Tips for Choosing the Right Lavender for Your Garden Oregon – Lavender just might be the “it plant” for 2025 That’s why Monrovia is declaring May 12-18 Lavender Week—the perfect time after Mother’s Day for moms to keep treating themselves well This fragrant and colorful perennial is a top choice for landscapes and containers alike Its popularity is also part of a larger well-being garden trend Monrovia’s recent consumer research shows the connection between gardening and feeling positive continues to grow More than half of those surveyed say that gardening is good for their mental health “Plants that add fragrance to the garden provide a tangible connection to the feeling of well-being and relaxation,” says Katie Tamony plant enthusiast and trend spotter for Monrovia “Nothing beats the scent of lavender for creating a calming Choosing the right lavender for your needs is key Monrovia experts have trialed and tested just about every lavender variety available “If you’ve struggled with lavender in the past or shied away from adding it to your garden we have a top-tier selection to ensure success,” added Tamony our independent garden center partners can help you pick just the right plant for your garden.” Different types of lavender do better in certain climates low-maintenance choice that has deep eggplant-purple flowers and silvery-green foliage new compact lavender with stunning silver foliage and dark violet petal-like bracts Silver Anouk also stands up to summer heat and drought this lavender is also stunning as a container plant highly fragrant mounds of silver foliage topped with purple-blue flower spikes Chosen for its outstanding ornamental and edible qualities Phenomenal Lavender also offers excellent disease resistance soggy soils as Phenomenal doesn’t like wet feet Certified American Grown Applauds USDA for Second Round of Funding to Support Specialty Crop Agriculture Every garden comes with its challenges. Choosing the right plants for the right situation can provide solutions, and help you get the most out of your garden all year long. … Shopping on Monrovia.com just got a lot more rewarding. Gardeners who create an online account will now earn points every time they shop on the site and can use those points for valuable discounts. Everyone gets 25 points just for signing up, and one point is earned for each dollar spent. … Monrovia has created two new ways to help jump start your garden this fall with an informative webinar and beautiful design guide. … WFIU Public Radio WTIU Public Television The Morgan County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a zoning change for 390 acres of farmland in Monrovia for a controversial proposed data center Despite intense opposition from Monrovia community members the board voted unanimously for the rezoning Board member Don Adams said he and his colleagues had to consider the needs of the whole county “There’s 65,000 people in the county that are going to be invested in it but Monrovia will be invested in it probably most,” he said Adams meant potential for more money for the county But residents have concerns about the proposed data center’s noise levels potential for property tax and home value disruption and the overall secrecy surrounding the project Read more: Indiana attracts developers of data centers but residents have concerns The developer and end user of are unknown to the public due to non-disclosure agreements Town council members could only be informed about the proposal details if they signed an NDA At least one of the town council members signed an NDA Morgan County Attorney Anne Cowgur reminded the commissioners and audience that the board’s approval is an early step in the development process and that a lot of details are subject to change all those things do not meet the standards of these gentlemen who are standing up here and others at the County then they won't approve the project,” she said Data center development has been a key talking point for the Trump administration which has announced plans to spend $500 billion for AI infrastructure throughout the Midwest Indiana Public Media is the home of WFIU Public Radio WTIU Public Television, including your favorite programming from NPR and PBS. Learn More © 2025, The Trustees of Indiana University • Copyright Complaints WHO: Five Below WHAT: Five Below is officially opening its newest store and is welcoming customers to experience all the fun The all-new Five Below is beyond belief in value and has it all Find all the newness and fun for way less than the others the store will host a festive weekend filled with fun will receive a FREE drawstring bag (while supplies last) and can enjoy FREE hot dogs from 12pm to 3pm that same day (2 per person Located in the Huntington Oaks Shopping Center the new store will offer customers the opportunity to shop the wide assortment of extreme value products spanning exciting and awesome Five Below worlds – Style the new Five Below offers convenience and fun with our Party Shop featuring a large variety of helium balloons and customers can shop for even more extreme value items priced beyond $5 © Copyright 2012 - 2023 | citybiz | All Rights Reserved (WISH) — Morgan County officials on Tuesday night shared information on a proposed data center development on farmland near Monrovia says the developer’s identity is “confidential.” Property owners have been informed that the proposal calls for rezoning about 390 acres from agricultural to planned unit development Documents from the Morgan County Plan Commission call it “Morgan County Data Center Project 1 Planned Unit Development.” The