As the need for COVID-19 testing continues to rise, the County and the City of Los Angeles are working together to expand testing capacity at current sites. Due to this expansion, county and city operated testing sites have a combined capacity to test over 140,000 people. Since launching free testing in March, the city and…
Pasadena Playhouse Launches a Streaming Platform for Theater
On Tuesday, the Pasadena Playhouse announced the launch of PlayhouseLive, a first-of-its-kind nonprofit streaming platform to showcase theatrical productions from multiple theaters around the country to a national and international audience. Premiering this fall, PlayhouseLive will be a digital hub for high-quality digital theater experiences, presenting live and live-captured performances, original series, educational programming and…
Boston Court Pasadena Hosts Monthly Book Club
Plays have power. They “hold a mirror up to nature.” (Thanks, Shakespeare.) Each month Boston Court Pasadena will read a play that is vitally relevant to something happening in the world today and then have a casual community conversation about the script and the story. The first book club discussion will discuss “Bars and Measures”…
Pasadena Independent – 07/23/2020
Career Corner: Career Pivot
The unexpected pandemic of 2020 has decimated many jobs, and some industries. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unemployment for June was at 11.1 percent. If you’re one of the millions of people who has been impacted at work by COVID, you are likely trying to decide what’s next. And, I don’t blame you….
Restaurants Get a Little Temporary Help from Pasadena City Council
Third-party food delivery companies ordered to cut fees Restaurants, one of the hardest hit industries even before this pandemic, were facing additional punishment when they were ordered to do take-out only and no more indoor dining was allowed. While take-out business for some works, most restaurants suffer additional injury when it comes to the proliferation…
Newsom Announces $600M Grant Funding to House Californians Experiencing Homelessness During Pandemic
Building on the success of Project Roomkey in California, Governor Gavin Newsom announced last Thursday the immediate release of $600 million in funding for Homekey — a project set forth to protect Californians that are at high risk for serious illness and or have been impacted by the pandemic and are in need of safe…