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Eleanore Vogelsong from the Close Up Foundation Speaks at the South Pasadena Rotary Club
Eleanore Vogelsong from the Close Up Foundation was the program speaker at the South Pasadena Rotary Club on Tuesday, March 13. Close Up is a non-profit civic education organization with a mission to inspire...
Tree-Planting Challenge Inspires Rotary Club of South Pasadena
The Rotary Club of South Pasadena accepted the challenge of Rotary International President Ian Riseley for each of the 35,000 clubs to plant one tree for each member by teaming up with South Pasadena...
Dorothy Cohen Remembered | Her St. Patrick’s Day Event Filled with Friends & Loved...
Accolades don’t get much better than the one coming from South Pasadena Library Director Steve Fjeldsted, who called Dorothy Cohen the single greatest library volunteer he has even seen in his 40 years working...
Senator Anthony Portantino Holds Student Mural Contest
Senator Anthony J. Portantino announced that he is holding a mural contest for his Glendale District Office.
Making the pitch for designs was Portantino’s field representative Evette Kim, who addressed the South Pasadena Unified School...
The Norton Simon Museum Presents the Film Series ‘Behind the Scenes’
In celebration of the many dancers on view in the exhibition “Taking Shape: Degas as Sculptor,” the Norton Simon presents the film series Behind the Scenes. These three documentaries examine the world of performance,...
Weekly Crime Report March 7-13
STOLEN VEHICLE
•3-11-18, 3:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., 1600 block of Amberwood. ’00, Lexus RX 300.
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY
•3-11-18, 6:30 PM to 9:30 p.m., 700 block of Mound. Suspect(s) pries rear door open to gain entry and...
Eclectic 2018 Preview Party!
Eclectic Friends of the Arts & The South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
invite you to
The Eclectic Preview Party
Sunday, March 25, 4-8pm
Honoring Marie Miller, SPACE and Steve Fjeldsted, South Pasadena Library
with the Creative Community Award
for their contributions to art, music & culture in South...
Grad Nite Tickets Go on Sale
South Pasadena High School Class of 2018 is close to two months away from graduating and this year, for the first time in at least 50 years, the seniors will be headed to Grad...
World Thinking Day Held at Marengo March 18
Girl Scout Thinking Day 2018 was observed on last Saturday in South Pasadena at Marengo Elementary School.
Thinking Day is a day that girls and women from 146 countries celebrate being part of the global...
Gourmet Chef at Oneonta Club
The Oneonta Club held its Monthly meeting earlier this month at Oneonta Congregational Church. The program chairman for this meeting was former South Pasadena Mayor Odom Stamps.
In attendance was current mayor Richard Schnieder, to...
South Pasadena Mayor Pro Tem Named Assembly District’s 41st Woman of the Year
In Celebration of Women’s History Month in March 2018, Assemblymember Chris Holden will recognize the 41st Assembly District’s Woman of the Year and Women of Distinction on Thursday, March 15th at his Annual District...
South Pasadena Police and Fire Department Host Active Shooter Q&A
On Wednesday, March 14, you, your neighbors, and friends are cordially invited to attend, "We Will Be Going In", a Community Forum at which City of South Pasadena First Responders will showcase their immediate response...
Pet of the Week | King the Shepherd Mix
King (A451811) is one stellar dog. This 8-year-old Shepherd mix is an easy going, calm guy. He enjoys attention from everyone he meets. He walks well on leash and already knows training commands including...
Tree Falls Across Oak Street
Residents who were at home at approximately 3pm Monday in the 1400 block of Oak Street in South Pasadena heard a long, loud cracking noise and a crash. Some thought it was a car...
The Addams Family Comes to South Pasadena April 20-22
The iconic, morbid, and hilarious family is coming to South Pasadena! This April 20-22, the SPHS Drama Club will present The Addams Family, a new musical comedy that begins as another wacky adventure from...
