Teachers Take Financial Crisis Info to the Community
Monrovia’s teachers are taking the local schools’ financial crisis directly to the community. The teachers are hosting a Community Forum on Thursday, March 18 at Clifton Middle School beginning at 6:45 p.m. Their goal is to have as many residents there as possible to hear the facts and help find solutions. The Monrovia Unified School [...]
Moderate Eearthquake Rocks San Gabriel Valley Residents out of Bed
The Early Morning Earthquake Rattles Nerves in Southland A moderate earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale was felt in a large area around Los Angeles at 4.04 am Tuesday, March 16, 2010. The quake knocked books of shelves in some homes in Pasadena but otherwise caused little to no damage. The quake was centered [...]
Multiple Alarm Fire Destroys Laundromat in El Monte
Early Monday evening a fire gutted a laundromat at Lowert Azusa was completely destroyed – other adjacent business were damaged in the strip mall at Lower Azusa and Santa Anita in El Monte. The fire caused considerable damage to numerous shops at the mall which is next to the El Monte airport. No other information [...]
Sierra Madre Candidates Square Off
The League of Women Voters in conjunction with the Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce hosted a well-attended, almost overflow candidate forum on Monday at City Hall. The room seemed evenly divided, much like the council itself. Each of the Candidates: Pat Alcorn, John Crawford, Joe Mosca, Bill Tice, Nancy Walsh and Don Watts made [...]
Monrovia Weekly – March 11th, 2010
Camerons Seafood Goes to the Head of the Class
Pete Gallanis and his dad stand outside the famous restaurant on Colorado Boulevard. Photo by Terry Miller Cameron’s Seafood Restaurant By Victor Buell Cameron’s Seafood’s big red fish-shaped sign has been an icon in Pasadena since the doors first opened in 1984. Then proprietor John Cameron ran the place for only two years before the [...]
THE BANGLES IN CONCERT IN PASADENA ON MARCH 13; ALSO, BLIND LIKE SAM
The Bangles, who shot to rock superstardom in the 1980s with hits including “Walk Like An Egyptian,” “Eternal Flame,” “Manic Monday,” “In Your Room,” and more are appearing in Pasadena at the Duffy Lewis Gymnasium on the campus of La Salle High School on Saturday, March 13. Proceeds of the concert will go to support [...]
SCPR Moves to new Digs
The Pasadena Independent toured the new broadcast headquarters of Southern California Public Radio (SCPR), The Mohn Broadcast Center & Crawford Family Forum Thursday morning . The Public Radio facilities which used to call PCC home are now a far cry from their humble beginnings. The 35,000 square-foot building includes new studios, a generous sized news [...]
Anarchist Picnic at Memorial Park on Saturday March 13, 2010
Anarchist Picnics are events for local and not-so-local anarchists and the anarcho-curious or friendly to convene, hang out, and make friends. Our hope is for monthly or periodic anarchist events to pop up in as many different cities and regions as possible. There will be workshops, discussions, food, fun, literature, and performances. Please bring a [...]
CURLING…ON GRASS IN ARCADIA
Margi Rambo delivers a bowl in a Triples Tournament at the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club’s Greens at the Arcadia County Park. (Photo by Gene Plunkett) We all watched Curling in the Olympic games, but did you know that that sport on ice has a cousin on grass? Yup. Sure does. You may [...]
