PUBLIC INVITED TO MAYOR TORNEK’S STATE OF THE CITY EVENT…

The public is invited to attend Mayor Terry Tornek’s State of the City address Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at the Pasadena Unified School District’s Washington STEAM Magnet Academy Gymnasium, 1505 N. Marengo Ave.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. following a brief Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to dedicate the new school gymnasium, a joint project by the City and the Pasadena Unified School District.  The Mayor’s formal program begins at 7 p.m.

SBDC Small Business and Self-Employed tax workshop January…

Small Business & Self-Employed: What you should know before filing your 2016 Taxes

Location: PCC Foothill Campus, 3035 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena CA 91106
Room: 226A

Conection Breakfast Thursday, January 12th sponsored by…

You can meet and network with Pasadena Chamber members at our Connection Breakfast on Thursday, December 8, 2016, at 7am at the Courtyard by Marriott in Old Pasadena. The Pasadena Star News sponsors. Mark Welches and his staff discuss advertising and editorial opportunities available to Pasadena Chamber members.

Cheeseburger Week is here! Enjoy your favorite burger and…

During Cheeseburger Week from January 8th to January 13th,  Pasadena honors Lionel Sternberger's genius in being the first to put cheese to hamburger and serve it at the Rite Spot in Pasadena in 1924.

Forty of Pasadena's favorite restaurants, lounges and burger joints offered their signature burgers, some special creations and a deals  during Pasadena Cheeseburger Week.

Special meals and deals during Cheeseburger Week through…

40 Pasadena eateries celebrate the invention of the cheeseburger in Pasadena with delicious offerings, specials and more

Cheeseburger Week 2017 is here!

During Cheeseburger Week from January 8th to January 13th, 2017, Pasadena honors Lionel Sternberger’s genius in being the first to put cheese to hamburger and serve it at the Rite Spot in Pasadena in 1924.

Plaque commemorating invention of the cheeseburger in…

In 1924, teenaged Lionel Sternberger put cheese on a hamburger and sold it to a delighted customer at his father’s roadside stand, The Rite Spot, at 1500 West Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena. “The Aristocratic Burger” at the Rite Spot is the first recorded instance of a hamburger with cheese being cooked and served to a customer. The Rite Spot is long gone.

Sales tax rate change-new business regulations for 2017

Hello, for once some good news about a tax: the sales tax rates in California have dropped.

Effective January 1, 2017, the sales tax rate in Pasadena will be 8.75%. The Sales tax rate in Los Angeles County is also 8.75%, as is the current sales tax rate in the City of Los Angeles.

LA Financial Credit Union and Pasadena Chamber to Unveil…

Event will also raise money to support Pasadena Ronald McDonald House through sale of Pie ‘n Burger meals

Pasadena Chamber events and activities for January, 2017

Here is what we are up to this month:

CHEESEBURGER COMMEMORATION:

Cheeseburger Week celebration begins January 8th

During Cheeseburger Week from January 8th to January 13th,  Pasadena honors Lionel Sternberger's genius in being the first to put cheese to hamburger and serve it at the Rite Spot in Pasadena in 1924.

Forty of Pasadena's favorite restaurants, lounges and burger joints offered their signature burgers, some special creations and a deals  during Pasadena Cheeseburger Week.

Here is the January/February edition of Pasadena Commerce,…

Here is the January/February edition of Pasadena Commerce, the newsletter of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce: