
Member and friends of the Sierra Madre Methodist Church announced recently that the Rev. George R. Crisp and his wife Sue have arrived in town to begin his tenure as the church’s new minister. Rev. George Crisp was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in many places as part of a military family. His [...]


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 [...]

“It must be made a place of recreation and rest for the masses, a resort for the rank and file, for the plain people. I consider it may obligation to make Los Angeles, a happier, cleaner and finer city. I wish to pay my debt of duty in this way to the community in which [...]

Attendance for Breeders’ Cup Championship Friday at Santa Anita Park increased by 20% over Championship Friday last year as 37, 651 were on hand today for the nine-race card that included six Breeders’ Cup World Championships races. Attendance on Championship Friday in 2008 was 31,257. The common-pool handle for the nine races was $48,439,458 a [...]