SPHS Tiger Girls Volleyball | South Pasadena Falls in Bid for State Championship Title
A season full of prosperity and accomplishments is now over for South Pasadena High’s girls’ volleyball team.
The hope of winning the CIF-Division III championship...
Michele Kipke Possibly in Line as Next School Board President | Abajian Wraps up...
If history repeats itself, Dr. Michele Kipke is in line to become the next president of the South Pasadena Unified School District Board of...
One Step Closer to SPUSD Land Swap | School Board Unanimously Approves RFP
South Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education members unanimously approved a Request for Proposal (RFP) on a proposed property exchange during their November...
Council Approves New Water Billing Contract | City Says No Change in Rates
Water customers will be served by a new billing company, Munibilling, after the sudden closure of Fathom (formerly Global Water), under a new contract...
SPHS First School to Participate in Sports Analysis Lab | Improving Athletic Performance With...
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) John C. Wilson Motion and Sports Analysis Lab stepped outside its typical office and visited South Pasadena High School...
Throwback Thursday | The Odd Big Bird
It is probably hard to imagine just how popular ostrich feathers were a hundred years ago. Today, women’s fashions come and go with each...
City Adopts Green Action Plan | Councilmember Remains Apprehensive
A city report and Bill Glazier contributed to this article
South Pasadena, already recognized for its “green” efforts, is about to get greener.
On Wednesday night,...
Woman’s Club Hosts Housing Rights Workshop | Answering Tenant Questions Nov 23
The South Pasadena Woman's Club has organized a renters workshop that will be presented by Housing Rights Center this Saturday, November 23 from 8:45...
Future of 710 Freeway ‘Stublands’ | City of Pasadena Discusses Opportunities and Possibilities
When it comes to the future of the 710 Freeway stub in Pasadena, “nothing has been decided” according to sixth district Pasadena Councilman Steve...
SPHS Girls Volleyball Are The CIF Southern Regional Champions | Now Headed for State...
They’re determined, powerful and mostly fearless as they prepare for South Pasadena High’s most important volleyball match in the school’s 113 year old history.
It...
Cathy Billings Confirmed as New Library Director for South Pasadena
Cathy Billings, associate library director since 2017, has been named as the City’s new library director, City Manager Stephanie DeWolfe announced Wednesday.
Billings succeeds longtime...
METAMORPHOSES | Ancient Myths For A Modern World
Metamorphoses at South Pasadena High School is something so thoroughly unexpected and unabashedly theatrical as to defy categorization. Based on the Roman poet, Ovid’s,...
SPHS Tiger Football | Putting the Season in Perspective for South Pasadena
Now that it’s over, Jeff Chi put South Pasadena High’s successful football season into perspective.
“It’s not the end of the world,” the Tigers’ football...
Girl Scout Gold Awards | Young Women Earn Rare Honor
It’s an achievement of a lifetime, something many young girls aspire to become when they first step into the Girl Scouts.
The Gold Award, the...
Key Largo at Geffen Playhouse
On a slow, hot, summer day in post WWII Key Largo, Frank McCloud arrives at the D’Alcala’s hotel looking for the family of one...
School Shooting in Santa Clarita | Officials React to Tragedy
Senseless shootings like the one at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita Thursday morning are occurring way to often as elected officials like Los...
Evictions Rescinded | One Landlord Reacts Positively Citing Pressure from City and Tenants
“Effective immediately, any current resident who received a 60-day notice to vacate can ignore that notice.”
That was the note worried residents at the 32-unit...
Throwback Thursday | Evening at the Garfield House
Tomorrow night (Friday, November 15th at 7 pm), the South Pasadena Preservation Foundation will host a rare event at the historic Green and Green...
Woman’s Club Honors Veterans | Luncheon Includes Special Guests
The November luncheon meeting of the Woman’s Club of South Pasadena paid tribute to veterans, including special guests from World War II, Korean War...
Broadway Actress Anjali Bhimani Visits Cast of Metamorphoses Ahead of Opening
The South Pasadena High School cast of the upcoming production of Metamorphoses had the rare privilege of meeting one of the actors who was...
Eviction Moratorium | South Pasadena Passes Ordinance With Caveats
Saying it had only recently been made aware of a spike in “no cause” 60-day eviction notices and 30-day rent increases, the South Pasadena...
SPHS Tiger Football | South Pasadena Falls to Fillmore in CIF Playoff Game
One of the major goals of South Pasadena High’s football team this season was reaching the CIF-Southern Section playoffs, something the Tigers hadn’t accomplished...
Rose Parade Crunch Time Party | Tickets on Sale Now
Work crews are busy putting in long hours on South Pasadena’s float that soon will set sail down Colorado Boulevard in the 2020 Rose...
SPHS Tiger Water Polo | Schurr Edges Out South Pasadena in CIF Second Round
It’s always heart wrenching when a season with so much hope comes to an end, but South Pasadena High water polo coach Michael Gonzales...
Police Department Joins No-Shave November | Taking Part in Cancer Awareness
Razors, scissors and clippers are being left alone this month by South Pasadena Police Department officials, voluntarily taking part in No-Shave November, a month-long...
Dinosaur Farm Turns 25 | South Pasadena’s Top-Rated Independent Toy Store Celebrates Nov 22
The word “dinosaur” often refers to people or things that are out-of-step or on the verge of extinction. That definitely doesn’t apply to the...
A Center Court Culture Clash | Pasadena Playhouse Premieres THE GREAT LEAP
Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theater of California, in association with East West Players, presents the Los Angeles premiere of Lauren Yee’s The Great Leap,...
Homecoming Royal Tiger 2019 | Jewel Nguyen Shares Her Thoughts
Jewel Nguyen dreams of someday becoming a food critic and working alongside restaurateur and television personality Gordon Ramsey.
She would also like to travel back...
Throwback Thursday | Growing Up in Southern California
In 1926, Paul Helms took early retirement due to poor health and moved his family from New York to sunny Southern California. A few...
City Confuses Voters | Where to Vote at Which Poll, Where?
A city announcement about polling places in South Pasadena for the Nov. 5 election provided incomplete and imprecise information, frustrating some voters. In addition...




















































