Pasadena Star-News
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Los Angeles Newspaper Group |
| Headquarters | Pasadena, California |
| Sister newspapers | Los Angeles Daily News San Gabriel Valley Tribune Whittier Daily News |
| Website | pasadenastarnews.com |
The Pasadena Star-News is the 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.
Ridder Newspapers bought the Star-News in 1956; Bernard J. Ridder took over as Publisher. Ridder merged with Knight to form Knight Ridder in 1974. The paper was sold 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.
The Pasadena Star-News was first published in 1884. The paper was in a building at the corner of Colorado Blvd. and Oakland Avenue for years. This building is now being used by Technique at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts and 24 Hour Fitness.
The newspaper also published the Rose Magazine.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Rose Magazine Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine,