Spring in the San Gabriel Valley Is Filled With Arts P. 7 Thursday, March 12, 2015 - March 18, 2015
LOCAL NEWS
ICE Arrests More Than 2,000 in Nationwide Operation P. 16
Duarte Council Allows Wider Retail Variety at Shopping CenterP. 5
SPORTS
Maranatha Boys’ Basketball Clinches First Ever CIF Championship P. 25
Monrovia Boys Soccer, Advances to Second Round of CIF State Tournament P. 24
ENTERTAINMENT Figaro: An Old Tale for Today’s Common Man P. 10 Restaurant Review: ARO in South Pasadena P. 14
BUSINESS
Celebrate Women’s History Month By Taking The L.E.A.D. P. 21
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No Matter How You Spell It - Sierra Madre’s Wistaria Festival Is This Sunday By terry miller This Sunday, the city of Sierra Madre holds its annual Wistaria Festival, during which the public is invited view the massive Wistaria vine that’s grown so big it is in the Guinness Book of World Records. Additionally there will be music and vendors downtown along Sierra Madre Blvd. and Baldwin Ave. on Sunday. But the real star of the show is the vine, which attracts thousands from all over California each spring. The vine started in 1894 and now covers an acre of land in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Wisteria is a famously hardy plant. It originally came from Asia, where it is prized for its beautiful hanging mauve or purple flowers and ability to live for decades. This particular beauty started as a young vine bought and planted by Alice Brugman
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The local media was invited to a sneak preview Monday of the Wistaria Vine, which is in full bloom just in time for the Festival Sunday- Pictured is artist Elizabeth Converse painting the famous vine – Photo by Terry Miller
Astronaut From Temple City Honored to Join Hall of Fame By jennifer schlueter
Class-Action Lawsuit Against Lumber Liquidators Filed P. 21
EDUCATION
Max Bhatti to Compete in State Geography Bee P. 26
State Superintendent Starts New Era of Student Assessment P. 31
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015 6–10 PM
Volume 19, No. 11
Community News, Arts & Opinions Since 1996
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Last week, Steven Lindsey, who was born in Arcadia and attended Temple City High School, was announced to be inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame® during a public ceremony held at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s Space Shuttle AtlantisSM. Along with John Grunsfeld, Ph. D.; Kent Rominger, and M. Rhea Seddon, M.D.; Lindsey will join astronaut heroes such as Alan Shepard, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Selected as a NASA astronaut in March 1995, and with more than 1,500 hours in space, Lindsey just recently became eligible for the induction. He told us that he knows “all the folks in the hall” and was very “humbled” and “really surprised” by the appointment.
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Homicide Detectives Arrest Suspect in Death of Sister A 30-year-old man was charged March 10 in connection with the fatal shooting of his sister last week, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Johnny Goins (DOB 4/23/84) of Pasadena has been charged with three felonies: murder, attempted murder and assault with a firearm in case GA095841. The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned later at the Los Angeles County Superior Court in Alhambra, Department 5. Prosecutors will recommend that bail be set at SEE PG. 17
Enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment as Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions swing open their doors.
FREE SHUTTLES Free shuttles, running 6–10 p.m., will loop throughout the evening with stops at each venue. Park at any venue and ride to the others.
PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS Armory Center for the Arts / Art Center College of Design / artWORKS Teen Center / City of Pasadena–City Hall / Jackie Robinson Community Center / Kidspace Children’s Museum / Light Bringer Project at Day One / Lineage Performing Arts Center / MUSE/IQUE / Offramp Gallery / Pasadena Conservatory of Music / Pasadena Museum of California Art / Pasadena Museum of History / PUSD at The Shops on Lake / Shumei Arts Council / Side Street Projects / USC Pacific Asia Museum
ARTS BUS Pasadena ARTS Route 10 runs along Colorado Boulevard and Green Street until 8 p.m. Information at cityofpasadena.net/artsbus. METRO GOLD LINE Take the Gold Line to Memorial Park Station in Pasadena. More info at metro.net. artnightpasadena.org facebook.com/artnightpasadena