documents say the development would cover 377 acres north of State Road 42 between its intersections with West Union Road and North Antioch Road That’s just northeast of the town of Monrovia An information meeting about the project was Tuesday night at Monrovia Christian Church That meeting came ahead of a public hearing before the plan commission at 6:30 p.m 10 at the Morgan County Administration Building The documents say 10 property owners have agreements to sell land for the development and a list of adjacent property owners have been notified Basic information on the development has also been published in legal notices executive director of the Economic Development Corp. “Morgan County EDC is the applicant for a rezoning request on behalf of a confidential developer I cannot provide further information regarding the prospective developer or the potential end user.” is about a 35-minute drive southwest of downtown Indianapolis This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page MONROVIA MAN TO SERVE 17 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR FIRST DEGREE ASSAULT the Honorable Judge Scott Rolle sentenced 46-year-old Christopher Kraft Second Degree Assault and Neglect of a Child  A jury found Kraft guilty of these offenses following the conclusion of a three-day trial in Frederick Circuit Court on September 25 Judge Rolle sentenced the Defendant to 25 years on the First Degree Assault suspending all but 17 years to serve in the Division of Corrections he suspended a 15 year sentence on the Second Degree Child Abuse to run consecutively Concurrent sentences were imposed on the Second Degree Assault and Neglect offenses Frederick County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a request for a welfare check on a child Deputies learned that just prior to their arrival pulled the child to the ground and stood on the child’s stomach Kraft also placed a lock on the outside of a door in order to lock the child in a room and failed to provide for the needs of the child Further investigation revealed that in a prior incident the Defendant threw water on the child and then pointed a firearm at the child “Physical child abuse can be every bit as harrowing as sex abuse cases This was a terrible assault by a terrible person on a child ASA Pearl was able to achieve justice for this child and our community with this lengthy sentence.” the Defendant will serve four years of supervised probation with a number of conditions including having no contact with the victim an Assistant State’s Attorney in the Special Victims Unit The Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office is committed to assisting and supporting the victims and witnesses of crime in Frederick County We have experienced and trained professional Victim Witness Coordinators who are assigned to each division © Copyright 2022 – Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office | Privacy Policy Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Print A few months after being toppled by a towering pine tree a Monrovia home — or what’s left of it — is up for grabs for $499,999 The humble bungalow made headlines when it was crushed by a tree in May with two renters and two dogs inside What’s left of the property looks like a postapocalyptic set piece complete with missing walls Some would call it unsalvageable; listing agent Kevin Wheeler quipped that it’s an “open-concept floor plan.” the home holds one bedroom and one bathroom in 645 square feet but those are based on measurements taken before it was destroyed Wheeler said the electricity is turned off which the renters escaped through after the tree came down Monrovia rules state that demolitions on properties more than 50 years old require a review. But since the house was destroyed by an act of God, a review isn’t required, according to Wheeler. So house-hunters can buy what’s left of the home and rebuild without dealing with some of the red tape typically required. “There’s been a lot of interest so far because demand is so high and inventory, especially at this price, is so low,” Wheeler said. He added that multiple people tracked down the homeowner with low-ball offers to buy the home days after it was crushed. “They were trying to buy it for $250,000 or $300,000,” he said. “But market comparisons for similar properties in Monrovia put the value at $500,000.” Jack Flemming covers real estate for the Los Angeles Times. He was raised in St. Louis and studied journalism at the University of Missouri. Before joining The Times as an intern in 2017, he wrote for the Columbia Missourian and Politico Europe. High School Sports California Sports Business Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Sign Up for Newsletter Los Angeles County’s Pathway Home program brought 52 people experiencing homelessness off the streets of Monrovia and Duarte and into safe interim housing where they will receive supportive services and other resources to help them transition out of homelessness and into permanent housing “I’m pleased the County’s Pathway Home program has brought its well-coordinated outreach and housing solutions to the streets of Monrovia and Duarte,” Supervisor Kathryn Barger said “A lot of work and planning goes into each Pathway Home operation so that people experiencing homelessness are helped in a compassionate manner that also reflects a firm commitment to clearing encampments Public spaces must be clean and accessible to the community at large and Pathway Home’s systematic approach works hard to meet that goal.” plans with LA County employees before a Pathway Home operation The