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Giving Back Fuels San Marino Motor Classic
The annual San Marino Motor Classic may appear to be the ultimate playground, bringing a sparkle to the eye of car enthusiasts near and far. While true, when people take a peek under the hood they find what fuels the well-oiled machine is a...

Ancient Healing Wisdom Takes Root in San Marino
The Chinese Medicinal Garden. Photo by Michelle Bailey. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Huntington Library’s Chinese Medicinal Garden Open House on Wednesday, August 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., showcases more than...

A bloody frying pan and a mystery fire: Unraveling a doctor’s slaying inside a San Marino home
Residents in San Marino were stunned when a well-respected doctor and mother of twins was found dead in the scorched den of her sprawling estate, Irene Gaw-Lai and her husband, Yoon “Kevin” Lai, had raised their sons in the affluent, quiet...

San Marino Fire Department Lauded for Response Times
The San Marino Fire Department looks to its annual report to assess performance — a duty that its men and women take seriously and take with them while they serve to the best of their abilities under some of the most challenging circumstances....

Cornwall funeral notices as beloved son and devoted husband remembered
A beloved son, devoted husband and much loved dad is among those remembered in this week's funeral notices. Jamie (Lee) Pascoe, passed away on Friday, July 25, aged 36 years. Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a...

January wildfires displaced thousands of students. Where did they enroll?
The wildfires in early January disrupted education for more than 725,000 students and destroyed or damaged at least a dozen schools. Several school districts, including Alhambra Unified, Pasadena Unified, San Marino Unified and Glendale Unified,...
Biomanufacturing: Scale-up vs Scale-out Economics
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4 major trends shaping today’s oncology market
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Things to do in Los Angeles County, Aug. 14-22
Watercolors by Keni "Arts" Davis are part of the exhibit called "Ode to ‘Dena" through Oct. 12, 2025 at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles. The show celebrates the Black artistic and inter-generational legacies in Altadena,...

Before ‘Matlock,’ Kathy Bates worried her career was ‘drying up’
In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, Kathy Bates discusses starring in a hit TV series at 77 with “Matlock,” and Jason Segel explains why he finds the emotional vulnerability of “Shrinking” so creatively fulfilling. Mark Olsen: For...

PA Foreign Ministry: 10 More Nations Could Recognize Palestine by September
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian says Gaza’s “day after” should see a unified Palestinian government, a full Israeli withdrawal, and reconstruction under Arab and international oversight [Ramallah] At least 10 more countries could recognize the State of...

Things to do in the San Gabriel Valley area, Aug. 15-23
Friday Rumors: The 1988 farce by Neil Simon, performed by the 413 Repertory Theatre, as an immersive audience experience enjoys a full English high tea (dinner), opens 7 p.m. Aug. 15. Minimum age: 18. Tickets $75 (high tea dinner); $105 (ticket...

PA Foreign Ministry: 10 more nations could recognize Palestinian state by September
Speaking to Arabic and foreign media during a closed-door briefing at her Ramallah headquarters, Aghabekian said the PA is in active discussions with these states and aims to secure their support ahead of the UN gathering. 4 View gallery...

PA Foreign Minister: 10 More Nations Could Recognize Palestine by September
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian says Gaza’s “day after” should see a unified Palestinian government, a full Israeli withdrawal, and reconstruction under Arab and international oversight [Ramallah] At least 10 more countries could recognize the State of...

Frying pan horror 'murder' after doctor wife found out about estranged husband's secret property empire
A California doctor was beaten with a frying pan before being set alight in her $2.6 million mansion after asking her husband to void their prenup, prosecutors say. Irene Gaw-Lai, 56, was found in the torched den of the San Marino home where she...

Cornwall funeral notices as beloved daughter, sister and aunt remembered
A beloved daughter, sister, aunt and a dear friend to many is among those remembered in this week's funeral notices. Catriona 'Cat' Wilson, aged 56 years of Newquay, passed away peacefully following a long battle with ill health. Announcing the...
Explaining the geyser of Jew hate
By Joan Swirsky August 12, 2025 Since the day Israeli Jews––men, women, children, infants, the aged––were attacked, tortured, murdered, raped, and burned to death on October 7, 2023, the entire world––save for a tiny minority of people who still...

24 Western nations demand Israel allow unrestricted humanitarian aid into Gaza
Foreign ministers from 24 Western nations — several of which have already pledged to recognize a Palestinian state — on Tuesday called for the unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. “Israel has a duty to allow all...

Things to do in the San Gabriel Valley area, Aug. 8-16
Friday Prosperity Market’s Black Business Scavenger Hunt: Take part in the 5th annual event to discover Black-owned businesses including art, beauty and wellness, beverages, bookstores, coffee and cafes, fashion, fitness, plants, restaurants and...

The birth drought: Women tell why fertility rates will continue to plummet
“WE’RE literally throwing the baby out with the bathwater“. This was one of the jokes made by a group of young women in the Spanish Town shopping centre recently, when the topic of Jamaica having one of the lowest fertility rates in the world was...