After a One Year Hiatus – A Celebration on the Colorado St. Bridge is Back – July 10, 6 – 11 PM
Pasadena Heritage will present “A Celebration on the Colorado Street Bridge”, from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm on July 10, on the historic Colorado St. Bridge in Pasadena. This summer party is guaranteed to be full of enjoyment with a range of activities for all ages, including cookie decorating and face painting, vintage car displays, [...]
Chalk Festival Makes History – Guinness Is Good for Pasadena
Chalk Festival Sets World Record By Terry Miller The 18th annual Pasadena Chalk Festival during the Father’s Day weekend was the biggest in Pasadena’s history – It also has made history as the World’s Largest Street “painting” festival deemed, albeit unofficially, by The famous Guinness Book of Records. Organizers of the two day event said [...]
Anita Mansfield and Her Yanks were Making Music Pasadena Saturday
Hundreds of people packed the courtyard to see the band before they brushed off to the annual Irish Festival in Irvine. Irish Musician Anita Mansfield and her band which includes a terrific violinist from Holland rocked the Lake Avenue stage for 45 minutes Saturday afternoon. – Photo by Terry Miller Pasadena proved once again that [...]
Pasadena Independent – June 24, 2010
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Truck Stolen in Los Angeles 38 Years Ago Reunited with Owner
Monrovia Man Gets Stolen Truck Back – 38 Years Later By Terry Miller M wife’s car was stolen from right outside our home in Pasadena recently. We thought we’d never see that Honda Accord again. However, a very observant sheriff’s deputy from Temple Station called us two days later with the news that his eagle [...]
Pasadena Independent – June 17, 2010
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Phillip L. Sanchez – Santa Monica’s Deputy Chief – Named Pasadena’s New Chief of Police
City Manager Michael J. Beck has announced the selection of Phillip L. Sanchez as Pasadena’s next police chief Tuesday. The position is effective July 11. “Phil Sanchez has a strong background in police management and a reputation as a leader who is sensitive to community issues,” said Beck. “I am confident he will be [...] [...]
England v. USA Soccer Match Disappoints Local Limeys – Brits Pub Packed for the Cup
Ask anyone across the pond and they’ll probably say that the scoreboard at the stadium in Rustenburg must not have been working very well on Saturday. Evidently this was also the case with England’s goalkeeping in the match against the U.S. in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The consensus from the capacity crowd [...]
Mack Robinson’s Widow “Del” Visits During Pasadena’s 124th Birthday Party
Mrs. Mack “Del” Robinson, widow of the famed Olympic athlete shared her stories and memorabilia in a special presentation during the City of Pasadena ’s 124th birthday celebration on Saturday, June 12 at Pasadena Museum of History. Matthew “Mack” Robinson (1914-2000), the older brother of Hall of Fame baseball star Jackie Robinson, set national junior [...]
England Vs. USA Game Disappoints England Fans – Brits in Pasadena Packs the Pub for the Cup
The scoreboard at the stadium in Rustenburg was apparently not working very well today. Evidently this was also the case with England’s goalkeeping in the match against the US in the world cup. All you could here was “bloody awful game”. About 250 people including Rolfe Jones, Stewart Suckling and George Carter pictured above packed [...]