Chabad Jewish Center Celebrates Chanu First published in the Nov. 26 print issue of the South Pasadena Review. Sunday night was the beginning of the Festival of Lights — or Chanukah — and it also means new highlights for the…
Sonia Silva Offered Service With a Smile
First published in the Nov. 19 print issue of the South Pasadena Review. The groceries may cost money, but Sonia Silva’s friendship is free for the asking.“I come in and help in any way I can,” Silva said. “Everyone has…
Retired, But Never Forgotten
First published in the Nov. 19 print issue of the South Pasadena Review. It won’t be the empty shelves or the higher prices that put me in a bad mood when I go shopping for Thanksgiving at Vons on Fair…
Pandemic Holiday Season Supply Chain Woes Cause Delays
First published in the Nov. 12 print issue of the South Pasadena Review. While working on this column, I thought of a parody in the tune of “My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean”:My presents lie over the ocean.My toy train…
Following the Journey of a South Pasadena Veteran
First published in the Nov. 5 print issue of the South Pasadena Review. Veterans Day is Thursday, meaning it is a day of commemorating all Americans who have served in the armed forces.I talked to Al Kinser the other day…
SPHS Class of ’61 Reminisces During Reunion
First published in the Oct. 29 print issue of the South Pasadena Review. Happy Days were here again.That’s the feeling I got last Friday when I joined about 30 class of 1961 graduates from South Pasadena High School, along with…
For These Students, Halloween Is a Favorite Subject
First published in the Oct. 29 print issue of the South Pasadena Review. Everyone in Joline Zelenski’s 1st-grade class at Monterey Hills Elementary School got an A on Tuesday when they were quizzed on the topic of Halloween.There were not…
Is Halloween Trick-or-Treating Going to the Dogs?
First published in the Oct. 22 print issue of the South Pasadena Review. OK, so you are concerned about how, and if, you are going to dress the children up for Halloween.But wait: there’s another thing to think about —…
A Memory Is Only a Dodger Game Away
First published in the Oct. 15 print issue of the South Pasadena Review. I didn’t have a crystal ball to tell me the Dodgers-Giants playoff series would end the day after the Review goes to press, but I did not…
Suter Holds Out Hope for Kate
First published in the Oct. 1 print issue of the South Pasadena Review. Lady Luck did not shine on Bill Suter last weekend.The 99-year-old South Pasadena resident failed to see the woman named Kate he wanted to meet again, despite…