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Local residents continued to pay tribute to local attorney and publisher Joe Hopkins on Thursday. Hopkins, who with his wife Ruthie co-owned the City’s only Black-owned newspaper, the Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal, died Tuesday night. “My life and the li... More »
Over 150 guests congregated at The Shakespeare Club last month to be part of Pasadena Village’s celebration called “Vintage! Aging in Place Like a Fine Wine” which brought together villagers, friends, and supporters of all ages to celebrate the joys of aging ... More »
Pasadena CPA Martin R. Truitt [Courtesy][/caption]The National Institute of Certified Estate Planners (NICEP) announced the graduation of Pasadena CPA Martin Truitt from the Certified Estate Planner™ course. Truitt has successfully completed the advanced cours... More »
A local resident whose life has been described as an amazing journey of redemption and recovery died last week. Dorothy Edwards was a former homeless person who became a prominent advocate for those still suffering on the streets. She served as an Enrichment ... More »
Gary Allen Lorden (BS ’62), professor of mathematics, emeritus, passed away on October 25, 2023. He was 82. Lorden was born in Los Angeles, California, on June 10, 1941. He received a BS from Caltech in 1962 and a PhD from Cornell University in 1966. He rejoin... More »
If you’ve visited Pasadena Humane over the last 15 years, chances are you’ve seen three-time Volunteer of the Year winner Tom Ratanavaraha, leash in hand. A lawyer by trade, Tom, a resident of Pasadena, has volunteered as a dog walker and socializer nearly eve... More »
In recognition of his legacy as “the winningest coach” in UCLA football and Pac-12 Conference history, Coach Terry Donahue will be honored on Friday, Oct. 27, with the unveiling of a commemorative statue at the Rose Bowl Stadium. The statue of Coach Donahue w... More »
Tunisia Offray, Board President and Co-director of the nonprofit Shepherd’s Door Domestic Violence Resource Center in Pasadena, will be inducted into the John Muir High School Alumni Hall of Fame in a ceremony on campus on Saturday, Oct. 28, starting at 10 a.m... More »
Charles E. “Chuck” Young, who was chancellor of UCLA for a record 29 years and whose legacy is still deeply felt across the Westwood campus, died of natural causes on Sunday, Oct. 22 at his home in Sonoma, California. He was 91. Named chancellor in 1968 at age... More »
The Altadena Historical Society presents Dr. Jemela Macer, a clinical psychologist, professor, consultant, and author of “Between Two Worlds: An Armenian-American Woman’s Journey Home” on Monday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m. at the Altadena Community Center, at 730 E. Alta... More »
Fred W. Bertche, former Acting Chief and retired Police Commander of the Pasadena Police Department, has died at the age of 88, according to the Department. Bertche’s tenure with the department spanned thirty years from 1956 to 1986, during which he made signi... More »
Viviana Gradinaru (BS ’05), Lois and Victor Troendle Professor of Neuroscience and Biological Engineering and director of the Center for Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience at the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience at Caltech, has been named ... More »
