Four Pasadena Scientists Win Presidential Award
The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) is awarded each year to 100 researchers for their pursuit of innovative research in the fields of science and technology and a dedication to community service through scientific leadership, public education, or community outreach. This year, four local scientists, three from the California Institute of [...]
Pasadena Teenager Shot in Head
A 17-year-old Pasadena girl was shot in the head Saturday night at a party, and is now in critical condition, authorities report. The incident took place at a house party around 10:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Westgate Street. Some 100 people were in attendance of the party. No motive or description of the [...]
Second Oldest Baskin-Robbins Celebrates Re-Opening
Baskin-Robbins celebrated over 60 years in the ice cream business this weekend with the grand re-opening of the second oldest Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor in Pasadena. Once owned by Baskin-Robbins co-founder Burt Baskin, the Baskin-Robbins at 561 S. Lake Avenue in Pasadena held a special event on Saturday, July 18, 2009, as a part of [...]
Community Meeting Announced for Heritage Square Site
Due to unsuccessful development advances for the Heritage Square site in Northwest Pasadena, a community meeting will be held on Thursday, July 23, 2009, at the Jackie Robinson Center to discuss development of the three-acre site located on Fair Oaks Avenue, between Orange Grove Boulevard and Painter Street. Northwest Commission and the Fair Oaks Project [...]
City General Plan Update Meeting to be Held
The West Pasadena Residents Association (WPRA) will be holding a community meeting on July 21, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. at the Maranatha High School Student Center, 169 S. St. John Ave, to discuss with city officials the city’s General Plan, which is currently being updated. Community members are urged to attend the meeting which will [...]
Judy Chu Sworn in as 32nd District Rep.
Judy Chu has been sworn in as the representative for the 32nd Congressional District, representing nearly half of the San Gabriel Valley as the first Chinese-American ever elected into Congress. Chu’s inauguration comes two days after she won the district’s special election for the vacant Congressional seat, after Hilda Solis resigned from the post to [...]
PCC Instructors Honored with Prestigious Award
Two Pasadena City College instructors have been honored with the Board of Trustees/Academic Senate Faculty Distinguished Lecturer Award for exceptional service to students and merit in creative and innovative instruction. One full-time and one adjunct faculty member is awarded with this honor each year by the Academic Senate and Board of Trustees. Associate professor of [...]
Hope Lives On for Twin Mars Rovers
NASA officials have announced hope for two Mars rovers stuck on the red planet five years after their expected expiration dates, following tests conducted at NASA’s Pasadena Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity are still operational despite having outlived their 90 day lifespan by a staggering five years, and continue to send photographs [...]
Pasadena Robotics Company Wins Military Contract
Pasadena-based Evolution Robotics, Inc., has won a federal contract from the Office of Naval Research worth approximately $1 million in order to develop new recognition technology, which is to be used by the U.S. Navy. Evolution Robotics, Inc., develops high-tech robotic machinery and is a leader in the fields of object recognition and vision technologies. [...]
Four Local Arts Foundations Recieve NEA Grants
Four Pasadena arts institutions have been given stimulus grants by the National Endowment for the Arts, an independent federal agency based in Washington, D.C., as a part of the agency’s 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Recognizing that the nonprofit arts industry is a valuable part of the financial system, the NEA’s American Recovery and [...]