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MONROVIA’S ‘HOP SECRET’ DECLASSIFIED
Susan MOTANDER
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ord is spreading among microbrew aficionados about the new brewery in Monrovia, Hop Secret. Located in the industrial park near the Gold Line Station at 162 Pomona Avenue, the most secretive thing about the place is its location. To find them head toward the Gold Line Station. It is in the industrial park on Pomona between Myrtle and Primrose Avenues on the south side on the street, but you cannot see it from the street. Turn in the driveway and head to the second row of buildings. It is in the
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THE MONROVIA OLD TOWN REPORT Pam FITZPATRICK, Columnist
MONROVIA’S SANTA FE DEPOT RE-DEDICATION SLATED FEB 25
center of that second row. Parking is between the two buildings. Psst! Pass it on; it is no secret. Neither is the quality of the brews served. There are lagers, IPA’s and a very impressive stout (served both straight or on nitro). They don’t have cute names (at least not yet), but they do have good flavor. The brew master says he will make only lagers, IPA and other brews he likes. The patrons seem enjoy the beer. Two men who were in last Saturday said they were part of a group that sought out microbrews throughout the area. Refugio Gonzalez, a chiropractor who lives in Monrovia said they call themselves the “Brewcha-
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chos” and have tasted beers and ales in many places. “This place is really good,” he said. Other customers seemed to agree. “This is amazing beer,” said a man, Mark, who said he works at PCC, but lives in Cypress. He takes the 605 Freeway to the Gold Line Station in Duarte, and then the light rail to work. “On the way home this is a good place to stop and relax for a bit.” Another man overhearing this agreed saying: “You cannot hide your mistakes in a pilsner or a lager, other brews are more forgiving.” The man who claimed his name was “John Smith” said, “His (pointing to the SEE SECRET PAGE 11
Monrovia Mobile Phone Store Robbed at Gunpoint
pam@oldtownreport.com
Once in a while, you’ll notice that I sneak in a few words about events outside of the Old Town perimeters, and I’m about to do that again this week. I’ve been pondering my last visit to Pasadena’s Speaker Series where I got to hear Ted Koppel’s thoughts on the state of today’s news – talking heads vs. on-the-
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT “Helping One Person Every Day” at Hope Café in Pasadena
spot reporting, etc. There was opportunity for a question and answer period, and one of the most interesting comments of the night concerned Mr. Koppel’s thoughts on the importance of community newspapers. I agree with him that we’re up to our eyeballs SEE OLD TOWN PAGE 10
Susan MOTANDER motander@yahoo.com
The date has been set for the re-dedication of the historic Santa Fe Depot next to the Monrovia Gold Line Metro Station. For more than a year the depot has been under restoration Daylight Limited,
a subsidiary of Samuelson & Fettter, the local developers. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 25th starting at noon with a light lunch and the dedication at 1p.m. at the depot itself. The monument to former Mayor Robert T. “Bob” SEE DEPOT PAGE 11
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
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‘Henry V’ at A Noise Within Stars PasadenaArea Native
Staff Writer editorial@beaconmedianews.com
Chief of Police Alan Sanvictores said Monrovia Detectives are now working with member of the Loss Prevention Unit of Verizon, owner of the mobile phone store that was robbed last
Wednesday as it was closing. The store is located in the shopping center at the northeast corner of Huntington Drive and Fifth Avenue Just after locking the business, the employee who closed the store was forced to reopen it. According to the police, the employee SEE ROBBED PAGE 10
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