Shopping in Old Town Monrovia, a More Genteel Experience
If the very idea of facing the madness at the mall or of waking after a turkey dinner in time for the early bird specials at various stores gives you hives, think about ignoring it all. Instead, think about returning to civility and regaining your sanity by shopping in the more genteel ambiance of Myrtle [...]
The Women are Now in Charge of Duarte
Margaret Finlay Elected Mayor, Tzeitel Paras-Caracci is Pro Tem
On Tuesday, November 24th members of the Duarte City Council used their annual reorganization vote to unanimously elect Margaret Finlay as Mayor for the coming year and Tzeitel Paras-Caracci as the city’s Mayor Pro Tem.
Finlay was initially appointed to the Duarte City Council in 1990 to [...]
Monrovia Weekly – November 26th, 2009
Effort to Oust Assemblyman Anthony Adams Fails
An Orange County Republican who declared that fellow Republican Anthony Adams’ pledge to not raise taxes was broken when the Assemblyman of the 59th District joined Democrats in the California Assembly to vote a tax increase package, has failed in his attempt to recall Adams and remove him from office, the California Secretary of State announced Friday.
Hundreds Celebrate Gold Line Extension Kick Off in Monrovia
The kick off for the extension of the Metro Gold Line from Pasadena out to Azusa was held Saturday, November 21 at the site of the future Monrovia Gold Line Station in the historic Santa Fe Station at the Northwest corner of Myrtle Avenue and Duarte Road.
Among those in attendance were Congressman David Dreier who [...]
Monrovia Turns Over Mary Wilcox Youth Center to YMCA
The Santa Anita Family YMCA has entered into an agreement with the City of Monrovia to take over operation of the Mary Wilcox Youth Center to provide programming for youth after school and on weekends.
Under a three year lease agreement, the SAFYMCA will operate the 10,000 square foot facility located at 843 E. Olive [...]
Arcadia Historical Museum Honors Japanese Americans
As we approach the 68th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, the curators at a local museum have decided to honor thousands of Japanese Americans who were forced from their homes under an order from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
The exhibit, at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum, explores [...]
Arcadia’s Kelly Kovacic Receives State Teacher of the Year Award
Kelly Kovacic, an Arcadia High School graduate and daughter of councilman Gary Kovacic, was selected as one of the five California Teachers of the Year, announced by the state superintendent earlier this month.
Kovacic was also selected as California’s nominee for the prestigious National Teacher of the Year competition.
The teachers are nominated by their faculty [...]
Kick Off Set for Gold Line Extension to Azusa
A kick off for the extension of the Metro Gold Line from Pasadena out to Azusa has been set for this Saturday, November 21 at the site of the future Monrovia Gold Line Station in the historic Santa Fe Station at the Northwest corner of Myrtle Avenue and Duarte Road. The family friendly celebration will [...]
Local Princess Launches New Book in Pasadena
Last Sunday local authors Sarah Culberson and Tracy Trivas presented and signed their new book, “A Princes Found,” at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena.
Over the past two years Sarah Culberson’s story of the search for her biological parents, and the subsequent revelation of her royal heritage in Sierra Leone, Africa has garnered widespread national [...]
