Yearly Archives: 2019
SPMS Orchestra Spring Concert | ‘That’s Music to My Ears’
A grateful Ashley Diggs wants to thank the South Pasadena community for its support.
Music aficionados were in attendance Monday night as the South Pasadena...
Letter to the Editor | Landmark Achievements of the Oneonta Scholarship Winners
Editor’s note: Bill Cullinane is president of the Oneonta Club Foundation. On Monday, May 12, Cullinane had the pleasure of introducing this year’s Philip...
Be Kind to Animals Week | Fostering Humane Treatment of Animals Through Art
A variety of artistic expressions, ranging from artwork, poems and stories, to embroidery and photography, were all on display at the South Pasadena City...
Festival of Balloons 2019 | Winning Posters Selected for 4th of July
Admittedly, they say it’s a difficult task.
It’s never easy coming up with their top picks, but South Pasadena City Council members have selected the...
MADD Awards | Two Officers Recognized for Fight Against Drunk Driving
South Pasadena Police Officers Tyler Borrello and Tim Kim were honored Wednesday at the Los Angeles County Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Awards for...
Arroyo Vista and Monterey Hills Elementary Open House | Families Tour the Schools for...
Arroyo Vista and Monterey Hills Elementary Schools invited parents, grandparents and friends to their respective campuses last Thursday for open house, an annual ritual...
South Pasadenan Seeks Presidential Bid | Vector Hasting Launches Campaign
A South Pasadenan is seeking to become the new president of the United States
For real.
Vector Hasting is among many in the running hoping to...
SPHS DANCE Presents FOUR SEASONS | May 23-25
The SPHS Dance Department continues its tradition of excellence with the presentation of their Spring Dance Concert entitled “Four Seasons”. The always entertaining show...
PARTI GRAS 2019 | SPEF Delivers Another Fantastic Event
It’s for the kids!
That’s always the underlying theme amid the revelry and excitement each spring surrounding the SPEF Parti Gras, South Pasadena’s biggest bash...
Last Call For Parti Gras! | Get Tickets for Saturday
It’s South Pasadena’s biggest party of the year and the stage is set for another extravaganza as organizers are set to roll out Parti...
East West Players MAMMA MIA! The Unabashedly Emotional, Feel-Good Disco Dance Party We Never...
There is so much to love about Mamma Mia! at East West Players, it’s difficult to even know where to begin but one thing...
Letter to the Editor | Outraged by Athletic Director Announcement
Letter to the Editor:
It is high time to call Principal Anderson to the carpet for her uninspired hiring of athletic department coaches and administrators....
Filming in South Pasadena | May 10-18
Below are some of the recent productions filmed in South Pasadena:
5/17– A commercial for “Amica” was filmed in the 1200 block of Milan...
City Council | Council Directs Staff to Prepare Sales Tax for Ballot
South Pasadena City Council members formally gave the go-ahead Wednesday for staff to begin work to place a sales tax proposal on the city’s...
Scholarships Awarded | 3 Students Get $10,000 Each from Oneonta Club
Bill Bird contributed to this article
Three South Pasadena High School graduating seniors were awarded with $10,000 scholarships Monday night by the Oneonta Club.
Successful applicants...
Memorial Service Scheduled for Sarah Wong | May 25
A memorial service is scheduled for Sarah Wong following a tragic accident last month when a construction crane collapsed atop a Seattle building and...
FROZEN JR. at Young Stars Theatre | A Show Worth Melting For
A talking snowman who dreams of summer, the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood, a princely suitor, a castle made of ice, magic trolls and snow!...
Throwback Thursday | Kaldi’s: The City’s First Bank and So Much More
The South Pasadena building located on the corner of Center Street and Diamond Avenue was originally built as the city’s first bank in 1904....
City Council | South Pasadena to Open Hearing on $28.6 Million Budget
South Pasadena’s revenue-challenged $28.6 million city budget will be on the agenda tonight as the city council opens a public hearing and begins discussing...
Local Coverage | Apartment Fire on Grand Ave
South Pasadena Fire Department officials, joined by four other area agencies, responded to a first story apartment fire Wednesday afternoon at 651 Grand Avenue...
New Athletic Director Selected at SPHS | Anthony Chan Chosen to Lead Program
South Pasadena Unified School District has hired Anthony Chan to serve as the new athletic director for South Pasadena High School (SPHS).
“We are thrilled...
City Council | Members to Address Annual Budget, Long-Range Financial Plan
The 2019-20 fiscal year City budget and long-term economic development strategies will get a first airing at the City Council meeting Wednesday, May 15.
The...
Possible Sales Tax Increase on the Horizon | City Aims to Improve Revenue
Could South Pasadena be faced with a possible sales tax increase?
It’s just one of the measures city officials are considering to improve its bottom...
SPHS Track and Field | Three Athletes Head to Masters Meet
South Pasadena High’s Kai Dettman set a new school record last Saturday during a winning performance at the CIF-Southern Section Track & Field Divisional...
Weekly Crime Summary | May 7-13
The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An...
National Merit Scholarship | Two South Pasadenans Declared Winners
Two South Pasadena students have been named 2019 National Merit Scholars.
Yilin Wu, a South Pasadena High student, who looks to a probable career in...
Monterey Hills ‘Diez de Mayo’ | Cinco de Mayo MHS Style
It took place five days after the actual date, so instead of calling it Cinco de Mayo, Monterey Hills Elementary School Principal like the...
Parson’s Nose Theater Brings A Provocative Merchant of Venice to Pasadena
For the final production of the season, Parson’s Nose Theater brings us one of Shakespeare’s more controversial and challenging plays to perform in our...
SPHS Soccer Coach Let Go | Tory Lathrop Relieved of Position After 3 Years
In a letter to families of South Pasadena High’s girls’ soccer program, coach Tory Lathrop said she has been told her services are no...
Math Field Day | Elementary Students Work Their Mental Muscles
“Divide and Conquer” was the theme for the day as South Pasadena’s finest young mathletes gathered at the 28th Annual Elementary Math Field Day,...
