Written by Amelia Anthony Copy Editor Photos by Luke Quezada Staff Photographer The seasonal South Pasadena + SPACE Arts Crawl always draws out the familiar faces in South Pasadena. Its summer occurrence was this past Saturday, July 15. Throughout the night, I ran into acquaintance’s parents, people I used to play Little League with, people […]
Football approaches first season in ‘Chi Era’
Written by Noah Parker Staff Writer Photos by Thomas Forman Photo Editor Under the new leadership of head coach Jeff Chi, South Pasadena football hopes to find success yet again in the highly competitive Rio Hondo League. The team has made the CIF playoffs two years in a row, following more than a decade long […]
When it comes to net neutrality, a middle ground between users and companies is best
Written by Peter Wang Staff Writer Illustration by Ashton Carless Design Editor Net neutrality is a commonly discussed topic on the Internet, especially after dozens of corporations and over 50,000 websites protested its proposed removal on July 12th, the Net Neutrality Day of Action. Although net neutrality is widely known to be an important issue, […]
SP moves to district-based voting in response to accusation of voter rights violations
Written by Dominic Marziali and Peter Wang Staff Writers Photo by Brandon Yung Online Managing Editor The City of South Pasadena will create voting districts in response to an accusation of a voting rights violation. The city council moved to transition residents of the three-and-a-half square mile town from from voting at-large to district-voting to […]
They finally did it, a good Spider-Man movie
Written by Dashiel Bove Staff Writer Illustration by Ashton Carless Design Editor Sam Rami’s 2002 film Spider-Man signaled the beginning of a new and better era for superhero movies. While Spider-Man is certainly a fun film from its era, it is not one that has stood the test of time. Spider-Man 2 improved on just about […]
Mosaic Church tests the waters, hosting an interest night at the Rialto
Written by Noah Parker Staff Writer Images by Richard Gomez Staff Photographer The corner of Fair Oaks and Oxley was unusually lively on Saturday night, crowded with people waiting to enter the Rialto. Mosaic Church, which was recently leased the dilapidated theater, hosted a public “interest night,” designed to inform the residents of South Pasadena […]
Ben Clark dissects ‘The Mummy’— a mangled attempt at another franchise movie
Written by Ben Clark Senior Staff Writer Illustration by Elaine Yang Staff Illustrator Universal Studios’s newest monster movie, The Mummy, is a poorly made film from which it is impossible to derive any pleasure whatsoever. One would be more likely to enjoy staring at a blank wall than watching The Mummy because at least the blank […]
SPLL All Stars finishes first tournament of the summer
Written by Preston Sharkey Staff Writer South Pasadena Little League All Star teams spent their first three weeks of summer practicing and competing in the annual District 18 tournament. While all of the teams fought hard, some teams came up short and others will be moving on to the sectional tournament. After losing by ten […]
Assemblymember Chris Holden hosts town hall discussion with SP community
Written by Alex Betts Staff Writer Photo by Alicia Alderete Staff Photographer The South Pasadena Democratic Club hosted a Town Hall meeting Thursday for Assemblymember Chris Holden (who represents the 41st district) in the library’s community room. Holden presented a short speech to the sixty attendees/local residents before a question-and-answer session. Holden responded to audience […]
Long lines, crowds, and a whole lot of food at the 626 Night Market
Photos and Story by Alina Mehdi Copy Editor A spiral potato stick. A juice served in a glowing lightbulb. Every summer, images of these kinds of eye-catching street vendor style snacks fill up my social media feed. The source: San Gabriel’s 626 Night Market. This year, I decided to succumb to the hype and stop […]
Fourth of July in South Pasadena
By Isaac Marziali Staff Videographer Local residents gathered on Mission Street every Fourth of July to watch the annual Festival of Balloons Parade. For some, the first celebration of Independence Day after the inauguration of the 45th president was a call to appreciate the holiday in a different light than past years. Regardless, all parade-goers gathered […]
Boys in England don skirts in protest of uncomfortable dress code
Illustration and Text by Elaine Yang Staff Illustrator In England, boys from ISCA Academy in Exeter, decided to protest the school’s uniform policy to include shorts for the boys. As summer arrives, their trousers get uncomfortable to wear in the heat. During the last week of school, about 50 boys participated and wore skirts to […]
South Pasadena Little League Participates in All-Star Tournament
Written by Preston Sharkey Staff Writer Every summer, various South Pasadena Little League teams compete in the annual District 18 All-Star Baseball Tournament. Here’s how the teams fared in their season openers: The 13-14 year-old team beat the Los Angeles All-Stars on Saturday night by a score of 10-5. Eleven hits and solid relief pitching […]
South Pasadena High School reaches new height at SkillsUSA national competition
Written by Isabella Tsai Staff Writer Photos contributed from Richard Simms The SPHS SkillsUSA team joined over 6,000 other students from around the nation in Louisville, Kentucky to compete in the 53rd annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference from Tuesday to Friday, June 20-23. This competition was the pinnacle of the chapter’s work and training […]
Press conference releases more details about missing boy: evidence points murder, attempted suicide
Written by Rachel Lu, Sofie Dreskin Photos by Helena Fu, Isaac Marziali Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials and District Attorneys are charging the father of the missing five-year-old Aramazd Andressian Jr. — whose disappearance gripped the South Pasadena community— with homicide and attempted suicide and stated that he was planning to leave the country. This information was […]
South Pas focuses on autism during Library Author Night
Written by Sofie Dreskin […]