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SPHS Students Find Warmth and Calm in Renovated Wellness Center
As students gathered in the SPHS Wellness Center on Thursday, February 15, there was a noticeable buzz in the air about the renovated space and the opportunity to have a special place to chill...
“Black Cypress Bayou” at Geffen Playhouse
It’s several months into the pandemic of 2020 and Ladybird Manifold is a hand sanitizing, 6-feet distancing, no hugging, rule abiding black woman living in deep east Texas. Her mother, Vernita, has called and...
Tigers Girls Basketball Ends Outstanding Season
It might be over, but not without plenty of fanfare coming to South Pasadena High’s girls’ basketball team, perhaps one of the finest ever in the school’s long history.
“This team has shown resilience and...
Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe | Happenings for Coming Weeks
As South Pasadena's beloved WINE & SONG gets ready to celebrate 15 years, take a look at the upcoming events that Brad and the gang have in store for us, including Wednesday Wine &...
Trader Joe’s South Pasadena | The ‘Official Word’ Update on Locations
Nakia Rohde, who handles public relations for the popular Trader Joe's grocery store chain headquartered in nearby Monrovia, confirmed on Thursday that a second store, without providing details, will someday open in the city.
“We...
CTGLA College & Career Fair for the Arts | Registration Now Open
High school students as well as their parents and guardians and high school educatorsare invited to register and attend Center Theatre Group’s 2024 College & Career Fair for the Arts. This free event will...
Standout Season Ends for South Pasadena High’s Boys’ Basketball
It came down to a missed shot in the closing seconds by South Pasadena High Friday night as host Valley View held on for a 74-73 win over the Tigers in second round CIF-Southern...
Kobe Bryant Mural Restoration Fundraiser
The South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) is asking the public for help in raising funds for the restoration of the Kobe Bryant mural, extensively defaced by graffiti on November 5, 2023, at its location...
Matthew Bourne’s ROMEO & JULIET | Ahmanson Theatre
A masterful re-telling of an ageless tale of teenage discovery and the madness of first love, “Romeo and Juliet” garnered universal critical acclaim when it premiered in 2019, and now returns to the New...
Vintage Bouquet Bar at HOTBOX | Saturday Arts Crawl
❤︎ BUY A VINTAGE VASE
❤︎ WE'LL PROVIDE THE FLOWERS
❤︎ BUILD YOUR BOUQUET
❤︎ BUBBLES TO SIP & VINTAGE SHOPPING OF COURSE!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH
3:00-8:00PM
*The South Pasadena Arts Crawl is a night
of art, music, shopping, food & friends!
Earthquake | 4.6 Near Thousand Oaks Felt in South Pasadena
At 1:47pm a 'lite earthquake' was reported by the Southern California Earthquake Data Center (SCEDC). The quake was felt in South Pasadena for a couple seconds of sideways rocking motion. Did you feel it?
It...
SPHS Off to Solid Start in Boys CIF Basketball Action
It didn’t take long for South Pasadena High to dispatch its first round opponent in the CIF-Southern Section Division 3AA boys’ basketball playoffs as the Tigers rolled to lopsided 72-41 first round win over...
SPHS Water Polo | Difficult Defeat for Girls’ Water Polo
CIF-Southern Section overtime losses seem to be setting an unfortunate trend at South Pasadena High this week as the school suffered its second straight on Tuesday.
The Tigers’ boys’ varsity soccer team began the string...
Jones Coffee | Winter Arts Crawl Happenings
On Saturday, February 10th, during the South Pasadena Arts Crawl, Jones Coffee Roasters will be hosting outdoor pop-up art exhibitions by Elisa Quiñonez, featuring beautifully handmade ceramics; annEpeck, showcasing an extended collection of artwork;...
Here Comes The Winter ARTS CRAWL!
The South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce warmly invites the community to a unique evening celebrating the joy of Valentine’s Day alongside the festivity of the Lunar New Year.
Join us on Saturday, February 10, from...
