PHOTO: provided by South Pasadena Unified School District | The South Pasadenan | The SPHS Peer Mediators hosted a pom pom making craft during lunch at the high school.

SPHS Peer Mediators Share Student Self-Care Reminders

During a busy, mid-week lunch at the high school, the SPHS Peer Mediators encouraged fellow students to stop by a table outside the counseling center for a pom pom making activity. Designed as a...
PHOTO: provided by South Pasadena High School | The South Pasadenan | From left: Doreen Hu, Kayla Johnson, Isha Zafra, and Ryan Wong make up the Virtual Enterprise Branding team for Wags that won first place in California.

SPHS Varsity Virtual Enterprise Branding Team Takes First Place in California

Congratulations to the SPHS Varsity Virtual Enterprise Branding Team who recently competed in the National Company Branding Competition in Bakersfield, Calif. and won first place. The team placed third in the nation out of...
PHOTO: David Lee | The South Pasadenan | Members of the SPHS Science Olympiad teams competed at Rio Hondo College last weekend.

SPHS Science Olympiad Teams Headed to State Competition

On Saturday, March 2, 2024, 29 SPHS students in two teams competed in 23 events at the Los Angeles-Rio Hondo College Regional Science Olympiad Tournament. Among the 61 teams that competed, our teams placed...

City of South Pasadena Launches Community Budget Input Survey

Media Release South Pasadena (Calif.) – The City of South Pasadena extends an invitation to all community members to participate in shaping the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget. Your input is invaluable as we work together to prioritize...

Easter 2024 | City of South Pasadena Spring Eggstravaganza Event

The City of South Pasadena Community Services Department will host the annual Spring Eggstravaganza event on Saturday, March 30, 2024 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. at Garfield Park, located at 1000 Park Avenue....

South Pasadena Middle School Earns California Distinguished School Honor

The California Department of Education (CDE) recently announced that South Pasadena Middle School (SPMS) has been selected for the prestigious 2024 California Distinguished Schools Program. “This honor recognizes the hard work and dedication of the...
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Went Down: Facebook, Instagram, Messenger: META Social Media Platforms Accounts Not Loading This Morning

On Tuesday, a significant disruption hit Meta Platforms' suite of social media services, affecting countless users globally. Those who found themselves abruptly logged out or unable to access their Facebook or Instagram feeds were...
PHOTO: The Music Center | Night Games 2023 on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center in downtown Los Angeles.

Call for Game Submissions | The Music Center

The Music Center and IndieCade—the premier annual celebration of independent games and developers—are inviting all indie game developers and creators to submit games and interactive projects for the digital festival IndieCade Anywhere and Everywhere. Submissions...
PHOTO: Tanveer Badal | The South Pasadenan | Compass real estate agent, Tracy Macrum.

Exciting News from Tracy Macrum | A New Chapter Begins

After years of growth and countless opportunities with the Megan Spargo-Ferrell Team, Compass realtor, Tracy Macrum is embarking on a new journey. "I am proud to announce that I am now operating as a...
PHOTO: Henk Friezer | The South Pasadenan | Players getting into the action at the 2024 SPHS PowerPuff game that pits juniors against seniors.

SPHS PowerPuff 2024 at Roosevelt Field – Who Prevailed?

With hundreds of classmates and family members cheering them on in the stands, female members of the junior and senior class at SPHS battled it out for football supremacy in the annual PowerPuff Classic. The...
PHOTO: Alisa Hayashida | The South Pasadenan | The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, CA.

Free-For-All Museum Day is Coming to LA

Calling all art lovers! LA's Free-For-All Museum day is back! On Saturday, March 23, over 30 local museums across Southern California will offer FREE general admission as part of the "Museums Free-for-all." "With museums from...
PHOTO: J. Michael Kwok | The South Pasadenan | Yu Ye and Daisy Feng perform a Tibetan Love Story Dance, a story of young love. Feng also performed Spring Love, a dance expressing a young girl’s yearning for and pursuit of love.

Chinese-American Club Entertains 300+, Raises $22,000 at Gala

More than 300 guests attended the 35th annual Banquet Gala hosted by the South Pasadena Chinese-American Club (SPCC) on Feb. 24 at Monterey Park’s NBC Seafood Restaurant. The approximately $22,000 raised will help fund...
PHOTO: Bill Glazier | The South Pasadenan | South Pasadena City Councilmember Michael Cacciotti was among a group of speakers in Ontario Tuesday congratulating NFI, which provides goods movement throughout the United States, for improving air quality through investing in clean transportation by deploying new Class 8 zero-emission trucks with supporting infrastructure.

Strong Push for Zero Emission Big Rig Trucks

When it comes to protecting lives, Michael Cacciotti, recognized as a leading environmentalist in the area along with his civic duties in town, often thinks first about those playing in the outdoors near one...
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SAVE THE DATE! The ECLECTIC Music Festival is April 27, 2024

South Pasadenans favorite event of the year is on its way! Mark your calendars for the city-wide music and art extravaganza coming to you on Saturday, April 27 from 3:00pm - 10:00pm. And to...
PHOTO: provided by South Pasadena Unified School District | The South Pasadenan | Rachel Fox (middle left) and South Pasadena Unified School District representatives celebrated Fox receiving the Golden Apple Award for Volunteerism.

