Twenty-Fifth Annual Fall Food & Wine Festival Benefits Huntington Hospital’s Trauma Unit

Twenty-Fifth Annual Fall Food & Wine Festival Benefits Huntington Hospital’s Trauma Unit

On Sunday evening hundreds of guests were treated to the premier Fall Food event in Pasadena . The Fall Food and Wine provided by top restaurants and wineries to benefit Huntington’s Center for Trauma Care. Each fall, thousands trek to the annual Fall Food and Wine Festival, held in late October on the festive grounds [...]

Local Princess: Found, and Headed to Vroman’s

Local Princess: Found, and Headed to Vroman’s

New Book by Local Author Offers Story of an American Family, an African Chiefdom, and the Daughter Who Connected them All. On Sunday, November 15th at 3:00pm, Sarah Culberson and Tracy Trivas will present and sign their new book at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena. Over the past two years Sarah Culberson’s story of the search [...]

Big Bear Lake is Fabulous in Fall

Big Bear Lake is Fabulous in Fall

Everybody knows that Big Bear Lake is a wonderland in winter, perfect for skiing, snowboarding, memorable Alpine vistas and more. But as I recently learned, the mountain resort is equally fantastic in fall, when leaves change colors, fish are biting, mountains trails beckon, and beer flows from large Oktoberfest mugs. I began a recent fall [...]

U2 Lands at Rose Bowl with 100,000 Fans

U2 Lands at Rose Bowl with 100,000 Fans

Legendary Irish Rockers U2 filled the Rose Bowl to capacity Sunday night. Recipe for Rock: Add Some Black Eyed Peas, Dash of Slash and a Large, Lovin’ Spoonful of U2 and Bam! By Terry Miller 100,000 U2 fans jam-packed the Rose Bowl on Sunday night to watch the legendary Irish rockers put on their only [...]

Newspaperman Named Executive Director of Tournament of Roses

Newspaperman Named Executive Director of Tournament of Roses

P. Scott McKibben Selected After Three-Month Search The Pasadena Tournament of Roses announced late Thursday that P. Scott McKibben will join the Association in the position of executive director, effective November 30, 2009. McKibben will be administratively responsible for leading the professional staff and supporting the 935 volunteers who plan and stage the world-renowned Rose [...]

Looking for Inspiration

Looking for Inspiration

You name it, there’s probably a stack of books on it. And the amount of inspiration in all of those pages is endless.

Congressmen Urge Metro to Include Foothill Extension in Long Range Plan

Congressmen Urge Metro to Include Foothill Extension in Long Range Plan

Lack of MTA Action Could Cost County Hundreds of Millions in Federal Funding

Sierra Madre Poilice Blotter

Sierra Madre Poilice Blotter

During the week of Sunday, October 4th, to October 10th, the Sierra Madre Police Department responded to approximately 296 calls for service. Monday October 5th 9:48 AM – Arrest, Driving without a driver’s license, Sierra Madre Blvd/Mountain Trail. The Officer stopped the driver of a vehicle for not stopping for a posted stop sign. During [...]

Arcadia Police Blotter

Arcadia Police Blotter

For the period of Sunday, October 4, through Saturday, October 10, the Police Department responded to 983 calls for service of which 116 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, October 4: 1. Around 6:13 a.m., units responded to Motel 6, [...]

Pasadena Independent – October 22, 2009

Pasadena Independent – October 22, 2009