By Emily Glory Peters Summer is nearly here and there are two likely outcomes for your yard—a crispy-brown lawn or something suspiciously green soaking up Los Angeles’ most precious resource: H20. Fortunately, Plant Goddess in Sierra Madre has a third alternative. “I’ve always been about conserving water in the landscape, and when I learned about…
Today, May 16, is the last chance to nominate your favorite businesses to be featured in this year’s Readers’ Choice. Here is how you can nominate your favorites: Visit this link: ly/RC19nominate. The link will take you to the website where you are asked to select a business category. After you select a category, write…
By Emily Glory Peters Therapy. Scorned by some, salvation for others—and inaccessible to many who need it. Back in 1965, a new counseling center sought to change that. Pasadena Mental Health Center (PMHC) opened its doors with one focus in mind: to put high-quality, affordable therapy within reach of the city’s most vulnerable citizens. Fast-forward…
By Emily Glory Peters May is National Mental Health Month, but outside of a social post online, mental health challenges are still unlikely subjects to pop up in your daily conversation. Yet each year, millions of Americans reportedly struggle with mental and behavioral health issues—and kids are no exception. Notwithstanding advancement in diagnostic techniques in…
By Daniela McVicker How successful your company does, falls heavily on who you recruit. You need to ensure that you’re hiring the very best people for the job, as well as keeping them to grow with your company. Students and graduates could be a great place to start. They arrive with fresh ideas, an unmarked…
By Emily Glory Peters Dream big, children. It’s both sound counsel and part of the name for Dream Big Children’s Center, a beautiful indoor playground in Old Town Monrovia. Hidden behind Pinkberry and headed up by founder Cristina Cordeiro, the center has become a popular spot for kids’ parties—but serves a bigger purpose. “I wanted…
Noor event space in the Paseo will host the second annual SGV After Dark multi-chamber mixer on Thursday, May 16 from 5-8 p.m. Guests can mix and mingle with members of neighboring Chambers in the Noor event space, which is specially decorated for the event. Noor also provides entertainment and much more. Enjoy great food…
By Emily Glory Peters Labor is laced with complexities that are unique to a new mom’s experience. After hours beasting through physical and mental pain, a new mom only has about a day or two to absorb all she can from her doctors, nurses and lactation consultants before being sent on her way to parent…
By Terry Miller These boots were make for brewing, and they were brewed all over Wingwalker last Friday with their new limited edition IPA Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day was born from their members’ desire to take part in International Women’s Day by raising the profile of women’s roles in the beer industry. Chapters and…
Hop Secret Brewing is a small, microbrewery located a stones-throw away from the Gold Line train stop at Monrovia Station next to the MODA apartments. We offer a quaint atmosphere with great ambience, music and 11 draught beer-handles. We were happy to win 2018’s Best Micro Brewery and Best Tap Beer categories. We would be…