SPUSD Recognizes Rachel Fox with Golden Apple Award

If you have had a student in our public schools in the past twenty years, then you know the name Rachel Fox - a tireless parent volunteer who has dedicated herself to a myriad...

WINE & SONG at Lost Parrot Cafe | Wednesdays 7pm

If you haven't been to South Pasadena's WINE & SONG at their residency at Lost Parrot Cafe, this Wednesday would be a great time to check it out! South Pas favorite, Dave Plenn, will...

Restoration Concert at South Pasadena Library March 17

The Restoration Concert on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. will feature pianist Robert Thies and violinist Kerenza Peacock. The program includes music by Debussy, the Prokofiev Sonata in F minor for Violin...

UPDATED: Gunshot Fired in Garfield Park Friday Morning | South Pasadena

Update Below... 911 calls came into the South Pasadena Police Department about 11:10AM Friday morning with reports of gunfire in Garfield park. Residents reported hearing a single gunshot near the Mission end of the park. There...
PHOTO: Erin Kanner | The South Pasadenan | SPHS students study Fauve artists at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, Calif.

Learning Comes Alive for SPHS Students

On Thursday, February 8, students in AP Photo and French 3/4 classes traveled to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena to see artworks created by artists they studied in class. Thanks to a generous grant...
PHOTO: Lisa Fotios, Pexels | The South Pasadenan | The Womans Club of South Pasadena is holding their Spring Membership Tea on March 2, 2024.

Woman’s Club Spring Tea Event March 2nd | Guest Speaker: Chantal Donnelly

The Woman's Club of South Pasadena is holding their annual recognition high tea on Saturday, March 2, 2024 from 10:30am - 1:00pm at the Woman's Club house at 1424 Fremont Avenue in South Pasadena. The...
PHOTO: Paul Koknick | The South Pasadenan | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Alvin Ailey's "Revelations".

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Kicks Off Four-Year Residency in March

The Music Center continues its 21st season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center with a tremendous seven-performance engagement by the illustrious Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater that will captivate audiences over...

9th Annual SPMS Main Event Poker Tournament

It’s here again! The 9th Annual SPMS Main Event Poker Tournament and, on behalf of the Boosters and the D.U.D.E.S., we’re hoping that you’ll come back and join us again this year at the...
PHOTO: Craig Schwartz | The South Pasadenan | Cassandra Marie Murphy and Geoff Elliott in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" at A Noise Within.

A Diabolical “Sweeney Todd” Awaits You at A Noise Within

The deliriously dark story of “Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” set to the astonishing score of Stephen Sondheim is now on stage in an unabashedly theatrical and spectacular production at A...
PHOTO: provided by South Pasadena Unified School District | The South Pasadenan | SPHS Peer Mediators participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the renovated SPHS Wellness Center.

SPHS Students Find Warmth and Calm in Renovated Wellness Center

As students gathered in the SPHS Wellness Center on Thursday, February 15, there was a noticeable buzz in the air about the renovated space and the opportunity to have a special place to chill...
PHOTO: Erik Carter | The South Pasadenan | L-R: Angela Lewis, Kimberly Scott, Amber Chardae Robinson and Brandee Evans in Black Cypress Bayou at Geffen Playhouse.

“Black Cypress Bayou” at Geffen Playhouse

It’s several months into the pandemic of 2020 and Ladybird Manifold is a hand sanitizing, 6-feet distancing, no hugging, rule abiding black woman living in deep east Texas. Her mother, Vernita, has called and...
PHOTO: CB Richards | The South Pasadenan | After a standout season, South Pasadena High’s girls basketball team was eliminated from the CIF-SS 2AA quarterfinals following a 49-45 playoff loss to Mark Keppel of Alhambra.

Tigers Girls Basketball Ends Outstanding Season

It might be over, but not without plenty of fanfare coming to South Pasadena High’s girls’ basketball team, perhaps one of the finest ever in the school’s long history. “This team has shown resilience and...

Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe | Happenings for Coming Weeks

As South Pasadena's beloved WINE & SONG gets ready to celebrate 15 years, take a look at the upcoming events that Brad and the gang have in store for us, including Wednesday Wine &...

Trader Joe’s South Pasadena | The ‘Official Word’ Update on Locations

Nakia Rohde, who handles public relations for the popular Trader Joe's grocery store chain headquartered in nearby Monrovia, confirmed on Thursday that a second store, without providing details, will someday open in the city. “We...

CTGLA College & Career Fair for the Arts | Registration Now Open

High school students as well as their parents and guardians and high school educatorsare invited to register and attend Center Theatre Group’s 2024 College & Career Fair for the Arts. This free event will...
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