By Terry Miller On the last Sunday of every month, Ron Ross puts together a program of some of the most talented musicians anywhere to share their love of the Ragtime genre. Ragtime, a uniquely American, syncopated musical phenomenon, has been a strong presence in musical composition, entertainment, and scholarship for over a century. It…
Traders officials concerned the story was one-sided By Terry Miller In this week’s edition of Monrovia Weekly ( March 15, 2018), we ran a short story submitted by ‘Crate Free Illinois’ about some of their supporters protesting some of the meat products the popular grocery store sells and the subsequent delivery of petitions at the…
By Terry Miller Local activist wonders how far we have come since MLK’s fight for equality Scholars tell us that during the 12 plus years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s leadership of the modern American Civil Rights Movement, from December, 1955 until April 4, 1968, African Americans achieved more genuine progress toward racial equality…
Surveillance video of suspects will play automatically. Homicide Seek Public’s Help in Finding, Identifying Monrovia Gang -Related Murder Suspects On Friday, December 1, 2017 at approximately 11:40 P.M., Suspects William LaCroix Jr., Jeremiah LaCroix, Erika Torres and an unidentified male entered the Gem City Grill, a local bar located in the 100 block of East…
The Thomas Fire is currently at 242,500 acres with 30 percent containment By Terry Miller A firefighter was killed in southern California’s massive Thomas Fire on Thursday. The blaze has grown rapidly, fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds, dry conditions and single-digit humidity. CAL FIRE Chief Ken Pimlott tweeted the following Thursday morning: “I am very saddened…
Victim was shot during altercation at Gem City Grill Saturday Midnight By Terry Miller LASD Dept.’s coroner, Ed Winter, confirmed that a male Hispanic, Michael Mark Lowe, 43, of Monrovia was pronounced dead at Huntington Hospital at 00:45 Saturday morning a result of the gunshot wounds he received earlier in Monrovia. LASD Homicide investigators are…
9-Year-Old Bradoaks Student hopes to Raise $5000 plus for Children’s Hospital By Terry Miller Last Year we alerted you to a young lady who is truly making a difference in her community. The story deserves a reprise as young Hannah, now 9, is once again helping others this holiday season. For most children, it’s usually…
Originally published Oct. 9, 2017 @11 a.m. / Last updated Oct. 10, 2017 @12:54 p.m. Loss expected to exceed ‘well over’ one million dollars By Terry Miller Monrovia firefighters battled a multi-alarm fire at a commercial building on the corner of Chestnut and South Magnolia starting around 7 a.m. Monday morning. Monrovia Fire Chief Brad…
By Terry Miller The Taste of Arcadia Monday night was the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce’s most sought-after event, held traditionally on the last Monday in the month of September. This year, the weather was perfect with comfortable temperatures allowing party goers to enjoy the scores of restaurants, craft breweries, wineries and dancing in the moonlight…
Hundreds witness the amazing phenomenon Monday Morning in Monrovia By Susan Motander & Terry Miller On Monday, Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse, frequently referred to as the “Great American Eclipse,” was visible within a band across the entire contiguous United States passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast. In other countries it was only visible as…