo be given a fresh mandate to continue serving as RBOC president through 2017, or until a new president is elected. If passed, the recommendation... More »
The Doo Dah Parade has been known to honor local heroes in the community as its Grand Marshal. This year’s pick, Scott and Lori Webster, is no exception. Scott’s family have been retailers in Altadena since the early 1920s. As his partner in life and business,... More »
A green city might just get a little greener. As part of a more than ten-year-long project to create at least a dozen new pocket parks in the city, Pasadena’s Recreation and Parks Commission has approved the methodology for selecting 21 possible new park locat... More »
Eighty years ago, when interplanetary travel was still a fiction and that fiction looked like Flash Gordon, seven young men drove out to a dry canyon wash in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and helped jump-start the Space Age. They were out there on... More »
The Pasadena Police Department Monday night received several reports of shots fired in the area of Raymond Avenue and Painter Street, and later found two vehicles that were hit by gunfire. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the area. Pasadena Police Lt.... More »
Two students at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena lost their cellphones to a robber in a strong-arm robbery early Tuesday morning. The victims, a man and a woman, both 21 years old and Pasadena residents, were walking east on Fillmore Street from th... More »
The Pasadena Fire Department reminds you to change all of your Smoke Alarm batteries when you change your clocks back on Sunday, November 6, 2016 Change Your Smoke Alarm Batteries! Replace old batteries with fresh, high quality batteries to keep your Smoke Ala... More »
The City of Pasadena’s Recreation and Parks Commission will be meeting Tuesday, November 1, to discuss various projects and developments at some of Pasadena’s parks and recreation facilities. Members of the commission will also hear a quarterly report from the... More »
The Braeburn Haunted House in Altadena will be open again to the public this Monday, October 31, for Halloween. This may be the last time you’ll get to see and experience the “horror” at the house, though, because they won’t be opening next year. The owners, J... More »
John D. (“Jack”) Roberts, Institute Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at Caltech and former provost, passed away on October 29, 2016. He was 98. Roberts was a pioneer in the field of physical organic chemistry. He brought nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spect... More »
California Gov. Jerry Brown has endorsed Democratic candidate Anthony Portantino in the heated 25th district State Senate race against Republican Michael Antonovich, a statement from the Portantino campaign said Thursday. “Anthony Portantino has been a champio... More »
Halloween is the celebration of all things scary. For children, this means dressing up as their favorite characters and enjoying tricks and treats. For adults, the celebration often involves alcohol. Unfortunately, Halloween is also known for having the highes... More »
