Stories by Gavin Bartolome, Christianne Duley, & Owen HouStaff Writers Photos by Emiko Essmiller, Zoe Chen, Sunny (Sunhye) Choi, Madeline Madrigal, & Mac ShropshirePhotography Editor, & Staff Photographers Powerpuff Assembly leads up to 2025 Powerpuff Game ASB hosted the annual Powerpuff Assembly on Friday, Feb. 21, encouraging students to attend the flag football Powerpuff Game the same […]
City Council approves contract for construction of two pocket parks
During the City Council meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6, the Council approved a contract for the construction of two pocket parks on Grevelia St. and Berkshire Ave.
Multicultural Fair hosted at South Pasadena Library
On Saturday, Sept. 28, South Pasadena’s public library held a festival bringing together many cultures.
Photo Gallery: Summer Arts Crawl July 2023
On Saturday, July 15 from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m., South Pasadena’s Mission Street was lined with live music, artisanal goods, craft stations, and art galleries during the annual Summer Arts Crawl.
Photo Gallery: Festival of Balloons 2023
On Tuesday July 4, starting at 9 p.m, the community of South Pasadena gathered for the 43rd annual Festival of Balloons firework show.
Photo Gallery: Eclectic Music Festival and Arts Crawl
The eclectic music festival took place on Saturday, April 29th, on Mission Street.
Photo Gallery: Winter Arts Crawl Febuary 2023
The South Pasadena Winter Arts Crawl took place Saturday, Feb. 11 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. and featured a valentine themed arts and crafts, community art swap, live music, among many other local events. Photos by Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographer
25th Annual Tiger Run Gathers Record-Breaking Turnout
Story by Ethan Kwak Staff Writer Photo by Emiko (Emi) Essmiller Staff Photographer The 25th Annual Tiger Run, organized by SPHS Booster Club co-chairs Bill Buckley and Katie Clark, took place on Saturday Dec. 3. The event brought a record-high turnout of 794 registered individuals. Along with the 5k and 10k races, a 300m Tiger Cub […]
Fall Arts Crawl: Celebrating Halloween Spirit with Local Businesses
Story by Ethan Kwak Staff Writer Photo by Michelle Shadmon Photo Editor The South Pasadena Fall Arts Crawl took place on Saturday, Oct. 29 at various businesses and shops. A subtle Halloween influence took over the Fall-themed event as vendors and participants took to the streets, some dressed in costumes. Pitched tents offering goods and […]
South Pasadena community celebrates the Fourth of July with new theatrical presentation and annual parade
Story by Lan Bui Staff Writer Photo by Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographer South Pasadena citizens celebrated Independence day at the first Fourth of July theatrical presentation on Sunday, July 3, and the annual Festival of Balloons on Monday, July 4. Residents attended the parade, partook in games at Garfield Park, and watched the fireworks show […]
Letter to the editor: SPUSD’s unflinching refusal to address racial disparity in summer school
Story by John Srebalus Contributor Illustration by Ethan Lyons Illustrator The South Pasadena Unified School District is hiding from an inconvenient truth: There is structural racism in the South Pasadena Educational Foundation’s summer school program with which the District contracts. As far as I can tell, the two organizations are just fine with this fact. They’re not […]
Community members invited to meet new City Manager candidate Arminé Chaparyan at special forum
Story by Katie Hohman Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Leon Worden Contributor South Pasadena residents will have the opportunity to meet City Manager candidate Arminé Chaparyan at a special forum hosted by the City Council on Wednesday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. The forum comes after community outrage surrounding the City Council’s lack of transparency over […]
SPUSD provides lunches to community youth at no cost
Story by Georgia Parsons Associate Feature Editor Photo courtesy of Michelle Curry Contributor The SPUSD Food and Nutrition program is offering free meals to anyone in the greater South Pasadena community between the ages of one and 18 on Diamond Avenue across from the SPHS basketball gym. This program has been underway since the beginning of […]
The Anti-Racism Committee fights for local change
Story by Haelee Kim Staff Writer Photo by Will Hoadley-Brill Contributor Since its inception, the South Pasadena Anti-Racism Committee (ARC) has dedicated itself to dismantling racism within the city through grassroots organizing in government, education, public safety, and the arts. This past year, the ARC worked with Care First and Black Lives Matter (BLM) South […]
Police Chief Joe Ortiz retires amidst community calls for SPPD investigation
Story by Zoe Schlaak Staff Writer Photo by Tony Chen Contributor SPPD Chief of Police Joe Ortiz announced his formal retirement for his term, intended to officially begin March 1, 2021. Ortiz has served as chief of the SPPD since his appointment on April 1, 2019. Deputy Police Chief Brian Solinsky was specified as immediate Interim […]
Community groups host Thanksgiving drive for unhoused locals
Story by Eddie Zhou Staff Writer Graphic courtesy of Care First and Black Lives Matter South Pasadena Contributors Local advocacy groups Care First South Pasadena and Black Lives Matter (BLM) South Pasadena are embracing gratitude by hosting a Thanksgiving Day dinner and cold weather gear distribution for unhoused people in the community. Those who wish to donate […]