South Pasadena Resident to Serve on LA County Redistricting Commission | Priya Sridharan
South Pasadena resident Priya Sridharan has been selected to serve as one of 14 members of the LA County Redistricting Commission (CRC). After the...
New YMCA Director | Focusing on Path Ahead for Incoming New Year
When Devon Corlew stepped into the role, she quickly recognized the enormous challenges in becoming the newest executive director of the South Pasadena San...
A Holiday Tradition | Holy Family Gives Back at Christmas
It’s a weekly occurrence at the Holy Family Church Giving Bank in South Pasadena where long lines – socially distanced, of course – form...
Final Hours for Virtual Auction | Rose Parade Crunch Time Party
Many items, from dinners to getaways, are still up for grabs as the South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee is holding its annual Crunch...
Arts Are Essential Especially During The Holidays
PBS presents All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914; Peter Rothstein's music-theatre work about the World War I Christmas truce, combining period songs...
$70 Million Dollar Project | New City Council Sidelines Commission’s Recommendation
The South Pasadena City Council raised eyebrows Wednesday Dec. 16 when, against the express recommendation of its five transportation commissioners, it unanimously approved a...
Rose Parade | SPTOR Crunch Time Auction Just Days Away!
It’s not the event South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee members were looking for, “but it looks to be potentially great,” said Brant Dunlap,...
Rose Bowl Game Moving to Texas
The Granddaddy of them all is not so Grandaddy in Pasadena.
It was announced Saturday night that the 2021 Rose Bowl Game will be moving...
South Pasadena | City to Make Permanent Eviction Ban for Unpermitted Renovation
South Pasadena’s moratorium on evictions triggered by unpermitted renovation work will has been extended through mid-January, when the City Council will adopt an ordinance...
Protecting the Environment, One Mower at a Time | Battery Electric Power a Way...
As a member of a gardening landscape company responsible for maintaining the city’s parks zipped around on an a battery-powered sit down mower, Michael...
Get to Know Nott & Associates | An Eye for Detail
Take a stroll down the streets of this city, and you will see what makes South Pasadena such a jewel. Amongst the mature trees...
The Yuko Mabuchi Trio Performs at 61st Annual LA County Holiday Celebration
Yuko Mabuchi is thrilled to be part of this year’s LA County Holiday Celebration, an event she has loved for years. Yuko lives in...
Arts Are Essential | Holiday Entertainment Highlights Dec. 18 – 25
The Metropolitan Opera kicks of a week of holiday fare with Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” on Monday December 21. This was the groundbreaking broadcast...
Tree Lighting Ceremony Revitalizes Some Christmas Spirit
Earlier this month the South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) along with City Officials and the Chamber of Commerce took part in the annual tradition...
A World Less Certain | Raising Baby Mozart (Part 2)
In 1984, while attending college, I went to see the movie Amadeus. I wrote a poem about the scene after Mozart died. He was...
SPHS Sports Update | School Follows Through with Limited Athletics Training
Training is limited at South Pasadena High as the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) continues to put a lid on competitions due to the coronavirus.
“We...
City Council Preview Dec 16 | What’s on the Agenda
The South Pasadena City Council on Wednesday evening is set to adopt its first-ever Climate Action Plan (CAP). The plan reviews the city’s 2016...
First COVID-19 Vaccines Administered in Los Angeles | Public Health
The first COVID-19 vaccine was administered in Los Angeles County on Monday.
The first shipment of vaccine arrived at one of nine pre-positioned sites, with...
Transition to Electric Power for Locomotive Trains | Councilmember Cacciotti Takes Part in History
Just a short distance away from a hospital in Anaheim sits a rail yard where dangerous emissions could be a concern for patients and...
Tiger Run 2020 | Virtual 5k/10k Gets Momentum
They still managed to participate despite learning this year’s annual Tiger Run, a 5K and 10K run/walk in support of the South Pasadena High...
Rose Parade New Year Celebration | Special Performances and Celebrity Guests Announced
Get ready to welcome the New Year with stars of the screen, stage and sports! Last week, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses® announced special...
San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water | Upper District Ushers in Newly Elected Board with...
The Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (Upper District) conducted its first meeting under a new governing board following the oath ceremony for...
SPUSD COVID-19 Update | Schools Reopening Plans
Dear SPUSD Students, Parents, Faculty and Staff,
We hope everyone is staying healthy and doing well as we prepare for our Winter Break. I wanted...
Public Health | L.A. County’s First Confirmed COVID-19 Death in a Child
MEDIA RELEASE:
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has tragically confirmed the first COVID-19 death in a L.A. County child under...
Manual Cinema Creates A Whole New Christmas Carol
The incredible interdisciplinary performance collective, Manual Cinema, has created an innovative and absolutely delightful version of A Christmas Carol! The Chicago group invites you...
The Arts Are Essential! Dec 10-17 Highlights
The NYC company Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana celebrates Spanish dance in a festival that features distinctive performances by four companies.
The dances debut at 7pm...
A World Less Certain | Raising Baby Mozart (Part 1)
It’s BS to believe that talent or skill, or even intelligence, can be enhanced by playing Mozart music – or any other European “dead...
SPUSD Snapshot | SPHS Virtual Enterprise Shines at Competition
On November 17, 2020, the South Pasadena High School (SPHS) Virtual Enterprise Varsity team, “Pebbly” (a new-age spin on Gary Dahl’s classic pet rock)...
Operation Santa | Distributing Toys via Contactless Pickup to Thousands of Children in Need...
It’s hard to think of a year in recent memory when children and families were in more need of a little holiday cheer --...
