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When a loyal customer of Luciano’s Ristorante in Pasadena learned the family-owned eatery was planning to close its doors next month after 19 years in business due to pandemic-induced debt, she decided she had to do something. So Melissa Garcia launched an onl... More »
Award-winning actress, director, producer and social justice advocate Gina Belafonte will be the guest speaker at a ceremony hosted by the Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center honoring five people for their work in assisting immigrants and asylum seekers. The honor... More »
According to a document obtained by Pasadena Now, the city will not receive the full $2 million gift promised by the Tournament of Roses for use of the Rose Bowl Game name and trademarks until 2023. “The TY21 [Tournament Year] City Fee shall be paid to the Cit... More »
A California Highway Patrol spokesperson told Pasadena Now on Tuesday that CHP officers are currently occupying Caltrans properties seized by the state to make way for a failed freeway extension. According to people living nearby and some living in other Caltr... More »
A proposal to require national grocery and drug retailers operating in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County to pay frontline workers an additional $5 per hour in “hero pay” is set to be considered Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. Supervisors Hilda So... More »
Public health officials in Pasadena reported 186 new COVID-19 infections, representing the third-highest daily count ever, along with one new death on Monday. The city had tallied a total of 7,196 cases of the virus and 168 deaths. Huntington Hospital reported... More »
Pasadena post offices have immediate job openings for several positions. Post offices in the Sierra Coastal Postal District, which includes Pasadena, are looking for mail process clerks and mail handler assistants, according to a statement released on Monday. ... More »
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of a grant of up to $25 million to create jobs addressing debris cleanup and delivery of humanitarian aid to those affected by last year’s wildfires across the state, including residents in Los Angeles Cou... More »
Pasadena grocery store workers could soon receive an additional $5 an hour. A proposal to require national grocery and drug retailers operating in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County to pay frontline workers an additional $5 per hour in “hero pay” is se... More »
Cameron’s Seafood has closed, Pasadena Now has learned. Rumors of the restaurant’s demise began circulating in mid-December. But at that time, owner Pete Gallanis said he was undecided on the restaurant’s future. “Right now, we are closed due to COVID-19,” Gal... More »
Pasadena’s bird-watching enthusiasts may be unable to gather in-person to mark National Bird Day on Tuesday, but they’ll be treated to more complex and intricate bird songs than ever, as avians have expanded their repertoires to fill the relative quiet created... More »
Two Pasadena teenagers are being credited with making a Holocaust survivor’s dreams come true by curating a collection of the woman’s tapestries depicting the nightmare of her life as a child in a Nazi concentration camp. The tapestries were created by 82-year... More »
