Don Watts Puts in His 5 Cents
Joe Mosca, lost his bid to become mayor on a toss of a coin! MaryAnn MacGillivray Selected Mayor by Coin Toss By Terry Miller In an interesting twist to an interesting meeting, Sierra Madre Councilman Don Watts decided that his swing vote on the choice of Mayor succeeding Kurt Zimmerman be decided by a [...]
Orange County Activists Seek Recall of Local Assemblyman
He’ll fight: "I’ll do everything that is necessary," he says "On behalf of the taxpayers of the 59th District, let the games begin," Michael Schroeder announced as he served recall papers on Assemblyman Anthony Adams, the 59th District Republican representative to the California State Assembly who represents about a half million people in a district [...]
Pasadena Showcase House Tours Support Music
The Pasadena Showcase House of Design opened Sunday, April 20 for tours and will remain open through Sunday, May 17. This year’s Design House is a 10,000 sq. ft estate in San Marino built in 1917 under the direction of G. Lawrence Stimson, the architect responsible for the Wrigley Mansion on Orange Grove Blvd., now [...]
Sweeney Todd Opens in Monrovia
This is one performance NOT to be missed….Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street will be performed by Monrovia High Drama Dept under the direction of Marc Segal Photos by Terry Miller April 23, 24, 25 & 30 and May 1 and 2 7pm Monrovia High School Auditorium Adults: $15.00 Students: $10.00 Children [...]
How the Police Officer’s Association Got Business Done
In what was probably one of the most extreme cases of "Little Miss Sunshine" syndrome I have ever read, the Mountain Views "Observer" on 12/21/07 ran the following giddy headline. Sierra Madre And Police Reach ‘Historic Agreement’ – "It ends years of discord between the city and POA" – Mayor Joffe Discord that resumed a [...]
Viva Monrovia Reads
Monrovia Reads, the city’s nonprofit literacy foundation is celebrating Cinco de Mayo and working to raise funds at the same time. The event will take place at the Doubletree Hotel, 924 W. Huntington Dr., Monrovia on Monday, May 4th from 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a Mexican Appetizer Buffet for $25 per person. There [...]
Viva Monrovia Reads
Monrovia Reads, the city’s nonprofit literacy foundation is celebrating Cinco de Mayo and working to raise funds at the same time. The event will take place at the Doubletree Hotel, 924 W. Huntington Dr., Monrovia on Monday, May 4th from 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a Mexican Appetizer Buffet for $25 per person. There [...]
Steinmeier, Chew Hold Seats on Arcadia School Board
With all the precincts reporting, semi-official results from Tuesday’s Arcadia School Board election show the two incumbents Joann Steinmeier and Janet Chew to have held onto their seats against challenger John Davis. Leading the pack was Steinmeier, who received 2.460 votes, or 41.42% of the total votes cast. In second place, Chew’s margin of victory [...]
Steinmeier, Chew Hold Seats on Arcadia School Board
With all the precincts reporting, semi-official results from Tuesday’s Arcadia School Board election show the two incumbents Joann Steinmeier and Janet Chew to have held onto their seats against challenger John Davis. Leading the pack was Steinmeier, who received 2.460 votes, or 41.42% of the total votes cast. In second place, Chew’s margin of victory [...]
Local Arts and Crafts Look for Support in a Tight Economy
South Pasadena’s Mission West Spring Art Festival This Weekend Craft shows, fairs and festivals brighten the landscape in tough economic times. Last Spring, community festivals benefited local economies bringing in an estimated $4.1 billion to United States neighborhoods, according to the Craft Organization Directors Association (CODA). Such events not only bring much needed dollars, they [...]
