Yearly Archives: 2021
“Unpermitted” SCE Utility Work in City’s Crosshairs
"Unpermitted", noise-ordinance-violating utility work around town by Southern California Edison is a “recurring” problem that “is absolutely getting more serious,” according to Mayor Diana...
Lessons Learned Supporting Dodgers
Wearing the team’s colors, young Dodger fans twirled blue towels in support of their favorite Major League Baseball team earlier this week.
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Local Organizations Help Families in Need
The South Pasadena Kiwanis Club and the Institute for the Redesign of Learning have partnered to host the Children’s Hunger Fund: Project Food Pak...
Wind Safety
The South Pasadena Police Department
The recent high winds blowing through South Pasadena has caused many problems with power outages, bringing trees and power lines...
UPDATE! Deadline extended | Calling All Teen Performers! Applications now open for Music Center’s...
UPDATE: EXTENDED DEADLINE TO APPLY: OCTOBER 22, 2021
Southern California high school students interested in the performing arts can now apply to be a part...
OUR TOWN at Fremont Centre Theatre
A beautiful production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” is now playing at Fremont Centre Theatre, a play that, as it turns out, is both...
Broncho Billy Anderson and Greg Sestero | Film and TV Stars of South Pasadena
OP-ed by Sven Fields
Dear Editor:
I regularly enjoy reading Rick Thomas’ 'Throwback Thursday' column with its flavorful tidbits of local history. His knowledge of South...
South Pasadena Fall Arts Crawl | Saturday October 16
The South Pasadena Arts Crawl this Saturday October 16 is shaping up to be a humdinger of a time with lively events happening all...
Rep. Chu Calls on Biden Administration To Hold Assad Accountable for Atrocities
Washington, DC – Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) today called on the Biden Administration to oppose the normalization of relations with Syria and to ensure...
U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu to join ChapCare and Westfield Santa Anita in Opening a...
Representative Judy Chu (CA-27) will join ChapCare, and Westfield Santa Anita for a press conference celebrating the grand opening of a new COVID-19 vaccination...
Seats For Rose Bowl Game Up For Grabs in SPTOR Raffle
It’s called the Ultimate Tournament of Roses Experience and three top prizes are up for grabs.
South Pasadena Tournament of Roses officials hope community members...
My Fair Lady at The Dolby Theatre
The Lincoln Center Theater production of Lerner and Loewe’s “My Fair Lady” opened at The Dolby Theatre this week to a Los Angeles audience...
Brad Colerick Delivers HOPE STREET
The title of Brad Colerick’s new album, produced during the pandemic, could not be more fitting: Hope Street. Yet it wasn’t his first choice....
SPHS Girls Volleyball | Senior Night as Tigers Take on La Canada
South Pasadena High Girls Volleyball is currently in second place after a long battle with La Canada, in a 5 set nail biter two...
Tigers Win Thriller on Late Field Goal
South Pasadena High came back from an eight-point fourth quarter deficit and kicked a 35-yard winning field goal with time running out to pick...
New Caltrans Houses Bill | Concerns Over Fair Process
With the Sept. 28 governor’s approval of SB 381, the city on Wednesday sought to get rolling on its ambitious plan to use its...
Vaccination Verification Requirements Begin Tonight | LA County
Starting tonight, new vaccine requirements will go into effect at select establishments across L.A. County. The vaccination requirements applying to indoor portions of bars,...
ROSE PARADE FLOAT SOUTH PASADENA | It’s Crunch Time for Crunch Time Party Items
Not bashful, Brant Dunlap is asking for help.
With less that two months before the year-end event, which traditionally brings in top dollars, Dunlap, the...
A Recurrent Retreat | Val Trimarchi Exhibit at SPARC Gallery
Alive with vivid color and a sense of discovery, works by painter, illustrator, muralist, and art educator Val Trimarchi will be on exhibit in...
SPHS Football Game Moved To Thursday Night
In a game moved from Friday night due to a lack of officials, South Pasadena High will host a La Cañada team that is...
Kehinde Wiley’s “A Portrait of a Young Gentleman” Makes World Debut at The Huntington
The excitement was palpable as visitors got a first look at Kehinde Wiley’s “A Portrait of a Young Gentelman” on Monday, October 4, as...
Garry Marshall Theatre Reopens With “The Root Beer Bandits, A Rootin’ Tootin’ Wild West...
The ‘Bandits’ are back! The Root Beer Bandits – A Rootin’ Tootin’ Wild West Musicale, reopens the Garry Marshall Theatre with a limited engagement....
LeVar Burton Announced as the 2022 Grand Marshal of the 133rd Rose Parade
On Tuesday October 5, LeVar Burton was announced as the 2022 Grand Marshal of the 133rd Rose Parade® presented by Honda. He is an...
Thornton Wilder’s “OUR TOWN” Comes To Fremont Centre Theatre
An intimate look at small town life at the turn of the 20th century may not have seemed compelling in 1938 when Thornton Wilder...
SPHS Senior Named to 2022 Tournament of Roses Royal Court
Today, the Tournament of Roses® announced the seven members of the 2022 Royal Court presented by Citizens Business Bank. Members of the 2022 Royal...
PHOTOS: SPHS Color Day | New Dawn for School Spirit Celebration
The annual Color Day, typically reserved for the South Pasadena High School indoor gymnasium, took a turn for the bigger -- and possibly better...
SPHS Football | South Pasadena High Turns Away Temple City in League Opener
It only gets tougher from here.
That’s the message coming from South Pasadena High football coach Jeff Chi after his team came away with a...
SPHS Football | League Season Commences Against Temple City Friday night
During the five game non-league season, South Pasadena High football coach Jeff Chi stressed that all the work being put in was geared toward...
Grand Park’s Ninth Annual Día de los Muertos Commemoration
Grand Park pays tribute to the cultural tradition of Día de los Muertos—Day of the Dead—with a 12-day public art installation taking place from October 22 through...
Caltrans Properties | Governor Newsom Signs Landmark South Pasadena Housing Bill
In a major victory for South Pasadena Mayor Diana Mahmud, Governor Newsom on Tuesday signed SB 381, a city-sponsored bill authored by Sen. Anthony...
