Shoppers Treated to “Baby It’s You” Preview at Playhouse
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The cast from “Baby It’s You” treats shoppers to a free, sneak preview of the new show at Pasadena Playhouse and then saw a familiar face , Santa Claus paid a visit to ask the cast what they wanted for Christmas. As a way of soothing the [...]
Annual Turkey Dinner Draws Thousands to Central Park
Several thousand people attended the annual Thanksgiving food give away at Central Park Thanksgiving Day. The organizers, Union Station, had planned for about 6-7000 meals which took a small army of volunteers to prepare, cook and serve. Several celebrities also kicked in and helped out in what is described at the largest Thanksgiving celebration in [...]
The Women are Now in Charge of Duarte
Margaret Finlay Elected Mayor, Tzeitel Paras-Caracci is Pro Tem On Tuesday, November 24th members of the Duarte City Council used their annual reorganization vote to unanimously elect Margaret Finlay as Mayor for the coming year and Tzeitel Paras-Caracci as the city’s Mayor Pro Tem. Finlay was initially appointed to the Duarte City Council in 1990 [...]
Police Looking For – Citing Aggressive Drivers
With funding provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Pasadena Police Department will conduct an aggressive driver program on Wednesday, December 9, 2009. This enforcement program will be take place throughout the City of Pasadena from 6:00 am – 4:00 pm. “Our [...]
DUI Saturation Enforcement Program To Curb Holiday Drinking and Driving Will Be Conducted
The Pasadena Police Department will conduct a DUI Saturation Program on Friday December 18, 2009. This enforcement program will be deployed throughout the Pasadena area. The hours of operation will be between 8:00 pm – 3:00 am. “This is the beginning of the Holiday season where it is very common to celebrate with alcohol. Our [...]
Ralph Walker – The Man, the Myth the Legend
Last Tuesday evening the Monrovia City Council honored Ralph Walker for what Mayor Mary Ann Lutz called “not so quiet service to this community for many, many years”, a time span in which Mr. Walker has been enlightening and challenging the citizens of Monrovia and engaging news makers on local issues via his television talk [...]
Doo Dah Celebrations Get Underway at American Legion
The No Doo Dah Day gala was held Sunday, November 22nd with the legendary Snotty Scotty and the Hankies up to their usual tricks at the American Legion in Pasadena. Although the annual Doo Dah Queen tryouts aren’t to be held until February 13th (also at the American Legion), the party has already started and [...]
Pasadena Independent – November 26th, 2009
Effort to Oust Assemblyman Anthony Adams Fails
An Orange County Republican who declared that fellow Republican Anthony Adams’ pledge to not raise taxes was broken when the Assemblyman of the 59th District joined Democrats in the California Assembly to vote a tax increase package, has failed in his attempt to recall Adams and remove him from office, the California Secretary of State announced Friday.
Arcadia’s Kelly Kovacic Receives State Teacher of the Year Award
Kelly Kovacic, an Arcadia High School graduate and daughter of councilman Gary Kovacic, was selected as one of the five California Teachers of the Year, announced by the state superintendent earlier this month. Kovacic was also selected as California’s nominee for the prestigious National Teacher of the Year competition. The teachers are nominated by their [...]
