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MONDAY MORNING: Robbery on Mission Street | Hodgson’s Antiques ‘Smash & Grab’
As reported by the shop owners to The SouthPasadenan.com News: At about 4:40am March 25th, 2019 - Monday morning, a person in a hooded sweater and jacket broke their way through the front doors...
LA Housing Crisis | Covenant Dispute in Chinatown Prompts New Legislation
The president of the Los Angeles City Council is poised to introduce new legislation addressing one of the biggest structural problems of LA’s housing crisis: the expiration of long-term covenants that guarantee affordable housing...
Finance Department Presented the Wrong Budget to City Council & Finance Commission | Report...
By Stephen Rossi: (Credentials Click Here)
Greetings Fellow South Pasadena Residents & South Pasadena Finance Commission:
The next finance commission meeting is eminent, and their recommendations to City Council for vote are based on what has...
City Council Gives Final Approval for Seven Patios
The South Pasadena City Council on Wednesday upheld the Planning Commission’s approval of the 60-unit, 6,100 square-foot residential and commercial Seven Patios development to be built without affordable housing units on the south side...
Republic of Lucha | Sharing the Love of Lucha Libre with Southern California
A new Lucha Libre-themed store, gallery and event space for all things Lucha, the Mexican masked wrestling version, has just opened in South Pasadena, right “in the heart of LA,” as the co-owners, Javier...
1105 Buena Vista Astounds
Real estate adjectives get bandied about profusely in Southern California. However, there are probably not enough descriptive words to properly explain the splendor of 1105 Buena Vista Street in South Pasadena.
Notwithstanding the fact that...
Throwback Thursday | Altos de Monterey
In 1962, South Pasadena’s Community Redevelopment Agency offered lots for auction in the Monterey Hills with a starting bid of $20,000.
Altos de Monterey is the city’s last major redevelopment project. All downtown redevelopment initiatives...
SOLD OFF 1.8 Acre Property on Mission Street in South Pasadena
The commercial real estate property that is currently occupied by ExtraSpace Storage (formerly Southmark Storage) has been sold.
Gelt Ventures has recently completed the sale of South Pasadena Storage, a self-storage facility located at 919...
2020 Rose Parade Recap | New Decade Ushered in by History-Making Women
In a way, it was a huge victory for women, rightly so, recapping a day of festivities surrounding the 131st Rose Parade, viewed by thousands along Pasadena’s Colorado Boulevard and millions more watching it...
Blaze Pizza Ready To Blaze A Trail in South Pasadena
Rapidly growing Blaze Pizza, using high-tech advances to produce quality pizza at lightning speed, is scheduled to open its newest location in South Pasadena.
“Soon 7 days until open,” reads a message on the door...
South Pasadena Armed Shop Owner Defends His Life | Attempted Robbery and Stabbing
South Pasadena Police Department detectives are asking for the public's assistance in identifying two African-American male adults shown in this surveillance footage, who reportedly attempted to rob a South Pasadena jewelry store Friday morning.
In...
Ready to Go – Again | South Pasadena Businesses Look Forward to Better Days...
This is part one of an ongoing series that highlights some of the local businesses who have successfully transitioned during the pandemic, which has impacted all our lives in some way, including the business...
Griffins of Kinsale Owner’s Court Date | Arraignment Moved to September
The Alhambra Superior Court has scheduled a September 17th arraignment for Joseph Patrick Griffin, owner of local Irish pub Griffins of Kinsale. Griffin, 56, was cited on March 17th by South Pasadena Police Chief...
POP-UP SHOP on Mission: OPEN NOW During the ‘626 Golden Streets’ Event A...
UPDATE: SUNDAY 5-1-2022
BY POPULAR DEMAND: The 'pop-up' shop is open for the '626 Golden Streets' Event
Visit us: 1127 Mission Street at The South Pasadenan News Studio
Attendees of the 2022 Eclectic Music Festival & Arts...
