A great man who was recently laid to rest on the southern tip of humanity’s birth continent once said, “It always seems impossible until it’s done.†The truth of that simple-yet-profound statement is not limited to towering, larger-than-life leaders li... More »
The Rose Queen and Royal Court were at the Pasadena Convention Center to cut the ribbon for the official opening of the Visitors Hotline for the 2014 Tournament of Roses today. Seasoned volunteers—some have been answering the phones for 30 years—gave the g... More »
Ted DiNunzio, official greeter you may seen countless times at Nordstrom Santa Anita Fashion Park, never wants to quit working. Literally. Along with store manager Marcille Hughes, his son Bob and granddaughter Jill Marie, DiNunzio celebrated his 100th birthda... More »
Moved by a tragedy they had seen and couldn’t forget, a group of Pasadena police officers has brought the magic of the holiday season to five-year-old Adolfo Garcia and his family. Members of police Team Five first came to know about Adolfo under horrible ci... More »
Stevie Wonder’s 1976 classic “I Wish” isn’t a Christmas song. But that chart-topping tune, which celebrates the simple joys of childhood, is a comforting reminder of the real meaning of the holiday. “... More »
On Monday Vice Mayor Jacque Robinson changed her position that the Council’s Public Safety Committee provided all the oversight and insight that the Police Dept. requires, saying she now believes “there is a place for a citizen advisory commission.†On Tue... More »
The Pasadena Police Department has been testing 20 body cameras for the last six weeks to determine possible implementation for increased accountability for officers, Chief Phillip Sanchez announced to Council members Monday. “My philosophy, frankly, is any ... More »
Yesterday’s announcement by multiple law enforcement agencies of targeted raids and the arrests of 12 members of a Latino gang known as the Varrio Pasadena Rifa threw a spotlight onto what authorities say is a local connection to the Mexican Sinaloa drug carte... More »
A Pasadena woman found a sustainable cure for one of the most devastating parasitic diseases in the world, second only to malaria, through an environmental restoration process. Last Thursday, Purpose Prize recognized Elizabeth Huttinger, a 63-year-old Westridg... More »
Pasadena Police officers and federal agents with the San Gabriel Valley Safe Streets Task Force arrested multiple area gang members and associates Thursday morning during “Operation Rose Bud,†a multi-agency investigation targeting members of drug traffi... More »
A plan to return the years-vacant St. Luke Medical Center in northeast Pasadena to medical use by its new owners met an enthusiastic response at this week’s City Council meeting. The predevelopment plan of the proposed project by new owners Denley Investment &... More »
During his soaring speech at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service this week, President Barack Obama lauded the late freedom fighter and South African president as the personification of “ubuntu,†the word from South Africa’s Nguni languages which translat... More »
