Rosemead Officials Make a Big Splash Saturday
Hundreds attend The Grand Opening of Splash Zone in Rosemead held Saturday, July 9 10:00 a.m.Garvey Park There was Free Swimming! Food!Giveaways at Rosemead’s new one dollar a day Splash Zone to keep the city cool on a hoy July morning. First down theSplash Zone slide was the mayor, Saturday at Garvey Park. Two Large [...]
Temple City High Graduate Commands Final Flight on Shuttle Discovery
Temple City High Graduate Commands Final Flight on Shuttle Discovery Discovery, blasted off last week into orbit for the final time, commanded by Temple City High School graduate Steve Lindsey, on a journey that marks the end of the shuttle era. The six astronauts on board, all experienced space fliers, were thrilled to be on [...]
67th Camellia Festival Kick-Off Breakfast Announces Grand Marshal and other dignitaries
Mary Sneed, 2011 General Chairman of the Camellia Festival, thanked the many volunteers who take their valuable time to be part of the Camellia Festival each year at a Saturday morning breakfast at City Hall Saturday. This year’s theme “ Dreams May Come True” was submitted by 7th grade Oak Park student Tiffanie Jie. The [...]
Senator Carol Liu Tours Small Businesses in Temple City
Senator Carol Liu visited local Temple City businesses Saturday morning. The businesses toured represent different industries and services within thecity, including LA Tax and Financial Services, Casa Del Rey Mexican Restaurant, Wonder Cleaners and Draperies, You and Me Findings Jewelry, and two of the city’s newest businesses – Anca Realty and Café Roulé. The Temple [...]
Council Keeps Eye on State Lawmakers as Budget Issues Threaten to Trickle Down
Sierra Madre City Councilman John Buchanan briefly discussed the effects of the latest proposed state budget on Sierra Madre at the Sierra Madre City Council Meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Buchanan was dubious about what the state’s actual final budget might actually look like and how it will affect the states counties and municipalities, [...]
No Protective Barriers Needed for North Baldwin Dining Area
After a member of the community expressed concern for the safety of patrons dining on the sidewalk on north Baldwin Ave, the Sierra Madre City Council was presented a report by Director Bruce Inman of Public Works at the Regular City Council Meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 2009. The department staff contacted the California Joint [...]
APD Adds To Thin Blue Line
Friends, family, and future co-workers gathered in Arcadia Council Chambers on Thursday, June 11, 2009 to observe the swearing in and badge pinning ceremony of two new officers to the Arcadia Police Department. Though the department is operating under a hiring freeze, due to City budget cuts, natural attrition sometimes necessitates hiring replacements to maintain [...]
Symphony Unveils Plan to Overcome Obstacles
“We have supported the Pasadena Symphony for years,” I was told by a woman at an opening recently. “But,” she continued, “no more after the mismanagement there.” That is exactly the perception that CEO, Paul Jan Zdunek, must overcome in order to keep his organization, The Pasadena Symphony Association, from becoming stalled in a morass. [...]
Beacon Media’s Photo Caption Contest
We are not quite sure what Congressman David Dreier (left) was talking to Sierra Madre Councilman Don Watts about during last week’s dedication of the Mira Monte reservoir in Sierra Made. However with the recent controversy over Don Watts’ decision to “toss a nickel” on his Mayoral selection at Sierra Madre city council, the possibilities [...]
Brown Bag Lunch Talk: By Mitchell Bishop, New Curator at the LA County Arboretum
The Arcadia Historical Museum is excited to have new curator at the Los Angeles County Arboretum talk at our Brown Bag Lunch Talk from 12 noon – 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18. Mitchell Bishop will speak about “The Cultural Landscape of Rancho Santa Anita.” Free “brown bag” lunch talks about various aspects of Arcadia [...]
