School Board Candidate Drops Out
A fifth candidate seeking a seat on the South Pasadena Board of Education, whose name will appear on the ballot, has reportedly dropped out...
Throwback Thursday | Historic Subway Tunnel Still on Raymond Hill
The Raymond was demolished in 1934, but a hotel-access tunnel remains intact on Raymond Hill today.
A unique feature of South Pasadena’s resort hotel was...
Tigers Win Sixteen Straight Games
It doesn’t matter much to Ed Smith that his South Pasadena High frosh/soph team is on a tear, rolling past every opponent in its...
LA Dodgers Executive Ned Colletti Returns to South Pasadena Library
The Ned Colletti Author Night will be presented on Thursday, September 20 in the South Pasadena Library Community Room. Ned will be discussing his...
Thousands of People Show For Cruz’n For Roses
Over the years, he’s been hailed as “Mr. South Pasadena,” and Sunday, there he was again, doing what he does best, giving up his...
UPDATE | School Board On Time and On Budget
It’s on time and on budget.
Those are words community members like to hear when it comes to projects under construction in the South Pasadena...
Tigers Look to Rebound Against Eagle Rock
Johnny Xiao heard the friendly ribbing from his teammates when the football seemed like a brick as he struggled to hang on to it...
Police and Fire Open House Drew a Crowd
South Pasadena Police Officer Chris Perez and Department K-9, Barry, were on hand to greet local South Pasadena children and residents coming to the...
Tigers Football | South Pasadena Falls to 2-3 in Friday Night Action
It was a game South Pasadena High coach Jeff Chi thought his club had a solid chance of winning , but neighboring Alhambra came...
CALTRANS HOMES SALES | Letter to the Editor
Open Letter to Caltrans and to Elected Officials
September 8, 2018
To the Following Elected Officials:
Laurie Berman, Caltrans Director
Jennifer Lowden, Caltrans, Right of Way Chief
Senator Anthony...
Restoration Concerts Tickets Available
Tickets are now available for the 22nd annual Restoration Concert Series hosted by The Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library. The Series brings...
Pacifico Dance Company at The Broad Stage
The Broad Stage presents Pacífico Dance Company on Saturday, October 20 at 11 a.m. with a family program titled Mexico, de Tierra d Mar....
NBA Photographer Andrew Bernstein to be honored at SPARC gARTen pARTy Event
Famed NBA photographer Andrew Bernstein, recipient of this year’s Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Curt Gowdy Media Award, will be among the group...
Throwback Thursday | Infamous Off-Ramp at Fair Oaks
The maximum speed limit for Arroyo Seco Parkway was 45 mph when it opened on December 30, 1940. Taking the Fair Oaks Avenue exit...
SHOW: Beautiful Myth | JT Burke
JT Burke's newest mural was just installed outside of Fabrik Projects in the La Cienega gallery district. Titled "In Paradisum Cantavit" (Latin for "The...
Remembering September 11, 2001
I woke up to the morning news September 11, 2001 on a friend’s couch while I was living in Santa Barbara. I remember the...
Teen Advisory Board | Brainstorming Ideas, Expressing Opinions
The purpose of this group is to gather a small team of high school students, and allow them to brainstorm ideas and express opinions...
Naomi Hirahara, Award-Winning Author and South Pasadena High Graduate, Co-Authors “Life After...
“Life after Manzanar” is a 2018 book co-written by mystery and nonfiction author Naomi Hirahara, who graduated from South Pasadena High School, and Heather C....
Renowned Artist Ken Fandell Opens SPARC Gallery Exhibit
The first thing you notice about the new art installation by Ken Fandell at the SPARC Gallery is the pure scale. There is something...
Party of the Season | SPARC gARTen pARTy Event
This very special gala event has limited tickets available
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Hosted by Bill and Mary Urquhart
South Pasadena Arts Council’s...
FOOTBALL | Lopsided 52-7 Loss for SPHS Tigers
Jeff Chi and his South Pasadena High football team can be thankful they don’t have to return to the city of El Monte this...
Throwback Thursday | Harnessing the Sun
In 1883 (before the City of South Pasadena was incorporated), local area boosters published the book “A Southern California Paradise” to make the case...
NEW INFORMATION: Witnesses, Police Provide Details into the Shooting Death of Actress Vanessa Marquez
New details in the officer-involved shooting death of actress Vanessa Marquez reveal a heartbreaking chain of events that escalated into a rapid series of...
Measure SP Construction Update
SPHS STEM Building
As summer ends, the northern and southern building envelope will be completed. The painters are finishing the interior of the northern building...
The Los Angeles Orchestra Fellowship
Rigorous two-year training program, a unique partnership of inner city youth orchestra of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and USC Thornton School of Music,...
Friends memorialize Actress Vanessa Marquez in South Pasadena
In the days after actress Vanessa Marquez was shot and killed by police during a wellness check at her South Pasadena home, friends left...
Weekly Crime Summary August 28 through September 3, 2018
An alert and well-informed citizen makes you less of a target to a criminal. Remember to call the South Pasadena Police Department to report...
Firefighter and Paramedic Justin Miller Returns Safely Home from Holy Fire
It’s finally over and among those pleased by the news is South Pasadena Firefighter and Paramedic Justin Miller, who served on the frontline of...
“SWEAT” Opens at Mark Taper Forum
Center Theatre Group’s production of “Sweat” by Lynn Nottage will open at the Mark Taper Forum on Wednesday, September 5 at 8 p.m. Directed...
Los Angeles Chamber Launches New Season
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) launches its 2018-19 season when Gemma New leads three-time Grammy® Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn and LACO Concertmaster Margaret Batjer...
