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Back to School 2020 | Welcome Letter from Superintendent Yantz
Dear SPUSD Community,
Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year - a school year that certainly will be unique as we open our virtual doors this...
A Noise Within Welcomes Two New Resident Artists
The acclaimed classic repertory theatre company, A Noise Within (ANW), has welcomed two new actors Veralyn Jones and Trisha Miller into their Resident Artist...
Poetry Corner with Ron Koertge | Bradbury: In Memoriam
Ray Bradbury finished his keynote speech, shook some
hands, then dropped by a much smaller room to listen
to some poetry.
He leaned in the door, smiled...
DC Keeton Home Improvements | Celebrating 30 Years
Amid all the chaos of the pandemic affecting our country and the world, David Keeton, owner of D C KEETON HOME IMPROVEMENTS, celebrated 30...
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | August 4-10, 2020
The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An...
Optometric Health | The Truth About Blue Light and Computer Use
By Cindy P. Wang, OD, FAAO, South Pasadena Optometric Group
With many of us working from home these days and students and children spending more...
Just a Thought | The Priceless Value of a Dining Room Table
By Rick Kraft
Mother Teresa said, “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.”
The most important piece of furniture...
Los Angeles Master Chorale Releases Eric Whitacre’s The Sacred Veil
On August 28, 2020, the Los Angeles Master Chorale will release its recording of The Sacred Veil on Signum Classics. This powerful, thought-provoking 12-movement...
LOCAL COVERAGE: Big Power Outage in South Pasadena
At approximately 12:00 p.m. on Monday, August 10, Southern California Edison reported to the South Pasadenan News that over 3700 homes and businesses were...
SUNDAY | Equal Rights and Justice Peaceful Rally and March at Garfield Park
PRESS RELEASE
South Pasadena Black Lives Matter protesters will be holding a rally and peaceful protest march in support of Black Lives Matter and transforming...
SPUSD Special School Board Meeting | Saturday Aug 8, 2PM
Questions about how the South Pasadena Unified School District School Board arrived at their current school year plan has sparked concerns, debate, and now...
Wine & Song Podcast
Heading into the dog days of summer, kick back with your beverage of choice and listen to the sweet sounds of the Wine &...
First West Nile Virus Cases Reported in L.A. County
MEDIA RELEASE:
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has identified the first two cases of human West Nile virus (WNV) infection...
‘Race for Relief’ | Pasadena Jaycees Organize Lamborghini Raffle for Good Cause
The Pasadena Jaycees have teamed up with local race car driver, Jonathan Eshom, to create the “Race for Relief” raffle, which will help benefit...
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | July 28 – August 3, 2020
The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An...
Norton Simon Museum from Home | Impressions: Assemblage as Poetry
This week, Camille Brown, the Museum’s Academic Intern for 2019 – 2020, writes about Joseph Cornell’s first major retrospective, presented in 1967 at the...
New Digital Exhibit | “South Pasadena Public Library: Twelve Decades and Counting”
PRESS RELEASE
The South Pasadena Public Library has been a community staple for over a century. In fact, a public library system was established in...
YST Announces Auditions for Streaming Production of SHREK Jr
YST is excited to announce that they have the rights to produce, record, and stream the crazy fun musical Shrek Jr.!
This is their 2020...
COVID Cases Continue to Rise in LA County | 217 Cases Reported in South...
The Los County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 41 new deaths and 2,628 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, July 30.
To...
Just a Thought | Navigating Life in a Faceless World
By Rick Kraft
Life is interesting without faces. I didn’t realize how much of experiencing life is tied to seeing another’s face until people’s faces...
PCC to Lead $7 Million Effort to Expand Nanotechnology Education
The National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program has named PCC the lead agency on a $7 million grant that will develop new approaches to educating...
Parson’s Nose Theater Launches Podcast Series of Radioplays
Parson’s Nose Theater (PNT) known for introducting fun, condensed, broad-stroke, professional presentations of classic comedies by Shakespeare, Moliere, Goldoni, Shaw, Belasco, Grimm, Hans Anderson,...
Baseball is Back | Benjamin Regan
By Benjamin Regan, 13, South Pasadena
BASEBALL IS BACK! After nearly five extra months of the offseason, and unprecedented schedule and rule changes, meaningful baseball...
This is Me: Letters from the Front Lines | Diavolo at The Soraya
After celebrating its 25th Anniversary at The Soraya in 2017, DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion returns for its fourth engagement — this time with...
TeaMorrow | Enjoy Your Favorite Drinks From Home
Have you ever wished you could pour yourself a signature TeaMorrow drink right from your own fridge?
Longing for TeaMorrow Tea with your daily breakfast?
Want...
Los Angeles Master Chorale | Postponement news
The Los Angeles Master Chorale announced today that it will postpone the originally scheduled 2020-21 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall to the 2021-22...
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | July 14-18, 2020
The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An...
South Pasadena Beautiful | 2020 Golden Arrow Awards
South Pasadena Beautiful has selected seven private residences to be the recipients of the Golden Arrow Award for their outstanding job of planting and...
Norton Simon from Home | Raphael: The Making of a Master
New Digital Lecture: Raphael: The Making of a Master
Davide Gasparotto, Senior Curator of Paintings and Chair, Curatorial Affairs, J. Paul Getty Museum
Over the course...
Passing of Congressman John Lewis | Judy Chu Remembers Fellow Representative
MEDIA RELEASE:
Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement on the passing of Rep. John Lewis:
“I am heartbroken to learn of the passing of...
