Pasadena-based Alexandria Real Estate Equities will spearhead a $1-billion venture in India, according to statements made by investment bankers affiliated with the New York Stock Exchange-listed multi-billion-dollar real estate investment trust (RIET). The mul... More »
Pasadena-based Ralph M. Parsons has been instrumental in the refurbishment of the multilevel terminal at John Wayne Airport in Orange County. This is part of SNA’s $543 million improvement project, one of Orange County’s largest-ever public works programs.... More »
Local Pasadena residents Steven Sanchez and David Grant are on a mission to make healthful foods easily accessible throughout their community in partnership with HUMAN Healthy Vending – a company that distributes the only socially conscious vending machines ... More »
L3 Boutique Owner Shekinah Bell L3 Boutique unleashed trendy apparel for young women as it opened with a party on Black Friday in Mills Place Alley between Colorado Blvd. and Green Street in Old Pasadena. For the gorgeous and youthful owner Shekinah Bell, th... More »
Although many mental illnesses are uniquely human, animals sometimes exhibit abnormal behaviors similar to those seen in humans with psychological disorders. Such behaviors are called endophenotypes. Researchers at the Caltech discovered that mice lacking a ge... More »
The unemployment rate in Pasadena went down to 9.1% in October, according to figures released by the California Employment Development Department. Out of the total labor force of 75,800, the dept. listed 68,900 as gainfully employed. Census ratios showed a sli... More »
Smoke filled the Vons market in the 2300 block of E. Colorado Blvd. from a malfunctioning heating, air and ventilation unit early this morning, triggering a 4:40 a.m. fire dept. response and a later request for the Pasadena Health Department to follow-up due t... More »
Former assistant city manager Sergio Gonzales was appointed interim city manager of South Pasadena on November 5 replacing John Davidson who was appointed city manager of Irwindale. Gonzales served as Davidson’s assistant since December 2008. He will receiv... More »
Pasadena Public Information Officer Ann Erdman has confirmed that she will be retiring on March 30 after serving the city for more than 30 years in response to questions from Pasadena Now. “I have had a 38-year career with 25 of those years in public service (... More »
The Public Information Officer of Pasadena, Ann Erdman, announced Wednesday that she will be retiring on March 30 after serving the city for more than 30 years, according to a story in the Pasadena Sun. Erdman has not responded to Pasadena Now’s requests for... More »
Astronomers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena are ruling out the possibility that the 2005 YU55 asteroid is likely to fall down on Earth within the next century. But it will get close next week. The rocky object was reported earlier to be com... More »
Pasadena Fire Chief Calvin E. Wells has ordered the activation of Red Flag Parking Restrictions in Pasadena for the first time in response to the critical fire conditions forecast for today by the National Weather Service. Parking will be restricted on streets... More »
