Holiday Events
Christmas Tree Lane, Altadena’s Historic Avenue Lighted for the Season Altadena’s historic Christmas Tree Lane opens for drive-thoughs of Santa Rosa Ave. after dark. The deodars will remain lit through Jan. 6, 2010. The deodars, planted in 1883, provided a picturesque entrance to the John P. Woodbury Ranch where Woodbury planned a large estate. The [...]
Night of Live Jazz Seasonal Music to Benefit Jazz Institute
Founder and Artistic Director of the Pasadena Jazz Institute, Paul Lines, and Old Pasadena restaurateur André Vener of Redwhite+bluezz have been friends for some time. Lines now finds his Jazz Institute in need of some help and Vener has stepped forward to produce “The Nutcracker Swings, A Cool Jazz Christmas” at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. [...]
Attorney Paul Cheng Announces City Council Candidacy
In a media event held on Saturday, December 12, Arcadia resident and attorney Paul Cheng announced his bid to run for the upcoming Arcadia City Council elections in April. Cheng, a resident of Arcadia for more than six years, says he is concerned about rising crime in Arcadia, and a lack of strict monitoring of [...]
Zenyatta to Parade at Santa Anita Opening Day
Beloved Mare to Revisit Sight of Her Celebrated Breeders’ Cup Victory
Longley Students Express Gratitude to Overseas Soldiers
Many of those who attended Longley Way Elementary School’s assembly on December 4 said they were moved by what they heard. The assembly was part of a service project in honor of Veteran’s Day, where the school hosted a collection drive throughout the month to donate to deployed troops, said Principal Sherrie DuFresne. All of [...]
Arcadia Weekly – December 17th, 2009
Man Murdered in One of Two Separate Shootings
A man was killed in one of two separate shootings in Monrovia on Tuesday evening. A woman was also injured in the fatal shooting. No one was hurt in the first incident. According to Monrovia Police Watch Commander Lt. Mike Lee there is no evidence that the two incidents are related in any way. Since [...]
Police Blotters
Arcadia PD Sunday, November 22: Shortly after 2:30 a.m., a Monrovia police officer observed a speeding vehicle swerving in a traffic lane and conducted a traffic stop in the 2300 block of Santa Anita. Arcadia police arrived at the scene and took over the investigation. A 22-year-old female Caucasian driver was contacted and officers detected [...]
Local Seniors on the Move, from Desert to the Sea
The Palm Springs Follies, “a world famous, Broadway caliber celebration of the music, dance, and comedy of the 40s, 50s, and 60s with a cast old enough to have lived it!”. On Tuesday, November 17, the Arcadia Travelers sponsored a day excursion to Palm Springs. The 45 seniors from Arcadia and surrounding cities were treated [...]
Continuing 33 Years of Fulfilling Holiday Wishes
Sugar Plum Tree is the most popular and uplifting of all the Friends of Foster Children (FOFC) programs. Volunteer members are optimistic that as in years past shoppers at Westfield Santa Anita Mall will be generous in to helping the organization fulfill holiday wishes. Many holiday shoppers have included a stop at the Sugar Plum [...]
