Yearly Archives: 2024
Earthquake | 4.6 Near Thousand Oaks Felt in South Pasadena
At 1:47pm a 'lite earthquake' was reported by the Southern California Earthquake Data Center (SCEDC). The quake was felt in South Pasadena for a...
SPHS CIF Action | Girls Basketball Wins Close CIF-SS Opener
It was only a first round playoff game, but it was a big one –feeling like a title match, in fact, – as South...
Homeschool Services by Hodis Learning & Music
Homeschool Services by Hodis Learning & Music
Hodis Learning & Music is excited to now offer homeschool services to students K-12. Learn more about what...
SPHS Off to Solid Start in Boys CIF Basketball Action
It didn’t take long for South Pasadena High to dispatch its first round opponent in the CIF-Southern Section Division 3AA boys’ basketball playoffs as...
SPHS Soccer | Season Ends for SPHS Boys Soccer Team
Under soggy conditions, on and off rain and threatening skies throughout the contest, South Pasadena High boys’ varsity soccer team nearly came away with...
SPHS Water Polo | Difficult Defeat for Girls’ Water Polo
CIF-Southern Section overtime losses seem to be setting an unfortunate trend at South Pasadena High this week as the school suffered its second straight...
Jones Coffee | Winter Arts Crawl Happenings
On Saturday, February 10th, during the South Pasadena Arts Crawl, Jones Coffee Roasters will be hosting outdoor pop-up art exhibitions by Elisa Quiñonez, featuring...
Here Comes The Winter ARTS CRAWL!
The South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce warmly invites the community to a unique evening celebrating the joy of Valentine’s Day alongside the festivity of...
SPHS Hosts Four CIF-SS Playoffs Contests This Week
Saying he’s “thrilled,” South Pasadena High Athletic Director CB Richards, with help from the California Interscholastic Foundation (CIF), announced the post-season schedule for the...
Homeschool Program | Hodis Learning Offers New Expert Instruction Curriculum
Hodis Learning and Music (HLM) is now offering homeschool services for grades K-12.
These services are available in-person to students in their regional service...
Erin Go Bragh! St. Patrick’s Day at South Pasadena Senior Center
Reservations open on Monday, February 5, 2024 at 11:45am for the annual Saint Patrick's Day Luncheon at the South Pasadena Senior Center located at...
SPHS Athlete Recovery Day Offers Care for Students and Staff
It wasn’t a typical late start day on either January 30 or 31, as SPHS Advanced Sports Medicine students transformed the practice gym into...
SPUSD Elementary Students Celebrate Kindness
All three SPUSD elementary schools celebrate Kindness Week at the end of January through the beginning of February in various ways throughout the District...
Renovations Underway in the Former VONS Store Site
We recently stopped in to check out the progress at the former VONS space on Fair Oaks and photos show a completely gutted structure...
Fifth-Graders Ready to Descend Upon South Pasadena High School Stage
By Todd Edwards
“It feels good being bad,” is not necessarily a sentence any adult wants to hear from
a 10 year old. However, for Christopher...
Alex Edelman’s “Just For Us” | A Jewish Comedian Walks into a White Nationalist...
UPDATE: Just For Us returns for 7 performances as part of the Spring 2024 CTG:FWD Programming - March 26 to 31, 2024. Tickets now...
Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ gets unique A Noise...
Diabolical comedy, stunning terror, razor-sharp wit and extraordinary, soaring music. A Noise Within presents Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, the dark,...
Restoration Concert at South Pasadena Library February 11, 2024
The Fiato Quartet will be featured at the Restoration concert on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. The program will include the Haydn...
Wine & Song | Sweet Niece and Double Batch Daddy at Lost Parrot Cafe
If you haven't been to see Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe, you should make a date on your calendar to get over...
Chantal Donnelly Signs Her New Book at Vroman’s Local Authors Day
Vroman’s Bookstore was bustling and busy on Sunday January 28, as I arrived for a local authors event. Perhaps that is typical for a...
Math 1+ Test Preparation
Math 1+ Test Preparation:
Unlock the Gateway to Advanced Math
In the journey of K-12 education, certain milestones act as gateways to new opportunities for learning....
Guitar Tuning Series: Extended Chord Tuning
Guitar Tuning Series: Extended Chord Tuning
Extended chord tuning is a type of guitar tuning that uses more than the four basic triad tones (root,...
SPHS Roadshow Delights Middle School Students
SPUSD’s spring semester is fully underway, and students are beginning to think about transitioning to the next school year. As part of an introduction...
“BOTH AND (A Play About Laughing While Black)” at The Wallis | In Conversation...
“Both And (A Play About Laughing While Black)” had its World Premiere at Boston Court Theatre in Pasadena in May of 2022. It was...
A Powerhouse Kate Berlant is KATE at Pasadena Playhouse
Going to see KATE at Pasadena Playhouse, I went in pretty blind. I was not familiar with Kate Berlant’s work. I only knew she...
UPDATED: Person Stabbed at El Pollo Loco on Fair Oaks
This is a false report that was phoned into to the South Pasadena Police by a locally known vagrant person. There was no stabbing...
Restoration Concert at South Pasadena Library | January 28, 2024
The Restoration Concert on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. will feature a trio: flutist Susan Greenberg, clarinetist Michele Zukovsky, and pianist Pierre...
Titans Topple Tigers | Girls Soccer
In a crucial match for the South Pasadena Lady Tigers versus league leading San Marino, the Tigers were outplayed in a 3-0 shutout loss....
South Pasadena Arts and Music Academy | $10 Music Lesson Week
UPDATE: $10 Lesson Week extended to February 3!
It’s time again for one of South Pasadena Arts and Music Academy‘s favorite promotions, $10 Lesson Week! For...
World Premiere of “Black Cypress Bayou” coming to Geffen Playhouse Feb 7 – March...
Geffen Playhouse announced the full cast for its world premiere of Black Cypress Bayou, written by Kristen Adele Calhoun (HBO’s Sula, BLKNWS) and directed...
