Temple City Tribune – September 21st, 2009
Townhall Highlights Concerns with Temple City Development
Close to seventy people gathered at the Live Oak Park Community Center last Tuesday for a public meeting to voice questions and concerns over plans for the new city development. “The purpose of the meeting was to get recommendations for the economic revitalization of Temple City, and to explore the feasibility of the expense of [...]
Indecent Exposure
“Get your clothes on, Ethel!” I’m wanting to say that line came from a song inspired by the streaking culture in the ’70s. I’m sure many people were offended by the 500 nude participants at the University of Maryland in 1973 that started the whole phenomenon, and the rash of streaking incidents that followed. In [...]
Congresswoman Judy Chu Talks Diversity, Healthcare and Immigration at San Gabriel Mosque
There was a flurry of activity in the parking lot of the San Gabriel Mosque as the clock neared seven p.m. on Saturday. Table settings were laid out in four rows on the floor where mosque members and friends sat, prepared to end the day of fasting during the Islamic month of Ramadan. As a [...]
Two Brothers Start School Year with Digital Upgrade
When Fidel Schery told his two sons last week that they had won our first essay contest, they thought he was kidding. And when he went on to say that they had each won a computer and monitor to keep as their own, Schery said that was when they “knew” he was lying. “When we [...]
Collecting Shells Before a Tsunami
I’ve never witnessed a tsunami first hand, but I’ve been told that before the devastating wall of water devours everything in it’s path, like a hungry sea beast charging in for a glorious feast, there are a few moments in time that seem quite magical to the innocent and unsuspecting. The water line temporarily recedes, [...]
Temple City Tribune – September 14th, 2009
San Gabriel Mission Fiesta’s Annual Fundraiser Big Hit
Temple City Holds Final Summer Concert
Hundreds of people attended the final summer concert of the season at Temple City Park last Wednesday evening. With warm temperatures and a little relief from the smoke of the Station Fire, the popular band The Answer kept spirits high and feet tapping. Many immediately got up to dance to the band which devoted the [...]
Temple City Tribune – September 7th, 2009
