. . . With District 1 Councilmember Jacque Robinson (Pasadena, CA – April 21, 2013) -- On Thursday, May 9th at 6:30 p.m., the Honorable Jacque Robinson will sit down with Pasadena Weekly's Andre Coleman for a Fireside Chat hosted by John Muir High Scho...

Bill Creates New Immigrant Category to Help Foreign Students with STEM Degrees Start Businesses in America and Create U.S. Jobs Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) reintroduced the INVEST in America Act to strengthen our economic com...

Executive Coach Offers Her Own 'MBA for Success' What becomes of the women who graduate with MBAs from Harvard Business School? Do most go on to fulfilling careers, or do they drop out of the work force when they become moms? "The number that has been f...

PCO's May 17 Concert to Feature Young Artist Tianpeng Yu and Stravinsky's Firebird SuitePianist Performs Chopin with Passion and Virtuosity Pasadena, CA – April 26, 2013 -- On Friday, May 17, at 8 p.m., the Pasadena Community Orchestra presents its fin...

Pasadena, CA - The Pasadena Police Department will be conducting a "Zero Tolerance" DUI Saturation Patrol on Saturday, May 4, 2013. The program will begin at 8:00 p.m. and will end at 3:00 a.m. This enforcement operation will be in an effort to reduce and...

Many Tips About Marriage Are Wrong, Says World-Renowned Expert The lifelong probability of a marriage ending in divorce is between 40 and 50 percent, according to PolitiFact.com's estimates. Couples in trouble often seek advice from friends, family and c...

Versie Mae Richardson was one of The Pasadena Journal's 2012 Women of Achievement honorees. She was born in Okemah, Oklahoma, March 13, 1920. She passed away on Monday, April 15, 2013. Below is the bio The Journal published when she was honored: To descr...

A few months back I was so sick I had to go see the doctor. That alone indicates the condition was rather serious. My condition progressed to the point where the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage told me to go to the doctor or else. Since I do not have ...

Before every battle, Napoleon would spend time in his tent alone. Then he would summon his commanders to come to him one by one. As they approached him, he would look at them and they would look back at him. They would shake hands and go out to battle to ...

On May 11, 2013 the San Gabriel Valley Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, in conjunction with the United Fire Fighters of Southern California, will host their second annual scholarship breakfast benefitting graduatin...

Women In Action has given four (4) goats to Haiti on March 13, 2013 through the organization "Heifer International."  The goats will be given to families to teach them to be more self sufficient and to provide food. It is Women In Action's hope that...

Barbara Richardson King of Coldwell Banker in Pasadena was awarded the Diamond Society Award for her outstanding real estate sales performance in 2012. Barbara also earned a place in the NRT Top 1,000 Sales Associates for the fourth quarter of 2012. NRT, ...

You may have heard of a case a couple of years ago in which a very wealthy lady left several million dollars for the care of her pet. While some think such a thing is absurd, it is a fact that some people are very fond of their dogs, cats, horses or other...

Five Tips to Lead Change in Challenging Times Putting the right people at the helm has launched many high-profile, highly successful turnarounds, from Jack Welch in his early days at GE to Meg Whitman at eBay. But companies don't have to fire the entire...

Pasadena celebrated the opening of the first, city-operated public health dental clinic in California during a special Open House on Wednesday, April 24 at the City's Public Health Department, 1845 N. Fair Oaks Avenue, with First District City Councilmemb...

Union Station Homeless Services 40th Anniversary Gala Celebration Melora Hardin (The Office, Monk, Do it Yourself) and Gildart Jackson (Charmed, General Hospital, Whodunnit?) will host a Place to Call Home, a 40th anniversary gala celebration on Saturday...

The movie '42' inspired by the great Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball - raking in more than $27 million - it was the number one grossing movie in the country the first weekend it was released. The weekend was capped with...

Byron Scott is the ideal person to become the next head coach of the Lakers. That is my opinion, and there are many others who agree with me. Not only is he right for the job, the timing is also perfect. Byron is now available, since he was just fired by ...

Every time the National Rifle Association (NRA) or its political allies block any form of gun control, people throw up their hands in complete frustration trying to figure out why the NRA will, seemingly, never agree to any sort of reasonable gun control....

The United States Senate's failure to pass common sense gun safety measures -- the Manchin-Toomey Amendment to expand background checks to keep guns away from underage or dangerous people, and amendments to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines ...