April Mendiola is a hometown girl. Having grown up and attended local schools, Mendiola is excited to be heading up the new music program, Whole Steps, at South Pasadena Arts and Music Academy, so close to where it all began for her. Mendiola has been a musician her whole life and began singing in musicals

Hometown Pasadena

South Pasadena has an old time charm and historic buildings. It is a vibrant community to visit with shops, restaurants, and a weekly farmer's market.

The South Pasadena Community Services Department will host four events for the holidays! Events will kick off with the Chamber of Commerce annual menorah and tree lighting on December 1, 2022 at the South Pasadena Farmers’ Market, located at 920 Meridian Avenue. On Thursday, December 8, 2022 the Community Services Department will host a Gingerbread

After a safety issue with the historic sign sparked a scare among South Pasadena’s Rialto Theatre advocates, the group is ready to move forward in restoration efforts – this time with m…

James Allen Walter cared less about fame than about retaining control over the buildings he designed. His legacy: 32 singular residences dotted around California.

(1927 - Bakewell & Brown)

For over 10 years a daily blog all about South Pasadena with original photos, history, current events, art and commentary. By Laurie Allee

After a prolific 45+ year acting and producing career, Eileen T’Kaye is on her first Broadway National Tour, as Mrs. Strakosh in Funny Girl, now playing in her hometown of Los Angeles at the Ahmanson. I’m speaking to her on the eve of opening night and, after six months on the road, T’Kaye is thrilled

All are welcome at Holy Family Church Welcome to Holy Family’s website! We are delighted that you are visiting us in cyberspace, and would also love to have you visit us in person here in South Pas…

This is a beautiful old historic building in So. Pasadena that has been closed after falling into disrepair. The Friends of the Rialto have joined together to rescue and preserve the theater. Here's the website www.friendsoftherialto.org/Friends_of_the_Rialto/Home.html and they've got a facebook page too www.facebook.com/FriendsoftheRialto

The potato salad, the gigantic hamburgers and the root beer are still terrific at this restaurant on Pasadena Avenue.

How appropriate that the City of Roses has a rose garden planted on the grounds of City Hall.

It's a one-of-a-kind experience in South Pasadena, offering the only self-pour beer, wine, and cocktail system in LA county, along with fresh, brick oven-baked pizza that you can order by the slice if you think the whole pie's too big for you. If you ask South Pasadena residents Steve and Jamie Inzunza, founders and co-owners

View from the stage. The theatre was very dark, with practically no interior lighting, so we opened the side exit doors to allow daylight into the auditorium Cinema Theatre Association (UK) visit I organised to the theatres of Los Angeles, November 2002.

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For over 10 years a daily blog all about South Pasadena with original photos, history, current events, art and commentary. By Laurie Allee

South Pasadena Junior High School, photo taken in the early 1960s. I just spent the weekend working and attending a huge all-class reun...

From Raymond Hill to Monterey Hills, South Pasadena offers a panorama of spectacular sights.

SPUSD RELEASE Here Come the Tigers! On Friday, April 9, 2021, South Pasadena High School threw open the gates to welcome its first group of students for an orientation to in-person, hybrid instruction. After more than a year in distance learning, Principal Janet Anderson, alongside Assistant Principals Janet Wichman and David Speck, welcomed seniors with

The South Pasadena 4th of July Festival of Balloons celebration, including a hometown parade, fireworks, and other family activities, is a tradition in the city and so is the event’s 4th of July Poster contest, open each year to all 5th graders in the South Pasadena Unified School District and Holy Family Catholic School. This

This 1915 soda fountain serves humongous sundaes as well as egg creams and phosphates. You also can’t go wrong with lunch before your banana split or milkshakp>

Wetzel’s Pretzels (Wetzel’s) announced today that it’ll be cruisin’ into 2022 with its inaugural float entry in the upcoming Rose Parade ® . Through its debut, the...

South Pasadena Junior High School, photo taken in the early 1960s. I just spent the weekend working and attending a huge all-class reun...

2018 South Pasadena High School grad, Harper Fox, like millions of other young people, has been spending the summer back in her hometown, a town that she says inspired her to pursue her current internship. Currently attending University of Alabama, Fox majors in International Studies with a focus in global communication, where she hopes to

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