Monrovia and Duarte operation is LA County’s 16th Pathway Home encampment resolution since the inception of the program in August 2023 More than 600 Los Angeles County residents have been brought indoors through Pathway Home “The City of Monrovia has always held that interim housing solutions alone cannot solve homelessness Individuals need additional support services and even basic skill development like computer literacy,” Monrovia City Manager Dylan Feik said individuals also need a pathway to permanent supportive housing The Pathway Home Project has all of these necessary components.” “The City of Duarte is grateful to Pathway Home They are housing Duarte residents who have been living on the streets for five They finally have a path to a permanent housing solution.” The LA County Homeless Initiative collaborated with the Office of Supervisor Barger the City of Monrovia and the City of Duarte to conduct the Pathway Home operation on June 5 The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and nonprofit service providers Union Station Homeless Services and Volunteers of America (VOA) were essential to bringing unsheltered residents indoors as they had built trusting relationships with them by providing engagement and support during their unhoused experience VOA will continue to work with them at the motel operating as their interim housing location The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and the Monrovia Police Department were also critical partners in the operation Pathway Home is a Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative-led encampment resolution program that is a critical component of the County’s comprehensive response to the local emergency on homelessness adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 2023 By leveraging emergency powers and partnerships with local jurisdictions Pathway Home is a full-circle solution that brings people off the streets into immediately available interim housing accompanied by a comprehensive suite of supportive services The Morgan County Planning Commission voted Monday to recommend a zoning change for 390 acres of farmland in Monrovia for a controversial proposed data center Despite intense opposition at the meeting — and last week at a public hearing — the commission vote was 7-1 The rezoning petition now goes to the county commissioners The developer and end user are unknown to the public because of a non-disclosure agreement and how it will affect local property taxes and home values “We are more than willing to work with the county and the developer to better understand this project but we just plain need more information and more time to process,” said Monrovia Town Council President Tammy Everett Read more: Monrovia community speaks out against proposed data center Commission member Dustin Frye emphasized that the commission’s role in the process is to consider the best possible use of the land for the county this Commission's role has nothing to do with the finances just best use with the (Unified Development Ordinance) and (comprehensive) plan,” he said “And this is one step of many that's going to be overlapped as this process goes through where more information will be revealed.” Frye added that the development is just the beginning “The state of Indiana is on a list of top five states ready for this type of infrastructure.” 1229 East Seventh Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. 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Location Myrtle Avenue - Monrovia Category(ies)Health & FoodOutdoors Friday Night Festival in Monrovia ( Photo – cityofmonrovia.org) The Monrovia Street Fair & Market has relocated to the 500 Block of Myrtle Ave (between Lemon Avenue and Colorado Boulevard) To be in compliance with the Health Officer’s Order Visit the Street Fair and “enjoy the charm of Old Town Monrovia!” Colorado Boulevard is your place for enlightening events informative news and social living for the greater Pasadena area and work together to make a better world for all of us See all articles See all newsflashes Back to articles Coming up on Indiana Newsdesk: Women make up half the population in Indiana, but they have less than a 30 percent representation in the state legislature Indiana remains one of 18 states in the U.S Plans for a large data center in Monrovia has residents worried about its effect on the community. Morgan County Commissioners are expected to sign off on the plan next week And we’ll talk with the executive director of Beacon, Inc., about legislation targeting the state’s unhoused population Those stories and the latest news headlines from across the state LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio, a member-supported public media network. Bears aside, Monrovia is a model city for humans. It has taken pains to preserve its past but also changed with the times, embracing a streak of whimsy. Its flatness makes it eminently walkable. And sure, it can get hot during summer, but that’s what throwing shade is for (courtesy of its mature trees). It’s also well-served by public transit. Start your walk under the “Old Town Monrovia” sign at E. Walnut and S. Myrtle avenues. Monrovia is named after an early founder, William Monroe, and its main drag honors his daughter Myrtle (one of those classic girl names that has yet to come back in vogue). Stroll four blocks north, lingering among Myrtle’s charming shops, restaurants and street sculptures. At 410 Myrtle Ave. is an “action” movie installation in front of a cinema, commemorating Monrovia’s countless cameos on the silver screen, where the designated All-America City often doubles as a homey American town in such fare as Legally Blonde, Never Been Kissed, and American Pie. Across the street is “Painter Samson the Bear,” one of nine themed Samson statues around town that are decked out in different outfits, sometimes representing prominent Monrovians. (Authorities finally put a stop to Samson’s hot-tubbing ways and relocated him to the Orange County Zoo, where he had his very own hot tub, and lived to the ripe old age of 27.)  