
Last Sunday local authors Sarah Culberson and Tracy Trivas presented and signed their new book, “A Princes Found,” at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena. Over the past two years Sarah Culberson’s story of the search for her biological parents, and the subsequent revelation of her royal heritage in Sierra Leone, Africa has garnered widespread national [...]

Arcadia PD For the period of Sunday, November 1, through Saturday, November 7, the Police Department responded to 974 calls for service of which 132 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, November 1: 1. A traffic stop was initiated at [...]

Clarifying Usage and Adding Bicycle Lanes Top List With funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the City of Arcadia is preparing to re-stripe the pavement on Santa Anita Avenue in order to clarify lanes and add a bike lane. The stimulus project involves re-striping the street from Foothill Boulevard to the northern city [...]


Yesterday Beacon Media, publisher of the Pasadena Independent, Arcadia Weekly, Monrovia Weekly, Sierra Madre Weekly and Temple City Tribune published the 2009 Readers’ Choice edition across all of it’s newspapers. This popular guide to the restaurants, retail stores, home & garden services and other businesses in the San Gabriel Valley has become an annual tradition [...]

Arcadia PD For the period of Sunday, October 25, through Saturday, October 31, the Police Department responded to 916 calls for service of which 119 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, October 25: 1. An auto burglary occurred at 24-Hour [...]


Music lovers are so fortunate to live in the Los Angeles area. Our city is known for excellent arts, culture and music. From the Hollywood Bowl to the Disney Concert Halls to our great theaters that have been home to best Broadway Musicals. For those who live in the San Gabriel Valley, you will not [...]

La Salle High School will open its doors to the community, prospective students and their families on Sunday, November 15, 2009, from 1:00pm to 3:30pm. La Salle is a Catholic, co-ed, college preparatory high school and is located at 3880 East Sierra Madre Boulevard, in northeast Pasadena. Faculty, administrators and students will be available for [...]

Buoyed by perhaps the greatest performance in Santa Anita history, the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meeting ended on a high note Sunday as the racing world continued to resonate with awe in the wake of superstar Zenyatta’s devastating win against males in Saturday’s Gr. I, $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic before an on-track crowd [...]