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UPDATED: High Speed Police Chase Through South Pasadena
Update from SPPD: Grand Theft Auto Suspect Chase by LAPD
S.P.P.D. was not directly in pursuit, but assisting LAPD in search and ultimate arrest. The suspect was caught and arrested by LAPD and is now...
It’s the Clean Air Car Show!
As a proud AGZA city, South Pasadena is the perfect venue for the exciting Clean Air Car Show and Green Living Expo coming to Garfield Park Youth House on Sunday September 10th from 10:30am...
Legally Blonde Jr. auditions at YST August 28
Young Stars Theatre Musical Theatre Workshop Announces its next production - Legally Blonde Jr.
Auditions begin Saturday 8/19. New date added; Monday evening August 28
12 week musical theatre workshop.
Ages 5-18.
Beginners - Advanced.
Tuition Only $225.
Includes 11...
Michael Glines Loves Living and Teaching in South Pas
Born and raised in Salinas, California, Michael Glines grew up watching his parents perform in church, his mother as a singer and his father on trumpet. “My Mom put me in piano lessons for...
Look Ma! A Total Eclipse of the Sun!
As people all across North America were experiencing a rare, total solar eclipse Monday morning, South Pasadenans were out and about in the city taking in this spectacular sight. While places like Oregon and...
Special Event at the Library Community Room
A Very Special Total Eclipse Event will be presented in the Library Community Room the morning of Monday, August 21. Doors will open at 9:00 am for the free program for all ages. By...
Woman’s Club Host Firefighters and Police for Pancake Breakfast
On Wednesday morning, August 16, the incredible women of the Woman’s Club of South Pasadena invited all South Pasadena Firefighters and Police Officers to a pancake breakfast as a way of thanking them for...
Monterey Hills Roadrunners – Ready To Rumble
Roadrunners were ready to run and rumble into the new school year as they made their way onto their beautiful campus at the top of the hill. Excitement could be felt from parents and...
Welcome Wildcats!
El Centro Street was abuzz with activity as Arroyo Vista Wildcats and their parents made their way to their first day of school Wednesday August 16 for the 2017-18 school year. Several hundred youngsters,...
SPMS – Here We Go Tiger Cubs!
Middle school! Is there anything like it? South Pasadena Middle School is the place where students really begin to grow into who they are going to be; this is usually where they start to...
Marengo Lions – Let’s Get It Started!
Enthusiastic Lions from kindergarten to BMOC 5th graders made their way into the front gates of Marengo Elementary School on Wednesday August 16 for the 2017/18 school year. Excitement was definitely in the air...
BREAKING NEWS: Explosion and Structure Fire in South Pasadena
SOUTH PASADENA, CA- On August 15, 2017 at 6:33 A.M., South Pasadena Police 9-1-1 Dispatch received several calls reporting an explosion and smoke coming from an apartment building in the 1700 block of Huntington...
Screening of LA LA Land in South Pasadena
A very special screening of the film La La Land will be presented at the South Pasadena Library on Thursday, August 24 at 7:00 p.m. The program will feature a discussion with Oscar-winning set...
Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist, Trevor Ramos
On Thursday, August 24 at 7 PM, Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse welcomes scholarship and financial aid specialist Trevor Ramos for a presentation and discussion of the 2017 version of his book How To Get...
Welcome Back Tigers!
A bit bleary-eyed but also excited, South Pasadena High School Tigers began registering this morning at 8 a.m. The line at the library was out the door for the remainder of the morning as...
Finding Balance | Back To School With Janet Anderson
As we gear up for the start of school here in South Pasadena, high school principal, Janet Anderson, is getting excited. Explaining that while summer is a bit of a lull for the administration...
School Board Heads Into New School Year
Kyle Bender was introduced as the new assistant principal at Arroyo Vista Elementary who replaced Lindsay Roach. The very tall Bender comes to us from Glendale Unified where he was a teacher specialist with...
South Pasadenan Tracy Macrum Joins the Keller Williams Team
Congratulations to South Pasadena’s own Tracy Macrum as she joins the Keller Williams Pasadena International Market Center as a real estate sales professional. Tracy has a background in the legal profession, including real estate...
JPL’s Sandy Krasner Speaks on Climate Change at WISPPA
JPL Engineer Sandy Krasner spoke at the Saturday WISPPA meeting, sharing powerful information on how and why Climate Change is indeed happening, what we are doing and can do about it. Krasner was adamant,...
Closing Night at Movies at the Museum
Shout out to South Pasadena Preservation Foundation and their generous sponsors, Girl Friday, Hurtado & Sokolow, McGrail Tutoring, Evans and Associates, Mdi, Susan Masterman Architects, and Michele Downing for providing Movies on the Museum...
Contemporary Artist Shenping Wang Donates Two Paintings to Library
A very special art exhibit showcasing striking Chinese-themed paintings and sculptures by emerging artist Shenping Wang was presented in the Library Community Room on July 15. The event was part of The South Pasadena...
National Night Out a Success in South Pasadena
On the first Tuesday in August, South Pasadena, along with over sixteen thousand other communities, participated in the National Night Out event; a community building evening that encourages police community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie,...
‘Upstairs Downstairs’ Tour at Gamble House
This summer the Gamble House will once again open its servants’ quarters for exclusive “Upstairs Downstairs” tours. Visitors to the Gamble House from July 27th through August 13th will be able to compare the living quarters...
WISPAA “Climate Change and Human Impact on the World”
Sandy Krasner is an engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab; he makes sure that the computer systems on the spacecraft and the Earth all talk to each other. In 38 years at the Lab,...
Norton Simon Museum Presents Tootie Heath
Pianist and composer Richard Sears brings his septet to the Museum to reprise his Altadena Suite, commissioned by the Los Angeles Jazz Society in 2013 to honor legendary jazz drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath. Heath, a...
City Council Considers District-Based Electoral System
On July 19, 2017, the South Pasadena City Council adopted a resolution of intent to transition from at-large elections to district-based elections for members of the City Council. The City will conduct a series...
Centering on Connection
The young woman sitting before me was poised, articulate, and bright. At 16, she was enrolled in several AP classes, taking an SAT prep course, and managing team sports, volunteer commitments and the demands...
National Night Out 2017 | South Pasadena
Come out and spend the evening at the 2017 National Night Out event on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 from 6 PM to 9 PM at Orange Grove Park, 815 Mission Street, South Pasadena.
National Night...
Jonathan Groff in Sondheim on Sondheim at Hollywood Bowl
Broadway and television star Jonathan Groff, who many know from his roles on Glee and HBO’s Looking, stars in Sondheim on Sondheim at the Hollywood Bowl. Since Groff’s award-winning breakout out performance in Broadway’s...
Family and Community come together to memorialize Aramazd “Piqui” Andressian Jr.
Piqui’s mother, Ana Estevez, supported by Police Chief Art Miller and carrying her beloved son’s favorite hat, solemnly made her way up the stairs of Holy Family Church today to lay her son to...
