626 Golden Streets Returns | Take to the Streets With Your...

Sunday! The event, linking three cities, is slated from 9 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, is not only limited to cyclists, as participants...

GUYS AND DOLLS A Smash at SPMS!

It’s been 13 years since the middle school put on Guys and Dolls, so it was with great anticipation that audiences piled into the...

UPDATE: Local Skate Park Temporarily Closes | Skaters Speak Up

UPDATE: According to the Community Service & Recreation Department, the South Pasadena Skate Park re-opened for standard operating hours as of last Thursday, May 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A...

PCC Trustee Linda Wah Named President of Statewide Board

Linda S. Wah, a longtime Pasadena City College trustee representing South Pasadena among other cities, has been named president of the California Community College...

SPHS Top National School | Tigers Rank High on Top Tier...

It’s a lofty honor anytime U.S. News & World Report puts you among the best high schools in the United States, so South Pasadena...

ACE HARDWARE Moving Into OSH Center | South Pasadena California

It's been reported to The South Pasadenan that Ace Hardware is moving into the OSH center on Fair Oaks Avenue in South Pasadena. Standby for...

STEM Building Opening Ceremony | New Building Christened as Public Takes...

Reflecting the past and present, a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) building was officially unveiled last week during a public opening celebration...

SMALL TOWN BIG DEAL | Eclectic Delivers Again

South Pasadena has had a reputation of being a sleepy town with an early bed time, but over the years that reputation has changed...

SPHS Track and Field | 27 Athletes Headed to CIF Finals

C.B. Richards liked the results, as he watched “a lot of orange crossing the finish line,” he said, describing South Pasadena High’s powerful performance...

Throwback Thursday | Historic Bridge at Devil’s Gate

The narrow passage in the upper Arroyo Seco was referred to as Devil’s Gate by early Pasadena residents because the profile of a devil’s...

City Council | Curtain Won’t Close on South Pasadena Minimum Wage...

Just as they did at their meeting two weeks ago, South Pasadena city councilmembers last night voted not to amend the city’s strategic plan...

South Pasadena High School Drama Delivers A Big-Hearted LEGALLY BLONDE

South Pasadena High School’s production of Legally Blonde is a fizzy, pink, sugar rush of a cocktail that serves up plenty of high octane...

SPUSD Snapshot | Several Awards Won by SPHS SkillsUSA Team

Congratulations to the South Pasadena High School SkillsUSA students who recently competed in the 52nd Annual State Leadership and Skills Conference on April 25-28,...

City Council | South Pasadena to Consider Fee Increases and Approve...

South Pasadena City Council members tonight will hold a public hearing on a new master fee schedule. The change will increase annual revenue by...

Memorial Service for Sarah Wong to be Held Tonight in Seattle

Tonight there will be a Memorial Service for Sarah Wong in Seattle. For South Pasadena residents there will be a link in which they...

SPUSD School Board | Members in Support of Starting School Later

South Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education members have voted to support a senate bill to require middle and high schools to not...

New Police Chief Joe Ortiz Takes Part in Ceremonial Oath

It has been overwhelming “in a good way,” emphasized South Pasadena’s new police chief Joe Ortiz, when asked what it has been like since...

Love and Support For Family of Sarah Wong, killed in Crane...

Sympathy notes are pouring in on social media and in emails following the death of South Pasadena resident Sarah Wong after a construction crane...

South Pasadena Police Department | Tactics Prevent Apparent Suicide Attempt

South Pasadena police officers were quick to respond to an apparent suicidal victim reportedly holding a knife to his throat inside an apartment in...

Nationwide Measles Outbreak | SPUSD Takes Precautions

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new numbers this week, South Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent Geoff Yantz said his...

SPHS Basketball Coach Ryan Lee Resigns | Search for Replacement Begins

Ryan Lee, who guided South Pasadena High’s boys’ basketball program the past two years, has stepped down as the Tigers’ coach. Lee, who graduated with...

City Council | Strategic Plan Objectives Include Sales Tax, CalTrans Properties...

The South Pasadena City Council adopted an update to its strategic plan April 17, but while the minimum wage proposal took all the airtime,...

Darby Jean Rubin | A Short Life Well Lived and Loved

When it comes to thank you notes, there may not be another more heartfelt than the one received by the South Pasadena police and...

Los Angeles Kubb Club | 4th Annual West Coast Kubb Championships...

Lesson No. 1 when learning the game of kubb is its proper pronunciation. That’s a good starting point for those looking to attend the sport’s...

LOCAL COVERAGE | Suspects Arrested: Unlawful Transportation of Marijuana

Five squad cars and several officers responded to a suspected vehicle - a White Dodge Charger - at approximately 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 24,...

SPHS Track & Field Sets Sights on Finals | The Team...

They simply don’t lose. No really, South Pasadena High School’s track and field team at all levels – frosh/soph, boys and girls varsity – won’t...

Throwback Thursday | The Great Hiking Era

During the first half of the 20th century, the local mountains were alive with hikers, health and adventure seekers – much like today. The...

SPUSD Snapshot | SPHS Varsity Virtual Enterprise Team Places First in...

Congratulations to the South Pasadena High School (SPHS) Varsity Virtual Enterprise team who recently won first place at the National Business Plan competition in...

Grammy Award Winner at the Library Carnegie Stage | Jazz Singer...

The Library Carnegie Stage Concert of the South Pasadena Eclectic Music Festival & Arts Crawl on Saturday, April 27, will showcase jazz singer extraordinaire Luciana...

Armenian Genocide Month | City Recognizes Day of Remembrance on April...

On April 24, 1915, the Turkish Government perpetrated against Armenian people what is commonly referred to as the first genocide of the 20th century,...