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...
2025 Rose Parade | Deadline Nears for City’s Float Design Concepts
The South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee is accepting ideas for its next float that will roll down Pasadena’s Colorado Boulevard in the 2025...
Coffee with the Mayor | January 25, 2024
Media Release
South Pasadena (Calif.) – The City of South Pasadena is excited to invite the
community to a special event, "Coffee with the Mayor," featuring...
South Pasadena Arts & Music Academy | $10 Lesson Event and What’s New and...
At a recent recital held at the beautiful concert space at Boston Court Pasadena, students of South Pasadena Arts & Music Academy could be...
Chantal Donnelly | In Conversation with the Author of the New Book “Settled –...
On a recent sunny winter day, local author Chantal Donnelly looks peaceful and energized as she recounts an “aha” moment several years ago.
Donnelly studied...
Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe | Wednesdays 7pm
Join Brad and the gang for Wine & Song during their current residency at Lost Parrot Cafe in South Pasadena. "I met Sam Robbins...
South Pasadena Rose Float Builders Recognized by City Council
And the beat goes on for the South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee (SPTOR), which continues to reap recognition in wake of its award-winning...
Message in a Bottle | Hollywood Pantages
Broadway in Hollywood, Sadler’s Wells, and Universal Music UK are pleased to announce that the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles will host the...
Winter Formal | SPHS Masquerade Ball set for February 3
A long-standing tradition at South Pasadena High School, the Winter Ball is something that has become the "must do" of the winter season. SPHS...
Hal Linden and Sally Struthers Star in “The Journal of Adam and Eve”
Two of America’s favorite actors – Hal Linden and Sally Struthers – star in the world premiere of a new play – “The Journal...
Cub Scout Pack 7 Pancake Breakfast February 3
South Pasadena Cub Scout Pack 7 is hosting its Annual Pancake Breakfast on Feb 3, 2024 and the community is invited to an All...
A Visionary CABARET at Lineage
While Lineage centers most of its work on original pieces, every time they have done a Broadway musical they have hit it out of...
LANDLINES | Works by Artist Max Yust at SPARC Gallery
The South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) presents “Landlines,” an exhibition of imagined worlds in a series of hand-drawn maps by fine artist Max Yust,...
CABARET Kicks Off Lineage Performing Arts Center Season 25
The Lineage Performing Arts Center is bringing the Tony award-winning musical Cabaret to
Pasadena audiences from January 12th-20th. This daring production takes the book and...
Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe | Wednesdays 7pm
Peridot is a Los Angeles-based Americana/folk-pop duo comprised of songwriters Trevor Jarvis and Hillary Reynolds. The pair has been writing and performing together for...
Vroman’s Bookstore | Book Signing Event: “Settled” by physical therapist Chantal Donnelly
About this insightful, fresh and actionable perspective on wellbeing and stress management by Chantal Donnelly, PT:
"As a PT, I witnessed how stress impeded my...
Rose Parade Float | 2025 Design Concepts Due January 26
MEDIA RELEASE
South Pasadena, CA, Jan. 7, 2024— Amazing as it might seem, concept designs are due Jan. 26 for the 2025 South Pasadena float...
Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe | Wednesday January 10
In the wake of Merle Haggard, John Prine, and Steve Earle is an Americana artist with some radical hair by the name of Adam...
Pasadena Rose Parade Rings in New Year | 800,000 People Line the Streets for...
As the City of South Pasadena was enjoying another high achievement, celebrating a third straight trophy win in the books, other cities with self-built...
ROSE BOWL GAME 2024: MICHIGAN WIN OVER ALABAMA IN OVERTIME
https://youtu.be/f0ZO-MBW0Bo
Michigan's J.J. McCarthy went 17 of 27 for 221 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions to lead the Wolverines to a 27-20 victory...
Earthquake Felt in South Pasadena | New Years Morning is Rocking Already
4.1 earthquake reported at 8:27am in Rancho Palos Verdes was felt in South Pasadena just after the start of the Pasadena Rose Parade.
Did you...
WINNER: South Pasadena Rose Parade Float Wins the ‘Founder Award’ (updated)
It never gets old – South Pasadena garnering awards for its float entries in the annual Rose Parade.
On Monday, the city grabbed it’s third...
Exclusive: Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano
Naomi speaks with The South Pasadenan about the thrill, challenges, and honor of Rose Court process for her & being crowned queen - honestly,...
Exclusive: Mother of Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano
The inside story: Worried, excited, and challenges right up until coronation. Naomi continues to make us so proud. The question: "What was is like...
Exclusive: Father of Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano
The inside story: What's it like for the family handling such a honor.
"As a father I always guide Naomi, but she makes her own...
Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano | The Inside Story: The Royal Dinner
On a wind-chilled night in November, the Stillitano family gathered inside Fogo de Chão, awaiting the all-you-can-eat delicacies the Brazilian steakhouse has to offer....
Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano | The Inside Story: The Glory of Christmas...
Just a few days before Christmas, the 2024 Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano and her family gather in her kitchen. The shimmer from their tree...
Exclusive: Swim Instructor of Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano
Swimming is her sport!
A sit-down with Naomi's swim coach Katherine Tse
2024 Pasadena Rose Queen Bio - by Pasadena Tournament of Roses:
Naomi Stillitano is a...
SPTOR Hopes for Permanent Building in City to House Float
Working in the outdoor elements, where cold, harsh winters can play havoc, weighs heavily on efforts to build a permanent indoor facility housing South...
Final Judgment | The South Pasadena Rose Parade Float 2024
Ed Donnelly seemingly gave Tournament of Roses officials some bad news Sunday morning upon their arrival at South Pasadena’s float site behind the War...



















































