Written by Lily Azat Staff Writer With the Summer season winding down, South Pas dominated its Rio Hondo rival, La Cañada on Thursday, July 20. The Tigers started the game strong, as sophomore Evan Kowal scored the first goal of the game. Goalie Uday Sidhu blocked four shots, only allowing two goals. South Pas continued […]
Written by Dominic Marziali Staff Writer Photos by Thomas Forman Photography Editor The Arts District is rapidly changing, and many vacant spaces are being redesigned. Last year ROW-DTLA–– a project for the renovation of six outdated or abandoned buildings into office spaces, restaurants, and stores–– brought Los Angeles Smorgasburg. Originating in Brooklyn, Smorgasburg is an […]
Written by Ben Clark Staff Writer Photos by Thomas Forman Photography Editor Hundreds of mourners gathered at the LA Arboretum on Wednesday, July 19, to honor a South Pasadena five-year-old boy, whose remains were located last month. Known as “Piqui” by his family and friends, communities and police departments from all over Southern California worked […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Written by Alex Betts Staff Writer Photos by Thomas Forman Photography Editor Ferroequinologists, foamers, and gunzels, (otherwise known as rail fans or train enthusiasts, ) showed up at the Los Angeles Union Station Summer Fest on Saturday to admire their favorite mode of transportation up close. The fair provided thousands of civilians with a look […]
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 […]
Written by Dominic Marziali Staff Writer Photos by Thomas Forman Photography Editor Temporary math classrooms have just finished construction at South Pasadena High School to allow for the construction of a new math and science building. The new bungalows have been installed on the practice field to accommodate for the math classes that have been displaced since […]
Review and Photo by Peter Wang Staff Writer Located in a Fair Oaks plaza along with several other unassuming restaurants, Nori Sushi Wraps lacks the reputation and long lines that are associated with a highly-rated eatery. However, its well-crafted and innovative sushi “burritos” make Nori an excellent choice for fans of poke and sushi. Sushi […]
Written by Peter Wang Staff Writer Illustration by Elaine Yang Staff Illustrator The heated political climate of today has lead to widespread distrust of media, including the now-familiar accusation of “fake news”. While fake news is generally associated with fully fabricated stories that are intended to deceive, readers may encounter partially fabricated stories, altered facts, omission […]
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 […]
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 […]
Written by Amelia Anthony Copy Editor Illustration by Isabella Frescura Staff Illustrator Pride this year exploded— plastered all over windows, Instagram feeds, and headlines. I read dozens of articles about the origin of the Rainbow Flag and the history of the LGBTQ+ rights movement. As the traction for Pride month increased, so did its rainbow […]
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 […]
