Black Friday in Old Town Monrovia Increases Foot Traffic
Based on reports from various merchants in Old Town Monrovia, some holiday shoppers appear to be turning to local businesses to avoid the chain store rush on Black Friday. Jill Super, owner of Eaton’s specialty store, said advertising brought in many customers on Black Friday. “We had an outstanding day all weekend Friday and Saturday,” [...]
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 [...]
Boy Scout Takes Leadership Role in Monrovia’s Make a Difference Day
The slogan for the campaign is “A National Day to Help Others.” And this is precisely what local Boy Scout Scott Card set out to do in organizing his group for this year’s Make a Difference Day in Monrovia as part of his Eagle project. The October 24 event was part of the national Make [...]
Four Arrested in Stabbing Near Arcadia High
Four suspects were arrested just after 7 a.m. Friday morning, Oct. 9, in connection with a stabbing of a 17-year old Arcadia High School student on October 2. The arrest warrants were served at four different locations in the city of Arcadia. Arrested were 19 year old Danny Liu, 20 year old Daniel Chong, 20 [...]
Arcadia Officials Call Caruso EIR City’s “Most Thorough” Ever
Westfield Proxy “Arcadia First” Blocked Report’s Passage, Prompting News Suit from Caruso The civil case filed against the City of Arcadia and Westfield by Caruso Property Management, Inc. will proceed to litigation after the parties were unable to reach a settlement in a discussion period, city officials said. The lawsuit, which was filed in August, [...]
In Monrovia’s Footsteps: Temple City Considers Collaboration with Habitat for Humanity
After attending a recent presentation for the housing improvement group, council member Cynthia Sternquist proposed that the city look into collaborating with Habitat for Humanity as a possible avenue to address the state mandate for affordable housing. The nonprofit, which was founded in 1976 and has built thousands of homes worldwide, has had a San [...]
