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Like many of you, I have an insatiable itch to time travel and explore the universe. Don’t all children of the sun living in...

SPUSD PRESS RELEASE  The registration process to enroll students in South Pasadena elementary schools for the 2021-2022 school year will begin February 16, 2021 at...

It was an especially active time for utility companies after reports that thousands of Southern California residents were without power over the past two...

SPUSD PRESS RELEASE Last week, the South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD) officially closed escrow for the building located at 1100 El Centro Street in...

Statement from Clean Power Alliance Executive Director, Ted Bardacke on Biden Administration Rejoining Paris Agreement On behalf of Clean Power Alliance (CPA), I want to...

Blue Guitar presents Wine & Song podcast #38. This week's episode features Luke O’Shea, Beth Wood, Tall Men Group, Rob Laufer, Abigail Washburn, Andy...

Sadness is felt throughout South Pasadena and beyond its borders following the announcement that Police Assistant Bayron Salguero died last Saturday due to complications...

The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts—have teamed up with Chicago’s Joan...

Calling herself a “Quarantined Town Crier”, Amy Davis Jones created themed banners to count down to the Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President...

Legendary Broadway composer, Jerry Herman, creator of beloved shows Hello, Dolly, Mame, La Cage aux Folles and more, passed away last year leaving behind...

South Pasadena’s appeal for a 41 percent reduction in the 2,062 housing units it must plan for by 2029 under the state’s Regional Housing...

On January 13, 2021, the South Pasadena Unified School District Nurse, Abby Silver, received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Silver and the SPUSD...

Remaining hopeful that sports on campus will begin in the days ahead, student athletes at South Pasadena High continue to workout on a limited...

UPDATED ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 Over 1,000 South Pasadenans have been infected with the novel coronavirus. The data mean that by week’s end, one in...

You I Like: A Musical Celebration of Jerry Herman, a virtual musical revue honoring the genius responsible for the Broadway classics Hello, Dolly! Mame,...

A hypothetical conversation between friends over text. BERNARD’S TEXT TO A FRIEND Trump supporters ransacked the Capitol last week. Not the Capitol Records building in Hollywood...

The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An...

South Pasadena Educational Foundation and Upstage Theatre Schools present the South Pasadena Unified School District production of Matilda: An Online Musical Showcase!  Fifth grade...

It’s a moment in time Steve Fjeldsted will never forget, recalling that warm summer night about 5 1/2 years ago when a vibrant, energetic...

Brant Dunlap described it in one word, talking about the outpouring of support from those in and outside the community who took part in...

MEDIA RELEASE:  A Black Lives Matter activist who was repeatedly hit with a baton and shot in the stomach and arm by Los Angeles police...

The South Pasadena Public Library offers three opportunities to engage children and teens this winter. Virtual Storytimes have resumed after taking a Holiday break....

Griffins of Kinsale owner Joseph Patrick Griffin, who on March 17, 2020 became possibly the first person to be criminally cited for violating the...

“Do you wanna die today?” So much for providing decent news coverage to those seeking to have their voices heard loud and clear. Is that the...

Saying most of their arguments are precluded by law, staff of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is recommending denial of appeals filed...

Actor Denzel Washington once said: “At the end of the day it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished… it’s about...

My mother's birthday is Monday. She suffers from the advance stages of emphysema. Sometimes she reminds me of a goldfish, mouth opening wide, trying...

MEDIA RELEASE Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement on Congress’s certification of the election of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris...

It certainly is a new day and a new dawn as we kick off 2021 and yet, we’re still living through a time unlike...

Dear SPUSD Families, We hope you and your families had a relaxing and safe Winter Break and are looking forward to a successful spring semester. Last...