Bill Glazier

Bill Glazier
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Bill Glazier is a retired South Pasadenan and was the primary news reporter & editor-in-chief for South Pasadena for over 24 years. His work with the South Pasadenan News has been instrumental for sports coverage. He has left a news coverage legacy that spans decades.
PHOTO: Bill Glazier | The South Pasadenan | The Tournament of Roses Queen and Court gather in front of flowers that arrived this week before being placed on South Pasadena’s float – “Boogie Fever” – in time for Monday’s Rose Parade in Pasadena.

2024 Queen and Rose Court Visit South Pasadena Float Site

It takes a whole lot of help, especially in those final days, hours and minutes before the City of South Pasadena unveils its float...
PHOTO: Sally Kilby | The South Pasadenan | PHOTO: Sally Kilby | SPTOR Decoration Chair, Janet Benjamin, with KTLA's Gayle Anderson paying a visit to the South Pasadena Tournament of Roses float site on December 11, 2023.

We’re on TV! KTLA Pays Visit to South Pasadena Rose Parade Float Build Site

In the late 1970s, as the radio airwaves were filled with disco sounds, one of those at the top of the heap was “Boogie...
PHOTO: Sally Kilby | The South Pasadenan | South Pasadena’s float is under construction behind the War Memorial Building, 435 Fair Oaks Avenue, in the city. Volunteers looking to lend a hand to help finish it are welcome. Members of the float’s construction crew are working weeknights and weekends in order to complete the task of finishing the float in time for the January 1 Tournament of Roses Parade down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena.

Clock Ticking to Finish City Float on Time

With less than a month to go, workers know that familiar feeling of pressure when the workload is the heaviest and stress levels tend...
PHOTO: Bill Glazier | The South Pasadenan | Mt. SAC grounds crew gather around electric mower.

South Pasadena Among Leaders in Green Technology

Sharing a story from his youth, Gary Chow talked about growing up urging his father to drive behind buses because he enjoyed the smell...
PHOTO: Bill Glazier | The South Pasadenan | Organizers of the ArroyoFest, a morning of fun in which thousands were given to opportunity to travel along a 7-mile stretch along the Arroyo Parkway, better known as the 110 Freeway, on foot, bicycle, skate board or a variety of other means, called the car-free event a giant success.

ArroyoFest Brings Thousands onto the 110 Freeway

Santa arrived early, rolling along the historic Arroyo Seco Parkway, better known as the 110 Freeway, on bike, waving to his many onlookers, some...
PHOTO: Jerilyn Lopez Mendoza | The South Pasadenan | Cyclists, walkers, runners, scooters, skate boarders wheelchair users, families with strollers set to head for the 110 Freeway on October 29, 20 years after the first event of its kind.

ArroyoFest | Thousands Expected to Take Part

In a car-free environment along a 7-mile stretch customarily reserved for motorists, thousands are expected to head to the 110 Arroyo Seco Parkway on...

High Praise for South Pasadena Little League Team

In the end, following South Pasadena’s second loss, ending the team’s hopes of winning the Little League Juniors West Region Baseball Tournament and advancing...

South Pasadena Little League | SPLL Second Chance to Stay Alive in Championships

Knocking out Montana Monday in their first elimination game after two straight wins and a loss to open the Little League Junior Division West...

South Pasadena Little League Baseball | SPLL Juniors Fall into Elimination Bracket

With one setback, South Pasadena’s Junior Division baseball team looks for a win over Montana Monday to stay alive in its quest for a...
PHOTO: provided by organization | The South Pasadenan | Sally Kilby, left, and Ellen Daigle will be honored with Senior Champion Awards on Monday, August 14, from the Senior Citizens’ Foundation of South Pasadena.

Senior Champion Awards Recognizes Two of City’s Top Volunteers

Two of the city’s strongest supporters will take center stage August 14, as the Senior Citizens’ Foundation of South Pasadena will honor the pair...

