Meet One of Our Mission Street East Merchants: Ellen Daigle of Ellens Silkscreening

By Linda Tobin I’d like to introduce a stalwart of the Mission Street Merchants, Ellen Daigle, owner of Ellens Silkscreening located at 1500 Mission Street here in South Pasadena. In business since 1978 and a...

Los Angeles County to Implement Tighter Safeguards and Restrictions to Curb COVID-19 Spread |...

MEDIA RELEASE: Effective Friday, November 20, Los Angeles County will tighten pandemic safeguards and restrictions as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase significantly. These safeguards and restrictions protect the public health and safety of...

Shop, Eat, Support Local | Shop Crawl Planned to Tackle Holiday Shopping in South...

PRESS RELEASE: The latest in a series of Shop Crawl events takes place in South Pasadena Nov. 21, sponsored by the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce to encourage holiday shopping and eating al fresco in...

Shaving the Town | Ben Miranda’s 55 years of Barbering

Ben Miranda has been shaving heads for over 55 years. The owner of Ben’s Barber Shop in the Ace Hardware shopping mall at 444 Fair Oaks has been quietly going about his business for...

City Workers Talk Key Issues Facing South Pasadena

The impact on businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic, economic development, al fresco dining, the General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan are all key issues on the minds of South Pasadenans. The city’s mayor, Bob...

LA County | Second Round of Funding Announced for Businesses Disproportionately Impacted by COVID...

MEDIA RELEASE: Los Angeles County is providing a second opportunity for financial assistance to businesses that have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and have been allowed to reopen by the State, but ordered...

Rialto Theatre Restoration Update | Historic South Pasadena Landmark Coming Back to Life

There was something about the place that immediately grabbed the interest of Escott O. Norton when he first set eyes on it. Perhaps it was its Moorish-style, designed by famed movie theater architect Lewis A....

LA County Reopenings | Breweries & Wineries, Nail Salons, Outdoor Playgrounds, Indoor Shopping Malls

MEDIA RELEASE: The following sectors are permitted to reopen: Effective October 7, the Health Officer Order has been updated to reflect modifications for, breweries and wineries. As of October 1st, nail salons may reopen for indoor services, limited at...
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Save Young Stars Theatre | Locals Love ‘YST’

YOU can help Save YST (Young Stars Theatre) If you love the arts, if you've been to one of their delightful shows at the beloved Fremont Centre Theatre, if you're a patron of the...

New Grocery Store | Grocery Outlet Opens Doors in South Pasadena

PRESS RELEASE: Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, extreme-value grocery retailer, opened its newest location today at 1401 Huntington Drive in South Pasadena, creating 30 new jobs in the community and providing big savings on name brand,...

California Bill Requiring Diversity on Corporate Boards Signed into Law

MEDIA RELEASE: Wednesday, Governor Newsom signed landmark legislation that requires diversity on corporate boards in California. The bill, AB 979, is joint authored by Assemblymembers Chris Holden, Cristina Garcia, and David Chiu, with Assemblymember Eloise...

Bringing History to Life | 341 Pasadena Avenue

As you walk up to 341 Pasadena Avenue in South Pasadena, you first stroll past the specimen magnolia tree in the front yard that has clearly seen its share of children’s swings swaying gently...

South Pas Fitness | New Gym Opens Outdoors Saturday

South Pas Fitness, is pleased to announce that SPF Outdoors will be opening on Saturday, September 26th at 8am! SouthPasFitness.com What you need to know: Services Offered: Cardio equipment Nautilus pin-loaded weight machines Hammer Strength plate...

Al Fresco Dining Barricades ‘K-Rails’ Installed on Mission Street

Concrete k-rails started going up Thursday morning along portions of Mission Street between Meridian and Fair Oaks Aves. as the city rolled out Phase 2 of its Al Fresco Dining and Retail Program. The...

Los Angeles County Announces Planned Reopenings with Safeguards in Place

MEDIA RELEASE: Los Angeles County is moving forward with new plans for reopening a couple of sectors, given its steady progress in slowing the spread of COVID-19. Providing educational services to students most in need is...

New Store Owners Engaging the Community | Grocery Outlet Volunteers at Giving Bank

Ernesto Medina and his wife, Karina Flores-Pereyra, the independent owner-operators of the new South Pasadena Grocery Outlet, wanted to reach out and engage in the community before opening their doors. One of their first stops...

COVID WEIGHT | A MUST SEE: META NUTRITION

At this point during the Coronavirus pandemic, some five months-in or so, many are finding a daily major challenge: "What to eat?" In the South Pasadena/Pasadena metro area there are more than 300 restaurants, over...

Seven Patios | Mixed Style & Use Complex Heads to Planning Commission

At an imminent but as yet unscheduled “special meeting,” the South Pasadena Planning Commission will be asked for the third time this year to give its blessing to a major new mixed-use development downtown. The...

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 time online, optometrists are seeing a significant increase in complaints...

New Business Opening | Laurie Astle Design Takes Over Former ‘Reimagine Your Home’ Location

As the US economy contracted at a record rate last quarter due to the coronavirus, among those hardest hit have been South Pasadena small businesses. Citing economic concerns due to the pandemic, John Vandercook will...

913 Magnolia Reflects History and Modern Life

Tucked away near the corner of Prospect Avenue and Magnolia Street rests a circa 1925 retreat from the hustle and bustle of modern life. Sporting a drought tolerant landscape and an open feel, this...

Nott & Associates Inc. | ‘Create the Lifestyle Environment of Your Dreams’

Take a stroll down the streets of this city, and you will see what makes South Pasadena such a jewel. Amongst the mature trees are the homes, just as beautiful and natural to the...

COVID Closures | Facilities Shut Down Again in L.A. County, South Pasadena

As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across California, the Los Angeles County Health Officer Order was modified Monday to align with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s directives to prevent more cases, more serious illnesses,...

Millions of Dollars in ‘PPP’ COVID-19 Relief Awarded to many South Pasadena Businesses

A total of 636 South Pasadena companies received federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds totaling between $40.6 million and $71.8 million, helping to preserve several thousand jobs during the ongoing pandemic, according to information released...

D.U.D.E.S Donate to Good Causes | Giving Back During the COVID Crisis

A group known for its own generous service to the community presented giant checks, perfect for a photo-op, to three deserving organizations Wednesday, July 8. Ed Donnelly, the founder of Dads Uniting Dads in Education...

Antigua Coffee | Unique Brew from a Mayan Descendant

By Esteban Lopez Antigua Coffee is a corner store cafe, located in Cypress Park on Figueroa Street, just north of Downtown Los Angeles, owned and operated by Yancey Quiñones and his wife. Yancey is a...

4th of July Murals | Window Displays Decorate Business District

While the 4th of July won’t be the same this year, minus a traditional pancake breakfast, parade and fireworks show, some South Pasadena businesses have gone the extra mile, bringing out plenty of red,...

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...

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...

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...
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