Bumber Bag Food Drive on Tap to help those in need in San Gabriel Valley

Bumber Bag Food Drive on Tap to help those in need in San Gabriel Valley

Each month, Christ’s Church of the Valley in San Dimas runs and hosts a food drive called Bumper Bag. On the last weekend of the month, members of the church can bring food items to church with them and place their bags behind their car bumper before service. These items get picked up and brought [...]

Machu Picchu Celebrates 100 Years

Machu Picchu Celebrates 100 Years

  Machu Picchu Celebrates 100 Years By Jennifer Elrod Recently I travelled to Peru and was able to partake in visiting one of the “New Seven World Wonders”, Machu Picchu during its 100 Year Celebration. To visit Machu Picchu you must take an hour and a half bus ride from Cusco to Ollantaytambo, which lies [...]

Comic-Con celebrates 50 years of Comic Fandom

Comic-Con celebrates 50 years of Comic Fandom

By Amy Leong Deep within the darkest realms of the most villainous schemes, floating strangled on the top of the highest, most-deadly altitudes with the road 50 floors below you, and straying from the haunting hour that seems to await you until safe inside the arms of someone you know and love is finally here. [...]

Comic-Con celebrates 50 years of Comic Fandom

Comic-Con celebrates 50 years of Comic Fandom

By Amy Leong Deep within the darkest realms of the most villainous schemes, floating strangled on the top of the highest, most-deadly altitudes with the road 50 floors below you, and straying from the haunting hour that seems to await you until safe inside the arms of someone you know and love is finally here. [...]

Monrovia Weekly July 28, 2011

Monrovia Weekly July 28, 2011

GLCA Acts on Sale of Monrovia Owned Properties for M&O Yard

GLCA Acts on Sale of Monrovia Owned Properties for M&O Yard

By Susan Motander At a special meeting, the Gold Line Construction Authority (GLCA) Board voted to approve the proposed Purchase and Sale (P&S) Agreement for the land owned by the Monrovia Redevelopment Authority and the city. This is the first step in the process of building the Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Yard for the Gold [...]

SANTA ANITA AUTUMN MEET OPENS FRIDAY, SEPT. 30,

SANTA ANITA AUTUMN MEET OPENS FRIDAY, SEPT. 30,

ARCADIA, Calif. (July 27, 2011)-Santa Anita Park announced today that pending California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) approval, it will open its 24-day Autumn race meeting on Friday, Sept. 30, and will remain open through Sunday, Nov. 6. With the exception of a three-day opening week and a five-day week comprising Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 10, [...]

Rebuilding Together -Comedy Fundraiser, Featuring Scott Shimamoto,  Sat July 30 at Monrovian Restaurant

Rebuilding Together -Comedy Fundraiser, Featuring Scott Shimamoto, Sat July 30 at Monrovian Restaurant

Rebuilding Together -Comedy Fundraiser, Featuring Scott Shimamoto, Sat July 30 at Monrovian Restaurant On Saturday, July 30, at 6:30 p.m. Rebuilding Together, San Gabriel Valley Foothills will host a comedy fundraising show at the Monrovian Restaurant. The show will feature comedian Scott Shimamoto and friends. The show will benefit upcoming home projects in the local [...]

Maintenance Yard Not Yet a Done Deal for Monrovia

Maintenance Yard Not Yet a Done Deal for Monrovia

Maintenance Yard Not Yet a Done Deal for Monrovia By Susan Motander On Friday, Habib Balian, Chief Executive Officer of the Gold Line Construction Authority (GLCA) announced that that entity had reached an agreement with the City of Monrovia regarding the sale of property from its redevelopment agency. The property is planned for a maintenance [...]

PASADENA ENTERTAINMENT TURNS UP THE HEAT

PASADENA ENTERTAINMENT TURNS UP THE HEAT

Outdoor Concert Series Boasts Fan Favorites The Fab Four And The Spazmatics As Well As Special Performance By Big Sam’s Funky Nation In Honor Of Louis Armstrong’s 110TH Birthday Pasadena Entertainment and the Pasadena Convention Center have teamed to present Summer Soundzz, the ultimate Party on the Plaza featuring live music and dancing under the [...]