After recrossing Foothill, it’s six blocks back to your point of origin. Salute Monrovia’s latest Samson statue at the southeast corner of Myrtle and Foothill as you head back through Old Town. Donning a top hat and bow tie, the “Steve Baker bear” celebrates the town’s late, classy City Historian, who was instrumental in preserving many of the civic treasures you’ve just experienced. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 38 Degrees Monrovia (@38degreesmon) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jeffrey Woo (@foodmento) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Noodle St (@noodlestusa) Any suggestions for great hikes in and around L.A. and we might check them out for a future story LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio The body of a man was discovered Thursday night, Sept in a shed near a Monrovia house that burned earlier this week Monrovia police and the fire department are investigating the fire as arson Officers headed to the 500 block of East Colorado Boulevard around 3:30 p.m due to a large amount of smoke in the area and numerous people calling 911 reporting they heard an explosion Firefighters put out the fire which local TV reports showed spread to a second residence Authorities haven’t determined the cause of the fire and haven’t released estimated cost of damages police received a report shortly after 10 p.m. that a person was found dead in a shed near the house where the fire started the medical examiner’s office has not yet identified the body which they described as that of a man in his 50s Police ask anyone with information about the fire to call them at 626-256-8000 Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. 22 killing of his father in Monrovia and known to frequent Pasadena and Altadena Gonzalez was wanted in connection with the Feb who was found dead in his apartment in the 100 block of West Olive Avenue according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Anyone with information about the homicide is still urged to contact Sgt. Delia or Sgt. Mezzano at (323) 890-5500. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org More » The ‘Humming-Byrd’ House: A Mid-Century Storybook Ranch Surrounded by Nature Pasadena Now has been published daily since April 2004 and is among the very oldest continuously operated community news websites in the U.S Pasadena Now strives to publish a full spectrum of news and information articles in service to the entire community The publication will remain free to readers and will not erect paywalls Copyright © 2025. Pasadena Now | Terms of - Service | Privacy Policy | CA Notice of Collection RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds offer another way to get Pasadena Now content Subscribe to our feeds to get the latest headlines summaries and links back to full articles – formatted for your favorite feed reader and updated throughout the day who defeated five other fillies and mares going about six-and-a-half furlongs on the downhill course Queen Maxima also provided a milestone for Mullins who won his 1,800th career victory in the Monrovia Queen Maxima exploded from the outside post six and jockey Juan Hernandez quickly had her clear of Queen of the Mud (Ire) in second to her inside Longshot Omaha Girl tried to muster a challenge around the righthand turn but Queen Maxima shook free again as they approached the dirt crossover after a half mile in :44.89 Hernandez gave Queen Maxima her cue at the top of the stretch and the chestnut filly accelerated away from her rivals to win easily in 1:12.93 on the firm turf Queen of the Mud was four-and-a-half lengths back in second followed by Venganza in third Omaha Girl and Safa completed the order of finish “All the credit goes to her and Jeff [Mullins] and Jeff does a really good job with her,” Hernandez said I just let her be free and she took it till the wire Queen Maxima returned $2.40 to win as the 1-5 favorite “I can’t say she surprised me,” Mullins said of Queen Maxima “I think she has lived up to our expectations and I’m not sure we’ve seen the most of her yet We do want to experiment with two turns eventually and maybe even dirt But that’s a ways down the road but she is just a sheer athlete “As long as her feed tub is empty in the morning and she’s sleeping good of Irving Ventures said he hopes for a bright future with Queen Maxima “We don’t know what she’s capable of at this point because she responds to everything we have asked of her,” he said She’s beautiful and she won wire to wire today I believe Proud of Jeff [Mullins] and proud of Mike [Pender] who found her Queen Maxima is by Bucchero out of Corfu Lady, by Corfu and was bred in Florida by Saul Rosas She improved her record to five wins in eight starts with two seconds and earnings of $270,900 Queen Maxima is the first Florida-bred winner of the Monrovia since Rabiadella and Mamselle Bebette won in consecutive years in 1995 and 1994 respectively Return to the April 5 issue of Wire to Wire © Copyright 2012 - 2025 The Florida Horse / FTBOA | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | Built by Blue Million for The Florida Horse