South Pasadena Little League Continues to Roll

After two games and two wins, there’s plenty of optimism as South Pasadena’s Junior Division baseball team continues to ride the wave at the...
PHOTO: Senior Citizens Foundation of South Pasadena | The South Pasadenan | Ellen Daigle and Sally Kilby will receive the prestigious Senior Champion Awards on Monday, August 14, from the Senior Citizens’ Foundation of South Pasadena.

Senior Champion Awards Honorees Named

One is known for her civic-minded duties, an entrusted longtime employee for the City of South Pasadena, and a big supporter of the local...
PHOTO: Esther Wu | The South Pasadenan | The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) are offering a significant discount on electric leaf blowers as the City of South Pasadena moves away from the use of gas-powered models, which are now banned.

Electric Leaf Blower Demonstration Held in South Pasadena

A big push to ensure gardeners, property owners and residents are in compliance with an ordinance banning the use of gas-powered leaf blowers was...

Push for Clean Air | SCAQMD Building Better “Communities”

As he goes from one city to the next explaining the environmental impacts of poor air quality to groups of civic leaders, Michael Cacciotti’s...

Michael Glazier Marries Brooke Sampson | An Enchanting Wedding Brings Friends Together

Its build up lasted months, but then, it seems, the unforgettable day was over in the blink of an eye. While the anticipation was long...

Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban | City Continues Education

Winding his way through neighborhoods in South Pasadena last week, City Councilmember Michael Cacciotti was on a mission to seek out gardeners working around...
Trent Tozer, 13-year-old Little League player and South Pasadena Middle School student, who was tragically struck and killed by a Metro Gold Line Train

Candlelight Memorial for Trent Tozer | South Pasadena Families Come Together

Mourners gathered at South Pasadena’s Little League fields Wednesday night, remembering 13-year-old Trent Tozer, who was tragically struck and killed by a Metro Gold...

SCAQMD | Michael Cacciotti Sworn in as Vice Chair

For decades, Michael Cacciotti had been fighting for the betterment of South Pasadena, working tirelessly as a city council member to ensure that air...

Ash Wednesday | Ashes to Go Event in South Pasadena

A collection of area churches made the task for those wanting to participate in Ash Wednesday easier this year by setting up shop outdoors...
710 South Pasadena freeway stopped

A Tribute to Mary Ann Parada

It came as a complete surprise – that knock on the door about 25 years ago.   New in town, not long after I had been...

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...

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...

New Vice Chairman | SCAQMD Selects Michael Cacciotti of South Pasadena

Fighting for clean air has been a constant effort for Michael Cacciotti, whose pursuit began about 25 years ago when he traded in his...

Rose Parade 2024 | Designs Sought for South Pasadena Float

Less than a week after Pasadena’s iconic showcase of flowers was held along famed Colorado Boulevard, plans for next year’s Rose Parade are already...

Rose Parade | Pooper Scooper Extraordinaire Makes a Difference

She can scoop poop with the best of ‘em, a South Pasadena senior who is having the time of her life as the Rose...

WINNER | South Pasadena’s Float Wins Bob Hope Humor Award

When he took over as chair of the South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee, one of Brant Dunlap’s main goals was “to make a...

Rose Parade Float Building | South Pasadena’s Crunch Time Party a Success!

A smiling Brant Dunlap summed up Thursday’s annual Crunch Time Party, a key fundraiser for South Pasadena’s float in the Rose Parade each year...

Rose Parade Float Building | Volunteers from Minnesota Return for Seventh Time

Tara Carlson describes it as “wanting to do something a little different in the floral world,” talking about the driving force behind her, and...

Rose Parade 2023 | South Pasadena Float Volunteers Make a Difference

Without them, South Pasadena wouldn’t send a float down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena for the Rose Parade each year. “There’s just no way it would...

Support Float Through Online Auction

An abundance of items will be up for grabs as the South Pasadena Tournament of Roses is gearing up for its annual online auction...
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