
By Chrisitne Nowak: I think we can all say we got something from Australia. Whether it be a bunch of souvenirs, a new wardrobe, or a new craving for vegemite. But I believe the most important thing that we made and got from this trip is friendship, and the bonds we have made with our [...]

Hello everyone, as our time here comes to the last week of our experience, we have done so many fun things, and still have many more experiences to have. So far in the second week, on Thursday, we went to the nations capital, Canberra, and stayed for the night. On that Friday we had gone [...]

Hello my name is Tyler Yung, and I will be delivering week two of our experience in Australia. I still can not believe that we are already half way through our trip. In two more weeks, we’ll all be back home in blistering weather in California. It is sad to just to think about it. [...]

As all six of us kids, who were chosen to go on this amazing trip to Australia for an entire four weeks, drove off down the street headed to LAX, we waved our parents a last goodbye. We all began to look at each other and ask, “Has it hit you yet that we are [...]

Redwhite+bluezz Pasadena Jazz Fest has announced the line-up of jazz and blues musicians to perform during the star-studded festival August 28 and 29, 2010. 200 plus artists, 23 top acts will entertain thousands of fans gathered at the spectacular outdoor venue the Los Angeles Arboretum. The weekend event, complete with an international food court, [...]

By Candyce Columbus Friends of Foster Children (FOFC) Sugar Plum (SP) has a remarkable track record. Since the program began 34 years ago they have collected over 160,000 holiday gifts for children in the San Gabriel Valley foster care system and the facilities that support them. The all-volunteer organization has 80 active members 29 [...]

Christian Zwicky, a senior at Arcadia High School, has taken it upon himself to spay/neuter 20 feral cats in the City of Arcadia for no charge as part of his Eagle Scout badge for Troop 125. He and his mother, Dr. Barbarina Zwicky, have already adopted the two homeless Arcadia cats that Christian rescued, Prince [...]

Flanked by Assemblyman Portantino and Carol Liu, Mother Love from Pasadena. was one of 25 women who were recognized at the 11th Annual Women In Business Awards luncheon held at the Hilton Hotel in Pasadena. The event which is also co hosted by Assemblyman Gatto ( who was not present but gave a video presentation) [...]

“For years, I’d skip the first three days of school. I didn’t have new things like the other kids. I figured after the first few days I could slide in unnoticed. It put me behind in my schoolwork, but it was worth it then. I can still remember how it felt.” For this Foothill Unity [...]

The tradition of the BonVoyage dinner of the Temple City Sister Cities Program exchange students was a “bonzer” time. The six Temple City High School students, Christine Nowak, Kasey Sickles, Kelsey Sih, Carrington Taylor, Dana Tran and Tyler Yung, were all smiles as they were surrounded by family and friends for the farewell dinner. They [...]