MONROVIA NEWS:
ENTERTAINMENT:
Randolph “Bill” W.A. Shieff Takes Over as President of Monrovia Rotary Club Pg. 14
A Night With Janis Joplin
EDUCATION:
Students Spend Summer With Shakespeare at A Noise Within Pg. 20
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monroviaweekly.com
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - July 22, 2015
BY TERRY MILLER
Your Voice, Your Community Since 1996
Sky High Gas Prices Hit San Gabriel Valley, $5 Per Gallon Looming
By last Friday morning, prices at the pump were already on the rise at hundreds of service stations around Southern California. A decline of more than one million barrels in gasoline inventory on the West Coast was just one of the alleged reasons for the surge in prices, according to gasbuddy.com. Also, fuel imports into the region have dropped to zero for the first time since March, according to the website, which cited a report from the Energy Information Administration. The average price of a gallon on gas nationally however is still cheaper than it was at this time last year, according to AAA. Friday’s average gas
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By Monday morning prices were reaching close to $5 a gallon in Pasadena.
COMPLIMENTARY COPY VOLUME 19, NO. 29
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Monrovia Association of Fine Arts’ Summer Art Walk
MADIA Meets at Pacific Plate Brewery
A Summer Evening of Art, Music, and Friends
BY SUSAN MOTANDER
This popular event on Saturday, July 25 from 7 to 10 p.m. showcases local MAFA artists (painters, sculptors, photographers, jewelry designers, ceramic artists) and features art demonstrations and local musicians. A gallery reception will feature refreshments at Paint ‘n’ Play Studio, 418 S. Myrtle Ave. The gallery will display art from Duarte Youth & the SEE PG. 14
A scene from last year’s Art Walk.
Steaks • Seafood • Martini’s • Catering An American Cafe in a Contemporary Casual Setting
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MADIA, the group that meets twice monthly to support the growth of high-tech industries in this area, met this week at Pacific Plate Brewery in Monrovia. While at first glance this may have seemed a departure from normal, the scientific side of the art of creating beer was discussed in detail at the meeting. Stephen Kooshian, the CEO of the brewery, gave a “history” of brewing - not
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Jonathan Parada -owner of Pacific Plate
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