The South Pas Chamber of Commerce posted on their blog today that they’ve “made the first cut in the contest to run the local Farmers’ Market.” I asked Scott Feldmann a few questions about the Chamber’s interest in the market, and he was kind enough to humor me. Q&A after the jump.

A few of the South Pas-related items floating around in the news:

In an obit for Frisbee inventor Walter Frederick Morrison, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune mentions in passing that WHAM-O began in a South Pasadena garage. Maybe you already knew that but, well, I didn’t.
The L.A. Times says, “Today, Stargate (Studios) generates $15 million in [...]

If you’re into yoga, Mission Street Yoga is having an open house this weekend, which includes some free classes. You can grab all the details here.

Via the South Pas Chamber of Commerce: “Dr. Richard Schneider will be on hand for a Chamber of Commerce Book Launch and Meet ‘n Greet on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m. Come one, come all to the Community Room in South Pasadena. There will be wine and cheese, mingling and a brief presentation by [...]

South Pas Police say it happened about one in the morning Monday. The Pasadena Star-News wrote up a brief.

Mission Madness continues. Hot on the heels of Cruz’n for Roses and the Mission West Fall Street Art Festival, this Saturday we’ll see the return of ArtsFest. You can find the evening’s schedule here.

I’m a little late to this news, but Videotheque is going to move across the street and into the space currently occupied by Bellini Baby. Bellini will continue to inhabit the western half of the space. Makes sense on both ends. Bellini was really looking spread out (and the upstairs was looking like a clearance [...]

I’ll be away from my computer for the next couple weeks.

South Pas fashion designer Richard Tyler decided the best way for Scientologists to overcome their sinister image is to have them wear black capes and sorting hats.
Our firefighters were among those battling the blaze off the 134.
Us and them: “I think the people of El [...]

Inside Private Lives extends its run at the Fremont Centre Theatre, which pushes the production past the one-year mark in South Pas.
Pasadena Unified School District might try and follow South Pasadena’s lead and push for a parcel tax. The district is facing a $14 million deficit. The question is whether a city as large and [...]

This month’s upcoming Art Walk will benefit the Downtown Women’s Center. Here’s the flier: