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View MorePasadena closes Colorado Blvd for CicLAvia Sunday
Pasadena hosts its first CicLAvia in more than a decade on Sunday, Nov. 15, closing 2.7 miles of Colorado Boulevard and Raymond Avenue to cars from 7 a.m. to about 5 p.m., with parking bans starting at 4 a.m.
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View MoreSCE holds final Eaton Fire town hall Thursday in Pasadena
Southern California Edison's last in-person Eaton Fire compensation town hall takes place Thursday at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Pasadena, with the Nov. 30 application deadline approaching and few displaced residents back home.
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View MorePasadena holiday giving guide: five organizations helping neighbors
Several Pasadena-area nonprofits are collecting food, gifts and volunteer hours for Thanksgiving and Christmas, with Union Station Homeless Services aiming to serve 6,000 meals and Foothill Unity Center distributing holiday food boxes Nov. 17–18.
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View MoreFriends In Deed hosts sold-out golf fundraiser Monday in Pasadena
Friends In Deed's seventh annual Golfing for Good tournament tees off Monday, Nov. 9, at Brookside Golf Club, with proceeds supporting five programs that serve Pasadena's needy and homeless residents.
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View MorePasadena suicide prevention walk returns Saturday with Eaton Fire recovery focus
The Greater Los Angeles Pasadena Out of the Darkness Walk takes place Saturday, Nov. 7, at Central Park, as local mental health leaders say families affected by the January 2025 Eaton Fire are still struggling with trauma and anxiety.
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View MorePasadena Community Orchestra launches free 44th season Friday
The Pasadena Community Orchestra opens its 44th season with a free concert Friday, Nov. 6, at First Church of the Nazarene, featuring works by Offenbach, Haydn, Ives, Fauré and Tchaikovsky.
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View MorePasadena event spotlights new Black Legacy District Nov. 7
Making Housing and Community Happen will honor three housing advocates and preview the Black Legacy District at its eighth annual celebration Saturday, Nov. 7, weeks after the City Council unanimously approved the Fair Oaks–Orange Grove Specific Plan.
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View MoreEagle Rock's Irene Maddox crowned Pasadena's 2027 Rose Queen
Irene Maddox of Eagle Rock High School was crowned the 2027 Rose Queen by Tournament of Roses President Terry Madigan at a Tuesday ceremony at Tournament House, where 19 past queens including 1945 queen Mary Rutte Wallace attended.
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View MorePasadena Doo Dah crowns queen, swaps parade for park festival
Monrovia resident Hanna Jungbauer was crowned the 2026 Doo Dah Queen at The Old Towne Pub on Oct. 25, but permitting delays mean this year's event will be a "love-in" festival at Memorial Park on Nov. 22 instead of the traditional Colorado Boulevard parade.
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View MorePasadena Halloween guide: candy walks, trunk-or-treats and more
Pasadena families have several free and ticketed Halloween events to choose from this week, including a police trunk-or-treat at City Hall, Día de los Muertos celebrations, store-to-store trick-or-treating across Old Pasadena and illuminated pumpkins at Descanso Gardens.
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View MoreDysautonomia network opens first Pasadena space, raises $52,100
The Los Angeles Dysautonomia Network opened its first physical location in Pasadena's Playhouse District, raising $52,100 at an Oct. 3 housewarming fundraiser to fund free support groups, workshops and health care grants for members whose average income is $16,000 against $10,000 in annual medical costs.
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View MorePasadena ReStore offers fire survivors half off Oct. 25
San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity's Pasadena ReStore hosts a quarterly Fire Survivor Event on Sunday, Oct. 25, offering Eaton Fire-affected households 50% off donated items, 25% off premium goods, giveaways and raffles.
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