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Decadent Delights for Mom this Mother's Day
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (732+ words) Pasadena's finest chocolates for Mother's Day gifting This week, I visited a few local jewels specializing in gourmet chocolates (and one that also carries'flowers) just in time for Mother's Day. My visit included a chocolate tasting (one of the hazards…...
Years Behind Bars, a Chance to Change
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (769+ words) When someone commits a serious crime, the focus usually turns to punishment. News reports often lead with the sentence " twenty years, thirty years or sometimes life in prison. For many people following the case, that moment feels like the end…...
City Council Unanimously Approves GOVIS Contract for Ricky Pickens, Jr.
21+ hour, 15+ min ago (693+ words) 'Stop the retaliation to stop the violence.' - Allen Edson With little discussion of the program's cost, members of the Pasadena City Council on Monday night, May 4, unanimously approved the GOVIS contract with Ricky Pickens, Jr.'s company for gang and…...
No Work, No School, No Shopping: May Day 2026 Redefines Collective Power
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (684+ words) Ordinary people act together to challenge America's economic order. On May1, communities across the United States will mark International Workers' Day, a date rooted in labor history but newly charged by the political and economic tensions of the present moment. In…...
From Vacant Compound to Climate Catalyst: How a Pasadena Coalition Plans to Rebuild Opportunity at Hahamongna
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (1041+ words) Pasadena coalition reimagines Hahamongna as climate education and workforce hub At the northern edge of Pasadena, where the Arroyo meets the foothills, the quiet, weathered buildings of the'Hahamongna'Watershed Park Annex have stood in suspended time for more than 20 years. Once…...
A Unique Mashup: Singing in the Rain at the South Pasadena Arts Crawl
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (646+ words) Combining art and family-friendly activities with free music. On April 25, dozens of businesses and stalls along Mission Street, Fair Oaks, and Meridian Avenue opened up, many with windows adorned with a purple butterfly. Hundreds of Angelinos packed the streets between…...
How LA County's JCOD is Reimaging Life After Incarceration
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (279+ words) LA programs light the path to reintegration during Second Chance Month. "Information about our JCOD programs, what they are, what we do, and how we are acknowledging Second Chance Month can be found online," said Brenda Duran, Director of External…...
Final Resting Stop: How Pasadena's Most Infamous Mortuary Got a Second Life
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (362+ words) Inside the Lamb Funeral Home's macabre reinvention. In 2024, true crime enthusiast Noel Attar and her co-founder, Allison Ayad, acquired the property and created Missing at the Mortuary, an escape room and tour. "I feel like the Lamb Funeral Home was…...
A First-Time Candidate Takes Aim at South El Monte Council Seat
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (1104+ words) Mayor Gloria Olmos backs newcomer Kimberly Valencia to "stop the backslide." A first-time council candidate and her supporter, South El Monte"s longest-serving female mayor, sit down to talk public safety, cannabis money, gentrification " and what they say is a…...
The Golden Guzman: A Gen Z Jazz Musician's Bid to Reshape San Gabriel City Council - Local News Pasadena
2+ week, 3+ day ago (439+ words) Vacation house-checks, a jazz festival and the 2028 Olympics on his agenda. Q: Going into politics wasn't originally on your radar. What changed? A: It wasn't something I intended to do. But things in my life propelled me into this, and I feel…...