The northeast corner of South Raymond Avenue and Pico Street will soon be home to a brand new, 58,000sf medical office and surgery center. Owned by Pasadena Physicians LLC, the structure will be three-stories tall above three levels of subterranean parking. The 0.51-acre site was formerly developed with a one-story warehouse built in 1986. Located just one block north of the Fillmore Gold Line Station, the Pasadena Neuroscience Center will be an integral piece of the S. Raymond Innovation Corridor.

City Hall hosted its first major feature film since the renovation in November 2007. The Changeling stars Angelina Jolie and is directed by Clint Eastwood. Mr. Eastwood directed scenes with Ms. Jolie in the City Hall courtyard and rotunda. The movie is set in the 1920’s, so Angelina Jolie and a huge cast of extras were milling about City Hall in period dress. The Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) offers the following story summary: “A mother's prayer for her kidnapped son to return home is answered, though it doesn't take long for her to suspect the boy who comes back is not hers.” This is based on a true story and will have a 2008 release. A specific release date hasn’t been finalized.

Warner Brothers filmed its latest Jim Carrey feature, Yes Man, on the Colorado Street Bridge in January 2008. The scene involved a bungee jump scene (featuring Jim Carrey) from the bridge. This is based on the humorous and inspiring memoir by Danny Wallace, who was dumped by his girlfriend and spent his days, like so many of us in this Internet age, avoiding people. Texting them instead of calling them. Calling them instead of meeting them. Until one fateful day when a mystery man on a late-night bus told him to 'Say Yes more,' Danny made a vow to say Yes to every favor, request, suggestion and invitation and his life suddenly became interesting…