Personalized Summer Programs | Hodis Learning & Music
Taking summer classes may be demanding, but with the right support, it can also be a gratifying and transformative experience. Hodis Learning & Music...
The Seagull: South Pasadena Theatre Workshop makes Chekhov Fun and Fresh
South Pasadena Theatre Workshop opened their first installment of their summer Chekhov Project with a very funny and poignant production of “The Seagull”, which...
“Fetch Clay, Make Man” – A Tale of Two Men
Will Power’s fascinating look at the heretofore untold story of the unlikely friendship between Muhammad Ali and Stepin’ Fetchit had its premiere at the...
Dance the Night Away This Summer with Return of The Music Center’s DANCE DTLA
The Music Center’s Dance DTLA series is back this summer for a full season of dancing
under the stars on Jerry Moss Plaza at The...
“The Mountaintop” Seeks to Pass the Baton
It’s a rainy night - April 3, 1968 in room 306 of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has just...
The Chekhov Project at South Pasadena Theatre Workshop
South Pasadena Theatre Workshop announces the highly ambitious undertaking of performing two classic plays by Anton Chekhov: The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard. Both...
OpEd | City Budget Problems: A Response to City Council
South Pasadena Resident Mr. Bray Addressing City Council & City Hall staff in writing about the budget information, logic, and pathway to resolution:
I can...
Tony Awards | Danny Feldman picks up Tony Award for Pasadena Playhouse at United...
Producing Artistic Director of the Pasadena Playhouse, Danny Feldman, accepted the Regional Theatre Tony Award on stage at the historic United Palace in New...
Budget Rejected | City Council Left With Many Questions as Process Stumbles
Facing echoes of the procedural trainwreck that derailed adoption of the city budget in summer of 2020, the South Pasadena City Council on June...
NEW CITY ATTORNEY | City Dumps Colantuono; Rozanne M. Diaz Named City Attorney
With little affect or discussion Wednesday, South Pasadena City Council members ended the city’s tumultuous nine-year relationship with Pasadena law firm Colantuono, Highsmith &...
Let’s Talk Ensembles with South Pasadena Arts & Music Academy
A few months back, we spoke to the team at South Pasadena Arts & Music Academy about their exciting new children’s program called “Whole...
Historic Properties & Charming Neighborhoods | Tracy Macrum – A Local Realtor with an...
If you live in South Pasadena, you no doubt have heard of Tracy Macrum. If you haven’t, well, let us take this opportunity to...
The Los Angeles Premiere of STEW by Zora Howard at Pasadena Playhouse
Producing Artistic Director Danny Feldman announces the Los Angeles premiere of Stew by Pulitzer Prize-finalist Zora Howard at Pasadena Playhouse, the recipient of the...
SPARC Presents “Coffee Table Books Live” featuring “The Paradise Circus” by JT...
“Coffee Table Books Live,” the meet-the-author and book-signing series hosted by the South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC), features digital artist Jeffrey Thomas Burke and...
South Pasadena Preservation Foundation Celebrates El Adobe Flores’ History, Architecture, Art, and Owners
The public is invited to celebrate South Pasadena’s 184 year-old El Adobe Flores “The House that was in México” and owners who preserved it...
“A Transparent Musical” | World Premiere at Mark Taper Forum
From the creators of the hit Amazon series, a groundbreaking and timely new musical that is delightfully queer, unapologetically Jewish, and radically joyful, “A...
“A Soldier’s Play” Resonates Still
Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer Prize winning “A Soldier’s Play” gets a powerful revival production that is now on stage at the Ahmanson Theater through June...
SPHS 2023 Graduate Elizabeth Crow Radiates Resilience and Love, Set to Soar Higher
On the evening of June 1st, 2023, South Pasadena High School was filled with excited students and proud parents as they celebrated the graduation...
Danny Feldman Talks Tony Award | Artists put Pasadena Playhouse in the Spotlight
“It’s an extraordinary moment. It’s incredibly meaningful because of the ups and downs of this theater for so many years and so many people...
Bernadette Peters! Pasadena Playhouse Sondheim Celebration concludes with 3 concerts
Due to popular demand, Danny Feldman, Producing Artistic Director of Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theater of California, announced a 3rd performance of Bernadette Peters...
SPHS GRADUATION 2023 | Get Ready World – Here They Come!
Amidst the tumultuous backdrop of adversity that has shaped the world, the South Pasadena High School's Class of 2023 defies the odds and emerges...
Local Highlight: Brewing Connection & Creativity – “TeaMorrow” Offers Unique Approach to South Pasadena’s...
This is part of a special business feature series by The South Pasadenan News, showcasing the shops & studios in the ‘Alexander Building’ at the...
The Urgency of “The Book of Will” at A Noise Within
A few years have passed since the death of William Shakespeare, and we find ourselves in a tavern with three of the King’s Men,...
LIVE GRADUATION | South Pasadena High School 2023
PRODUCED AND VIDEO FEED BY JAMES JONTZ | ASB SOUTH PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL
JUNE 1ST, 2023 4:30PM~6PM
Video begins with 26min. slideshow. Fast forward to '26:00'...
Keeran Murray and Mia Holden Place 4th and 6th at STATE Championships
South Pasadena High School athletes Keeran Murray and Mia Holden placed 6th and 4th at the CIF Track and Field State Championships held at...
Local Highlight: A Gem in South Pasadena: ‘Jeweled Universe’ on Mission Street
This is part of a special business feature series by The South Pasadenan News, showcasing the shops & studios in the 'Alexander Building' at...
Signing Day at SPHS Celebrates Senior Student Athletes
South Pasadena High School athletics held a mock signing day to celebrate senior student-athletes who are continuing their academic and athletic careers in colleges...
SPUSD Employee Recognition 2023
On Thursday, May 25, 2023 at the District Office, SPUSD recognized outstanding employees for their dedication, passion and commitment to our students. The District awarded...
General Plan Update Workshops
The City has re-launched the General Plan Update process and must complete and adopt the new General Plan and related re-zoning by the end...




















































