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Article: Party on Pasadena's Colorado Street Bridge canceled this year
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- Pasadena Star-News
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- July 4, 2009
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PASADENA - Tough financial times have led Pasadena Heritage to
call off the traditional July block party that draws thousands to
the iconic Colorado Street Bridge every year.
The up-front $100,000 cost of staging the summer fund-raiser is
too risky an investment this year, said Sue Mossman, the
preservation group's executive director.
"It didn't seem prudent to take on that kind of expenditure," she
said. "Everyone - from sponsors to donors to folks coming out for a
fun summer event - is being more frugal, and we didn't think it was
fiscally responsible to do it this year. The risk is too high."
But the city hasn't seen the last of the Celebration on the