Pasadena City Council met October 20, and volunteers spent the weekend repairing homes and improving properties through Team Up to Clean Up. Linus, an urgent-list cat at Pasadena Animal Shelter, was adopted; the shelter is also seeking volunteers for Pets & Pumpkins on October 24. Pasadena High named Nelson Ivan Martinez and Jayden Santiago Beltran its perfect-attendance winners, while Dobie High’s Jordan Roman was nominated for two cross-country awards. The Berry Haunted House runs October 23 and 24, with adult admission at $16. Eighteen items in all.
Central & Fairmont Library
Instructor Veronica de Aquino leads the dance session at Pasadena Public Library – Central.
Discover the vibrant world of folklórico dance tonight at Central Library.
Friends organized bookstore sales, museum bus trips and monthly meetings to plan funding for library programs and equipment.
From book bonanzas to museum trips, Friends of the Library enrich Pasadena’s literary life.
The werewolf game takes place Thursday at Central Library.
Central Library transforms into a hunting ground for werewolves this Thursday.
The hands-on workshop runs from 1 to 2:30 p.m. October 20.
Learn graphic design basics at the Canva for Beginners workshop only at Central Library.
The Fairmont Library screening features Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg.
Pasadena Film Society will give Ghost a Thursday evening engagement at Fairmont Library.
Animal Shelter
Linus may bite when uncomfortable and needs someone patient who respects his boundaries.
Linus, yet another on the death list, seeking a forever lap. The animal shelter opened at eleven.
The shelter posted Linus’s adoption update October 20.
Linus has escaped the shelter’s waiting room and entered domestic service.
Volunteers ages 12 and older are welcome at 5160 Burke Road on October 24, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
There’s nothing more fall in Pasadena than volunteering at the Pets & Pumpkins bash.
City of Pasadena
The meeting took place October 20. Follows the Oct 7 post.
Pasadena City Council meeting October 20th 2026.
Chevron Phillips Chemical was the presenting sponsor of the weekend cleanup.
When neighbors unite, Pasadena’s homes shine brighter after a Team Up to Clean Up.
PISD Fine Arts
Winning posters will remain in the administration building lobby for two weeks.
PISD students engage in friendly fire prevention poster battle.
PISD Career and Technical High School
The Jackson Intermediate group toured CTHS last Thursday.
CTHS rolled out the red carpet for Jackson Intermediate’s curious minds.
Convention Center & Fairgrounds
The one-day toy expo is Sunday, October 25, at Pasadena Convention Center.
Toys take center stage at Pasadena’s Gulf Coast Toy Expo this Sunday.
Pasadena High
Moon Rooster Food Truck sponsored the weekly drawing for a free meal.
Pasadena High serves up incentives for perfect attendance with a side of tacos.
PISD
Roman is nominated for MileSplit and Houston Chronicle honors.
Dobie’s Roman, a cross country star, has been nominated for MileSplit and Houston Chronicle honors.
Precinct 8 Constables
Deputies Vargas and Spray took the Precinct 8 high-water truck to Bay Forest Halloween festivities.
When Halloween calls, Precinct 8 answers with a high-water truck and a smile.
Pasadena Strawberry Festival
Admission is $16 for adults and $6 for children 11 and under. Follows the Oct 19 post.
Berry Haunted House dares you to try to not burn rubber in your pants again this weekend.
Dobie High
Colleagues nominated Coach Cohen Landry and Mrs. Dina Alvarenga for the September honors.
Dobie High celebrates Coach Landry and Mrs. Dina as September standouts.
Coming up
Later today, readers can find a Pasadena Little Theatre update after more than 100 scripts arrived for its Short Attention Span Series. A Berry Haunted House trick-or-treating event is planned for October 31, and Miller Intermediate students toured CTHS. Other posts cover a Precinct 2 theft arrest, Pasadena High career simulations and Saturday’s Pets & Pumpkins gathering.