Monthly Archives: February 2023
PCC’s Family Resource Center Receives $500,000 Federal Earmark
Today, Pasadena City College (PCC) announced the expansion of services for students who are also parents after a $500,000 award from Representative Judy Chu...
Silent Film Screening of Pollyanna | South Pasadena Public Library
South Pasadena has served as a filming location for many famous features. From Victor Fleming’s Gone with the Wind (1939) to John Carpenter’s Halloween...
1003 Monterey Road is For Sale
At the corner of Monterey Road and Meridian Avenue sits a South Pasadena real estate gem. The historic property was among the early homes...
Valentine’s Day Fun at Hotbox Vintage South Pasadena
What could be more romantic than a stroll around your favorite small town? South Pasadena is going to be in full swing up and...
Annual Dumpster Day | Saturday, April 15
Residents ages 62 and over can have large furniture or bulky items picked up from their homes for free the week of April 10-14,...
Electric Leaf Blower Demonstration in South Pasadena | AGZA Green Zone
In a way, Dan Mabe was back home again, standing on what he calls “hallowed grounds,” the place where it all began back in...
Burglary Suspect Arrested | South Pasadena Police Department
On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at 1:55 a.m., officers from the South Pasadena Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 800 block...
The Authentic Self: Artist and Author annEpeck’s Art Exhibition at the Jones Coffee Roasters
annEpeck is exhibiting a body of artwork at the South Pasadena Jones Coffee Roasters on Mission Street and the community is invited for an...
Music School Prep & Audition Training Workshop
HLM Music School Prep & Audition Training Workshop
Workshop Overview
Are you obsessed with music? Have you spent years honing your skills and practicing your instrument?...
5th Grade Musical “Anything Goes” a Roaring Success
This past weekend saw performances by two full casts of 5th graders from all three South Pasadena elementary schools of the always highly anticipated...
Butterfield 8 | Screening at Sierra Madre Playhouse February 15
"Butterfield 8" starring Elizabeth Taylor is a romance directed by Daniel Mann and written by Charles Schnee and John Michael Hayes. Based on the...
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | January 31 – February 6, 2023
(Hundred block given in place of exact address)
The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring...
44th Annual Very Special Arts Festival at The Music Center
Following the success of its inaugural expansion in 2022 as a two-day celebration, The Music Center’s 44th Annual Very Special Arts Festival returns on...
LET IT BE MORNING | Landmark Pasadena
LET IT BE MORNING, the new film from The Band’s Visit writer/director Eran Kolirin, will be opening in Pasadena at the Landmark Pasadena (formerly...
City of South Pasadena Hosts Business Networking Event February 28
The City is excited to be hosting our third Business Networking Event for South Pasadena local businesses. In 2022, the City’s Economic Development team...
THE MISER at Parson’s Nose Theater
Parson's Nose Theater can't let the 400th Anniversary Year of the great playwright Moliere, the Father of Modern Comedy, go by without a salute....
National School Counseling Week February 6-10, 2023 | SPUSD Snapshot
News provided by SPUSD
Thank you to the South Pasadena Unified School District school counselors for providing students of all ages with academic encouragement, social/emotional...
CALL ME ELIZABETH | Sierra Madre Playhouse
The Elizabeth of the title "Call Me Elizabeth" is Elizabeth Taylor. Please, don’t call her Liz.
Considered at the height of her fame to be...
Swimming Upstream | Student Production at South Pasadena High School
"Swimming Upstream" is the newest play being put on at South Pasadena High School. The play is written by SPHS junior, Charlotte Dekle. This...
SPMS Vocal Assembly Features “m-pact” Musicians | SPUSD Snapshot
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Los Angeles-based music group “m-pact” kicked off the month of February with a live performance during an all-school, vocal assembly at South Pasadena...
South Pasadena Senior Center | February and March Holiday Luncheons
The City of South Pasadena Senior Center will be hosting two luncheons in celebration of the upcoming Valentine’s and St. Patrick’s Day holidays. The...
Arts Crawl | Winter Celebration of the Arts in South Pasadena
Artists and merchants gear up to welcome people of all ages to another quarterly “neighborhood-night-on-the-town” as the Chamber of Commerce hosts the Winter Arts...
Obituary | Mary Ann Parada
Mary Ann Parada, age 91, died peacefully in her sleep on January 21, 2023. She was surrounded by family and friends the week leading...
Foreign Language Workshop
Foreign Language Tutoring Workshop
Workshop Overview
Learning a foreign language can be challenging, but also incredibly beneficial and rewarding, not to mention it's probably an academic...
In Conversation with J. Elijah Cho
J. Elijah Cho was living and working as an actor in Florida when the artistic director from a prominent theater was quoted making a...
Wine & Song featuring Jeff Plankenhorn and Jadea Kelly
Our first Wine & Song show of the year is being held at South Pasadena Theatre Workshop on Wednesday February 8. Doors open at...
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | January 24 – 30, 2023
(Hundred block given in place of exact address)
The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring...
Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban | Demonstration Set Next Week in South Pasadena
Air pollution, ear-piercing noise, global warming and the associated health risks were the impetus two years ago behind South Pasadena City Councilmember Michael Cacciotti’s...
South Pasadena Public Library | Winter Arts Crawl 2023 Community Art Swap
Community members are invited to start the South Pasadena Winter Arts Crawl at the South Pasadena Public Library at 1100 Oxley Street to join...
City of South Pasadena Statement of Support | Tyre Nichols
The senseless violence endured by Tyre Nichols in an interaction with the police is shocking and disappointing. It is only through the public’s trust...
