Yearly Archives: 2020
New Business Opening | Laurie Astle Design Takes Over Former ‘Reimagine Your Home’ Location
As the US economy contracted at a record rate last quarter due to the coronavirus, among those hardest hit have been South Pasadena small...
Letter to the Editor | A Response to TASP Concerns
Letter to South Pasadena Residents & Parents:
(A follow-up from a group of SPUSD parents to the TASP letter 8/2/2020)
On August 2, the Teachers Association...
Norton Simon Museum from Home | Impressions: Assemblage as Poetry
This week, Camille Brown, the Museum’s Academic Intern for 2019 – 2020, writes about Joseph Cornell’s first major retrospective, presented in 1967 at the...
913 Magnolia Reflects History and Modern Life
Tucked away near the corner of Prospect Avenue and Magnolia Street rests a circa 1925 retreat from the hustle and bustle of modern life....
New Digital Exhibit | “South Pasadena Public Library: Twelve Decades and Counting”
PRESS RELEASE
The South Pasadena Public Library has been a community staple for over a century. In fact, a public library system was established in...
Virtual Talent Showcase | Join the Fun, Show off Your Skills! Deadline August 17
South Pasadena’s version of “America’s Got Talent” will be on display at the end of August.
Singing, dancing, playing an instrument, acting, dog tricks, sports...
TEACHERS SPEAK OUT: A Letter to South Pasadena Residents & Parents
Dear South Pasadena community,
We love your kids, and we love our jobs. We love South Pasadena and decided to work here because we believe...
YST Announces Auditions for Streaming Production of SHREK Jr
YST is excited to announce that they have the rights to produce, record, and stream the crazy fun musical Shrek Jr.!
This is their 2020...
EXCLUSIVE: Wrongfully Terminated 26-Year SPPD Officer Denied Apology & Honors
Former South Pasadena police officer Timothy Patrick Green says the city owes him and his family an apology. His case is persuasive. According to...
COVID Cases Continue to Rise in LA County | 217 Cases Reported in South...
The Los County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 41 new deaths and 2,628 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, July 30.
To...
SPHS Sports’ Combined Seasons | A Juggling Act for Athletics Director Anthony Chan
News last week that sports seasons in California will be delayed due to the coronavirus has “really turned the wheels of the high school...
2020 Girl Scout Gold Awards | 8 Winners in South Pasadena
A standard of excellence, the Gold Award recognizes Girl Scouts who make a difference, show extraordinary leadership, high morals, and a strong desire to...
Just a Thought | Navigating Life in a Faceless World
By Rick Kraft
Life is interesting without faces. I didn’t realize how much of experiencing life is tied to seeing another’s face until people’s faces...
Dodgers’ Historian Mark Langill Talks About Unusual Baseball Season
Most stadiums have them – those cutout baseball fans, creating the illusion of a large crowd to cheer them on.
Then there’s the artificial noise...
PCC to Lead $7 Million Effort to Expand Nanotechnology Education
The National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program has named PCC the lead agency on a $7 million grant that will develop new approaches to educating...
A World Less Certain | Enter The Zoom Room
Finding a “happy space” is sometimes referred to as a trouble-free mindset or a physical space where you can kick back and chill out.
The...
Parson’s Nose Theater Launches Podcast Series of Radioplays
Parson’s Nose Theater (PNT) known for introducting fun, condensed, broad-stroke, professional presentations of classic comedies by Shakespeare, Moliere, Goldoni, Shaw, Belasco, Grimm, Hans Anderson,...
Not To Be Missed This Week in The Arts
PBS.org continues its Great Performances series with Kevin Kline’s Tony Award-winning performance in Noël Coward’s “Present Laughter”, streaming July 31 – August 28. The...
Baseball is Back | Benjamin Regan
By Benjamin Regan, 13, South Pasadena
BASEBALL IS BACK! After nearly five extra months of the offseason, and unprecedented schedule and rule changes, meaningful baseball...
This is Me: Letters from the Front Lines | Diavolo at The Soraya
After celebrating its 25th Anniversary at The Soraya in 2017, DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion returns for its fourth engagement — this time with...
TeaMorrow | Enjoy Your Favorite Drinks From Home
Have you ever wished you could pour yourself a signature TeaMorrow drink right from your own fridge?
Longing for TeaMorrow Tea with your daily breakfast?
Want...
SPUSD Sells its Historic Building | A ‘Monumental Moment’ Says Superintendent Geoff Yantz
The South Pasadena Unified School District has unanimously authorized its superintendent to sign a 21-page agreement under which it will sell its historic headquarter...
Planning Commission | Members Recommend Against Building Height Measure
In a decision that is bound to complicate life for the Planning Department, the city’s Planning Commission during a special meeting Tuesday voted unanimously...
San Gabriel Mission Fire | Investigation Continues Over Cause
The Mission San Gabriel Arcangel suffered considerable structural damage during an early morning blaze two weeks ago on Saturday, July 10, as firefighters rushed...
Meridian Ave Traffic Issues Addressed | Transportation Commission Forwards Recommendation
Members of the city’s Mobility, Transportation and Infrastructure Commission on Tuesday heard dozens of public comments attesting to the traffic carnage they have witnessed...
2020 South Pasadena Elections | Twelve Candidates Pull Papers for City Council, School Board
It appears South Pasadena’s 17,414 registered voters will have three competitive city council races to vote on this November. Since prospective candidates began pulling...
COVID Resurgence Takes Toll on LA County | South Pasadena Reaches Over 200 Cases
COVID-19 is quickly becoming the No. 1 killer in Los Angeles County, say health officials, as the virus falls only behind heart disease.
Coronavirus continues...
Los Angeles Master Chorale | Postponement news
The Los Angeles Master Chorale announced today that it will postpone the originally scheduled 2020-21 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall to the 2021-22...
Board of Education Elections | PTA, DUDES Member Erik Gammell Runs for Seat
Erik Gammell, a member of the community since 2012, says he feels a sense of duty to be an active participant in ensuring that...
What We’re Watching in Arts & Entertainment
Nederlands Dans Theater is streaming two exclusive film premieres marking the artistic farewell of house choreographers Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leon. They have created...
