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Customizing Your Child’s Homeschool Education

Customizing Your Child’s Homeschool Education In the evolving landscape of education, the one-size-fits-all approach is gradually becoming a relic of the past. Particularly in homeschool...
Finance Director South Pasadena resigns position after only four months. City budget is not ready.

City Finance Director Exits South Pasadena After 13 Months

Only days before the April 17 kickoff of the city's accelerated budget process and four months since formally taking over as South Pasadena's permanent...
CPA: Clean Power Alliance (CPA) cost accountability and South Pasadena city finance deficit issues are on the table for changes at City Council Meeting. Bills are to high. Expensive and not tracked.

Electric Bills South Pasadena | Clean Power Alliance (CPA) Arrangement is on The Chopping...

South Pasadena, which four years ago opted to rely solely on renewable power for city operations under the Clean Power Alliance’s (CPA) “100 percent...
PHOTO: Daniel Reichert | The South Pasadenan | Trisha Miller as Polish acrobat & pilot Lina Szczepanowska in George Bernard Shaw’s wildy subversive “Misalliance” at A Noise Within.

Shaw’s ‘Misalliance’ is subversive, wild fun at A Noise Within

Eight marriage proposals and a plane crash, all in one afternoon. A Noise Within closes out its 2023-24 “Balancing Act” season with George Bernard Shaw’s...

Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe featuring Michael McNevin, Kray Van Kirk and...

South Pasadena's Wine & Song host, Brad Colerick, returns home this Wednesday April 17 at 7pm after doing some shows in Utah, Colorado and...

The Body’s Midnight | IAMA & Boston Court team up to present World Premiere...

The IAMA Theatre Company and Boston Court Pasadena have joined forces to present a poetic and surprising new play about the complicated, ridiculous, awe-inspiring trajectory of...

SPARC Gallery Finds New Home

MEDIA RELEASE South Pasadena, CA, April 12, 2024: Come celebrate a milestone in the growth of the South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) with a “sneak...
PHOTO: Craig Schwartz | The South Pasadenan | The cast of King Hedley II at A Noise Within.

Staggering Performances in King Hedley II at A Noise Within

It’s Reagan-era 1980’s in the working class Hill District of Pittsburgh when a young, African-American man, King, returns home after seven years in prison...

MEAN GIRLS Jr on its way to Young Stars Theatre

Don’t want to end up in the Burn Book? Better head to Young Stars Theatre for their super fun production of “Mean Girls Jr.”!...
PHOTO: Jenny Graham | The South Pasadenan | Gerard Joseph as David and Sylvia Kwan as Gina in KAIROS at East West Players.

KAIROS Asks if We’d Like to Live Forever | East West Players

Gina and David are two young professionals in their early thirties who are having a meet-cute after they’ve had a fender bender. They start...
PHOTO: Jeff Lorch | The South Pasadenan | Marcel Spears and Billy Eugene Jones in Fat Ham at Geffen Playhouse.

FAT HAM Serves up a Ghost at the Cookout | Geffen Playhouse

UPDATE: Extended through May 11, 2024 James Ijames’ 2022 Pulitzer Prize winning and Tony nominated play, “Fat Ham”, is now playing at the Geffen Playhouse...

BRIGHT STAR coming to South Pasadena High School

The South Pasadena High School Drama program is excited to announce their upcoming production of the bluegrass-influenced, Tony-nominated musical "Bright Star". Written by comedian Steve...

Hodis Learning & Music Celebrates 3 Years in Business! Message from the President

Hodis Learning & Music Celebrates 3 Years in Business! Message from the President This week, Hodis Learning & Music is celebrating three years of business! I...
PHOTO: Robert Dahey | The South Pasadenan | Actress Eileen T'Kaye

Funny Girl | Eileen T’Kaye is Mrs. Strakosh at the Ahmanson

After a prolific 45+ year acting and producing career, Eileen T’Kaye is on her first Broadway National Tour, as Mrs. Strakosh in Funny Girl,...
South Pasadena City Finance. Giulioni. Jon Primuth accuses Sheila Rossi of making flase statement, later proven Jon was wrong.

City Finance Commission Meeting | Finance Panel Pushed for ‘Corrected’ Answers, Defined Issues, as...

With the caveat that Finance staff will provide City Council a “high level understanding” of requested budget data, the South Pasadena Finance Commission on...
PHOTO: TJ Ramirez, courtesy of East West Players | The South Pasadenan | Sylvia Kwan and Gerard Joseph star in the world premiere of Kairos at East West Players.

KAIROS | World Premiere at East West Players

East West Players (EWP), one of the nation’s oldest theaters of color and the largest producer of Asian American theatrical works, presents Kairos, by...

Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe | Teresa James, Clayton Chaney & Philip...

Join Brad Colerick at Lost Parrot Cafe on Wednesday April 3 at 7pm as he welcomes Teresa James and her band, The Rhythm Tramps,...
PHOTO: provided by Friends of the South Pasadena Library | AlmaNova Duo will perform at the April 7 Restoration Concert at South Pasadena Library.

Restoration Concert April 7 Features AlmaNova Duo, Connie Kupka and David Speltz

A special Restoration concert is lined up for Sunday, April 7, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. featuring the AlmaNova Duo (flute & guitar) and Speltz...
PHOTO: Alisa Hayashida | The South Pasadenan | Fire Chief Paul Riddle with Engine 81 at the South Pasadena Firehouse.

Fire Chief Paul Riddle Says Goodbye to South Pasadena After 32 Years

I’m sitting in the South Pasadena Firehouse living room with Fire Chief Paul Riddle. It’s a place he’s called home for almost 33 years....
PHOTO: Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade | The South Pasadenan | Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny Brice in the National Tour of Funny Girl.

Hello Gorgeous! FUNNY GIRL Lands at the Ahmanson April 2-28

FUNNY GIRL, the sensational musical comedy revival, is coming to the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles for a limited four-week engagement from Tuesday, April...
National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April Is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is an important time to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect and promote efforts to...
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