South Pasadena Fall Arts Crawl | Saturday October 16
The South Pasadena Arts Crawl this Saturday October 16 is shaping up to be a humdinger of a time with lively events happening all over town beginning at 4pm and winding down around 9pm....
NBA Photographer Andrew Bernstein to be honored at SPARC gARTen pARTy Event
Famed NBA photographer Andrew Bernstein, recipient of this year’s Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Curt Gowdy Media Award, will be among the group of distinguished honorees who will be recognized for their achievements...
John Vandercook Closing Reimagine Your Home
His flooring and window design business survived the 2008 recession along with economic downturns in between, but nothing compares to what John Vandercook and millions of small businesses across the country experienced during the...
Camille DePedrini is Open and Grateful for Community Response to Break-in
Local women's fashion boutique, Camille DePedrini, was broken into during the early morning hours of November 27, just before the much anticipated Small Business Saturday. The perpetrators broke the door and grabbed some of...
Stamps & Stamps Celebrates Grand Opening on Mission Street
Odom and Kate Stamps founded Stamps & Stamps in 1991 in South Pasadena. Their combined talents form a dovetailed set of design and architecture skills. Odom Stamps brings his master’s degree in Architecture from...
New Pavilions South Pasadena | Grand Re-Opening
With much fanfare, Pavilions celebrated its Grand Reopening on Wednesday, August 3.
The mayor and council members, fire department, and members of the community were on hand to celebrate this momentous occasion. The remodel has...
New Afterschool Program Offers a New Way | Insight Academy
It’s a Wednesday afternoon and children are arriving at Insight Academy after school has let out – hanging up their backpacks on hooks, greeting their teachers, chatting with each other and settling in. Located...
Location, Location | Citizens Business Bank Amongst Multiple Establishments Making Big Changes
As major development project proposed at the corner of Mission Street and Fair Oaks Avenue in South Pasadena begins to unfold, Citizens Business Bank, currently occupying the site, will soon be relocating north to...
What NOT to Buy on Black Friday
“Black Friday Deals Now!” announces a large retailer in an advertisement.
“Door Buster Specials – The Earlier You Shopt the More You Save,” reads another.
Oh yes, there are many to be had on this holiday...
The Dinosaur Farm Named 25 Best Independent Toy Stores in America
South Pasadena’s beloved toy store, The Dinosaur Farm, has just been named by Fatherly.com among the “25 Best Independent Toy Stores in America”. That’s no surprise to locals who know our town’s toy store...
South Pasadena Farmers’ Market Open Today | Decision Based on ‘Essential’ Status
CLICK HERE TO READ AN OPEN LETTER FROM THE SOUTH PASADENA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Amid uncertainty of the novel coronavirus, small comforts help to ease concerns. For cooped up South Pasadenans the local farmer’s market...
Harvest Architecture | ‘Forward Thinking Design and Construction’
Harvest Architecture recently moved to 1026 Fair Oaks Avenue to better service clients and become more accessible to the community.
Located in downtown South Pasadena in a historic mansion that was once the Mayor’s home,...
Rialto Theatre Restoration | Catching up on Progress Made in Face of Coronavirus
Exterior restoration work on the Rialto Theatre is going strong.
"After many decades of neglect, the Rialto is finally getting the attention she deserves!” Escott O. Norton, founder and president of the Friends of the...
Snap Fitness | Safely Get Back in Shape
Snap Fitness is finally reopening its doors in South Pasadena, while continuing to implement strict COVID-19 protocols. If you're a member, you should expect to experience some delays in the scheduling, since the full-service...
Pavilions Grand Re-Opening Scheduled
For those of you who haven’t been by Pavilions in South Pasadena lately – there’s a LOT going on over there. Our familiar local grocery store has undergone a complete remodel and gorgeous facelift...
FOSSELMAN Brothers Scoop Past The Centennial
My brothers, Chris and John Fosselman, shook their heads in amazement when talking about their business, Fosselman’s Ice Cream, celebrating 100 years in the San Gabriel Valley. Sitting in their newly redecorated ice cream...
