Local Blogs

Living in Monrovia is a nicely done blog by graphic designer Amanda Wray. The blog features quality photos and has recently started a profile series of local merchants.

Monrovia, like Claremont, sits along the old Route 66, and will also have a Metro Gold Line station. Its population, a little over 39,000, is also similar to Claremont's 35,000. And Monrovia's downtown area is a lot like Claremont's Village, with several good restaurants--Caffe Opera and Cafe Mundial come to mine--and mom-and-pop shops.

Unlike Claremont or Sierra Madre or Glendora, Monrovia doesn't seem to harbor the sort of of contentious local politics that can make Claremont elections seem like bloodsport. Monrovia must have its innies and outies, but they seem to get along much better than folks here. I guess we could learn a lot by looking to towns Monrovia or La Verne which seem to cruise happily along.