The housing crisis in the San Gabriel Valley is the result of decades of broken and racist systems — housing discrimination, income inequality, disparities in the justice system, generational poverty and lack of access to opportunity — have led the area to this unacceptable truth: Black people are four times more likely to experience homelessness…
Sewa International — a Hindu faith-based, humanitarian, nonprofit service organization founded in 2003 — surprised staff at Beacon Media Tuesday morning with the gift of several handmade face masks. Jyothi Yayavram, Vivek Chandran and Ravi Chilakamarri, members of the local chapter of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) spearheaded the creation and delivery of the much needed…
The third round of grants issued since the beginning of the coronavirus response by the United Way of Greater Los Angeles’s Pandemic Relief Fund focuses on undocumented and low-income workers throughout Los Angeles County. The series of grants will support multiple organizations providing direct relief to mariachis, day laborers, janitors and domestic workers. Additional funds…
Funds will aid unsheltered residents, low-income individuals and families at greater risk of homelessness and economic hardships and non-profits on the front lines in the fight against poverty As the nation responds to the coronavirus pandemic, United Way of Greater Los Angeles has announced the creation of the Pandemic Relief Fund to support L.A. County’s unsheltered residents who are…
The Arcadia Woman’s Club March 4 general membership meeting promises to be “out of this world” when NASA Solar System Ambassador (SSA) Rosanne Sachson speaks about NASA’s space exploration missions. Sachson’s topic, “Apollo: To the Moon and Beyond”, discusses how Apollo 11’s Moon landing on July 20, 1969, brings us to today’s space accomplishments and…
Does having a tidy home — one that stays that way — sound too good to be true? It’s not. Arcadia Public Library is hosting a workshop led by Tiffany Ng on “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” on Saturday, Jan. 18, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Based on the KonMari Method, you’ll learn…
Arcadia Senior Services is having a surprise musical presentation on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, at 1 p.m. The program will feature bluegrass, folk and old time music. There will be a sing along, clap along and refreshments. It will take place at the Arcadia Community Center, 365 Campus Drive. The cost is $3 and you…
Fascinated by the Rose Parade? Want to learn more about Arcadia’s participation in the beloved annual celebration? Stop by the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. for local historian Lee Shimmin’s presentation on “The Pasadena Rose Parade.” The Gilb Museum has been offering Saturday morning “Coffee Talks” for several…
Chabad of Arcadia to light up one of 15,000 public menorahs worldwide, symbolizing universal message of religious freedom Chabad of Arcadia will ignite a public 9-foot Hanukkah menorah erected at Arcadia Transit Plaza, along with a community-wide celebration on Dec. 26, the fifth night of the eight-day holiday. The ceremony, organized by Chabad Rabbi Sholom…
