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Women At Work Presents its 2013 Annual Gala “Pasablanca”

Monday, September 30, 2013 | 5:42 pm

Women At Work celebrates its 34th year of providing employment services to the community of Southern California. This year’s annual gala pays homage to the iconic film “Casablanca” and transports you to 1942 as you enter the upscale Rick’s Café Americ... More »

Caltech’s Economist Colin Camerer Named MacArthur Fellow

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 | 7:43 am

Colin Camerer, a behavioral economist at the Caltech whose work integrates psychology with economics experiments to understand how people behave when making decisions, has been named a MacArthur Fellow and awarded a five-year, $625,000 “no strings attached” gr... More »

Washington Navy Yard Reopens, Admiral from Pasadena Relinquishes Post

Thursday, September 19, 2013 | 6:58 am

Rear Adm. Gregory C. Horn, a Pasadena native who earned his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from and Fuller Theological Seminary, is stepping down after distinguished service as the deputy chief of chaplains for reserve matters of the United States... More »

Retiring JPL Deputy Director Passes the Torch

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 | 12:10 pm

Gen. Eugene Tattini, who has served for the past 12 years as deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., will begin his retirement on Sept. 20. His successor, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Larry D. James, will assume his duties on Sept. 23... More »

Herbert Chambers of Pasadena Playhouse District Dies at 97

Monday, September 16, 2013 | 8:22 am

Herbert I. Chambers, who is considered as an instrument in the establishment of the Pasadena Playhouse District, died on September 10. He was 97. Chambers was raised in Toledo, Ohio. He and his family transferred to Pasadena in 1954 and became an active member... More »