Pasadena Star-News

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Pasadena Star-News
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Digital First Media
Publisher Ron Hasse
Editor Frank Pine
Language English
Headquarters 911 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, California 91106
Sister newspapers Los Angeles Daily News
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Whittier Daily News
Website pasadenastarnews.com

The Pasadena Star-News is a paid local daily newspaper for Pasadena, California. The Star-News is a member of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, since 1996. It is also part of the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group, along with the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and the Whittier Daily News.

First published in 1884, the paper was originally located at the corner of Colorado Boulevard and Oakland Avenue for years. That building is now home to Technique at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts and 24 Hour Fitness.

Ridder Newspapers bought the Star-News in 1956 and Bernard J. Ridder took over as publisher. Ridder merged with Knight to form Knight Ridder in 1974. The paper was sold off in 1989 to a company owned by William Dean Singleton; the Thomson Corporation bought majority control of the paper a year later. Thomson sold the Star-News to Singleton's MediaNews Group in 1996, which went on to become part of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group.[1]

The newspaper also publishes the Rose Magazine which provide coverage of the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl Game.[2]

Social events and city history

Patt Diroll writes a weekly social events column on Mondays and Sid Gally writes a column on Pasadena city history provided by the Pasadena Museum of History, also on Mondays.

Coverage area

Coverage area for the Pasadena Star-News includes Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre, San Marino, South Pasadena, and La Canada Flintridge.

Previous owners

References

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