
Wildlife Groups Invite Public To Learn How To Coexist With Coyotes Meeting Called as Arcadia Has Already Snared 15 Coyotes, Including Two Juveniles In the wake of the Arcadia City Council’s hurried decision to try to eradicate coyotes in the community through the use of painful and deadly snares, three wildlife-protection organizations and a local [...]

Tapas in Pasadena – A Novel Experience Indeed By Terry Miller I was recently privileged to attend a special party at the popular Novel Café in East Pasadena. I’ve tried several of the regular menu items such as the stunning salmon dish but had yet to try the new menu Novel was about to unveil. [...]


Angeles National Forest Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau investigators responded to the Mount Lowe Railway Trail, located in the Angeles National Forest, along with Altadena Search and Rescue Team members to investigate the circumstances surrounding found human remains on Sunday Trail hikers discovered the remains and alerted Altadena Sheriff’s Station personnel. No evidence of foul play was [...]

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles opened the doors of its new outpatient services center in Arcadia on Nov. 1, bringing the clinical expertise of its doctors, nurses and staff to area residents. The outpatient center is known as Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Arcadia and is located at 468 E. Santa Clara St. A variety of [...]

Foothill Area Oaks and Palm Tree Infestation Risks The City of Sierra Madre is warning residents and visitors to be aware of two pests that put a number of trees in the area at risk. The Golden-spotted Oak Borer was discovered last year to have infected a large area in San Diego County, primarily in [...]

This week we have published Readers Choice, one of our largest issues of the year. The issue is devoted to our readers selection of best businesses in the area. Thank you to all our readers and advertisers. Beacon Media, publisher of the Pasadena Independent, Arcadia Weekly, Monrovia Weekly, Sierra Madre Weekly, Temple City Tribune published [...]

La Salle’s Rachel Albright Gets a Kick out of Playing with the Boys La Salle High School sophomore, Rachel Albright is the field goal and PAT kicker for the Lancer JV football team. Rachel is an outstanding soccer player and joined the football team after 3 games while she waited for CIF approval. The transition [...]

A Former Sierra Madre Film coordinator, known legally as Awest, Ordered to pay $5.4 Million to Victim of Molestation An 11-year-old girl who was sexually abused by a man who was living in Sierra Madre was awarded $5.4 million by a Pasadena judge Monday according to a report in the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday, [...]

By Terry Miller In Sierra Madre there is a unique volunteer spirit, perhaps quite unlike any other city. As we honor our Veterans Thursday, a small group of students is learning about not only the effects war can have on those of us at home but also the intolerance man can for his fellow man [...]