Monthly Archives: September 2019

Digital Lottery Announced for BLUE MAN GROUP at Hollywood Pantages Theatre

Hollywood Pantages Theatre announced today the highly anticipated L.A. Premiere of BLUE MAN GROUP will offer a limited number of tickets to winners of...

Bill Irwin’s “ON BECKETT” | Kirk Douglas Theatre

On Beckett will open at Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre on Wednesday, September 18 at 8 p.m. Conceived and performed by Bill Irwin,...

New Teachers Make Good Impressions | School Board Welcomes Innovation

Karen Reed calls them “an amazing addition to our staff,” talking about the 18 new teachers who were introduced during last week’s South Pasadena...

Weekly Crime Summary | Sep 10-16

The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An...

Senior Center Events | Sept. 20-27

Catch an event or grab lunch at the South Pasadena Senior Center. Here’s what’s being offered: Friday, September 20, 10:30 a.m. – End of...

Sweet Start to ‘Yes on A’ | Campaign Brings New Hope With Tax Measure

With the city facing an annual shortfall of approximately $1 million and the possibility of it getting worse over the next five years, a...

Mayor Loses her Cool at City Council | Heated Exchange with Citizen

In the small upstairs office where they gather around a cramped table before repairing to the first floor council chambers, citizen Madeline Di Giorgi...

Cruz’n For Roses 2019 | The Road Kings Make Pit Stop in South Pasadena

They’ve hardly missed one, a group of car buffs who tour the Southland attending weekend events with an opportunity to show off their shiny,...

Throwback Thursday | When There Was Nothing

The San Gabriel Valley (Spanish: Valle de San Gabriel) derives its name from the San Gabriel River which got its name from the Spanish...

SPARC Presents: L.A. Bluescasters | Free Concert in Library Park

The South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) presents the L.A. Bluescasters in concert on Thursday, September 19, 2019, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at South...

GET YOUR TICKETS: This Saturday is SPARC’tacular Gala Event Sep 28 | Where Fashion,...

Mark your calendars for the 2nd Annual SPARC'tacular Awards Benefit bash, “FASHION+ART+ARCHITECTURE,” celebrating the South Pasadena Arts Council’s 10-year anniversary at one of South...

SPMS Gym Renovation | Adressing Unforeseen Challenges to Board of Education

Progress is being made, but concerns have been raised about the condition of a building being rehabilitated on the South Pasadena Middle School campus. An...

Big Day at Woman’s Club | Fashion Show and Honoring Ellen Daigle Sep 28

The South Pasadena Woman’s Club will host a fashion show and luncheon on Saturday, September 28, at its clubhouse on Fremont Avenue in the...

Free Community Flu Vaccines at Farmer’s Market Sep 26

Shoppers can get a free flu shot on Thursday, September 26, at the South Pasadena Farmers’ Market at Mission Street and Meridian Avenue. Huntington Memorial...

SPUSD Land Swap | School Board Eyes Deadline for Property Exchange

South Pasadena Unified School District officials and Board of Education members continue to explore the possibility of a potential district office exchange or land...

UPDATE: ‘Crossroads South Pasadena’ | Government ‘Adrift,’ New Group Warns

Update Sept. 18 to include city's comments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Moved by a sense of “growing community concern about the quality and course of South Pasadena city government,”...

Sexy, Sardonic “Skintight” at Geffen Playhouse

Tony award winning actress, Idina Menzel, delivers a richly nuanced, tightly wound performance as Jodi Isaac, a woman seemingly on the verge of falling...

‘Yes on A’ Ice Cream Social | Campaign Kicks Off Sales Tax Effort Wednesday

Looking to improve the local economy, South Pasadena residents will be asked in November to approve a ¾ of a cent sales tax increase. It’s...

Oneonta Presents: A Special Occidental Campus Tour | Treasure Hunting at a Hunt Treasure...

The Oneonta Club Foundation is pleased to announce a rare opportunity to tour Architect Myron Hunt's historic buildings at Occidental College in Eagle Rock...

SPHS Tiger Football | Going for 4-0 Against Alhambra Friday

Jeff Chi likes it, the idea that South Pasadena High’s football team has won its first three games to open the 2019 season, but...

Looks Like No Grocery Strike | Workforce Seeks Resolution

It appears a strike involving two of Southern California’s grocery chains, which include Vons/Pavilions in South Pasadena and Ralphs and Albertson in Alhambra, will...

‘A Compassionate, Vigorous Person’ | Cacciotti Remembers Stepmother Valerie Harper

When Michael Cacciotti first laid eyes on her, he shared the same feelings as his father. “She was a wonderful, caring, compassionate, vigorous person,” said...

710 Bills Sent to Newsom | Portantino and Holden Receive Overwhelming Senate Support

The two measures aimed at putting the final stake in the heart of the 710 North freeway both passed the state legislature in the...

Meet Car King James Powers | Avid Collector & Designer Extraordinaire

A huge car buff, James Powers’ collection of automobilia is so vast that it barely fits inside a 6,000-square-foot space packed with a treasure...

John Leguizamo’s “Latin History For Morons” Hits The Ahmanson

“Boisterous, joyful and politically urgent, there couldn’t be a better time for ‘Latin History for Morons.’ Keeping an entire theater enraptured through his own...

Throwback Thursday | Meet Mr. Cawston

It’s sad but true: community interest in historic places fades over time. Sometimes they are forgotten entirely. The Cawston Ostrich Farm was the largest...

9/11: 18 Years to the Day | Police and Fire Remember Those Who Lost...

It was a time to remember the nearly 3,000 people who died on the somber morning of September 11, 2001. Eighteen years have passed since...

WEDNESDAY | Council to Hear Report on Caltrans Properties

The results of a study examining potential options for Caltrans-owned properties will be presented to the City Council at a special meeting Wednesday, Sept....

Weekly Crime Summary | Sep 3-9

The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An...

Masonic Lodge Opens Their Doors to The Public | Open House Sep 21

The Masons of South Pasadena Masonic Lodge No. 290 Free & Accepted Masons are pleased to announce the first public open house to be...
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