By Emily Glory Peters It wasn’t a lifelong fascination with the human eye that prompted Dr. Eric To to go into optometry. It was tutoring underserved kids. “I learned some of my students suffered from vision-related learning disorders. They were thrown into remedial classes or neglected due to poor performance—but after a bit of research,…
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Familiar names and faces celebrate Women, Wealth, Warriors Women, Wealth, Warriors will hold its 10th annual luncheon on April 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lake Avenue Church (393 N. Lake Ave.) in Pasadena. The organization, founded by Tunisia Offray, works to empower women and support women-owned businesses. The luncheon will feature a…
Nominations for Readers’ Choice will open on April 18 Our annual recognition of local businesses, appropriately named Readers’ Choice, is coming later this year and the open digital ballot will be accessible in one week. Readers’ Choice is an annual celebration and reflection of our readers’ selections of favorite businesses in the area. In response…
By Emily Glory Peters Nearly 6,000. That’s the number of volunteers who served food, distributed supplies and fostered hope among similar thousands served by local nonprofit Foothill Unity Center last year. It’s an impressive number in light of April, which just happens to be National Volunteer Month—especially considering there’s still room (and need) for more….
Readers’ Choice 2019 joins social media revolution Within the blink of an eye, social media became the next best way to communicate. It only takes a few seconds to send a message across the country! Anyone who is anyone, including our furry friends, has social media accounts. The evolution of technology developed social media into…
By Emily Glory Peters A busy shop is a thing of beauty, and Leonora Moss in Sierra Madre is certainly both. Nicely crammed with all things flowering and fairy-like, this high-end florist has called the foothill town home since 1997—and like many Sierra Madre businesses, is a family affair. “My mom and business partner, Judith…
By Emily Glory Peters You enter a private room with a stone floor and open shower. Just beyond is a small door in the center of a wall—like from a Lewis Carroll story—concealing a shallow pool enriched with epsom salts and minerals designed to help you float. You step into the water, the music fades,…
While low affordability is the biggest obstacle most renters face in becoming homeowners, 14 percent of California renters can afford to purchase a home but are foregoing homeownership partly because they don’t have the financial knowledge to do so, according to research findings by the California Association of Realtors. Of the nearly 6 million California renters…
By Emily Glory Peters Arcadia native and Keller Williams realtor Andrea Leos has always worked. From a 13-year career in women’s fashion to freelancing as a licensed stylist for 7 years, she’s kept busy—and then the babies came. “My boys are seven and nine now—and I spent most of that time at home doing hair…