Relocation of Bank’s Millard Sheets Mural Under Discussion

Catherine Haskett-Hany has been going to what is now Chase Bank on Lake Avenue and Colorado Boulevard since she was a child, and has always looked forward to seeing the mural of the Pasadena Rose parade on the wall. When she walked in one day to see it covered up by a wall, she was [...]

One of Three New Banks Opened This Year Sees Success in Pasadena

In the third quarter of 2009, just three banks were approved nationally, and only two banks in the state of California. One of those was the California General Bank in Pasadena, which was approved to open in March.

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 [...]