Throwback Thursday | South Pasadena: A Transportation Corridor

By the 1920s, South Pasadena had become a major transportation corridor between Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley. South Pasadena had five separate...

Color Festival A Monster Hit For SPEF!

The South Pasadena Education Foundation celebrated spring with a burst of color at its third annual Color Festival last Saturday in the South Pasadena...

‘Operation Cookie’ | Woman’s Club Plans for this Year

Members of the South Pasadena Woman’s Club are busy planning this year’s “Operation Cookie” event for hospitalized, homeless and veterans with special needs. The event...

Taste of South Pasadena Connects Community Once Again

Some rode bikes, others pushed baby strollers while most just casually walked up and down the streets and avenues enjoying Tuesday night’s Taste of...

David Plenn & Band Play The Eclectic

On the Carnegie Stage, located in the South Pasadena Public Library Community room, David Plenn will be leading his own band at 6:30pm. This...

Throwback Thursday | The Rise of Personal Motorized Mobility

At the turn of the century, gasoline-powered motors fit easily into beefed-up frames of bicycles and horse-drawn carriages. And within a decade, motorized bicycles...

Get Ready to Rock!

The Eclectic, South Pasadena’s Music Festival and Art Walk, returns for it’s 10th year on Saturday, April 28, with Grammy nominated, multi-platinum selling “Big...

Country Star Keith Urban in Town

Country music singer Keith Urban made a brief visit in South Pasadena last Tuesday to film scenes for a new music video. In the video,...

Monterey Hills Elementary School Interacts with Students from Kenya

Monterey Hills Elementary School recently participated in a program titled, “NED’s Kindness Adventure” by hosting an assembly about the character NED’s visit to Kenya....

On 60th Anniversary of First U.S. Satellite, Rep. Chu Requests $2 billion for JPL

Washington, DC — On Monday, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), whose district includes the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), which runs NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory...

Annual Garden Tour & Earth Day Event!

Sunday, April 22nd from 1 - 4 p.m. Garden Tour $10 donation Plant Swap and Earth Day activities FREE Tickets available online or at Eddie Park www.southpasbeautiful.org Lots of...

Addams Family Musical at South Pasadena High School – APRIL 20th, 21st, & 22nd...

Ba-Da-Da-Dum, Snap Snap! South Pasadena students in drama, dance, music and production are in the final two grueling weeks of technical and dress rehearsals...

South Pasadena High Tiger Band Scores Big in Seattle

Our Southern Californian students had a wet, blustery visit to Seattle this past weekend as organizers of the Heritage Festival said it was the...

HAIRSPRAY! South Pasadena Middle School Musical

On Thursday and Friday night the cast of South Pasadena Middle School’s Spring Musical performed a Broadway  Showcase to preview their forthcoming production of...

Life After Death For The Living is a Must See

The Lineage Dance Company continues its innovative, provocative series of dance and spoken word pieces with Life After Death For The Living, a staggering...

Color Festival April 21 – Bring Some Color Into Your World!

South Pasadena Educational Foundation is proud to bring the community the 2018 Color Festival! In the spirit of the India Holi Festival, celebrating the...

Strong Winds Cause Concern

Potentially damaging gusty winds kept local fire officials busy Thursday afternoon as they responded to several incidents involving downed power lines and trees. Eric Zanteson,...

Throwback Thursday | California Cycleway in 1900

During the late 1800s, Horace M. Dobbins was listening to the crazed bicycle public. When Dobbins started the California Cycleway Company in 1897, he...

Joan Aguado Talks South Pasadena Film Shoots

Its popularity revolves around one keynote fact why film production companies like coming to South Pasadena. “We are charming,” noted Joan Aquado, the city’s film...

The Pasadena Playboys Play The Fremont

A few of the boys from The Podunk Poets will be unfolding their new classic country music project at The Fremont Centre in South...

SPHS Tiger Invite Showcases Track & Field Athletes From Around the World

Athletes from the far corners of the world and the Americas packed Roosevelt field at South Pasadena High to take part in the 8th...

Senior Center Hydroponic Garden Tower Provides Daily Nutrition and Health Benefits

With thanks to Mayor Pro Tem Marina Khubesrian, M.D. and her 2017 discretionary funds that purchased the Hydroponic Garden Tower for the South Pasadena...

Academic Decathlon Places Third at State

Congratulations to the SPHS Academic Decathlon Team for placing third in California state competition! It’s an amazing feat for all the participants and their...

Pasadena Master Chorale Spring Soirée

Live the high life with the Pasadena Master Chorale as they bring their annual Spring Soirée to the South Pasadena War Memorial On Saturday April 21,...

Mike Colliau, Who Felt Like a Brother, Has Sadly Left Us…

Through the modern, technological age, the news came in a text message that was as powerful as any I’ve ever received. “Our dear husband, father,...

SPEF Summer Camps Coming Your Way!

SPEF is offering more summer camps than ever as their summer programming continues to grow. It all started six years ago with their popular...

Arroyo Vista and Monterey Hills elementary schools are recipients of the California Distinguished Award

Two South Pasadena campuses have received the lofty honor of being recipients of the California Distinguished School Award. On the latest list are Monterey Hills...

Pet of the Week | Chief the Shepherd Puppy

Puppy alert! Say hello to Chief (A452766), a fun 8-month-old shepherd puppy. Playful Chief is an enthusiastic young pup who already knows his sit...

Throwback Thursday | Bicycle Crazy Pasadena 120 Years Ago

In 1898, hundreds of bicycles paraded down Colorado Boulevard in a show of force to impress city officials and planners that road improvements and...
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