Las Madrinas Debutantes
Photo courtesy Nick BoswellLocal residents Caroline Finnegan, Kristina Turicchi, Betsy Foker, Caroline Tilton, Ellie Watkins, Michaela Gallo, Chloe Baker, Brooke Snaer and Katrina Pyle were recently...
View ArticleCEO’s Talents Find Expression at Inner-City Arts School
OUTLOOK photoInner-City Arts President and CEO Bob Smiland has taken arts education for L.A. public school students to new heights, fundraising about 95% of the school’s $5 million budget. It might...
View ArticleHumane Society Fosters New Ways to Match People, Pooches
Photo courtesy William KidstonDia DuVernet, pictured with her dog Sueshi, joined the Pasadena Humane Society as president/CEO in June and plans to lead the nonprofit, founded in 1903, to the next level...
View ArticleFlintridge Prep Suffers 2nd Straight CIF Finals Loss
Photo by Oscar Areliz / OUTLOOKThe Flintridge Prep varsity girls’ water polo team fell to Huntington Beach Marina, 6-4, in the CIF Southern Section Division 6 championship match last Saturday. The...
View ArticleLa Salle Cruises Past Rancho Mirage to Capture CIF Title
Photo by Oscar Areliz / OUTLOOKLa Salle head coach Ian Castillo hoists the school’s first CIF Southern Section girls’ water polo championship. As the La Salle College Preparatory varsity girls’ water...
View ArticleIt’s Armory’s Nature to Mix Arts, Environmental Education
Photo courtesy Armory Center for the ArtsA PUSD 4th-grader studiously creates an image of what she has found along the trail during an Armory Center for the Arts field trip — part of the center’s...
View ArticlePasadena Humane Society Aids Pets During Crisis
Photo courtesy Pasadena Humane SocietyA Pasadena Humane Society volunteer recently distributes food as part of its Helping Paws program, a pet food bank offering free food and supplies to animal owners...
View ArticlePoly, Flintridge Prep, Maranatha, La Salle Athletes Earn All-CIF
Photo by Oscar Areliz / OUTLOOKStanford-bound Talie Wilmans made the All-CIF Division 4 first team after helping the Panthers reach the quarterfinals. The CIF Southern Section released its All-CIF...
View ArticlePCC Foundation Ready to Assist Students During Crisis
By Bill Hawkins, President, PCC Foundation The Pasadena City College Foundation’s highest priority is ensuring that students’ needs are met so that they can persist toward their academic goals. The...
View ArticleOlder Adulthood Should Be Embraced, Celebrated
By Sandy Greenstein Special to The Outlook Photo courtesy Pasadena Senior CenterSandy Greenstein, president of the Pasadena Senior Center board, is pictured with the organization’s executive director,...
View ArticleVernon Charles Sanders – Obituary
Vernon Charles Sanders With great sadness, the family of Vernon Charles Sanders announces his passing on Jan. 10 at age 89. Born on March 21, 1930, in Ventura, Vernon was adopted by Gertrude and the...
View ArticleJoel A. Thvedt – Obituary
Joel A. Thvedt Joel A. Thvedt, age 57, died peacefully at home on Saturday, Feb. 8, in Altadena after a five-year battle with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), a rare progressive neurological disease. He...
View ArticleHuntington Hospital Opens Temporary Blood Donor Center
As the only trauma center in the San Gabriel Valley, we rely on the community’s generosity to help us maintain a full supply of blood. Your support is extremely valuable and makes a huge difference in...
View ArticlePasadena Changes Parking Policy, for Now
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pasadena’s Department of Transportation has temporarily modified its parking policy to reduce the financial burden on residents and local businesses. Changes by the...
View ArticleCity Hall Closures, Cancellations and Service Modifications
The city of Pasadena, citing public health information and the need to stop the spread of the , has temporarily closed several public facilities and made changes in municipal services. Pasadena’s Human...
View ArticleStep Up to Support Pasadena Businesses
By Paul Little, Special to The Outlook Paul LittlePresident and CEO, PasadenaChamber of Commerce We are in an unprecedented health crisis here in the United States and in the Pasadena area. Everyone —...
View ArticlePCF Jumps to Relieve Nonprofits Serving Most Vulnerable Amid Coronavirus
In times of crisis, the Pasadena Community Foundation is ready to move. PCF, which is dedicated to managing charitable assets and earmarking money to nonprofit organizations of all kinds, didn’t expect...
View ArticleAfter Closing Doors, Noor Offers Free Soup to Seniors
Photo courtesy NoorNoor staff prepares the distribution of its free, community soup recently. The premier events site is giving away vegetarian, hearty soups every Friday from 3-5 p.m. until it can...
View ArticleDonors Mobilize to Show Care for Huntington Hospital
Huntington Hospital received a much-needed boost in supplies — and a bit of morale — this week as the City of Roses community rallied to support its healthcare workers on the front lines of the...
View ArticleWhy It’s Critical We Flatten the Curve
By Dr. Armand Dorian Special to The Outlook Dr. Armand Dorian Epidemiology is the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution and control of diseases. “Flattening the curve” is an...
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