
“Hell, we’re giving away the land. We’re selling the climate” – Lucky Baldwin

In an economic climate in which businesses seem to be struggling to keep their doors open, Vons in Pasadena at 155 W. California Blvd. proves that business is still going strong with a generous donation of $10,000.00 to Rosemary Children’ Services through the Vons Foundation. “The Vons Foundation is 100% funded by Vons employees,” says [...]

The Belles of Bedlam show is a glimpse at the life of the “Peeling” family, a large group of sisters who run the family Inn. Many years ago a lovely Irish lass named Colleen O’Reilly, met and married an English tavern owner named Luke Peeling. Together they brought ten daughters into the world. After they [...]

On Sunday evening hundreds of guests were treated to the premier Fall Food event in Pasadena . The Fall Food and Wine provided by top restaurants and wineries to benefit Huntington’s Center for Trauma Care. Each fall, thousands trek to the annual Fall Food and Wine Festival, held in late October on the festive grounds [...]

New Book by Local Author Offers Story of an American Family, an African Chiefdom, and the Daughter Who Connected them All. On Sunday, November 15th at 3:00pm, Sarah Culberson and Tracy Trivas will present and sign their new book at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena. Over the past two years Sarah Culberson’s story of the search [...]

Everybody knows that Big Bear Lake is a wonderland in winter, perfect for skiing, snowboarding, memorable Alpine vistas and more. But as I recently learned, the mountain resort is equally fantastic in fall, when leaves change colors, fish are biting, mountains trails beckon, and beer flows from large Oktoberfest mugs. I began a recent fall [...]

Lack of MTA Action Could Cost County Hundreds of Millions in Federal Funding

For the period of Sunday, October 4, through Saturday, October 10, the Police Department responded to 983 calls for service of which 116 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period.


Arcadia resident Natalie Anne Innocenzi,16-year-old Rose Princess and student at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, was selected by the Tournament of Roses as the 92nd Rose Queen this morning. Speaking with the Pasadena Independent last week after being selected as one of the seven finalists, Innocenzi said she was humbled by her selection at that she [...]