LeRoy's for Breakfast
LeRoy's on Huntington in Monrovia. Great traditional American breakfasts and lunches. They don't skimp on bacon! I had to take some home.
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Baseball / Rich Fox
~ Monrovia High baseball, looking good. http://goo.gl/YXlU5
~ Actor and former LA Laker Rick Fox is coming to the Monrovia Living Spaces. http://goo.gl/6OUlH
- Brad Haugaard
Candidate Forum / Be in Parade / New Restaurant / Monvovia vs. State
~ Don't forget tomorrow is the Monrovia City Council Candidate Forum sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. It is from 7-8:30 p.m in the City Council chambers in the City Hall. http://goo.gl/G8F0K ~ If you are interested in being part of the Monrovia Day Parade, here's an application form: http://goo.gl/WdHGq ~ Out with Pioneer Point, in with Zen Buffet. http://goo.gl/UQ0KA ~ Monrovia makes move to prevent state from snagging more local money. http://goo.gl/tRnog - Brad Haugaard
Monrovia's STAAR Surgical Does Better
STAAR Surgical of Monrovia reported today that 2010 was a better year than 2009. For 2010 the company reported a loss from continuing operations of $4.1 million ($0.12 per share), 40 percent better than the $6.9 million loss ($0.21 per share) from continuing operations in 2009. More here: http://goo.gl/a2R4t
- Brad Haugaard
School Board Member in Crash; Then Her Children in Triathlon
Monrovia School Board member Clare Chesley and her children, Emory and Fiona, were in an automobile accident last Saturday on the 605 Freeway. The accident totaled the car, belonging to a friend, but nobody was hurt.
Clare said they were on their way to a triathlon, "Race on the Base" in Los Alamitos (a 5k run, 12-mile bike ride and 200-meter swim) when the accident occurred, but with the help of another friend, who picked them up, they arrived 20 minutes before the race.
Clare said Fiona came in first in her category with a time of 1:32:00, five minutes ahead of the second-place girl, and Emory came in in the middle of a "very competitive pack" with a race time of 1:26:52. And, she said, they had to borrow bikes (theirs were destroyed on the freeway) and Emory had to borrow running shoes as his were lost in the crash.
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Roadwork Schedule
A big road-resurfacing project will begin along Huntington Drive and Duarte Road on Wednesday, March 16. After prep work, construction will start the week of March 21 and will last until the end of this June.
On West Huntington Drive, the project area will be from Fifth Avenue east to Magnolia Avenue. On East Huntington Drive, it will go from Shamrock Avenue east to the City limit. On Duarte Road, it will be from Encino Avenue east to Magnolia Avenue.
During construction periods, traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction in work areas. Expect detours and delays.
For questions or concerns, write to this project email address (pwcomments@ci.monrovia.ca.us) or call the project hotline at 626 932-5574. Questions raised during normal business hours (Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) will be responded to on the same day. Issues/questions raised during non-work hours will be responded to on the next business day.
For more information and project updates, visit the City’s website at www.cityofmonrovia.org or the City’s Facebook page (search City of Monrovia).
- Brad Haugaard
Got a Monrovia Baby, Get a Book
If you are Monrovian with a new baby, you can get a bag with a free baby book and other baby stuff from the Monrovia Library. Details: http://goo.gl/TZuMs - Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Older American of the Year
If you know a great Monrovian who is at least 60 years old and is an active volunteer in the community, Monrovia's Department of Community Services is accepting nominations for the 2011 "Older American of the Year Award." Write to parroyo@ci.monrovia.ca.us for an application form. For more information, call Community Services at (626) 256-8246. More here (scroll down): http://goo.gl/Rqgkc
PetSmart for Monrovia / Clamshell / Redevelopment
~ In his weekly report (http://goo.gl/Rqgkc), Monrovia City Manager Scott Ochoa said PetSmart is planning to lease the former Circuit City site. "This 25,000-square-foot location will be a flagship store featuring pet training, kennel and boarding, and a wide array of pet food and supplies. PetSmart is expecting to be open by December 2011."
~ Also, he defended the city closing Lower Clamshell road (off of Ridgeside), saying that a) if the city clears the mudslides, then the state won't pay for it, and b) it's a bit dangerous for inexperienced hikers. He said the state has accepted the project application and the city will get quotes for the dirt removal and report back to the City Council within two weeks.
~ On the state budget, Ochoa thinks that instead of eliminating redevelopment agencies (as Governor Brown proposed), the state may be willing to have all the redevelopment agencies chip in to buy a $1.7 billion bond from the state, which, he said, enables "the State's current dysfunctionality" by allowing it to continue to borrow money. But he thinks that might be better than trying to eliminate redevelopment altogether.
- Brad Haugaard
Lunch at Jake's
Jake's Roadhouse on Myrtle. Great for ribs, but I had a burger - good. Also, I love the signs on the wall. See attached.
- Brad Haugaard
Old Town Bistro - Soon
- Brad Haugaard
Huff Proposes Allowing Layoffs Based on Performance
Monrovia's State Senator, Bob Huff, has introduced a bill that would allow California school districts to base layoffs on teacher performance rather than teacher seniority. Details: http://goo.gl/ll1bk - Brad Haugaard
Library Birthday / Sushi, Etc.
~ For your little literary one, you can have a birthday party at the Monrovia Library. Details: http://goo.gl/JqFi8
~ Five good Asian restaurants in Monrovia. (I would add a sixth, little Hon Sushi, in the Pavilions parking lot [144. W. Foothill]. Nothing too fancy, just good meat-and-potatoes sushi ... so to speak.) http://goo.gl/hhXbk
- Brad Haugaard
More on Upton Sinclair House / Santa Anita Y Run / Give a Dollar
~ Santa Anita Y Run/Walk. http://goo.gl/aa0GV
~ More on the Upton Sinclair House, for sale in north Monrovia, along with a bit of history about Sinclair himself. http://goo.gl/oabFf
~ Another reminder: For each new Monrovia subscriber MonroviaNow gets this month, we'll donate a dollar to Foothill Unity Center. Sign up using the field in the right column.
- Brad Haugaard
UnSnow Above Monrovia
- Brad Haugaard
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