Leadership Pasadena (LP) has appointed Seta Khajarian, ED. D, to LP’s Advisory Board to provide expert guidance on LP’s leadership development course curriculum. Khajarian received her Educational Doctorate in Organizational Leadership Program from Pepperdine ... More »
Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI), an independent and leading biomedical research institute based in Pasadena, California, has recruited Kevin King, MD, to be its new Director of Imaging Research. Dr. King, a Harvard Medical School graduate with re... More »
No matter how much activity you get, sitting for long periods of time poses a major health hazard, a leading Pasadena scientist said in a new scientific conclusion published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation this week. “Regardless of how mu... More »
G. Monty Manibog, who practiced law in Pasadena for decades and was a very accomplished man in many fields, passed away on August 12. The following obituary was written by his son, G. Monty Manibog, Jr. Husband, father of six, national gymnastics champion, O... More »
Music educator and violinist Cheryl Scheidemantle has been named Chair of the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC) Board of Directors, and Debra Danner, an educator with expertise in leadership and management consulting, has been appointed LACC’s Executive Dir... More »
Hillsides, a Los Angeles foster care charity, has appointed Dan Braun as chief financial officer. Braun will oversee all agency business matters including banking, legal affairs, registrations and filings, tax returns, investments, compensation and benefits. H... More »
In a private ceremony in the Vin Scully Press Box at Dodger Stadium, Assemblymembers Chris Holden (AD – 41) and Jimmy Gomez (AD – 51) presented Assembly Concurrent Resolution 195 to Vincent “Vin” Scully, recognizing his exceptional 67 year-... More »
Ahmed Zewail, the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemistry, professor of physics, and director of the Physical Biology Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology at Caltech, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. He was 70 years old. According to his spokesperso... More »
Sam Polk isn’t a guy you hear about everyday. By age 30 he was a senior trader for a successful hedge-fund company on Wall Street and was living the fantasy of the glitz and glamour lifestyle he always dreamed of as a poor kid growing up in Glendale. After a g... More »
The Long Law Group, PC, a Pasadena law firm, announced that Cristina D. Hernandez has joined the firm as a partner to head up their new Litigation Practice Group. Founded in 2009, The Long Law Group is a woman and minority-owned firm representing clients natio... More »
Long-time Pasadena resident Eric Bergren, who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for “The Elephant Man,” died on July 14 due to complications from liver cancer, according to multiple media sources. He was 62. Bergren received an Academy Award no... More »
Over the past few years, Community Bank has made several changes to its Executive Team designed to position the Bank for successful, prudent growth over the upcoming years. To that end, Community Bank has hired J. Duncan Smith, CPA as Chief Financial Officer a... More »
