SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | April 25 – May 1, 2023
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The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring...
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Simply Enchants at Pasadena Playhouse
Pasadena Playhouse continues its Sondheim Celebration season with a deliciously sumptuous and bold new production of “A Little Night Music”. This Tony-award winning musical...
Measure S Passes to Support Local School Funding in South Pasadena
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On behalf of the South Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education, thank you to the community of South Pasadena for...
SPUSD Teacher Recognition and Appreciation | SPUSD Snapshot
South Pasadena Unified School District is proud to announce that SPHS Special Education Teacher Laura Youkstetter has been named as the 2023 Teacher of...
Bloom Report | May Blooming Flowers in South Pasadena
Stroll and drive along the streets of South Pasadena and you will be amazed at the wide variety of plants and trees that grow...
SPUSD Students Earn California All-State Honor Band Acclaim | SPUSD Snapshot
Congratulations to SPHS students, Trisha Chakroborty, Evi Lopez Campbell, and Joaquin Zikman-Fung who made the 2023 California All-State Honor Band. Chakroborty and Zikman-Fung both...
SPHS Swimmers Smash School Records | SPUSD Snapshot
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During swim competitions this spring, two SPHS students broke school records in the 50m Freestyle and 500m Freestyle events. Congratulations to...
Girl Scout Gold Awards 2023 | 3 Young Women Earn Title for South Pasadena
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Nationwide only about 6% of all eligible Girl Scouts achieve the Gold Award, which is the highest...
$500,000 BLM Settlement Report | South Pasadena Conducting “Organizational Assessments”
Black Lives Matter protesters Fahren James and Victoria Patterson have settled their civil rights lawsuit against the City of South Pasadena and five of...
SMP UNPLUGGED: Acoustic Grunge Bands Play Sierra Madre Playhouse May 26 & 27, 2023
For the first time ever, Sierra Madre Playhouse presents SMP Unplugged, two nights of concerts featuring grunge bands playing acoustic sets (reminiscent of MTV Unplugged), for...
SPHS Career Fair Gives Students a Glimpse of The Future | SPUSD Snapshot
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PTSA, in partnership with the SPHS Counseling Department, hosted an inaugural Career Fair all this week at SPHS. Professionals across a...
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | April 18 – 24, 2023
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The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring...
Is it Haunted? Find out May 6th at: “Wynyate: If the Walls Could Talk”...
On Saturday, May 6th, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., the South Pasadena Library will join forces with the South Pasadena Preservation Foundation (SPPF) to...
Response to Mental Health Crisis | South Pasadena Police Department
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On Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., the South Pasadena Police Department received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting that a male adult subject...
SPMS Upstanders Create a Week of Stress-Reducing Activities | SPUSD Snapshot
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South Pasadena Middle School student group, the Upstanders, in conjunction with South Pasadena Unified School District’s Train Your Brain staff are...
Breaking News: $500,000 Settlement | South Pasadena Settles 1st Amendment Civil Rights Case
The City of South Pasadena announced today that it has reached a settlement in a high-profile civil rights lawsuit filed in October 2021. The...
SPMS Advanced Choir Wins Scholarship | SPUSD Snapshot
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On April 22, 2023, the South Pasadena Middle School (SPMS) Advanced Choir competed at the Verdugo Hills Scholarship Festival, taking home...
Successful Fundraiser for Bubbles Dog Rescue
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A fundraiser for Bubbles Dog Rescue held in South Pasadena at Golden Oaks Apartments April 15 raised more than...
South Pasadena Library | 2023 Bookmark Contest Winners
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130 children and teens participated in the South Pasadena Public Library’s Bookmark Contest this year. The theme for the...
Mail Theft Suspect Arrested | South Pasadena Police Department
On April 18, 2023, at 1:30 a.m., a South Pasadena Police Officer on routine patrol observed a suspect, later identified as 26-year-old Jorge Escobar...
The Radical Compassion of “Freaky Friday”
Is it ever possible to truly have empathy and understanding of what it’s like to be in someone else’s shoes? Especially if those shoes...
Op-Ed: Suicide & Teens | The Conversation Hits Home
South Pasadena is home. It has been my home for 26 years. Even as I pursue my doctorate in Clinical Psychology in New York,...
Elizabeth McGovern Lights Up The Stage as Ava Gardner
Imagine being a fly on the wall as an aging, boozy and forever glamorous Ava Gardner regales her ghost writer with stories, thoughts and...
SPHS Drama Ready to Open FREAKY FRIDAY
This is not your typical “Disney” musical. Is it fun? Are there big, splashy musical numbers? Is there a loopy, suspend your disbelief premise?...
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day | Bring Unused & Expired Drugs to SPPD
A prescription drug take-back day is scheduled for Saturday, April 22, at the South Pasadena City Hall courtyard.
Residents are encouraged to drop off unwanted...
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | April 11 – 17, 2023
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The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring...
South Pasadena Library | Restoration Concert on April 23
The Restoration Concerts Committee of the Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library will be presenting a Restoration Concert on Sunday, April 23, 2023,...
Nonprofit Organization Hosting Benefit for Casa Treatment Center
San Marino Junior Alliance invites the community to attend their benefit “Spirit of Ohana” on Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 6:00-10:00 p.m. at a...
SPHS Students Win Awards in 2023 Congressional Art Competition | SPUSD Snapshot
Congratulations to SPHS junior, Hanniel Park, who earned second place, and freshman Amelia Tran, who earned honorable mention, in the 2023 Congressional Art Competition....
Knowing Your Kids Talents & Challenges: Unraveling the World of Pediatric Neuropsychology
Of the many advantages to parents and children growing-up in today's learning environment; there is one area of expertise here in South Pasadena that...
