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SPARC 15th Year Celebration Inaugurates New Permanent Home
Members of the South Pasadena Arts Council, along with city officials and South Pasadenan arts advocates gathered at the site of SPARC’s new gallery and permanent home at the Fremont Centre Theatre building at...
Cuatro de Mayo! Float-lovers invited to May 4th “Fun-raiser” to support South Pasadena’s 2025...
The all-volunteer South Pasadena Tournament of Roses committee kicks off its herculean fundraising efforts Saturday, May 4, 2024, with its first fundraising event of the year, a “Cuatro de Mayo” Fiesta. Featuring performances by...
Enrollment Fall 2024 | Hodis Learning & Music Homeschool is Open
Enrollment is open for fall 2024 homeschooling with Hodis Learning and Music (HLM)!
Homeschool programs are offered for all common core subjects for grades K-12, as well as academic enrichment classes, electives, and art and...
City Finance Director Exits South Pasadena After 13 Months
Only days before the April 17 kickoff of the city's accelerated budget process and four months since formally taking over as South Pasadena's permanent Finance Director, John Downs has told the city he will...
Electric Bills South Pasadena | Clean Power Alliance (CPA) Arrangement is on The Chopping...
South Pasadena, which four years ago opted to rely solely on renewable power for city operations under the Clean Power Alliance’s (CPA) “100 percent Green Power” product, is set to reconsider that decision at...
The Body’s Midnight | IAMA & Boston Court team up to present World Premiere...
The IAMA Theatre Company and Boston Court Pasadena have joined forces to present a poetic and surprising new play about the complicated, ridiculous, awe-inspiring trajectory of life. Boston Court artistic director Jessica Kubzansky directs the world premiere of The Body’s Midnight by Tira...
SPARC Gallery Finds New Home
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South Pasadena, CA, April 12, 2024: Come celebrate a milestone in the growth of the South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) with a “sneak peek” opening of SPARC’s new headquarters at Fremont Centre Properties,...
Staggering Performances in King Hedley II at A Noise Within
It’s Reagan-era 1980’s in the working class Hill District of Pittsburgh when a young, African-American man, King, returns home after seven years in prison for murder. Home is the house he was raised in...
MEAN GIRLS Jr on its way to Young Stars Theatre
Don’t want to end up in the Burn Book? Better head to Young Stars Theatre for their super fun production of “Mean Girls Jr.”! You’ll walk out humming the catchy songs and quoting the...
KAIROS Asks if We’d Like to Live Forever | East West Players
Gina and David are two young professionals in their early thirties who are having a meet-cute after they’ve had a fender bender. They start out upset with each other and the situation, but as...
BRIGHT STAR coming to South Pasadena High School
The South Pasadena High School Drama program is excited to announce their upcoming production of the bluegrass-influenced, Tony-nominated musical "Bright Star". Written by
comedian Steve Martin (SNL, Only Murders in the Building) and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter...
City Finance Commission Meeting | Finance Panel Pushed for ‘Corrected’ Answers, Defined Issues, as...
With the caveat that Finance staff will provide City Council a “high level understanding” of requested budget data, the South Pasadena Finance Commission on March 28 voted 4-0 to recommend Council approval of the...
KAIROS | World Premiere at East West Players
East West Players (EWP), one of the nation’s oldest theaters of color and the largest producer of Asian American theatrical works, presents Kairos, by Lisa Sanaye Dring and directed by Jesca Prudencio. East West...
Fire Chief Paul Riddle Says Goodbye to South Pasadena After 32 Years
I’m sitting in the South Pasadena Firehouse living room with Fire Chief Paul Riddle. It’s a place he’s called home for almost 33 years. Riddle is the 17th Fire Chief in the 116 year...
Hello Gorgeous! FUNNY GIRL Lands at the Ahmanson April 2-28
FUNNY GIRL, the sensational musical comedy revival, is coming to the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles for a limited four-week engagement from Tuesday, April 2 to Sunday, April 28, 2024. The press opening is...
April Is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is an important time to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect and promote efforts to prevent them.
Understanding the Impact of Child Abuse
Nearly 600,000 victims of...
City Press Release | “Experience South Pas” Spring Launch
The City of South Pasadena and the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce are delighted to announce the launch of a new seasonally themed, self-guided walking tour as part of the "Experience South Pasadena" program....
11th Annual Pasadena International Film Festival Set for April 4-11, 2024
The eleventh edition of the Pasadena International Film Festival (PIFF) returns to the NoHo Arts District April 4-11, 2024, presenting more than 130 films from 10 countries during its eight-day run at Laemmle NoHo...
SPHS Senior Earns Edison Scholars Award
With great pride, SPUSD is happy to announce that SPHS senior Victoria Lee has been awarded a $50,000 college scholarship from Edison International. Lee is one of 30 high school seniors who earned this...
Thursday Night Open Mic & Art Walk – South Pasadena Library Teen Advisory Board...
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The South Pasadena Public Library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB) will host the event “Thursday Night Open Mic + Art Walk” on Thursday, April 25, 2024 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. in the...
SPUSD Solar Projects to Begin Late March
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On March 29, 2024, South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD) will kick off its solar projects with panel installation at South Pasadena High School (SPHS) and Monterey Hills Elementary School. Rooftop panels...
Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe | Lisa Sanders & David Plenn &...
David Plenn will host Wine & Song this Wednesday, March 27 at 7pm at Lost Parrot Cafe in South Pasadena. This week features Lisa Sanders and David Plenn along with special guests Ed Tree,...
City Council South Pasadena | The Twisting 7-Hour March 20 Meeting Ended With Turmoil
In a wide-ranging and at times contentious seven-hour session, South Pasadena City Council members on Wednesday evening: killed a panel reviewing details of the city’s projected budget deficits; partially backed off a controversial new...
SPEF | Editorial: PartiGras Event in The Crosshairs of The City Council
The City of South Pasadena is now operating with a structural deficit, re-confirmed by finance reports given at the last City Council meeting by what is now the 7th contracted finance consultant: NHA Advisors. ...
“Winnie The Pooh, Kids” | Spring Break Theatre Camp at YST
Join Young Stars Theatre in making a fun “Winnie the Pooh” story come to life on stage in just one week! For anyone ages 6-18, YST’s Spring Break Camp consists of five camp days...
Eclectic Preview Party Gets Things Ready to Rock
Did you catch that hailstorm on Sunday afternoon? It came in the middle of the Eclectic Preview Party that was held at The Daily in South Pasadena and threatened to upstage the speaker at...
Former SPHS Baseball Player Recognized
In the far reaches of South Pasadena High’s baseball field on the outfield wall will forever carry the number 6.
It’s meaningful, in that it was once worn by the school’s Rob Nelson, whose name...
We Meet The Parents in “One of The Good Ones” at Pasadena Playhouse
We meet Ilana Gomez when the doorbell rings at her impossibly chic and grand Pasadena home – it’s the flower delivery man bearing a very large bouquet that, Ilana awkwardly explains in painfully broken...
City Finance Issues: The Brown Act Called to Question & Finance Ad Hoc Committee...
In a de facto acknowledgment it acted illegally, the South Pasadena City Council tonight is set to rescind the finance ad hoc committee it set up during the Feb.21, 2024 fiscal review session, and...
City Finance Issues: Editorial | Mid-Year Report by City Manager Falls Far Short of...
With high hopes of a new and improved city manager's office operation after the hiring of Arminé Chaparyan, there are several areas of concern that have surfaced over the last 24 months. The most...
