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...

Cake Sensations Closes After 10 Years | Owner Plans on Retiring

A petite bakery, which specialized in pre-ordered cakes decorated for weddings and other special occasions, has closed its doors. Cake Sensations at 811 Fair Oaks...

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...

GUYS AND DOLLS! Lady Luck Rolls Into Town at South Pasadena...

As the house lights dim, Frank Loesser’s iconic score soars through South Pasadena Middle School’s auditorium bringing the bustling streets of 1949 Manhattan to...

New SPHS Athletic Director | Two Candidates Eyeing Position

Two candidates are scheduled for interviews this week to replace South Pasadena High Athletic Director Greg Luna, who was told at the beginning of...

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...

‘What to Do About Mom?’ | A Community Forum on Aging...

A community workshop – What to Do About Mom? – designed for families and caregivers to assist them with aging matters is scheduled for...

Seattle Construction Crane Collapse | South Pasadena Girl Died

A South Pasadena resident was among the casualties Saturday afternoon after a construction crane fell from a building onto Google’s new Seattle campus during...

Eclectic Music Festival a Smashing Event | Big Crowds, Fantastic Music,...

Crowds conservatively estimated at around 8,500 comfortably filled a closed-to-traffic Mission Street in South Pasadena for a big day of entertainment.  People were asking:...

Filming in South Pasadena | April 20-25

Below are some of the recent productions filmed in South Pasadena: 4/20–A commercial for “Girls on the Run” was shot in the1400 block of...

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,...

Pasadena Playhouse | LAMDA Summer Acting Intensive Announced

Entirely practical, challenging and fast-paced, this two-week course is ideal for students wishing to become more confident in performing classical work from Shakespeare’s Elizabethan...

Antaeus Theatre Company | “Native Son” Opens as Part of Center...

Antaeus Theatre Company’s production of “Native Son,” which Center Theatre Group is remounting at the Kirk Douglas Theatre as part of the third annual...

Bring Your Child to Work Day | Kids Play Grown-Up at...

Children of City of South Pasadena employees were given a glimpse of the working world Thursday as part of the national Bring Your Child...

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...

SPUSD | Board gets SEL Update, Seeks Program Monitoring Data

Efforts to integrate social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies in South Pasadena public schools are expanding, and school board members are interested in how the effects...

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,...
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