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Yearly Archives: 2021
SPARC | Utility Box Art Featured in The Art Box Poems
MEDIA RELEASE
SPARC has released it's very first book.
In collaboration with the City of South Pasadena, SPARC’s Art Box Project began in 2015 as SPARC commissioned...
“Paradise Blue” at Geffen Playhouse
In a dimly lit, smoky bar, a lone trumpet player plays a soulful solo and sets the tone for an evening in Paradise, a...
SPHS Sports | Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams Making History
Mike Parkinson calls it a “uniquely special situation,” as both the boys and girls squads from South Pasadena High School have qualified to compete...
Monterey Hills PTA Silent Auction & Raffle Fundraiser!
The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of Monterey Hills Elementary School (MHS) is excited to announce its Silent Auction and Raffle Fundraiser scheduled for December...
SPHS Football | Tigers’ Future Looks Bright
It might be over, but South Pasadena High football coach Jeff Chi isn’t looking back. He likes what he sees in the Tigers’ future.
In...
A Very Merry Winter Market Featuring LA Artists
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Typewriter Connection, the go-to typewriter resource in the heart of the Los Angeles Arts District, will host “A Very Merry Winter Market” on...
Safety Belongs on the Thanksgiving Menu
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Article by Paul Netter
Too many cooks in the kitchen might perfectly describe an over-the-top situation.
But at Thanksgiving, the worst time of the year...
South Pasadena Library | Friends of the Library Holiday Book Sale
PRESS RELEASE
The annual Holiday Book Sale sponsored by the Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library will be held from Dec. 3 to 5....
SPHS Friday Night Football | Tigers CIF Football Title Hopes End
South Pasadena High’s hopes of winning its first CIF-Southern Section football championship since 1975 came to an end Friday night but not without plenty...
Dr Geoff Yantz | South Pasadena Unified School District
A Message from Superintendent Yantz
Dear SPUSD Community,
“We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” ―John...
South Pasadena Homes | Derek Vaughan
In a busy real estate market in highly desirable communities such as South Pasadena, having a savvy local real estate agent is crucial. Having...
Sense and Sensibility
Dear readers, I bring you news of a profoundly celebratory return to live theatre as South Pasadena Drama took to the boards for a...
Head Over Heels at Pasadena Playhouse
Pasadena Playhouse is back in business and they are quite literally throwing a party to celebrate by way of a raucous romp of a...
FROZEN JR Warms The YST Stage With Life
After 2020’s successful Zoom production of their own version of “A Christmas Carol”, YST is back on the live stage for their 2021 holiday...
Lucha Libre | Republic of Lucha Presents Luchapolis
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Jorge R Gutierrez is a Los Angeles-based Emmy Award-winning artist, animator and film director originally from Mexico. His remarkable and unique body of...
SPHS Football | Tigers Are Two Wins Away From CIF Title
Looking at the season overall, from the start when South Pasadena High lost two out of its first three games before winning six of...
Rose Parade 2022 | South Pasadena Float Construction on Target
Sparks were flying on a recent Saturday as Joss Rogers – welder in hand, a plastic shield and goggles protecting his face – joined...
Royal Court 2022 | South Pasadena’s Ava Feldman
Anticipating the big day, certainly among the biggest of her young life, Ava Feldman knows taking part the 133rd Rose Parade on New Year’s...
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | November 9-15, 2021
(Hundred block given in place of exact address)
THEFT
• 11-5-21, 7:06 PM to 7:51 PM, 1100 block of Fair Oaks (Vons). Suspects take loss...
PCC to Host ‘Career Choice and Your Voice’ Event
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As society finds its way forward from the COVID-19 pandemic, how can community college students step into their roles in the workforce of...
Rose Bowl Receives Grant | Press Release $9.6 Million Awarded
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. JUDY CHU
The Rose Bowl has been awarded $9.6 million by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Shuttered...
SPHS Football Friday Night Win | Tigers Close in on CIF Football Title
Now it’s getting remarkably close, something that hasn’t happened at South Pasadena High in 46 years.
With Friday night’s lopsided win on the road, the...
SUNDAY EVENT: Never Before Open to the Public | Irving Gill Miltimore House Virtual...
Never Before Open to the Public: On Sunday, November 14 The South Pasadena Preservation Foundation will be hosting a virtual tour of famed architect...
Teachers of the Year | SPUSD Snapshot
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At its recent meeting on November 9, 2021, the SPUSD Board of Education expressed its appreciation for the District Teachers of the Year....
Obituary | Suana Carol Shea Skogstrom
Suana Carol Shea was born in October of 1937 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Dr. Louis Michael and Margaret Carroll Shea. Her older brother Michael...
South Pasadena | Education on Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban Begins
Those loud, obnoxious, ear piercing, and polluting gas-powered leaf blowers at the hip of independent gardeners and residential users will soon be going by...
Pasadena’s New Fast Charging EV Station | Electric Cars Charge Up
To support the growing demand for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, the City of Pasadena recently opened its new Arroyo Parkway Charging Depot, providing...
Board of Education | Karissa Adams Appointed Effective Immediately
The SPUSD Board of Education yesterday voted unanimously to appoint Karissa Adams as its new provisional member, filling an opening left by Dr. Suzie...
SPHS Football | Team to Play Western Christian
There’s little mystery to what’s at stake as South Pasadena High extends its football season for a second straight week.
The Tigers, as seemingly everyone...
Public Works Director on Leave Effective Immediately | South Pasadena
Shahid Abbas, who has served as South Pasadena Public Works Director since 2019, is on leave and Deputy Public Works Director Harold Theodore (“Ted”)...
