Old Town Monrovia Tour + JPL Visit + El Monte Murals

Rise and shine, Monrovia! Let's get this Friday started off right with the latest edition of the Monrovia Digest. Our top stories include going on a tour of Old Town Monrovia, NASA officials visiting JPL and the lost murals of El Monte.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 87 Low: 64.

Here are the top stories today in Monrovia:

1. NASA, local leaders meet at Pasadena’s JPL to discuss future (Long Beach Press Telegram)
2. Take A Tour Of Old Town Monrovia This Weekend (Monrovia Patch)
3. Four Arrested for Attempted Residential Break-In (Pasadena Now)
4. Pursuit Suspect Who Walked Onto 60 Freeway, Climbed Into Sedan And Ran Into Rosemead Hotel In Custody (CBS Los Angeles)
5. At Shinkai Sushi in Alhambra, sensational seafood is what it’s all about (The Whittier Daily News)
6. Caltech Cosmochemist François Tissot Named a Packard Fellow (Pasadena Now)
7. Azusa appoints Dennis Beckwith to fill City Council seat left vacant by the late Uriel Macias (The San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
8. Arsenic Spurs Recall Of Baby Cereal Sold At Duarte Walmart (Monrovia Patch)
9. Latinx Files: The lost murals of El Monte (Los Angeles Times)

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Today in Monrovia:

• END OF SEMESTER 1 TERM 1 (Events) - Canyon Oaks High School (12:00 AM)
• Football (VR) vs. San Marino (Events) (7:00 PM)

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• Bradoaks Elementary: "Our Annual Fall Festival is back! See you all there next Friday 🎃🍂" (Facebook)

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— Andy Nguyen

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