Proceeds are donated to local charities California State Senate Woman of the Year, 12-language soprano, genre-defying violinist and Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation Executive Director Maki Mae has announced her Woman of the Year Tour. Read More: Arcadia’s Maki Hsieh Is Honored 22nd District’s ‘Woman of the Year’ A prize-winning virtuoso, Mae has performed on “America’s…
Local Milliner Creates Spectacular Bespoke Hats
By May S. Ruiz Americans, as a rule, don’t typically wear hats the way they do sunglasses as a fashion accessory. However, if it were up to Cissy Li, all ladies would be wearing hats wherever they go, most especially to weddings and other stylish events. To advance her lifestyle philosophy, she started creating headwear…
Arcadia High Students Discover the Beauty & History of France
By Kaitlin Lee and Christina Vaughn, AHS Student and AHS French Teacher During an extended spring break in April 2019, 18 Arcadia High juniors and seniors explored the beautiful country of France. Each student lived with a French host family for the first week in the quiet country town of Trévoux. Then, they visited Paris…
May 31 – June 6
EDITOR’S PICK Monrovia Music Fest at Library Park, June 2 from noon – 7 p.m. (321 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016). The Fest features an array of artists, a beer garden, food trucks, artisans, vendors, art, free activities for kids and an area for dogs. Admission is free but VIP Lounge ticket can be…
Legoland California Resort Celebrates 20 Years of Lego Magic
By Greg Aragon I never met a kid who didn’t love Legos. They are simple, durable and inspire creativity and imagination. So when Legoland California opened in 1999 as an entire theme park dedicated to the little, plastic building blocks it was exciting news. And now today, as the destination celebrates its 20th birthday, it is…
Riotous, Joyful Chaos in the Reprisal of ‘Noises Off’ at A Noise Within
The 2018-2019 “Let Me In” season at A Noise Within (ANW) is culminating with a bang with “Noises Off,” the English farce by Michael Frayn. Much of the brilliance of the production, for me, was derived directly from the script itself. The writing is funny, sharp, and fast-paced, packed with plenty of uproarious, laugh-out-loud moments…
Business Struggles? Slide into the Hot Seat at B4B Think Tank
By Emily Glory Peters Picture this: you’re a year (or several) into building your own business and you’ve hit a snag. Perhaps it’s high staff turnover or a low marketing budget—regardless, you know something needs to change to keep your business afloat. Where do you turn? “I started this group three years ago because I…
Mental Health Advice With Stan: 18 Important Mental Health Facts Every Person Should Know
By Stan Popovich Here are some important facts that every person should know when dealing with their mental health issues. Please pass this helpful article along to others if you know of anyone who could benefit from this information. Putting your career and success ahead of your mental health issues is a mistake you can’t…
Career Corner: Seeking Digital Natives
By Angela Copeland I’ve noticed something on job postings lately. Companies are seeking “digital natives.” “Digital native” is used on digital marketing jobs. My corporate career is as a digital marketer. These words are often used on job postings for anything from a search engine optimization manager to a vice president of digital marketing. This…