“Paradise Blue” at Geffen Playhouse
In a dimly lit, smoky bar, a lone trumpet player plays a soulful solo and sets the tone for an evening in Paradise, a...
SPHS Sports | Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams Making History
Mike Parkinson calls it a “uniquely special situation,” as both the boys and girls squads from South Pasadena High School have qualified to compete...
Monterey Hills PTA Silent Auction & Raffle Fundraiser!
The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of Monterey Hills Elementary School (MHS) is excited to announce its Silent Auction and Raffle Fundraiser scheduled for December...
SPHS Football | Tigers’ Future Looks Bright
It might be over, but South Pasadena High football coach Jeff Chi isn’t looking back. He likes what he sees in the Tigers’ future.
In...
Safety Belongs on the Thanksgiving Menu
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Article by Paul Netter
Too many cooks in the kitchen might perfectly describe an over-the-top situation.
But at Thanksgiving, the worst time of the year...
South Pasadena Library | Friends of the Library Holiday Book Sale
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The annual Holiday Book Sale sponsored by the Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library will be held from Dec. 3 to 5....
SPHS Friday Night Football | Tigers CIF Football Title Hopes End
South Pasadena High’s hopes of winning its first CIF-Southern Section football championship since 1975 came to an end Friday night but not without plenty...
Sense and Sensibility
Dear readers, I bring you news of a profoundly celebratory return to live theatre as South Pasadena Drama took to the boards for a...
Head Over Heels at Pasadena Playhouse
Pasadena Playhouse is back in business and they are quite literally throwing a party to celebrate by way of a raucous romp of a...
Lucha Libre | Republic of Lucha Presents Luchapolis
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Jorge R Gutierrez is a Los Angeles-based Emmy Award-winning artist, animator and film director originally from Mexico. His remarkable and unique body of...
SPHS Football | Tigers Are Two Wins Away From CIF Title
Looking at the season overall, from the start when South Pasadena High lost two out of its first three games before winning six of...
Rose Parade 2022 | South Pasadena Float Construction on Target
Sparks were flying on a recent Saturday as Joss Rogers – welder in hand, a plastic shield and goggles protecting his face – joined...
Royal Court 2022 | South Pasadena’s Ava Feldman
Anticipating the big day, certainly among the biggest of her young life, Ava Feldman knows taking part the 133rd Rose Parade on New Year’s...
SPPD Weekly Crime Summary | November 9-15, 2021
(Hundred block given in place of exact address)
THEFT
• 11-5-21, 7:06 PM to 7:51 PM, 1100 block of Fair Oaks (Vons). Suspects take loss...
SPHS Football Friday Night Win | Tigers Close in on CIF Football Title
Now it’s getting remarkably close, something that hasn’t happened at South Pasadena High in 46 years.
With Friday night’s lopsided win on the road, the...
SUNDAY EVENT: Never Before Open to the Public | Irving Gill Miltimore House Virtual...
Never Before Open to the Public: On Sunday, November 14 The South Pasadena Preservation Foundation will be hosting a virtual tour of famed architect...
SPHS Football | Team to Play Western Christian
There’s little mystery to what’s at stake as South Pasadena High extends its football season for a second straight week.
The Tigers, as seemingly everyone...
Public Works Director on Leave Effective Immediately | South Pasadena
Shahid Abbas, who has served as South Pasadena Public Works Director since 2019, is on leave and Deputy Public Works Director Harold Theodore (“Ted”)...
2022 Pasadena Showcase House of Design | Returning to South Pasadena
Following a year-long hiatus due to the global pandemic, Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts announced today the highly-anticipated return of the Pasadena Showcase...
An Exuberant Return To Live Theatre as SPHS Drama Presents SENSE AND SENSIBILITY Under...
Fear not, dear reader, for I bring you news of the imminent arrival of LIVE theatre back in South Pasadena by way of the...
Jane Austen’s SENSE AND SENSIBILITY Performed Live Under The Stars
In a triumphant return to live theater, the award-winning South Pasadena Drama Department will present Kate Hamill’s wild, hilarious, and charming adaptation of Sense...
WIN: SPHS Football | First Round CIF-Southern Section Playoffs
A giant step was taken Friday night by South Pasadena High’s football team as the Tigers recorded a 21-14 victory over visiting Magnolia in...
Electrify Your Lawn ‘No Gas South Pas’ Event Saturday at Garfield Park
A celebration officially enacting a ban on gasoline-powered leaf blowers will feature demonstrations of battery-powered models of the devices, along with food, music, activities...
2022 Rose Parade | South Pasadena Float Taking Shape
A wide-eyed ostrich, wearing a leather helmet, goggles, and a scarf blowing in the wind, blasts off with the aid of a rocket-fueled jetpack,...
City Urged to Forego Recovery of Tax Revenue Scammed by SCE
Seeking to come to terms with a mixed appeal court ruling, South Pasadena City Manager Arminé Chaparyan this week is asking the City Council...
PCC Among California’s Best Colleges for Transfer and Minority Achievement
The data is in, and even in the face of a historic pandemic, Pasadena City College continues to grow as a transfer institution.
PCC’s graduating...
Sip & Shop Soirée | Holiday Shopping South Pasadena
Don’t let the challenges of shopping this holiday season crush your gift-giving dreams. Sip and Shop Soirée sponsored by The Evening Membership of the...
SPHS Football | Tigers Look Ahead to Playoffs Following Loss to Monrovia
No one said it was going to be easy. Certainly not Jeff Chi, who took his South Pasadena High football team on the road...
City to Sell $352,000 of Bonds
Following a recommendation from its Finance Commission, the South Pasadena City Council on Oct. 20 voted 4 to 1 to amend its investment policy...
SEVEN GUITARS at A Noise Within
In the working class Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1948, a group of weary friends return home from the funeral of their friend, aspiring...
