Last year at the Pasadena Senior Games, Diana Charles took first place in the 50-yard women’s freestyle swimming competition in the 50- to 59-year-old division and Alan Rosen won the men’s shotput contest in the 85- to 89-year-old division.  

The city of Pasadena and the Black History Planning Committee hosted the 41st annual Black History Parade and Festival on Feb. 18 in honor of the late Councilman John J. Kennedy. The parade is one of the largest and longest running in Southern California. Photographer Chris Mortenson was the…

An amateur photographer, Altadena middle school teacher Brandon Hammerli captured the rare snowfall on Feb. 25. “I was driving around with my 4-year-old son to show him the snow,” the La Crecenta native recalled. “I bring my camera everywhere with me. The snow started and we were lucky to be…

As a UFO expert, Nick Pope has heard his fair share of unexplained and conspiracy theories. These days, he’s found, stories are popping up more frequently. 

A quality rug is like a work of art; it can imperceptibly tie a space together or make a bold statement, bringing warmth, texture and color. 

Katherine Markgraf, the royal court adviser for the Miss La Cañada Flintridge scholarship program, agrees that teens are sometimes overlooked. 

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For bibliophiles who prefer the worn pages of a historical tome to football, the 55th California International Antiquarian Book Fair is the perfect place to be this Super Bowl weekend. The event will host over 120 booksellers and exhibitors hailing from four continents: North and South Ameri…

Having a sweetheart is not a requirement to get into the swing of an early Valentine’s Day concert and dance at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. Holly Street.  

Pasadena Village will celebrate the second National Villages Day with an Older Adult Resource Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the historic craftsman-style Sierra Madre Woman’s Club. 

Comedy is something that brings people together, said Johnny Buss. Growing up in the age of early television, watching comedy icons like Bob Hope and Jack Benny, Buss recalled that stand-up was something his family could enjoy. So, when Buss retired from co-owning the LA Lakers, he purchased…

Two Pasadena-based children’s museums have multiple learning programs, exhibits and camps that allow kids to be creative, enhance their motor skills and play with other children or their caregiver. The museums are also redesigning its programs post-pandemic to increase a child’s developmenta…

The Glendale Youth Orchestra received a $36,000 grant from the California Arts Council as part of its Creative Youth Development program in its second round of funding for 2022. The grant will fund 18 need-based scholarships.

Megan Lund of Pasadena and Laurel Moneysmith of San Marino were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lund is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in exercise physiology, while Moneysmith is studying biochemistry and molecular biology,…

The state of the economy and fears of a looming recession may have some prospective parents readjusting their timeline for having kids and those who do may be worrying about how much they should be saving for their children’s future. But how much does it actually cost to raise a child in Pas…

Actor/environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. earned six primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the TV series “St. Elsewhere.”

Patrick Labyorteaux is appearing at Pasadena Comic Con on Sunday, Jan. 29, as part of “Summer School” and “Ski School” reunions.