The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Foundation announced its 2022 grant awards earlier this week. In total, nearly $200,000, is going to 19 organizations in the San Gabriel Valley. These grants will support new and ongoing programs benefiting children, teens, adu... More »
Reflecting that it was ‘a bit of a surprise to think of taking on’ acquiring and restoring Pasadena’s historic Edmund Blinn House when the possibility arose, Pasadena Heritage Executive Director Sue Mossman told hundreds of Pasadena civic A-listers that the co... More »
Carter’s Kids, a nonprofit founded by TV star Carter Oosterhouse, and Chuck E. Cheese, the ultimate destination for kids’ birthday parties and every day fun unveiled a new playground at Hamilton Elementary School earlier this month. The pair partnered to build... More »
Currently in the process of framing, two affordable joint housing units on the corner of Navarro Avenue and Howard Street intended for low-income families are expected to be completed by the end of September, Bryan Wong, Executive Director of Habitat for Human... More »
The Rose Bowl Institute hosted its Women’s Empowerment Networking Luncheon on Friday, April 29th on Spieker Field at the Rose Bowl Stadium. The Women’s Empowerment Symposium is an annual program presented by the Rose Bowl Institute for high school juniors, sen... More »
A festive backyard ice cream social on a recent warm Sunday afternoon was the setting for the College Women’s Club (CWC) Spring Scholars Ceremony. The event honored 14 local young women who are the 2022 recipients of fellowships and scholarships awarded by CWC... More »
I don’t know if you saw the Finance Committee last night, but the Rose Bowl Operating Company came under fire for bonuses given to its employees after the city bailed it out during the pandemic. Let me say from the start, I am not anti-Rose Bowl and of course ... More »
Known for the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl Game, the famed Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association may entertain the world once a year, but the organization prides itself in giving back to the community all year long. Each year, the Association provides a Co... More »
Caltech professor and 2018 Nobel Prize winner Francis Arnold led a lively and fun discussion with 80 Friends of the Caltech Y at the historic Caltech Athenaeum late last month at the first in-person Friends Dinner since 2020, where guests enjoyed reconnecting ... More »
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, food scarcity has affected the lives of over 54 million Americans nationwide. With the pandemic reducing income rates among millions of Americans, increasing grocery prices, and disruption of food supply chains, it has become incre... More »
More than 1,200 supporters came together on Saturday, April 30, 2022, for Walk for Kids 2022 at the Rose Bowl in support of Ronald McDonald House Pasadena and Ronald McDonald Charities of Southern California (RMHCSC). As the largest community fundraiser across... More »
Camerata Pacifica on Thursday announced the appointment of Jonathan Weedman—a Los Angeles native and long-time Altadena resident—to its Board of Directors. “I am delighted that Jonathan has joined our Board,” says President Randy Shulman. “His deep passion for... More »
