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Community Center names new executive
Looking to raise its profile and boost fundraising, the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge formally named Deborah Jordan as its new executive director this week. Jordan, a La Crescenta resident, took the reins nearly two months before Monday's...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Material Science, Chevy Chase
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The Valley Line: Checking in on Pacific Standard Time
Last week we had a little taste of winter in Southern California. There was a brief powdering of snow on our mountain tops. I was driving to Pasadena last Wednesday afternoon and the panorama of our San Gabriel mountains was so beautiful. They were in...Tags: Artists, Lifestyle and Leisure, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Museums
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The Valley Line: Looking forward to 'Autumn Moon'
Tiffany & Co. in Pasadena was the setting for the Pacific Asia Museum’s patron party on Sept. 22, spotlighting the plans for the museum’s annual “Festival of the Autumn Moon” benefit that will be held Oct. 15.
It was a beautiful...Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums
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The Valley Line: Halloween, and an Asian evening
The little ghosts and goblins will be out and about this coming Monday eve, so make sure your candy bowl is full.
Montrose Shopping Park will be having its annual party for the kids. The “Halloween Spooktacular” begins in the village at 5 p....Tags: Arts and Culture, Auction Service, Festive Events, Religious Festivals, Japan
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Around & About
CLASSES Teen Self-Defense Workshop — Saturday, March 12, 9 a.m. to noon. This workshop, taught by instructors from Impact Self Defense, is designed to empower teens and enhance their personal safety. Students learn to handle themselves in...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies, Festive Events, Clubs and Associations
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The Valley Line: Celebrating with the elephants
Happy 2011, everyone! In spite of my advanced years, I was able to stay awake and greet the new year with a sparkling flute of bubbly and great expectations.
At 8 a.m. on New Year's Day, I was quite cozy in bed with my eiderdown over me and dog Lola...Tags: NCIS (tv program), Arts and Culture, Slash (music artist), Conservation, Festive Events
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Around & About
BOUTIQUES: Holiday Ceramics Sale — Friday, Dec. 10, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 12, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Community Center of La Ca¿¿ada Flintridge welcomes more than 50 artists to display and sell their...Tags: Holiday Vacations, Event Planning, Religious Festivals, Surgery, Entertainment
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Chicago students excel at National History Day competition
Earlier this year, I told you about Chicago Academy High School sophomores, Le'Asia Williams, Summer Braxton and Hannah Modjeski, who were preparing a performance for the Chicago Metro History Fair. Their skit was based on the Idlewild resort, an...
Tags: Students, Arts and Culture, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Teaching and Learning, Maryland Transit Administration
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Chicago's Argyle enclave works to find identity
Years ago, Nam Pham, 70, and Paul Tsang, 56, left their Asian homelands and ultimately settled on the same street in Uptown's Argyle enclave. Pham, a Vietnamese national, started a pharmacy on one side of Argyle Street; Tsang, a Chinese national,...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Greektown, Uptown, Pilsen, Immigration
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Dance Moms Season 3 episode 20 recap: Living With the Fibbin’
Channel Guide MagazineOnce again, Dance Moms nation, we have ourselves an episode that had a splendid opportunity to leave viewers with something positive and lovely for a badly needed change … and blew it resoundingly. We had support for patients and families living... -
Advice for nervous traveler to Asia: 'Always take the adventure'
When I told a friend that I would be touring Asia this summer, she interjected, "Mark and I are going to Hong Kong this year, to see family. He also wants to go to Japan, but I told him I don't want radiation babies in the future, so maybe we'll go to...
Tags: Bird Flu, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Burma, Mumps, Hotels and Accommodations
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Dole Food is focusing on low-hanging fresh fruit
Dole Food Co. introduced mainland Americans to the Hawaiian pineapple more than a century ago and grew the fresh fruit business into a global empire. But the Westlake Village food company has trimmed down considerably. The company sold its worldwide...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Bananas, Pineapple, Corporate Officers, Economy, Business and Finance
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