Recycle Your Christmas Tree
By Susan Motander Christmas is over, the new year has begun, and it is time to take down the Christmas decorations, especially the tree. If your family opted for a freshly cut tree, local cities have arranged for these trees to be recycled. If you are in doubt as to the rules for this recycling, [...]
Christmas Tree Recycling Program Collection from Dec. 26 to Jan. 14
The City of Duarte through its franchised trash hauler, Burrtec Waste, will provide a Christmas tree collection service for residential customers in conjunction with Sanitation districts of Los Angeles County annual Christmas Tree Recycling program. The trees will be ground up for composting or used for the County Sanitation Districts’ landfill Cover Project. Christmas trees [...]
LOW-INTEREST DISASTER LOANS AVAILABLE TO AREA RESIDENTS
Federal loans range from $200,000 to $2 million; application deadline is February 17 The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that low-interest federal disaster loans are available to those affected by the recent wind storms.Homeowners, renters, businesses and non-profits are eligible. A loan outreach center has been established at: Pasadena Fire Headquarters199 S. Los [...]
Local Church in San Gabriel Valley Helps Those Less Fortunate
Each month, Christ’s Church of the Valley in San Dimas runs and hosts a food drive to help local families in need. However, this week they are taking giving back to the community to a whole new level. The church had a goal of receiving 700 turkeys to help families in need this holiday season [...]
Experts say Now is the Time To Buy
Experts say Now is the Time To Buy With LOW Interest Rates Interest rates are at historic lows and will determine what you actually pay for the home.Buyers should really be looking at interest rates instead of just the price of the home. For example, if a buyer is obtaining a $250,000. loan at [...]
Experts say Now is the Time To Buy
Experts say Now is the Time To Buy With LOW Interest Rates Interest rates are at historic lows and will determine what you actually pay for the home.Buyers should really be looking at interest rates instead of just the price of the home. For example, if a buyer is obtaining a $250,000. loan at [...]
Cupcake Contest Highlights Monrovia Day Activities
Lisa Barrios prepares for the Cup Cake Contest during Monrovia Day – Photo by Terry Miller Last Saturday afternoon over 240 brightly-colored, perfectly round mounds were neatly displayed on the tables of Paint ‘N Play in Old Town Monrovia. And although store owner, Lisa Barrios, is accustomed to colorful tables, the color she sees is [...]
Local Photographer Brings Back Black and White Film to Capture Monrovia Life
PROJECT ONE: One Camera, One Year, One City – MONROVIA 52 Photographers will Photograph Monrovia During the 125th Anniversary of the City Do you Want to Shoot Some Film? Rick Keshishi said he “has had the great pleasure of having his business in city of Monrovia since 1998, met many great people and companies and [...]
Tommy Can You Hear Me – Monrovia Firefighters Start their newest Fight
This is the 1917 Seagrave Engine the day it rolled off the assembly line in Ohio. It needs a great deal of work to bring it back to these glory days and the Monrovia Firefighters association is dedicated to doing that without any use of public money. For this, they need the help of the [...]
Annual Spring Plant Sale Slated April 2 and 3 at Arboretum
SPRING PLANT SALE April 2 & 3 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Mark your calendars. You’ll find fabulous buys at the Arboretum’s two-day plant sale. Come early to shop for orchids, berries, fruit trees, vegetables, succulents and a variety of annuals and perennials. The Arboretum Library will be selling used garden [...]