Registration For South Pasadena Unified Schools Kicks Off
Registration for enrollment in South Pasadena elementary schools for the 2018-2019 school year begins March 12, 2018. Siblings of existing students will be registered first, followed by new families in the District to help...
Poker Tournament | 4th Annual Main Event in South Pasadena
The fourth annual Main Event Poker Tournament is March 17, 2018. This is a fundraising event co-hosted by the D.U.D.E.S. and the South Pasadena Middle School Boosters Club. The proceeds are used to support...
SPARC Gallery Exhibition | Shuttered – Photographs by Jonathan Sadler
Story courtesy of SPARC Gallery
In 1930, Jonathan Sadler’s grandfather bought a small cabin in the Sierra Nevada. As a child, Sadler spent his summers there, fascinated by the simplicity and isolation offered by the...
Interview with Pop Sensation Ralphy
Los Angeles is filled with an eclectic and beautiful mix of different musical genres and performers. I was lucky enough to get to speak to such a performer, a singer, song-writer, costume designer and...
Two New Pocket Parks
The City is adding two new pocket parks! The Community Services Department and the Parks & Recreation Commission would like to hear from the community.
Monday, March 12, 2018, 6:30 p.m. Senior Center, 1102 Oxley...
Exciting Events at the Senior Center
The following will be offered the week of March 9- March 15.
Friday, March 9, 10:30 a.m., “Range of Motion”: Range of motion plays a big part in ones life as one becomes older. Range...
WISPAA Weekly Newsletter March 7, 2018
Next WISPPA Meeting: Saturday, April 7th at 9:00 . “WISPPA Celebrates the Arts: Lissa Layng Reynolds will be performing a 45 minute concert reading of A WOMAN OF INDEPENDENT MEANS written by Elizabeth Forsythe...
Donate A Tree in Honor Of Arbor Day
In honor of Arbor Day week, mayor Richard Schneider awards the 2018 Arbor Day proclamation to Gina Atkinson, president of South Pasadena Beautiful and Dan Watson, president of South Pasadena Rotary.
South Pasadena Beautiful, a...
Celebrating Women in Baseball with New Documentary
Award-winning filmmaker and baseball documentarian Jon Leonoudakis presents
his latest film celebrating women in baseball in the South Pasadena Public
Library Community Room on Thursday, March 15 at 7 p.m. The LA Premiere
screening is part of...
Weekly Crime Report
IDENTITY THEFT/CREDIT CARD FRAUD/CHECK FRAUD
•2-27-18, 3:30 p.m. to 2-28-18, 4:30 p.m., 1600 block of Huntington. Suspect calls victim and claims that victim had overpaid for technical support services. Suspect offers to refund money and...
SPHS Comes Up Big at Oaks Christian Track Invitational
South Pasadena Track and Field is off and running showing much promise in early meets and at the recent Oaks Christian Track Invitational. SPHS Frosh/Sophomore Boys Team tied with Taft High's Frosh/Soph team at...
Tiger Track & Field Off To Strong Start
South Pasadena's track team started its defense of their annual Rio Hondo league track championships with a resounding win over both the boys and girls teams from neighboring Alhambra. The Tigers have dominated the...
Pet of the Week | Vanilla the Guinea Pig
Vanilla (A409032) is a 2-year-old guinea pig searching for a new home. She came to PHS when her owner moved to a new place that does not allow pets. They report she’s a very...
Origin of Library’s Magnificent Moreton Bay Fig Tree Revealed
By Steve Fjeldsted, Library Director
South Pasadena is nicknamed "The City of Trees" and is an official "Tree City USA," yet the origin of what is perhaps its most famous tree has been a mystery...
Filming In South Pasadena 7/31-8/2
Hundreds of TV commercials, movies and student films are shot in South Pasadena throughout the year.
Below are some of the recent productions filmed in the city:
•7/3 –Web Content “Copious Cupholders” was shot in the...
