Authors Lisa See, Jesse Katz, Denise Hamilton to Headline 9th annual Duarte Festival of Authors, Oct. 8
Authors Lisa See, Jesse Katz, Denise Hamilton to Headline 9th annual Duarte Festival of Authors, Oct. 8 More than 50 Authors to Talk and Sign Books New York Times Best-Selling Author, Lisa See, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, Jesse Katz, and award-winning crime writer Denise Hamilton will headline the 9th annual Duarte Festival of Authors on [...]
Community College Candidates and Local School Board Candidates Offer Their Positions
Community College Candidates and Local School Board Candidates Offer Their Positions By Susan Motander Candidates for several local school boards as well as those for Pasadena Community College and Citrus Community College were all asked for brief statements regarding their candidacy. These are their responses in their own words. Citrus Community College District Governing Board [...]
Duarte Takes its Kicks on Route 66 Last Weekend
By Ruth Longoria Kingsland Classic cars, prancing horses, marching bands, and free food enticed thousands of folks to line Huntington Drive Saturday morning (Sept. 24) for Duarte’s 16th annual Route 66 Parade. The parade marks the 85th anniversary of the “Great American Highway,” Route 66, which was created in 1926 as the first highway connector [...]
Plymouth Elementary in Monrovia to Help End Child Hunger
Plymouth Elementary in Monrovia to Help End Hild Hunger New information about the issue of child hunger was recently released by Feeding America that drills down into data by county in California. The Map the Meal Gap: Child Food Insecurity 2011 study revealed that 28.8% of kids living in Los Angeles are food insecure, meaning [...]
Governor Brown Signs Legislation
Governor Brown Signs Legislation That Requires Amazon.com and other Internet companies to collect Sales Tax Approving a landmark legislative compromise that creates jobs and ensures that online retailers do not receive an unfair tax advantage over brick-and-mortar businesses, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed a bill that requires Amazon and other internet retailers to collect [...]
The Long and Winding Road Less Repaired
The Road Less Repaired By Susan Motander and Terry Miller Six years ago after severe winter rains, Cal FEMA gave several grants to cities responsible for the maintenance of the road to Chantry Flats north into the foothills from Arcadia. Monrovia is responsible for a small segment of that road, but it has not yet [...]
Monrovia Weekly September 29, 2011
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Local Church Serving the San Gabriel and Pomona Valley
Local Church Serving the San Gabriel and Pomona Valley Christ Church of the Valley (CCV) in San Dimas is impacting the local community. During the week of September 12th they had 50 volunteers repairing homes five homes. One home required significant work because the resident is a recent partial amputee. The church volunteers build an [...]
Koffeehouse Launches The Koffeehouse Century City Music Series
Wednesday, September 28 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm X Bar Patio Lounge at The Century Plaza 2025 Avenue of the Stars Century City, CA Koffeehouse is excited to announce the launch of The Koffeehouse Century City Music Series at one of LA”s most esteemed properties — the landmark Century Plaza Hotel. Our first evening [...]
Traffic Collision on Duarte Road in Monrovia Sends Two Women to Hospital
A Honda Civic met with a Red pick up truck on Duarte Road Thursday afternoon at around 3:30 pm. The driver of the civic a 27 year old woman was transported to Methodist Hospital with a possible broken leg. The other victim in the pick up truck appeared to suffer leg injuries. In both cars, [...]
