SWAT Team Arrests Car Thief After Chase and Hit and Run
An auto theft suspect was taken into custody Thursday night after holing himself up in a Monrovia home following a brief police chase, officials said. Arcadia police began pursuit at1:30 p.m. and ultimately sped down Ivy towards Central in Monrovia. The driver failed to pull over. The vehicle then hit two vehicles en route. The [...]
3 Acre Brush Fire In Monrovia Canyon Under Control Thanks to Quick Work by Firefighters – One Man Arrested for ADW in Confusion of Road Closures
Firefighters have contained a small brush fire burning in Monrovia Canyon Park approximately 2:40. Full containment is expected later this afternoon. No structures are threatened and no evacuations have been ordered. The fire was apparently set off by a downed power line. A major Fire Department response put dozens of firefighters and 40 pieces of [...]
Foothill Unity’s 12th Annual Back To School Event Great Success
Santa Anita Park provided its facility to Foothill Unity Center for its 12th Annual l Back to School Distribution event on Thursday.The event provided 2,000 needy children from surrounding communities with new clothes, backpacks, school supplies, haircuts, etc. More than 40 vendors and local organizations helped provide those “back-to-schoolers” . There were 122 children of [...]
John Veenstra: Former Executive Director of the Chamber Dies
By Susan Motander On August 10. John Veenstra, 71, of Temple City, died while visiting family in Iowa. Veenstra was the former Executive Director of the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce. The former executive was fully retired after working as a free lance marketing consultant after retiring from the chamber; however, he was considering returning to [...]
Franklin Murdock – Writer, Social Networking Guru – Man of Faith and Vision
em> The Best is Yet to Come is the title of this prolific writer’s latest endeavor. An author of some considerable note, Murdock lives at the Gables in Monrovia and suffers from macular degeneration. Despite this seemingly enormous obstacle for a writer, Franklin Murdoch refuses to let the disability put a crimp in his life [...]
For Whom The Bell Tolls – Monrovia Posts City Salaries On Website
It seems Monrovia Council is one of the first cities to posts salaries, benefits online in the wake of Bell’s embattled City council. In the face of the continuing salary and benefits controversy in the City of Bell, Monrovia’s City Council has ordered full online disclosure of both their salaries and those of the City’s [...]
Colorful Doo Dah Characters Captured by Community Cameras
What indeed, is the Spirit of Doo Dah? Well, that and a thousand other questions were answered Saturday night at the End of The World Gallery in Altadena. Local Doo Dah luninaries like Queen Naughty Mickie, Queen Skittles and the reigning Queen Erica Valentine put forth some of their memorabilia for the general public at [...]
Thousands Watch City of Monrovia’s July 4 Fireworks
Second only to the Rose Bowl, Monrovia’s massive fireworks display at the new library saw about 8000 people celebrating the Fourth in Monrovia. This was one of the best attended events ever in Monrovia’s history – simply put means next year will be even bigger and better. Photos by Rick Keshishi from Photoworksbyrick.com Here’s a [...]
Proposed Marijuana Dispensary gets Heated Reaction from some Community Members
Two Monrovia men who have faced agonizing adversity and severe physical injuries and years of pain and rehabilitation may now be facing the toughest battle of their lives: their neighbors. It’s not the self-serve car wash, diesel fuel tanks or propane sales that have these neighbors concerned about renovation plans for an old gas station [...]
Foothill Extension Breaks Ground
