Andrew Crowley

Honey Foundation pollinates world with kindness

Mother’s Day is special for The Honey Foundation, as it is at the center of the Goodyear-based organization’s founding. Scott Clarke had no idea of the impact one action would have. Like a pebble dropped in a pond, it rippled outward. Every Mother’s…

Rising Chefs series showcases Asian American cooks

The month of May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center is celebrating with the Rising Chefs series. The event showcases four Asian American chefs with careers on an upward…

Pasadena, Rose Bowl celebrating Cinco de Mayo

Appropriately enough for an event that will include a 5K run and walk, the idea for Cinco de Mayo at the Rose Bowl began with a stroll around the historic venue that celebrates its centennial this year. About a year ago, Rose Bowl Stadium CEO/General…

Varma calls himself a ‘mayoral candidate for all Angelenos’

When businessman Ramit Varma moved to the city, he had a bicycle and a few hundred bucks. His fortunes improved in subsequent years, and as a result he has lived the life of multiple economic classes, which he said gives him in insight and…

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755 Figueroa celebrates topping-out ceremony

April 13 was a day of celebration for real estate company Brookfield Properties and contractor Webcor, as they held a ceremony for the topping out of their residential building project at 960 W. Seventh Street in DTLA. A topping out is traditional…

Dodgers celebrate 75th anniversary of Robinson breaking the color barrier

April 15 marked 75 years since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball. On Jackie Robinson Day, every MLB team honors his life and legacy; and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team he made history with when they were still based in Brooklyn,…

Flintridge Center’s apprenticeship program provides path out of poverty

Flintridge Center’s Apprenticeship Preparation Program graduated its 40th cohort earlier this month, a major moment for the program. Founded in 2007, the program helps the formerly incarcerated and other individuals impacted by the criminal justice…

University Club of Pasadena celebrates centennial

The University Club of Pasadena is celebrating the centennial of its founding with a members-only celebration on Saturday, April 23. University Club Membership & Communications Director Katelyn Barchowsky said that planning for the 100th anniversary…

Housing advocates hope to have rent control on midterm ballot

March 26 was a historic moment for advocates of tenant justice and rent control. A group of local organizations, including the Pasadena Tenants Union, turned in 15,352 signatures in support of a charter amendment that would provide rent control and…

Hoosier Hysteria

Leaving the Emmons County Record was always in the cards for me this year. I was offered a promotion to editor of the Beulah Beacon, I was hesitant to take it because it meant having to do all the things required for a relocation: finding a new place…

Emmons County 4-H to host soup and bake sale

Emmons County 4-H will hold its annual soup fundraiser and bake sale from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 27 in the Emmons County Memorial Auditorium, Linton, and will accept free-will donations. The event will conclude when it reaches its…

Hoosier Hysteria

I first met Grady by total chance in the parking lot of the Barnes & Noble in Bismarck in April of last year. At the time, I still had Indiana plates on my car which is what brought Grady to my car. As a native of Ohio, he was my ”neighbor” as he put…

Hoosier Hysteria

There is a 1971 sci-fi novel by Ursula K. Le Guin titled called “The Lathe of Heaven” that features a character whose dreams alter the past and the present. I have felt that way during my visit to Los Angeles, California to celebrate turning 33. It…

State program assists with paying heating costs

Going into this winter, the cost of natural gas was expected to be much higher, at one point during the fall of 2021, the price of gas reached its highest level since 2014. The cost of natural gas has declined since its height during the fall.…

Hoosier Hysteria

January 27 marks the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 1 disaster during a launch rehearsal test. The mission was scheduled to launch on Feb. 21, 1967 and was intended to test the Apollo command and service modules in a low orbit around earth. Instead,…

Hoosier Hysteria

When pressed to name a song that best epitomizes what I love in a piece of popular music, it’s no contest, it’s “Be My Baby” by The Ronettes. To me, it is the perfect pop single, one that encapsulates adolescent yearning in under three minutes. The…

Revamped and expanded: 12 Hikes Challenge returns

The world has been living through a pandemic for the last two years. When the shutdowns happened early on in the pandemic, many people sought activities that would permit them to leave the house while also having a low level of risk. Many people…

Hoosier Hysteria

I am both a glutton and a glutton for punishment, which is why I happily ordered the wings from Taco Bell that they offered from Jan. 6 to Jan. 12. I went in figuring the wings would be mediocre at best, I was mostly interested in the novelty of…

Highway Patrol responds to New Year’s Eve crash

A single vehicle crash took place on the afternoon of Friday, Dec. 31, 2021 near the junction of N.D. Highway 1804 and N.D. Highway 13. The driver, James Hoffer of Bismarck fell asleep at the wheel. He sustained no injuries and was charged with…