Vons Foundation Offers Support to Rosemary Children’s Services
c In an economic climate in which businesses seem to be struggling to keep their doors open, Vons in Pasadena at 155 W. California Blvd. proves that business is still going strong with a generous donation of $10,000.00 to Rosemary Children’ Services through the Vons Foundation. “The Vons Foundation is 100% funded by Vons employees,” [...]
Belles of Bedlam to Descend on Brits Pub on Halloween Night
The Belles of Bedlam show is a glimpse at the life of the “Peeling” family, a large group of sisters who run the family Inn. Many years ago a lovely Irish lass named Colleen O’Reilly, met and married an English tavern owner named Luke Peeling. Together they brought ten daughters into the world. After they [...]
Twenty-Fifth Annual Fall Food & Wine Festival Benefits Huntington Hospital’s Trauma Unit
On Sunday evening hundreds of guests were treated to the premier Fall Food event in Pasadena . The Fall Food and Wine provided by top restaurants and wineries to benefit Huntington’s Center for Trauma Care. Each fall, thousands trek to the annual Fall Food and Wine Festival, held in late October on the festive grounds [...]
Local Princess: Found, and Headed to Vroman’s
New Book by Local Author Offers Story of an American Family, an African Chiefdom, and the Daughter Who Connected them All. On Sunday, November 15th at 3:00pm, Sarah Culberson and Tracy Trivas will present and sign their new book at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena. Over the past two years Sarah Culberson’s story of the search [...]
Big Bear Lake is Fabulous in Fall
Everybody knows that Big Bear Lake is a wonderland in winter, perfect for skiing, snowboarding, memorable Alpine vistas and more. But as I recently learned, the mountain resort is equally fantastic in fall, when leaves change colors, fish are biting, mountains trails beckon, and beer flows from large Oktoberfest mugs. I began a recent fall [...]
Police Nab Suspect on the Run
Just after 1 p.m. on Saturday, a Monrovia Police vehicle screeched through the parking lot of an office complex east of Mrytle Ave., between Chestnut and Walnut in pursuit of a suspect who had fled from them on foot. The officers had little patience for the fleeing suspect’s cries for forgiveness as they apprehended him, [...]
Looking for Inspiration
You name it, there’s probably a stack of books on it. And the amount of inspiration in all of those pages is endless.
Congressmen Urge Metro to Include Foothill Extension in Long Range Plan
Lack of MTA Action Could Cost County Hundreds of Millions in Federal Funding
Monrovia Police Blotter
During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 517 service events, resulting in 121 investigations. Following are the last week’s highlighted issues and events:
Monrovia Weekly – October 22, 2009
