Controversial Author Speaks Tonight at Vroman’s
Author of three #1 New York Times bestsellers, Vincent Bugliosi has written what promises to be one of the most explosive, powerful and important books in many years, an unprecedented look at the monumental crime behind the Iraq War. Bugliosi presents a tight legal case against President Bush as being criminally responsible for the deaths [...]
Beacon Media News Now Offers Photos For Sale
Throughout the course of our years covering events in the San Gabriel Valley, photographer Terry Miller has had some unique opportunities to capture images such as those seen in this slideshow. Beacon Media will soon be adding a feature to our website offering these and literally hundreds, perhaps thousands more images for sale, all suitable [...]
July 29 Earthquake 5.4
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Community Concerts July 31 Thru Aug. 6
* Arcadia Crown City Dixieland Band play Dixieland favorites Thursday, July 31. Concerts are at 7 p.m. on the City Hall West lawn, 240 W. Huntington Dr., Arcadia. Picnicking encouraged. Parking in the City Hall parking lot. Admission is free. *Monrovia Suave plays R and B tunes on Sunday, Aug. 3 at 6:30 p.m. [...]
5.4 Quake Rocks the Southland
At 11:48 a.m. an estimated 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California. The quake’s epicenter was located some 29 miles east of downtown Los Angeles near Chino Hills, according to preliminary reports. Widepread land line and cell phone outages are making communication difficult throughout the San Gabriel Valley, and the many web site servers, including that [...]
Sierra Madre Rotary Donates $10,340 to Fire Dept. For Specialized Radios
Steve Heydorff thanks Rotary for the two radios – Photo by Terry Miller The Rotary Club of Sierra Madre raised $10, 340 toward the purchase of two Motorola XTS 5000 Digital Radios. The club presented a check to the Sierra Madre Fire Department on Tuesday, July 29. This goal was realized through the club’s Annual [...]
Monrovia Community “adopts” 480 Baby Ducks for the YMCA
Karen Taylor Straley, SAFYMCA board member and committee chair said the public participated by adopting a rubber duck to compete in the Rubber Duck Dunk. Funds raised will help support the many programs provided to people of all ages by the SAFYMCA in Monrovia, regardless of ability to pay full fee. “It’s just a fun [...]
State’s Municipal Budget Grab Could Seriously Affect Pasadena’s Public Health
At a conference Thursday morning, Pasadena officials, who are anticipating a 10% cut in critical services this fiscal year, highlighted some of the services which may be seriously hit. Pasadena director of public health, Dr Takashi Wada said he was very concerned that public health could be at risk by the mandates issued by Gov. [...]
Union Settles with Orchestras of Pasadena
Although the acquisition of the Pasadena Pops Orchestra by the Pasadena Symphony Association took place on October 1 of last year and the Pops summer season is about half-way through, it took until last week for Professional Musicians Local 47 and the newly formed The Orchestras of Pasadena to reach an agreement on how to [...]
Guitarra Exotica with Guitarist Jim Stubblefield
Jim Stubblefield is scheduled to perform with his quartet, Guitarra Exotica, on Thursday, Aug. 14 at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. Showtime is 8 p.m. Guitarist Stubblefield has a band, Incendio, that has done well in CDs and on several TV shows. Incendio has a strong following and is a Billboard charting band. But [...]