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For 134 years, Pasadena has had a community hospital. That streak continued through a pandemic, through a wildfire that displaced half the hospital’s workforce, and through a leadership change that brought a new president through its doors last month. Now Hunt... More »
The candles on Jasimen Phillips’s assemblage are melted, the wax pooling in shapes that record time the way a family records it — by gathering, by staying. The piece, “7th Day of Kwanzaa,” anchors “Culture of Black Excellence in Art,” a free exhibition now on ... More »
The architect who designed dozens of homes in the Linda Vista neighborhood was Black. The teenager who lettered in four sports at John Muir High School before breaking baseball’s color barrier was Black. And more than half of the 44 settlers who founded Los An... More »
Thirteen months after the Eaton Fire, the questions haven’t stopped. How to challenge an insurance denial. Where to find a licensed contractor who isn’t a scam. Whether to rebuild or relocate. On Saturday, a free summit at the Pasadena Convention Center aims t... More »
A registered nurse checks blood pressure. A nonprofit hearing clinic screens for hearing loss. Volunteers stack bags of fresh vegetables on the patio. All of it is free, and none of it requires an appointment. The Pasadena Senior Center’s monthly health fair b... More »
For Lorinda Hawkins, a moment of discovery in a hidden downtown Los Angeles park became a lifeline. Hawkins, a domestic violence survivor who found herself that day homeless on Skid Row, discovered a memorial to Bridget “Biddy” Mason, a formerly enslaved woma... More »
The city’s Rent Stabilization Department will send housing counselors into Pasadena neighborhoods for the first time next week, launching a free drop-in series aimed at tenants and landlords who cannot easily reach the department’s office during business hours... More »
Pasadena residents will face another frosty night Friday before a warming trend lifts temperatures well above normal by Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters said Friday’s high will reach near 57 degrees under mostly sunny skies, with ... More »
The Bunny Museum will unwrap a bunny sculpture called “Scanner” Friday morning at its site on Lake Avenue, more than 13 months after the Eaton Fire destroyed the building and more than 60,000 rabbit-themed items inside it. The ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m. a... More »
Pasadena’s Accessibility and Disability Commission will review proposed changes to the city’s bus and Dial-A-Ride services Tuesday, a presentation that puts transit accessibility for disabled riders and older adults on the commission’s agenda alongside a conti... More »
The building that survived the Eaton Fire when the senior center next door did not, the one that served as a gathering place for residents who lost everything, is about to be taken apart and put back together again, better. The Altadena Library District will h... More »
Children in Altadena can mark Black History Month today with paintbrushes in hand, at a free library workshop that pairs art-making with lessons on influential Black American artists. The Altadena Library District’s “Celebrating Black Artists for Kids!” runs f... More »
