Gas Prices Rise | Cost Per Gallon Exceeds 4 Dollars in So Cal
The cost of commuting in Southern California continues to rise as gas prices topped the $4 mark Monday for the first time since late...
Caltrans Housing Purchases | City Council to Consider Agreement
City Council on Wednesday, Oct. 2 will consider entering an agreement with three agencies in a move to purchase 15 Caltrans-owned properties for use...
10 Years of Wine & Song | Musical Series Hits Milestone
He calls it the “mid-week, spirit-lifting hootenanny.” Every Wednesday night since October of 2009, Brad Colerick has assembled a cast of outstanding musicians and...
SPHS Tiger Football | Kickoff Friday at 3 p.m. Against Pasadena Poly
It’s a huge test, perhaps the biggest of the season.
Minutes following South Pasadena High’s lopsided 41-0 win over Bassett at home last Friday, Tigers’...
Rialto Theatre | Uncertain Future as City Council Pressed for Answers
Jan Marshall lives on Oxley Street in South Pasadena “right down from the disintegrating Rialto Theater,” she told City Council members recently, urging for...
Paul Abbey | Businessman & Super-Volunteer Passed Away Friday
Paul Abbey, a longtime volunteer for the South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee, passed away on Friday due to a sudden massive heart attack,...
South Pasadena’s Cole Fox Selected for 2020 Tournament of Roses Royal Court
“Surreal,” was the way Cole Fox described the feeling Monday morning after she was selected to serve on the Tournament Royal Court, joining six...
Show Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
A fresh, pulsating and wholly re-imagined “Little Shop of Horrors” opened at Pasadena Playhouse Wednesday evening to a packed house that was brimming with...
SPHS Tiger Football | South Pasadena Steamrolls La Puente 41-0
Long before South Pasadena High’s 41-0 blowout win against Bassett Friday night, Tigers’ coach Jeff Chi started thinking about his next opponent.
Pasadena Poly, which...
How The Light Gets In | Boston Court Pasadena
Boston Court Pasadena continues their 2019 theatre season with the world premiere of E.M. Lewis’s How The Light Gets In, directed by Emilie Pascale...
Seeking Support for Measure A | Resident Rallies Others to Vote Yes on Tax...
Kim Hughes is encouraging South Pasadenans to go to the local polls on November 5 and vote yes on Measure A.
As a supporter of...
Win Tickets to the Rose Bowl! | SPTOR Fundraiser Brings You Closer to the...
It’s called the Ultimate Tournament of Roses Experience and three top prizes are up for grabs.
South Pasadena Tournament of Roses officials hope community members...
Car Accident Thursday | Diamond & Monterey Traffic Jammed
A three car accident puts one car on the sidewalk and jams traffic on a busy Thursday night when side streets are already re-routed...
Goats in South Pasadena | City Utilizes Grazing Goats for Fire Prevention
South Pasadena stole a play out the playbook of other cities.
That’s the way South Pasadena Fire Chief Paul Riddle described it Thursday afternoon as...
SPHS Music Booster Club | Behind-the-Scenes Support for Marching Band
Helena Yee grew up in South Pasadena, has been a teacher in the local school district for 27 years and is loving parent.
Not surprisingly,...
Schools Confirmed as Blue Ribbon Recipients | National Honor for Monterey Hills and Arroyo...
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today recognized 362 schools, including Arroyo Vista and Monterey Hills Elementary Schools in South Pasadena, as National Blue Ribbon...
Throwback Thursday | Dinner at The Raymond
Walter Raymond’s hotel staff was recruited every season from the grand resort hotels of the Northeast (closed during the winter). His son Arthur Raymond...
SPHS Tiger Football | Fighting Spirit Strong Going into Bassett Bout
A one game losing streaking is likely to quickly come to an end Friday night as South Pasadena High faces a team in search...
Earthquake Program to ‘Rock’ Woman’s Club | Luncheon Oct 2
The Woman's Club of South Pasadena will feature an informative program to address the concerns of local residents, at its luncheon meeting on Wednesday,...
National Blue Ribbon Award | Two Schools Nominated for Prestigious Honor
Two South Pasadena campuses seek to be among the elite, the best of the best, in the United States.
Arroyo Vista and Monterey Hills are...
City Hires New Planning and Building Director | Joanna Hankamer Welcomed to South Pasadena
Joanna Hankamer has been named as the City of South Pasadena’s newest director of planning and building.
As an urban planner, Hankamer has extensive experience...
Goats at Front Line in Fire Prevention | Over 100 to Graze on Elephant...
They work long hours, never require breaks and hardly want a pension.
They’re the perfect remedy for clearing away vegetation and ideal for fuel mitigation,...
2020 TOR Royal Court | Three South Pasadenans Among Finalists
Before the final round of interviews, the 25 finalists for the 2020 Royal Court took a group photo on the front steps of Tournament...
Mj Rodriguez, George Salazar, and Amber Riley Talk About An Unexpected “Little Shop of...
Certainly one of the most buzzed about casts on a major stage right now is the decidedly different and fresh ensemble of Little Shop...
Mounting Concern Over Vaping | Parent Returns for Second Round With School Board
Gisella Benitez agrees concerns about vaping starts with conversations between parents and teens starts at home.
“Wholeheartedly,” she told the South Pasadena Board of Education...
CPA Still Violating Troublesome Rate Pledge | Temporarily Lowers Most Rates
The board of the Clean Power Alliance, the new community choice aggregator now serving about a million former Southern California Edison customers in Los...
New Teachers Make Good Impressions | School Board Welcomes Innovation
Karen Reed calls them “an amazing addition to our staff,” talking about the 18 new teachers who were introduced during last week’s South Pasadena...
Sweet Start to ‘Yes on A’ | Campaign Brings New Hope With Tax Measure
With the city facing an annual shortfall of approximately $1 million and the possibility of it getting worse over the next five years, a...
Mayor Loses her Cool at City Council | Heated Exchange with Citizen
In the small upstairs office where they gather around a cramped table before repairing to the first floor council chambers, citizen Madeline Di Giorgi...
Cruz’n For Roses 2019 | The Road Kings Make Pit Stop in South Pasadena
They’ve hardly missed one, a group of car buffs who tour the Southland attending weekend events with an opportunity to show off their shiny,...
