An Emotional Farewell to Arcadia Firefighter
Arcadia Firefighters fold the American Flag carefully which draped the coffin of Andy Michael Troncale. “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” Wonderful husband, father, son and friend, Andy Michael Troncale lost his valiant battle with cancer on January 23, 2012 at the age of 52. [...]
Mind The Gap…New Band Emerges in Los Angeles
Mind The Gap…New Band Emerges in Los Angeles By Jennifer Elrod Mind the Gap is the newest emerging band to the Los Angeles area. A unique and eccentric musical group would be just two words to describe this band of four. Made up of “A Korean, a Sri Lankan, A Mexican, and a Jew from [...]
Koffeehouse Brings Back LIVE Music
Koffeehouse Brings Back LIVE Music By Jennifer Elrod Being a musician is harder than most would think. You have to possess not only the necessary musical talent but the ability to network yourself in such a way to not only gain a fan base but also have the tenacity to launch yourself to new platforms [...]
Local Musician Jackie Tohn gives Industry a Make-Over with New CD
By Jennifer Elrod With a music industry that is often clouded with auto-tune and singing to drum beats from a drum machine, Jackie Tohn gives the industry a make-over with her newest cd and live music performances. You may recognize Jackie from American Idol’s Season 8 or from Bravo’s recent show Platinum Hit, but with [...]
Serving up LA’s finest music at the X-Bar – Century City
By Jennifer Elrod The slogan for Koffeehouse Music Production, LLC is “serving up LA’s finest music” and they undoubtedly deliver with each and every concert they host. This past Wednesday was no exception as three artists shared the stage beneath the iridescent city-lit sky amidst the fiery glow of upscale bonfire pits spotted around the [...]
Pasadena Independent August 4, 2011
Pasadena’s Plethora of Toads Halts County Debris Removal Project
By Michelle R. Brown LA County’s major project to remove built up debris from Devil’s Gate Dam in Pasadena has been halted due to an infestation of toads on Johnson Field, the proposed temporary holding site for the debris. Johnson Field will play host to 15,000 cubic yards of sediment while the County completes an [...]
Despite Major Budget Cutbacks, PUSD Plans Additions and Renovations
By Michelle R. Brown Pasadena Unified School district and Sierra Madre City Council held a joint meeting on May 17, outlining future plans for construction and discussing the major budgetary issues the schools will be facing in the next few years. “We have some huge challenges in public education,” said Vice President of the PUSD [...]
Slience is Golden : A Participant’s Perspective on 24hrs of Silence
Silence is Golden: A Participant’s Perspective in the Speaking without Speaking Event By: Austin Sill ( Special to Beacon Media) Experience the full power of your voice, by staying completely silent. Starting on April 24, at 7 pm, young people all over the world took a 25-hour vow of silence to raise money and awareness [...]
Pasadena Pundits Dub This Year’s Doo Dah “The Rosie Parade”
No Matter How Thorny….Doo Dah Picks a Rose By Patty Hurley and Terry Miller During this year’s eclectic and truly outrageous Doo Dah Queen Tryouts, a delightful and bubbly 17-year old Alverno High School student, who dubbed herself “Red Rosie”, was selected to reign over The 2011 Doo Dah Parade, April 30. Sierra Madre’s Rosalind [...]