By Angela Copeland Have you ever had a great job interview go south? If you were the job seeker, perhaps you weren’t picked right at the very end — after a lengthy interview process. Or, if you were the hiring manager, a candidate that you gave a great offer to turned you down. These things…
A Taste of Old Town Monrovia returns in October to showcase local merchants and restaurants throughout Old Town who participate in this festival of food, music and spirits to support Kiwanis and all of the great things they do to assist youth programs in the community. All proceeds from the event will directly benefit local…
By Greg Aragon I am always looking for fun and inexpensive getaways to tell my readers about. So when I heard about a giant, beautiful park in Irvine, with a big hot air balloon and bunch of cool free things to do, I had to investigate. My recent getaway began when a friend and I…
By Stan Popovich Almost everybody worries about what will happen in the future. The prospect of not knowing if something good or bad will happen in the near future can produce a lot of fear and anxiety. As a result, here is a list of techniques and suggestions on how to deal with fear of…
Help support adult learners and volunteer tutors at the library and literacy services across Monrovia by attending the 5th Annual Team Up! Dream Up! For Literacy fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 29 at the Monrovia Public Library. Adult learner-turned-author Mabel Ngo will be signing copies of her book and all proceeds will go to the library’s Literacy…
For the first meeting of Monrovia League’s 2019/2020 year, the speaker will be Jesse Aguilar of Journey House, Pasadena. The meeting will be held on Tues. Sept. 17, 2019, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 122 S. California Ave., Monrovia. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with coffee and refreshments served at 9:30 a.m. The…
EDITOR’S PICK Beatles Festival at Santa Anita Park, Sept. 14 from 4-10 p.m. (285 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007). Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of “Abbey Road” and “Yellow Submarine” with food, drink specials, merchandise, memorabilia, karaoke stage, live stage, special guests, book authors, 10×10 album covers for photo ops, and much more. The festival…
EDITOR’S PICK Beatles Festival at Santa Anita Park, Sept. 14 from 4-10 p.m. (285 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007). Celebrate the 50th Annivers...
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By Emily Glory Peters Most of us have an idea of how we’ll spend our next holiday, birthday or even weekend—and more importantly, who’ll we’ll spend it with. Yet for foster youth in Los Angeles, that same certainty can disappear in an instant. Family separation, under any circumstance, takes a long toll on children in…
For This Gym, Boxing is Bigger Than Physical Strength
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‘A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones’ By Terry Miller I was surprised to read recently in the Psychological...
Dr. Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs This July, President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China (Taiwan) transited through New...
Freedom to read celebration Sept. 22-28 By Terry Miller This past week a story caught my attention and therefore spawned this article. A Catholic scho...
Something special happens when you travel with a small group of just 24 like-minded travelers — lasting friendships and a deeper level of camaraderie ...
Can we no longer agree to differ? By Terry Miller The proposition “America, love it or leave it” has been a popular uniting cry of conservatives...
By Chad Storlie The phrase “Hire a veteran” has been a staple of the U.S. economy for decades. Business leaders already realize that military veterans...
A Taste of Old Town Monrovia returns in October to showcase local merchants and restaurants throughout Old Town who participate in this festival of fo...
By Susan Motander For many years in the 1990s and until 2002, soapbox derby style racing was a part of the Monrovia Days festivities under the watchfu...
By May S. Ruiz The Huntington in San Marino officially launched its yearlong centennial celebration on Thursday, September 5, 2019. During her welcome...
By Susan Motander On Saturday many of the race cars preparing for the Monrovia Old Town Derby next month were in the Mary Wilcox Center in Recreation ...
Monrovia High School’s Cat City student section – all sporting green to represent the school – cheered as the Monrovia Unified Board of Education kicked off a grand reopening for Wildcat Stadium on Aug. 30 during the Wildcat varsity football team’s first home game of the year. Board Vice President Rob Hammond, Board Clerk Bryan…
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By Greg Aragon I am always looking for fun and inexpensive getaways to tell my readers about. So when I heard about a giant, beautiful park in Irvine,...
By Greg Aragon I always dreamed of staying in a French chateau, sipping wine beside a serene lake. And while I knew this day would come, I didn’t thin...
By May S. Ruiz I love college towns – they’re typically alive with students either hurrying off to lecture, tutorial, or the library, or leisurely hea...
By Greg Aragon Southern California has so many great beach towns that it is sometimes hard to choose one to visit. While most are beautiful and perfec...
By Donna Polizzi The Central Coast Wine Region has become a modern- day gold rush. People are jumping on the bandwagon, and in some cases, “can wagon....
By Greg Aragon When considering a big, exciting trip such as a cruise, it’s good to get an early start on planning. So when I recently received brochu...