SPHS Hosts Four CIF-SS Playoffs Contests This Week
Saying he’s “thrilled,” South Pasadena High Athletic Director CB Richards, with help from the California Interscholastic Foundation (CIF), announced the post-season schedule for the school’s winter sports on Sunday.
The Tigers will host four first-round...
Homeschool Program | Hodis Learning Offers New Expert Instruction Curriculum
Hodis Learning and Music (HLM) is now offering homeschool services for grades K-12.
These services are available in-person to students in their regional service area, including the cities of South Pasadena, Pasadena, San Marino,...
SPHS Athlete Recovery Day Offers Care for Students and Staff
It wasn’t a typical late start day on either January 30 or 31, as SPHS Advanced Sports Medicine students transformed the practice gym into a rejuvenating TLC experience. With soothing music playing in the...
SPUSD Elementary Students Celebrate Kindness
All three SPUSD elementary schools celebrate Kindness Week at the end of January through the beginning of February in various ways throughout the District in tandem with the national Great Kindness Challenge campaign.
Arroyo Vista...
Fifth-Graders Ready to Descend Upon South Pasadena High School Stage
By Todd Edwards
“It feels good being bad,” is not necessarily a sentence any adult wants to hear from
a 10 year old. However, for Christopher Kerrigen, Director of this year’s 5th Grade musical, it comes...
Alex Edelman’s “Just For Us” | A Jewish Comedian Walks into a White Nationalist...
UPDATE: Just For Us returns for 7 performances as part of the Spring 2024 CTG:FWD Programming - March 26 to 31, 2024. Tickets now on sale at CenterTheatreGroup.org
In a word? GO! Seriously. Get thee...
Restoration Concert at South Pasadena Library February 11, 2024
The Fiato Quartet will be featured at the Restoration concert on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. The program will include the Haydn quartet op 64 no. 5 “Lark”, Shostakovich Quartet no. 7,...
Wine & Song | Sweet Niece and Double Batch Daddy at Lost Parrot Cafe
If you haven't been to see Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe, you should make a date on your calendar to get over there for their current residency. It's a terrific venue with...
Chantal Donnelly Signs Her New Book at Vroman’s Local Authors Day
Vroman’s Bookstore was bustling and busy on Sunday January 28, as I arrived for a local authors event. Perhaps that is typical for a Sunday at Vroman’s but perhaps it had a little to...
SPHS Roadshow Delights Middle School Students
SPUSD’s spring semester is fully underway, and students are beginning to think about transitioning to the next school year. As part of an introduction to the high school, several SPHS student groups took their...
“BOTH AND (A Play About Laughing While Black)” at The Wallis | In Conversation...
“Both And (A Play About Laughing While Black)” had its World Premiere at Boston Court Theatre in Pasadena in May of 2022. It was the culmination of a fulfilling artistic process for actor Carolyn...
A Powerhouse Kate Berlant is KATE at Pasadena Playhouse
Going to see KATE at Pasadena Playhouse, I went in pretty blind. I was not familiar with Kate Berlant’s work. I only knew she was a comedienne and this was a one-woman show, however,...
UPDATED: Person Stabbed at El Pollo Loco on Fair Oaks
This is a false report that was phoned into to the South Pasadena Police by a locally known vagrant person. There was no stabbing or injuries.
Previously Reported:
Call(s) to 911 reported a person stabbed at...
Restoration Concert at South Pasadena Library | January 28, 2024
The Restoration Concert on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. will feature a trio: flutist Susan Greenberg, clarinetist Michele Zukovsky, and pianist Pierre Tang. The program includes music by Bizet, Shostakovich, Ginastera, Debussy,...
South Pasadena Arts and Music Academy | $10 Music Lesson Week
UPDATE: $10 Lesson Week extended to February 3!
It’s time again for one of South Pasadena Arts and Music Academy‘s favorite promotions, $10 Lesson Week! For just $10, try out a private lesson - take up...
