Monrovia Cousins Convicted in Sammantha Salas Slaying
A Burbank courtroom swelled with emotion on Tuesday afternoon as a jury convicted cousins Rayshawn and Nickelis Blackwell in the 2008 machine gun slaying of 16-year-old Sammantha Salas in Monrovia. The Blackwells, both members of the Duroc Crips street gang maintained stoic countenances as two guilty verdicts – one for first degree murder, the other [...]
An Open Letter to Our Readers
When I first began my tenure as editor of these newspapers on the first day of 2008, we set forth a number of goals for our newspapers. Some of these are still works in progress, and some of these have been great successes. A shining example of the latter would have to be our efforts [...]
Candidates Square Off – New Blood , Blue Blood
By John Stephens Candidates converged on Arcadia’s historic Woman’s Club Tuesday evening for a city council candidates’ forum sponsored by the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, Association of Realtors and Arcadia Weekly. Masterfully moderated by Scott Hettrick, publisher of the popular blog “Arcadia’s Best,” the forum showcased a wide variety of issues and approaches by a [...]
Suspect Detained After Bank Standoff
A bank robbery this morning at the Citizens Bank branch in Monrovia at the corner of Huntington Drive and Myrtle Avenue that turned into a bomb threat, with bank employees an patrons having been evacuated, has ended with the suspect being apprehended by Glendora and West Covina SWAT units. According to police, the suspect wrote [...]
Mount Sierra College Evacuated
Police officials in charges of the ongoing standoff with a man locked inside Citizens Bank in Monrovia ordered a full evacuation of the Mount Sierra College campus which sits adjacent to the bank on the northeast corner of Huntington Drive and Myrtle Ave. The evacuation order was issued just before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police have [...]
Bank Robber Surrounded in Monrovia Bank, Suspect Threatens Bomb Explosion
A bank robbery this morning at the Citizen Bank branch in Monrovia at the corner of Huntington Drive and Myrtle Avenue has turned into a bomb threat, with bank employees an patrons having been evacuated. At this point, it is believed that only the suspect, who is believed to be armed, is still held up [...]
Bigger Gym, Smaller Waistlines
Sierra Fitness Expansion Means More Weights, More Spinning Space Last week we told you about Sierra Madre fitness mogul Sandy Lewis-Duval and her newest business venture, The Shabby Dog. And while Lewis-Duvall is certainly branching out into new business areas with her high-end dog leashes sold online and at her Montecito Ave. boutique, she’s not [...]
Ralph Walker – The Man, the Myth the Legend
On Tuesday evening the Monrovia City Council honored Ralph Walker for what Mayor Mary Ann Lutz called “not so quiet service to this community for many, many years”, a time span in which Mr. Walker has been enlightening and challenging the citizens of Monrovia and engaging news makers on local issues via his television talk [...]
Beacon Media Publishes Annual Readers’ Choice Issue
Yesterday Beacon Media, publisher of the Pasadena Independent, Arcadia Weekly, Monrovia Weekly, Sierra Madre Weekly and Temple City Tribune published the 2009 Readers’ Choice edition across all of it’s newspapers. This popular guide to the restaurants, retail stores, home & garden services and other businesses in the San Gabriel Valley has become an annual tradition [...]
MUSD to Meet with Contractors Regarding MHS Facilities Projects
On Tuesday, November 10 at 9:30 a.m., three or more members of the Board of Education of the Monrovia Unified School District will meet with representatives of WLC Architects and Tilden Coil Constructors to discuss plans for upcoming improvements to Monrovia High School’s Facilities. MUSD Headquarters is located at 325 East Huntington Drive in Monrovia. [...]
