La Verne News

"I had no idea what `bowl of heaven' was, so I went home and looked it up online," said Stout, CFO for Zimmer InterMed.

The Pomona Concert Band will hold its annual Winter Concert Feb. 24 at the Palomares Park Community Center, 499 E. Arrow Highway.

A painted building near D Street and Arrow Highway reads: "La Verne California Heart of The Orange Empire." Perhaps "Heart of The Noise Empire" might be more appropriate, according to some residents, when the National Hot Rod Association takes over Fairplex in neighboring Pomona.

Ra Pour: The upscale Victoria Gardens restaurant and lounge will have two Valentine's events.

Robert Rodriguez, a La Verne councilman, chats during a break in Monday's meeting, his first since heart surgery in December.

For once, La Verne caught Tim Morrison standing still long enough to honor him with the Jack Huntington Pride of La Verne Award for all he does for the city.

This tax season, about 35 students at the University of La Verne are offering free tax help to local low- and medium-income families, according to a news release.

A Kaiser Permanente employee reflects on a lifetime of abandonment at the hands of drug addicts and religious zealots, but celebrates the successful creation of a new family.

Allen Easley cited personal reasons when making the announcement on Monday - the first day of spring semester - in an email that was sent to faculty, staff members and students.

The San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership has launched a new internship program called the Job Opportunies & Intern Network or Join at www.valleyconnect.com. The aim of the Irwindale based agency is to promote economic growth in the Valley.A The Partnership believes the best way to do that is to foster the relatonship between education and ... (more)

Tucked two blocks from busy Euclid Avenue, downtown isn't on the radar of a lot of residents, much less out-of-towners. "It's like a ghost town," admitted Jeff Zwack, the city's top planner, as we strolled the near-empty sidewalks at 2 p.m. one recent weekday.

Koko wants you smiling and laughing about your Valentine's Day and engagment proposal purchase, rather than frowning from buyer's remorse.

University of La Verne students on Tuesday donated $500 they raised from a business they run to the LeRoy Haynes Center, which provides educational and therapeutic services to disadvantaged children.

It was a picture-perfect Saturday for cameras and proud smiles as hundreds of graduates capped off years of hard work at the University of La Verne's winter commencement ceremony.

The crash at Fruit and Bowdoin streets was reported about 2:15 p.m., La Verne Fire Department Battalion Chief Mike Vetti said.

Mayor Don Kendrick and Bonita Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Gary Rapkin gave their best Brad Pitt and George Clooney impressions at Thursday's State of the City address at the beautiful Hillcrest Meeting House in La Verne.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, noon to 9 p.m. Sunday There are many fine small restaurants in La Verne that often are overlooked.

The Benefits of Working with Social Media panel : John Green, author of 'The Fault in Our Stars'; Andrea Vuleta, general manager of Mrs.

Local officials seeking solutions to expanding the region's water supply are eying the University of La Verne as a linchpin for the growth of new local water-related industries.

Local educators are responding favorably to a proposal in Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State speech to reduce the amount of standardized testing in K-12 schools, and to return test results more quickly.