Yearly Archives: 2019

One Step Closer to SPUSD Land Swap | School Board Unanimously Approves RFP

South Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education members unanimously approved a Request for Proposal (RFP) on a proposed property exchange during their November...

Council Approves New Water Billing Contract | City Says No Change in Rates

Water customers will be served by a new billing company, Munibilling, after the sudden closure of Fathom (formerly Global Water), under a new contract...

SPHS First School to Participate in Sports Analysis Lab | Improving Athletic Performance With...

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) John C. Wilson Motion and Sports Analysis Lab stepped outside its typical office and visited South Pasadena High School...

Senior Center Events | Nov 22 – Dec 6

The following will be offered at the South Pasadena Senior Center. Friday, November 22, 11:45 a.m. – Birthday Celebration – The Center will celebrate...

Throwback Thursday | The Odd Big Bird

It is probably hard to imagine just how popular ostrich feathers were a hundred years ago. Today, women’s fashions come and go with each...

City Adopts Green Action Plan | Councilmember Remains Apprehensive

A city report and Bill Glazier contributed to this article South Pasadena, already recognized for its “green” efforts, is about to get greener. On Wednesday night,...

Woman’s Club Hosts Housing Rights Workshop | Answering Tenant Questions Nov 23

The South Pasadena Woman's Club has organized a renters workshop that will be presented by Housing Rights Center this Saturday, November 23 from 8:45...

Future of 710 Freeway ‘Stublands’ | City of Pasadena Discusses Opportunities and Possibilities

When it comes to the future of the 710 Freeway stub in Pasadena, “nothing has been decided” according to sixth district Pasadena Councilman Steve...

SPHS Girls Volleyball Are The CIF Southern Regional Champions | Now Headed for State...

They’re determined, powerful and mostly fearless as they prepare for South Pasadena High’s most important volleyball match in the school’s 113 year old history. It...

Cathy Billings Confirmed as New Library Director for South Pasadena

Cathy Billings, associate library director since 2017, has been named as the City’s new library director, City Manager Stephanie DeWolfe announced Wednesday. Billings succeeds longtime...

UPDATE: SPHS Girls Volleyball Ascends to State Finals | Tigers Host Game Against Palm...

UPDATE: Tuesday's game against Palm Desert will be held at the South Pasadena High School Main Gym at 6:00 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fighting off elimination, South Pasadena...

METAMORPHOSES | Ancient Myths For A Modern World

Metamorphoses at South Pasadena High School is something so thoroughly unexpected and unabashedly theatrical as to defy categorization. Based on the Roman poet, Ovid’s,...

SPHS Tiger Football | Putting the Season in Perspective for South Pasadena

Now that it’s over, Jeff Chi put South Pasadena High’s successful football season into perspective. “It’s not the end of the world,” the Tigers’ football...

Girl Scout Gold Awards | Young Women Earn Rare Honor

It’s an achievement of a lifetime, something many young girls aspire to become when they first step into the Girl Scouts. The Gold Award, the...

Key Largo at Geffen Playhouse

On a slow, hot, summer day in post WWII Key Largo, Frank McCloud arrives at the D’Alcala’s hotel looking for the family of one...

SPHS Tiger Volleyball Vs. Linfield Christian | Team Looks to Continue Semifinals Streak

South Pasadena High’s girls volleyball team, which went deep into CIF-Southern Section competition, is now making giants strides toward a state championship after a...

School Shooting in Santa Clarita | Officials React to Tragedy

Senseless shootings like the one at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita Thursday morning are occurring way to often as elected officials like Los...

Evictions Rescinded | One Landlord Reacts Positively Citing Pressure from City and Tenants

“Effective immediately, any current resident who received a 60-day notice to vacate can ignore that notice.” That was the note worried residents at the 32-unit...

Throwback Thursday | Evening at the Garfield House

Tomorrow night (Friday, November 15th at 7 pm), the South Pasadena Preservation Foundation will host a rare event at the historic Green and Green...

Woman’s Club Honors Veterans | Luncheon Includes Special Guests

The November luncheon meeting of the Woman’s Club of South Pasadena paid tribute to veterans, including special guests from World War II, Korean War...

Meet Author Chip Jacobs | SPPF Presents Meet and Greet Nov 15

Author Chip Jacobs will be at the historic Garfield House on Friday, November 15 at 7 p.m. to read from and sign his new...

Weekly Crime Summary | Nov 5-11

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

Broadway Actress Anjali Bhimani Visits Cast of Metamorphoses Ahead of Opening

The South Pasadena High School cast of the upcoming production of Metamorphoses had the rare privilege of meeting one of the actors who was...

ShopTalk | Chamber of Commerce: Handling ‘Seismic Shifts’ at Work

Shift happens and a local business owner is out to help others fix the problem. “We are experiencing seismic shifts in the workplace and the...

Eviction Moratorium | South Pasadena Passes Ordinance With Caveats

Saying it had only recently been made aware of a spike in “no cause” 60-day eviction notices and 30-day rent increases, the South Pasadena...

SPHS Tiger Football | South Pasadena Falls to Fillmore in CIF Playoff Game

One of the major goals of South Pasadena High’s football team this season was reaching the CIF-Southern Section playoffs, something the Tigers hadn’t accomplished...

Rose Parade Crunch Time Party | Tickets on Sale Now

Work crews are busy putting in long hours on South Pasadena’s float that soon will set sail down Colorado Boulevard in the 2020 Rose...

SPHS Tiger Water Polo | Schurr Edges Out South Pasadena in CIF Second Round

It’s always heart wrenching when a season with so much hope comes to an end, but South Pasadena High water polo coach Michael Gonzales...

Police Department Joins No-Shave November | Taking Part in Cancer Awareness

Razors, scissors and clippers are being left alone this month by South Pasadena Police Department officials, voluntarily taking part in No-Shave November, a month-long...

Dinosaur Farm Turns 25 | South Pasadena’s Top-Rated Independent Toy Store Celebrates Nov 22

The word “dinosaur” often refers to people or things that are out-of-step or on the verge of extinction. That definitely doesn’t apply to the...
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