Monthly Archives: August 2017

Extraordinary Night with LA Dodgers Photographer Jon SooHoo

Dodger Blue was out in force Thursday night as the excited crowd lined around the block to get into the community room at South...

Special Event at the Library Community Room

A Very Special Total Eclipse Event will be presented in the Library Community Room the morning of Monday, August 21. Doors will open at...

Woman’s Club Host Firefighters and Police for Pancake Breakfast

On Wednesday morning, August 16, the incredible women of the Woman’s Club of South Pasadena invited all South Pasadena Firefighters and Police Officers to...

First Day of School at SPHS – Let’s Get It, Tigers!

The mood was decidedly festive as the new Seniors at South Pasadena High School came to play in their now traditional “Senior Shirts”. Senior...

Monterey Hills Roadrunners – Ready To Rumble

Roadrunners were ready to run and rumble into the new school year as they made their way onto their beautiful campus at the top...

Welcome Wildcats!

El Centro Street was abuzz with activity as Arroyo Vista Wildcats and their parents made their way to their first day of school Wednesday...

SPMS – Here We Go Tiger Cubs!

Middle school! Is there anything like it? South Pasadena Middle School is the place where students really begin to grow into who they are...

Marengo Lions – Let’s Get It Started!

Enthusiastic Lions from kindergarten to BMOC 5th graders made their way into the front gates of Marengo Elementary School on Wednesday August 16 for...

Michael Gavlak – Dads, Dudes & Rock n’ Roll

South Pasadenans may know Michael Gavlak as a crazy, orange and black boa-clad “DUDE” at 4th of July parades and a dedicated Dad about...

South Pasadenan Mark Langill – From Dodger Fan to Team Historian

Many South Pasadenans, especially Dodger fans, have read Mark Langill’s insightful articles on all things Dodgers. He is, after all, the Team Historian for...

BREAKING NEWS: Explosion and Structure Fire in South Pasadena

SOUTH PASADENA, CA- On August 15, 2017 at 6:33 A.M., South Pasadena Police 9-1-1 Dispatch received several calls reporting an explosion and smoke coming...

Kirsten Vangsness Inaugurates Jonah Beadle’s New Theatre with MESS

When Jonah Beadle was 9 years old, he had a vision; in looking at a rectangle storage room on the bottom level of his...

Three Cheers for Annie Warbucks at YST!

YST’s delightful Annie Warbucks alights at Fremont Centre Theatre to close out the summer with a bang! While most of us have had some...

Screening of LA LA Land in South Pasadena

A very special screening of the film La La Land will be presented at the South Pasadena Library on Thursday, August 24 at 7:00...

YST Musical Theatre Workshop | A Chat with Jack and Gloria Bennett

It will be two years in December since Young Stars Theatre made their South Pasadena debut with a stellar production of A Christmas Carol...

Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist, Trevor Ramos

On Thursday, August 24 at 7 PM, Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse welcomes scholarship and financial aid specialist Trevor Ramos for a presentation and discussion...

Welcome Back Tigers!

A bit bleary-eyed but also excited, South Pasadena High School Tigers began registering this morning at 8 a.m. The line at the library was...

Finding Balance | Back To School With Janet Anderson

As we gear up for the start of school here in South Pasadena, high school principal, Janet Anderson, is getting excited. Explaining that while...

School Board Heads Into New School Year

Kyle Bender was introduced as the new assistant principal at Arroyo Vista Elementary who replaced Lindsay Roach. The very tall Bender comes to us...

South Pasadenan Tracy Macrum Joins the Keller Williams Team

Congratulations to South Pasadena’s own Tracy Macrum as she joins the Keller Williams Pasadena International Market Center as a real estate sales professional. Tracy...

Spectacular Night with Youssou N’Dour | Ignite@TheFord!

The newly renovated Ford Theatres kicked off their exciting new series IGNITE@TheFord! with an exhilarating concert by Senegalese superstar Youssou N’Dour. Even those who...

Band Camp Continues at SPHS

Despite the summer’s increasing heat, students of the South Pasadena High School Marching Band and Color Guard are hard at work getting ready for...

Mayor Cacciotti – How He Came To His Green Ways

I meet the Mayor at the Gold Line as he gets off the train with his bicycle, as he does every day. It’s a...

JPL’s Sandy Krasner Speaks on Climate Change at WISPPA

JPL Engineer Sandy Krasner spoke at the Saturday WISPPA meeting, sharing powerful information on how and why Climate Change is indeed happening, what we...

Follow Your Dreams – Celebration of Life for Anne Disselhorst

It was standing room only with a line out the door for the celebration of life held in honor of Fiore Market Café matriarch,...

Closing Night at Movies at the Museum

Shout out to South Pasadena Preservation Foundation and their generous sponsors, Girl Friday, Hurtado & Sokolow, McGrail Tutoring, Evans and Associates, Mdi, Susan Masterman...

Anne Disselhorst – A Handcrafted Life

Sadly, the “Mom” of the Mom & Pop culinary gem that is Fiore Market Café has passed away suddenly. Anne Disselhorst suffered a massive...

YST’s Final Summer Camp Show Annie Warbucks

South Pasadena’s resident youth theatre company at Fremont Centre Theatre started the summer off with a Broadway revue and followed that up with their...

City Votes to Implement District-Based Election System Under Threat of Lawsuit

The City of South Pasadena is undergoing a transition to district-based elections after the City Council adopted Resolution 7524 on July 19. The unanimous...

Contemporary Artist Shenping Wang Donates Two Paintings to Library

A very special art exhibit showcasing striking Chinese-themed paintings and sculptures by emerging artist Shenping Wang was presented in the Library Community Room on...
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