Indian Independence Celebrated – 61 Years of Home Rule
[slideshow=12,450,300] Dancers from the Mudra Academy of Dance, run by Jagruti S. Gandhi, brought her dancers to Arcadia BPOE Elks Lodge Wednesday to celebrate the 61st anniversary of Independence from British rule. A Classical dance known as Bharata Natyam was performed in addition to demonstrations of Yoga. Organizer Rupa Dore, a world class yoga teacher [...]
Monrovia is Truly a Dry City
After an exhaustive search for an appropriate Mark Twain quote to help illustrate this photo: We decided to use a John Muir quote instead: “God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools. -John Muir Photographs by Terry Miller
Barricaded Suspect Takes Child Hostage in Pasadena
An armed man barricaded himself in his Pasadena garage with his 9-year-old son which lasted through the night. The boy was released, unharmed after about 4-5 hours after the start of the incident. Police spokeswoman Janet Pope Givens says officers responded to 1500 block of El Molino Avenue just before 5 p.m. Monday when a [...]
New City Manager Selected for Pasadena
Michael J Beck Accepts position as top city Executive The Pasadena City Council has offered Michael J. Beck the position of city manager and he has accepted pending agreement on contractual terms and conditions. He will begin the transition in September, spending time at Pasadena City Hall and in the community, and will assume his [...]
Portantino Holds Public Education Discussion at Rose Bowl
Approximately 70 people attended a morning workshop in the Press room at the Rose Bowl Friday morning sponsored by 44th District Assemblyman Anthony Portantino. Portantino invited public education advocates, parents, teachers and school board members to discuss legislative perspectives on the budget and the current state of that process. Ron Bennett, President and CEO of [...]
First Baby Born at Arcadia Methodist on 08-08-08
Teresa Hong of El Monte gave birth to a 7 lb baby boy at 6:45am Friday at Methodist Hospital, Arcadia. The uncomplicated birth “was much easier than I thought it would be…” said Teresa when she spoke with reporters in her hospital room holding her baby boy. The birth of a baby on 08-08-08 is [...]
Schwarzenegger Sacks State Workers
On July 31, Governor Schwarzenegger issued an executive order demanding the salary reduction and layoff of California workers in an effort to alleviate the current state budget crisis. Effective immediately, the order reduced the salaries of over 200,000 state workers to minimum wage and terminated the employment of a further 10,300 part-time workers, seasonal workers, [...]
Neighborhood Market Closes Without Notice: 100 People Lose Jobs, Community Protests
Stunned employees of Farm Fresh Market at Lincoln Crossing in West Pasadena/Altadena were greeted with a sign on the door Tuesday morning telling them the store was closed. Owner Par Aria had filed for Chapter 11 hoping to reorganize his popular neighborhood market when suddenly Chapter 11 Trustee Sam S. Leslie took over the store [...]
IndyMac Files for Bancruptcy
IndyMac Bankcorp has filed for Chapter 7, a move which will call for liquidation of all the bank’s assets. But IndyMac Federal Bank, ostensibly an arm of the FDIC, continues to operate the new bank. While the future of employees and assets of IndyMac Bankcorp are certainly in difficult straits and shareholders will be left [...]
Dealership Expansion at a Standstill
Manny Romero remains stedfast in his opposition to the city’s offer to buy his business. Romero has stood on a “matter of principal” and refuses to negotiate with the city. A year after the controversial eminent domain dispute, negotiations between Arcadia’s Rusnak Mercedes-Benz dealership, Rod’s Grill, and the city remain unresolved. According to previous statements [...]