SPARC 15th Year Celebration Inaugurates New Permanent Home

Members of the South Pasadena Arts Council, along with city officials and South Pasadenan arts advocates gathered at the site of SPARC’s new gallery...

Cuatro de Mayo! Float-lovers invited to May 4th “Fun-raiser” to support...

The all-volunteer South Pasadena Tournament of Roses committee kicks off its herculean fundraising efforts Saturday, May 4, 2024, with its first fundraising event of...

Enrollment Fall 2024 | Hodis Learning & Music Homeschool is Open

Enrollment is open for fall 2024 homeschooling with Hodis Learning and Music (HLM)! Homeschool programs are offered for all common core subjects for grades K-12,...

City Finance Director Exits South Pasadena After 13 Months

Only days before the April 17 kickoff of the city's accelerated budget process and four months since formally taking over as South Pasadena's permanent...

Electric Bills South Pasadena | Clean Power Alliance (CPA) Arrangement is...

South Pasadena, which four years ago opted to rely solely on renewable power for city operations under the Clean Power Alliance’s (CPA) “100 percent...

The Body’s Midnight | IAMA & Boston Court team up to...

The IAMA Theatre Company and Boston Court Pasadena have joined forces to present a poetic and surprising new play about the complicated, ridiculous, awe-inspiring trajectory of...

SPARC Gallery Finds New Home

MEDIA RELEASE South Pasadena, CA, April 12, 2024: Come celebrate a milestone in the growth of the South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) with a “sneak...

Staggering Performances in King Hedley II at A Noise Within

It’s Reagan-era 1980’s in the working class Hill District of Pittsburgh when a young, African-American man, King, returns home after seven years in prison...

MEAN GIRLS Jr on its way to Young Stars Theatre

Don’t want to end up in the Burn Book? Better head to Young Stars Theatre for their super fun production of “Mean Girls Jr.”!...

KAIROS Asks if We’d Like to Live Forever | East West...

Gina and David are two young professionals in their early thirties who are having a meet-cute after they’ve had a fender bender. They start...

BRIGHT STAR coming to South Pasadena High School

The South Pasadena High School Drama program is excited to announce their upcoming production of the bluegrass-influenced, Tony-nominated musical "Bright Star". Written by comedian Steve...

City Finance Commission Meeting | Finance Panel Pushed for ‘Corrected’ Answers,...

With the caveat that Finance staff will provide City Council a “high level understanding” of requested budget data, the South Pasadena Finance Commission on...

KAIROS | World Premiere at East West Players

East West Players (EWP), one of the nation’s oldest theaters of color and the largest producer of Asian American theatrical works, presents Kairos, by...

Fire Chief Paul Riddle Says Goodbye to South Pasadena After 32...

I’m sitting in the South Pasadena Firehouse living room with Fire Chief Paul Riddle. It’s a place he’s called home for almost 33 years....

Hello Gorgeous! FUNNY GIRL Lands at the Ahmanson April 2-28

FUNNY GIRL, the sensational musical comedy revival, is coming to the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles for a limited four-week engagement from Tuesday, April...

April Is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is an important time to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect and promote efforts to...

City Press Release | “Experience South Pas” Spring Launch

The City of South Pasadena and the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce are delighted to announce the launch of a new seasonally themed, self-guided...

11th Annual Pasadena International Film Festival Set for April 4-11, 2024

The eleventh edition of the Pasadena International Film Festival (PIFF) returns to the NoHo Arts District April 4-11, 2024, presenting more than 130 films...

SPHS Senior Earns Edison Scholars Award

With great pride, SPUSD is happy to announce that SPHS senior Victoria Lee has been awarded a $50,000 college scholarship from Edison International. Lee...

Thursday Night Open Mic & Art Walk – South Pasadena Library...

MEDIA RELEASE The South Pasadena Public Library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB) will host the event “Thursday Night Open Mic + Art Walk” on Thursday, April...

SPUSD Solar Projects to Begin Late March

SPUSD MEDIA RELEASE On March 29, 2024, South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD) will kick off its solar projects with panel installation at South Pasadena...

Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe | Lisa Sanders &...

David Plenn will host Wine & Song this Wednesday, March 27 at 7pm at Lost Parrot Cafe in South Pasadena. This week features Lisa...

City Council South Pasadena | The Twisting 7-Hour March 20 Meeting...

In a wide-ranging and at times contentious seven-hour session, South Pasadena City Council members on Wednesday evening: killed a panel reviewing details of the...

SPEF | Editorial: PartiGras Event in The Crosshairs of The City...

The City of South Pasadena is now operating with a structural deficit, re-confirmed by finance reports given at the last City Council meeting by...

“Winnie The Pooh, Kids” | Spring Break Theatre Camp at YST

Join Young Stars Theatre in making a fun “Winnie the Pooh” story come to life on stage in just one week! For anyone ages...

Eclectic Preview Party Gets Things Ready to Rock

Did you catch that hailstorm on Sunday afternoon? It came in the middle of the Eclectic Preview Party that was held at The Daily...

Former SPHS Baseball Player Recognized

In the far reaches of South Pasadena High’s baseball field on the outfield wall will forever carry the number 6. It’s meaningful, in that it...

We Meet The Parents in “One of The Good Ones” at...

We meet Ilana Gomez when the doorbell rings at her impossibly chic and grand Pasadena home – it’s the flower delivery man bearing a...

City Finance Issues: The Brown Act Called to Question & Finance...

In a de facto acknowledgment it acted illegally, the South Pasadena City Council tonight is set to rescind the finance ad hoc committee it...

City Finance Issues: Editorial | Mid-Year Report by City Manager Falls...

With high hopes of a new and improved city manager's office operation after the hiring of Arminé Chaparyan, there are several areas of concern...
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