South Pasadena News

Virginia Morgan Goodrich, a longtime educator who taught fifth grade at Arroyo Vista Elementary in the South Pasadena Unified School District, passed away on...

If it’s the first Saturday in December, it must mean the return of the much-anticipated, long-standing Tiger Run through the streets of South Pasadena. Hosted...

The Pasadena Bead & Design Show returns to the Pasadena Convention Center January 16–18, welcoming the public to a vibrant, curated marketplace of beads,...

Ambition takes center stage at A Noise Within this winter as director Guillermo Cienfuegos returns to the company with a fast-paced, darkly entertaining reimagining...

Media Release Next date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | 04:30 PM to 05:30 PM Join us for Barks & Books at the South Pasadena Public Library! Children...

Bravo to students Abigail Keum (SPMS, violin), Aiden Lee (SPHS, viola), Justin Kim (SPHS, clarinet), and Wilson Jaroch (SPHS, horn) as they qualified for...

Animal lovers looking to brighten their holidays have the perfect opportunity with Home for the Holidays, a festive adoption promotion at Pasadena Humane running...

With little time to spare, volunteers continue to toil long hours as January 1, 2026, looms – the day South Pasadena’s float will roll...

Santa Fe Crafts Native American Gallery — a very special South Pasadena gem for 16 years — is holding its “Piles of Pawn” holiday...

Holiday Safety The holidays will soon be here, and many residents will be looking to buy that perfect gift.Burglars are also out shopping but not...

Media Release Upcoming Changes to the Westside Reservoir: Improving South Pasadena's Water Infrastructure Residents are invited to learn more about the proposed changes to the Westside...

Get creative this holiday season with DIY holiday cards! This activity offers you a chance to craft a unique and memorable gift, and spend time...

Media Release South Pasadena resident Ann Suk Wang, author of the acclaimed picture book The House Before Falling Into the Sea, will be at the South...

Part 1: Years in the Making - The South Pasadenan News has been following this project since the purchase of the 625 Fair Oaks...

Media Release South Pasadena will host its annual State of the City on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, in the Amedee O. “Dick” Richards, Jr., Council...

Provided by The South Pasadena Police Department November 25 – December 1, 2025 (Hundred block given in place of exact address) The Weekly Crime Summary is a...

Young Stars Theatre Academy (YSTA) is thrilled to announce auditions for its high-energy Winter 2026 production of Beetlejuice Jr., taking place Wednesday, December 10th...

The South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) invites the community to its annual Give the Gift of Art holiday exhibition and sale, taking place at the SPARC Centre...

Media Release On Friday, November 28, 2025, at approximately 1:35 p.m., South Pasadena Police Officers responded to the 1000 block of Meridian Avenue after a...

Media Release U.S. Border Patrol agents from the San Diego Sector apprehended a felon who had escaped from the custody of the California Department of...

Media Release Support Your Library by Shopping the Friends Annual Holiday Sale! The Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library’s annual Book (and More!) Holiday Sale...

The long-defeated CalTrans 710 Freeway Plans continue to grind-on in South Pasadena — not through pavement or freeway trenching, but through the State’s handling...

Provided by The South Pasadena Police Department November 17 – November 24, 2025 (Hundred block given in place of exact address) The Weekly Crime Summary is a...

Lace up, it’s time for the 28th annual Tiger Run set to hit the streets of South Pasadena. Getting underway at 8 a.m. on Saturday,...

In his ideal world, Jeff Chi, wishing the situation were far different, would like nothing more this week than to be preparing his football...

As National Scholarship Month shines a spotlight on the power of educational opportunity, California is celebrating the growing impact of the CalKIDS Scholarship Program,...

South Pasadena residents and businesses are invited to take part in one of the city’s cherished holiday traditions by contributing an ornament to this...

After two extended Off-Broadway engagements in New York, along with acclaimed runs in Chicago and London, Tony Award–nominated performer Eddie Izzard is bringing her...

Center Theatre Group (CTG) will present the groundbreaking musical Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper Forum from February 11 through March 22, 2026,...

A Noise Within’s enchanting production of A Christmas Carol — a stage adaptation by Geoff Elliott that is uniquely faithful to the original novel by Charles Dickens —...