Nicole’s Founder Passes Away | Au Revoir to a French Gourmet Master
The founder and owner of the beloved Nicole’s Market & Café, Nicole Grandjean, has passed away this week. Grandjean and her son Steven have...
18 Deaths in South Pasadena | COVID-19 Update
MEDIA RELEASE:
Cases through 8:00pm 05/17/2020
*including cases reported by Long Beach and Pasadena Health Departments
** includes deaths
New Daily Counts (LA County)
Cases
Cases**
477
Deaths
18
Locations
Laboratory Confirmed Cases (LCC)
38451
- Los...
SPUSD Snapshot | A Special Performance by SPMS Orchestra
Please enjoy a special presentation from the SPMS Tiger Cub Orchestra (below):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL03lWpt0fQ&feature=youtu.be
Congratulations to the members of the SPMS Tiger Cub Orchestra who successfully delivered...
Norton Simon Museum from Home | May 18
Meditative Moments with Mariko Tu
The Museum’s Education staff incorporates mindfulness and meditation into many of their in-gallery programs as a way to encourage thoughtful...
Ontario Airport Gold Line Connection | Project ‘Derailed’ by Transit Authority
MEDIA RELEASE:
Assemblymember Chris Holden expressed his disappointment with the San Bernardino County Transit Authority (SBCTA) after the agency ceased negotiations on a Memorandum of...
Tennis Courts in South Pasadena Reopen
All tennis courts in the City of South Pasadena reopened on Friday, May 15, now that the Los Angeles County health order has been...
“The Present” is a Gift
The Geffen Playhouse premiered their first production in the newly launched series Geffen Stayhouse, “THE PRESENT”, an interactive, virtual play starring master illusionist and...
109 Cases Friday | South Pasadena COVID-19 Update
MEDIA RELEASE:
Cases through 8:00pm 05/14/2020
*including cases reported by Long Beach and Pasadena Health Departments
** includes deaths
New Daily Counts (Los Angeles County)
Cases
Rate
Cases**
962
Deaths
47
Locations
Laboratory Confirmed Cases (LCC)
36259
-...
‘Work-at-Home Scams’ | Police Advise: Know the Patterns
While it continues to inflict physical harm, the coronavirus has also served as an opportunity for scammers to bilk cash out of the naïve...
A World Less Certain | Pandemic Politics
Our hardship, at the moment, feels like forever. It’s been two months since the state’s closure orders, and many of us have had enough.
When...
SPUSD Gym Rehabilitation | Measure SP Construction Update
Big steps continue to be made, report South Pasadena Unified School District officials, on a major renovation project of the athletics department at the...
What Caught Our Eye This Week in Arts & Entertainment
The always soulful evenings with the Blue Guitar Podcast have become a lovely way to spend an evening with a glass of wine as...
SPPF | Test Your Preservation Knowledge
Who is this guy? The young man in the photo is Irving John Gill, an architect born in 1870 to a Quaker family in...
Mission Bell Project | Carpenters Union Appeals City’s Approval
The Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters is appealing the South Pasadena Planning Commission’s Feb. 11 certification of the final environmental impact report (FEIR) for...
Prices Spike at Grocery Stores | Demand for Some Items Increases
A trip to the grocery store these days might leave you with sticker shock.
Markets like Vons and Pavilions in South Pasadena and nearby Ralphs...
15 Deaths in South Pasadena | COVID-19 Update
MEDIA RELEASE:
Cases through 8:00pm 05/12/2020
*including cases reported by Long Beach and Pasadena Health Departments
** includes deaths
Locations
Total Cases
Rate
Laboratory Confirmed Cases (LCC)
34428
- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
32851
-...
FRIDAY | PCC to Host Community Town Hall with Rep. Adam Schiff
Residents in Pasadena and beyond are invited to a virtual town hall this Friday with US Rep. Adam Schiff.
Moderated by PCC Superintendent/President Erika Endrijonas, the...
Police Alert | Rise in Vehicle Related Crimes
Residential burglaries in South Pasadena dropped to an all-time low in April with only one reported, but with many residents inside their homes as...
Furloughs | City of South Pasadena
Over two-thirds of the City of South Pasadena’s 74 part-time employees will complete their third week without pay Friday with no word on when...
Letter to the Editor | ‘I Can’t Go Home Anymore’
By San San Lee
“I want things to be normal again and just go back to the way they were.” That’s how I felt as...
Rose Bowl Loop Now Open to Public
Jogging, walking and cycling reopened Wednesday for those looking to take a lap around the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
Many had questioned Pasadena officials via...
COVID-19 Update | 107 Cases Reported in South Pasadena
Locations
Total Cases
Rate
Laboratory Confirmed Cases (LCC)
34428
- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
32851
- Long Beach
984
- Pasadena
593
Deaths
1659
- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)
1545
- Long Beach
48
- Pasadena
66
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases...
Sign(s) of the Times | Volunteers Congratulate SPHS Graduates
It was a moment Zeke Gavlak won’t soon forget as he presented a sign Monday to a South Pasadena High senior, pleased by the...
Overnight Parking Leniency Extended Until June in South Pasadena
Due to COVID-19 related issues, the South Pasadena Police Department has decided to extend overnight parking enforcement suspension until June 15.
The policy, which was...
City Council Elections | Two Prominent Figures Run for Schneider’s Seat
Jon Primuth, an estate attorney currently closing out his first term on the South Pasadena School Board and Michelle Hammond, a former executive producer...
MUNCH COMPANY SOLD | Local Couple Buys Beloved Sandwich Shop
South Pasadena’s Munch Company sandwich shop on Mission Street changed hands this month. Outgoing owner Michelle Hammond, who has operated the friendly shop for...
Budget Crisis Kills Projects | City Hall Hotel Scrapped, School District Land Swap Still...
Due to “unforeseen budget issues,” the City of South Pasadena will not be moving forward with a controversial plan to explore the redevelopment of...
SPUSD Board of Education | Massive Budget Cuts Expected Next Year
South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD) board members and administrators reviewed a dismal fiscal outlook Tuesday night based upon a funding scenario projected by...
Poetry Corner With Ron Koertge | May 12
I loved old movies even when I was a kid and a few decades haven’t cooled my ardor for them. - Ron
How My Mother...
4th of July Parade | Councilmember’s Idea to Keep the Spirit Alive
It has been canceled but Michael Cacciotti doesn’t want to completely rule it out.
With disappointment over the fact this year’s Festival of Balloons won’t...
