Outdoor Smoking Ban Ordered
Smokers everywhere are fast running out of places to light up. Determined to raise Pasadena’s rating as a protector of the rights of non-smokers, the City Council Monday ordered an ordinance drafted to sharply restrict outdoor smoking. Pasadena leaders were somewhat shocked when the city received a C grade from the American Lung Association, for [...]
Cities Show Varying Growth Rates
With the census approaching in just two years, the state has released its population estimates for local cities, with Pasadena and Sierra Madre topping the percentage growth rate for the year. Pasadena showed an increase of 1.1 percent, up to 148,126, while Sierra Madre increased 1.3 percent, to 11,116. Arcadia’s growth was .4 percent, increasing [...]
Alverno NHS Goes to Work at the Los Angeles Food Bank
The Alverno High School chapter of the National Honor Society participates in many community service projects throughout the year and most recently a very energetic group of NHS members volunteered at the Los Angeles Food Bank. “It was a first time experience for many of us,” says NHS moderator Sandy Bogan. “And you can tell [...]
Arcadia Student Selected for Summer Research at Occidental
Arcadia resident Kiran Preet Dhillon, a member of the class of 2009 at Occidental College in Los Angeles, is one of approximately 100 students at the college who have been selected to live and work on campus this summer pursuing independent research projects. Dhillon is working with Professor Lisa Wade, a professor of Sociology, conducting [...]
La Salle Band Earns Accolades
The La Salle High School Advanced Band recently participated in the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association’s spring festival at Santa Monica High School. They received ratings of “Excellent” and “Superior” for their performance from the judges. “The band sounded very good and performed well — they got to perform in a beautiful hall [...]
Major RMC Grant to Launch Development of Encanto Nature Walk Bioswale Project
The City of Duarte has received a $507,990 grant from the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountain Conservancy (RMC) for the development of the Encanto Nature Walk Bioswale and Outdoor Nature Classroom project. The creation of a 1,000 foot long bioswale along the western perimeter of City-owned Encanto Park to begin construction [...]
Monrovia Fire Dept.’s Annual Pancake Breakfast
The annual pancake breakfast drew hundreds to the newly remodeled station 101 in Monrovia. In addition to treats such as hot cakes, sausages and all the trimmings you’d expect, firefighters in Monrovia demonstrated how they use of the Jaws of Life in an emergency situation such as a traffic collision. One supporter of the fire [...]
Sierra Madre City Council
If only City Council meetings were as serene as this scene outside Chambers depicts
Activist Actor Receives Suspended Sentence for Civil Disobedience on New Year’s Day
Andrew Koenig, filmmaker and activist who was arrested and detained almost ten hours by Pasadena police on New Year’s Day, was sentenced Friday May 9 in Pasadena Superior Court, by Judge Suzette Clover. In the courtroom, which was filled with family, friends and supporters plus two media representatives, Judge Clover issued a $50 fine with [...]
Arcadia Schools Superintendent Mimi Hennessy Announces Retirement
Arcadia Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Mimi Hennessy has announced that she will retire in August. The announcement came at the May 6 Arcadia Board of Education meeting. An educator for over 40 years, Hennessy has been an administrative leader in Arcadia since she began in 1987. She was appointed Arcadia’s superintendent in 1999. In [...]
