Share: From being a Tongva Indian tribal ground to Rancho San Pascual, Pasadena has been home to people from a variety of backgrounds. To honor its large Latino community, the city of Pasadena’s annual Latino Heritage Parade and Grand Fiesta returned for the 17th year on Saturday. Follow:
Men’s basketball aims high with a freshman-filled team
Share: The men’s basketball team will enter the upcoming season with only a handful of players that have experience on the Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium’s hardwood floor. The Lancers will be without some key pieces of last season’s team. Sophomore guard Dejon Williams was a large part of the team’s offense and averaged 15 points per game shooting 41 percent from the field, but he won’t return. Follow:
Festival on Skid Row is a feast for the soul
Share: Skid Row, which usually is only associated with homelessness and endless rows of tents, turned into a little oasis of art and community last weekend. The Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD) put on the sixth annual Festival for All Skid Row Artists in Gladys Park. The festival gives residents of Skid Row the chance to showcase their talents, which are mostly unseen due to their daily struggles. The festival also provides outsiders with the opportunity to see what they usually don’t expect on Skid …
Lifestyle: Rialto puts a new glow on its future
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Rialto puts a new glow on its future
Share: The vibrant neon marquee of South Pasadena’s most beloved movie palace, the Rialto Theatre, awoke again for one night as it spilled its candy-colored glow across the Fair Oaks Avenue sidewalk to celebrate its 90th Birthday. Follow:
Carnegie Observatory Opens Space to Public
Share: When the stars align just right, if the smog is swept away from the San Gabriels and the sky isn’t too bright to look toward the mountains, you can catch the silhouette of the Mount Wilson Observatory from the wide-windowed library of Pasadena City College. Follow:
$2.5 million to help second year Pathways reach goals
Share: PCC has just been awarded $2.5 million through the Title V Grant for the next five years, with the first year of funds received earlier this month enabling the Pathways program to move forward with their second year program. Follow:
Shake Out: When the ‘Big One’ comes
Share: Pasadena City College joined the 10.4 million Californians who participated in the Shake Out earthquake drill event on Thursday that simulates the proper response to a devastating quake. Follow:
Critics claim “illegals” to out vote citizens with AB 1461
Share: Critics of the “New Motor Voter Act” argue that automatically registering people to vote when they obtain or renew their driver’s license will increase potential voter fraud by enabling illegal immigrants to vote. Follow:
The love of the game
Share: Over 1.6 million athletes play football each year and 12 died from brain related injuries in 2014. Do these statistics mean that football should be banned? No, it should not. Football is a way to bring the community together rather the team winning or losing. Follow: