🌱 Patch AM: How to beat Pasadena Rose Bowl hotel prices without sacrificing walkability

Morning Pasadena! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How to beat Pasadena Rose Bowl hotel prices without sacrificing walkability
• How a Pasadena Catholic school is navigating AI in the classroom
• How Pasadena's JPL is shaping NASA's newest "discovery machine" in space

Also on today's calendar: Gracie Bullyproof Back To School Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 88, low: 65.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rose Bowl 2026: Why South Pasadena Hotels Cost 22% Less (mightytravels.com) — If you're planning to attend the 2026 Rose Parade or Rose Bowl, this analysis shows how staying in nearby South Pasadena can cut your lodging bill by about 22% compared with Pasadena hotels while keeping you close to Colorado Boulevard and stadium shuttles. It explains how booking algorithms inflate "Pasadena" rates, pinpoints ideal booking windows, and compares total trip costs, walkability, and transit options that matter directly to Pasadena-area visitors.
   

• AI in the Catholic classroom: As a new school year starts, what role does it play? (osvnews.com) — Pasadena's Assumption of the Virgin Mary School is highlighted as first-graders work in a STEM program while Catholic educators nationwide rethink how artificial intelligence belongs in the classroom. Experts stress human-centered teaching, AI literacy, and clear moral boundaries, aiming to help students, parents, and teachers use new tools without losing reflection, relationships, or faith formation.
   

• NASA Launches Roman Space Telescope to Study the Universe (nbcpalmsprings.com) — Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory plays a key role in NASA's new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which just launched to probe dark energy, dark matter, and distant planets. Local JPL scientists helped design a cutting-edge coronagraph that could transform how we image exoplanets and eventually guide future missions searching for signs of life.
   

📸 Around Pasadena

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pasadena

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Guns N' Roses →
  Rose Bowl Stadium, 1001 Rose Bowl Dr, Pasadena
  6:25 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• Fall Play Auditions (Webb)
  San Marino High Webb Theater
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Gracie Bullyproof Back To School Open House →
  Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Pasadena, 75 W Walnut St, Pasadena
  1:00 pm
• Guns N Roses →
  Rose Bowl Stadium, 1001 Rose Bowl Dr, Pasadena
  6:25 pm
Sunday September 6
• Campus Care: Amigos de Los Rios
  Jackson STEM Dual Language Magnet Academy Pasadena, CA 91101
  8:00 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - No School
  Altadena Arts Magnet Altadena
Tuesday September 8
• Coffee with the Principal
  Washington Elementary STEM Magnet School Pasadena, CA 91101
  8:15 am
• School Tour
  Jackson STEM Dual Language Magnet Academy Pasadena, CA 91101
  8:30 am
• Lunch Break Reset →
  Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Pasadena, 75 W Walnut St, Pasadena
  12:00 pm
• Closed Session Board of Education Meeting
  San Marino Unified 1665 West Dr, San Marino, CA 91108, USA
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• FREE Jiu-Jitsu Intro Class in Pasadena | No Experience Needed →
  Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Pasadena, 75 W Walnut St, Pasadena
  7:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• 2026 Los Angeles County Women's Leadership Conference →
  Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E Green St, Pasadena
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• UPDATE: Nothing from the chip.
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• Urban Plates, LLC posted a job opening for Restaurant Cashier, Busser, Food Runner in Pasadena. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Altadena

• Assembly unanimously backs SB 1090 to pause some density rules in Altadena after Eaton Fire (sidekick.news)
• SCE says it has paid hundreds of millions in Eaton Fire claims, expects billions more (sidekick.news)
• Photographer's Fire-Survivor Portraits Exhibit Closes Today With a Live Performance in Pasadena (pasadenanow.com)

San Marino

• SMPD: Swatting Puts People at Risk (outlooknewspapers.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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