Bumber Bag Food Drive on Tap to help those in need in San Gabriel Valley
Each month, Christ’s Church of the Valley in San Dimas runs and hosts a food drive called Bumper Bag. On the last weekend of the month, members of the church can bring food items to church with them and place their bags behind their car bumper before service. These items get picked up and brought [...]
Machu Picchu Celebrates 100 Years
Machu Picchu Celebrates 100 Years By Jennifer Elrod Recently I travelled to Peru and was able to partake in visiting one of the “New Seven World Wonders”, Machu Picchu during its 100 Year Celebration. To visit Machu Picchu you must take an hour and a half bus ride from Cusco to Ollantaytambo, which lies [...]
Dan F. Ausman named Methodist Hospital President and CEO
Dan F. Ausman named Methodist Hospital President and CEO ARCADIA (July 28, 2011) –Methodist Hospital announced today the appointment of Arizona health care executive Dan F. Ausman as president and chief executive officer. Ausman is scheduled to begin August 29. “Dan’s appointment as president and CEO of Methodist Hospital assures that the mission and values [...]
Comic-Con celebrates 50 years of Comic Fandom
By Amy Leong Deep within the darkest realms of the most villainous schemes, floating strangled on the top of the highest, most-deadly altitudes with the road 50 floors below you, and straying from the haunting hour that seems to await you until safe inside the arms of someone you know and love is finally here. [...]
Don Penman Retires as Arcadia City Manager
Arcadia City Manager Don Penman to Retire in Oct By Terry Miller Arcadia City Manager Don Penman announced Tuesday that he’ll retire in October after than 13 years with the city, including more than three years as the city’s chief executive. Penman told the Arcadia Weekly that there is never a “perfect time” to retire [...]
Teenage Driver Faces Arraignment Aug 11 in Alice Zhang’s Death
Bowen Du, 19, who is charged with the crosswalk death of Arcadia High School student Alice Zhang, will be arraigned Aug 11 on one count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, a judge ruled Wednesday. Du was driving the evening of April 10 when the car allegedly struck and killed Zhang, who was crossing the [...]
Arcadia Weekly July 28, 2011
SANTA ANITA AUTUMN MEET OPENS FRIDAY, SEPT. 30,
ARCADIA, Calif. (July 27, 2011)-Santa Anita Park announced today that pending California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) approval, it will open its 24-day Autumn race meeting on Friday, Sept. 30, and will remain open through Sunday, Nov. 6. With the exception of a three-day opening week and a five-day week comprising Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 10, [...]
PASADENA ENTERTAINMENT TURNS UP THE HEAT
Outdoor Concert Series Boasts Fan Favorites The Fab Four And The Spazmatics As Well As Special Performance By Big Sam’s Funky Nation In Honor Of Louis Armstrong’s 110TH Birthday Pasadena Entertainment and the Pasadena Convention Center have teamed to present Summer Soundzz, the ultimate Party on the Plaza featuring live music and dancing under the [...]
State Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Grocery Workers
Justices Reject Industry Claims, Uphold Los Angeles Law Protecting the Jobs of Employees After Ownership Change Decision Comes as Supermarkets Face Increasing Criticism Over Efforts to Cut Health Care Benefits Dismissing claims by the California grocery industry, the state Supreme Court today upheld the right of local governments to protect the jobs of grocery employees [...]
