Olive Lawn and La Mirada VFW to Host Annual Memorial Day Service
La Mirada~A Memorial Day Program will be conducted Monday, May 28th at Olive Lawn Memorial Park, 13929 La Mirada Blvd. Proudly supported by the City of La Mirada, the event is hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars La Mirada Post 9148 and its ladies...
La Mirada Resident Has Helped La Mirada Community Garden Grow
Bob Berklite and Jeanne Jenkins stand in front of entrance to La Mirada Garden See the Print Version in This Weeks Edition of the La Mirada Lamplighter! La Mirada~ For more than 20 years, every morning, one can find longtime La Mirada resident Bob...
Miss Saigon Breaks Sales Record at La Mirada Theater
La Mirada~The recent run of the multiple Tony Award winning play Miss Saigon, at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts was the highest grossing production ever at the theatre said Producing Artistic Director, Brian Kite. "Of the possible 26,271 seats available for the...
Refuse Hauler Will Pay for Street Sweeping Services if City Extends Agreement
City expected to approve $60,000 mailing program; other news from recent city council study session and regular council meeting La Mirada~The city is claiming it will save $238,000 per year by approving a three-year extension to its current 10-year agreement that went into effect on...
New Housing Project Coming to La Mirada
Look for expanded version of this story in this weekend's La Mirada Lamplighter La Mirada~After sitting vacant for more than eight years, the La Mirada City Council is expected to approve this month, a 41-unit new housing project for the former Alondra Center, after the...
Crossroads Center to be Developed
New Walgreens Will Spur Development at Stagnant "Unsightly" Center; VIDEO: See residents address commission here. La Mirada~Something is finally happening at the Crossroads Center in La Mirada, at least part of it. No, really. At its last meeting, the La Mirada Planning Commission approved a...
New Development Coming to Crossroads Center
La Mirada~Something is finally happening at the Crossroads Center in La Mirada. No, really. After what seems like a hundred years, partial development will happen at the site with a new 13,650 square foot Walgreen's retail pharmacy opening, maybe by Christmas of this year. "I'm...
UPDATED: Power Line Falls, Catches Tree on Fire
La Mirada~An aging power line fell from its pole early evening tonight, about 5:50 p.m., in the backyard of a home at 14626 Hardaway Drive in La Mirada. After a brief tree fire, power was disrupted in the area. No injuries reported. Officer Sanchez of...
Council Establishes Two New Speed Lmits in La Mirada
La Mirada~After a recent city traffic and engineering survey, and a recommendation from the City's Public Safety Commission, the La Mirada City Council adopted a resolution with an ordinance that will change the speed limits for two streets in La Mirada. A 35 mile per...
5 Freeway Project Closures To Begin This Week
UPDATE: Inclement weather have forced the closures to this week May 6-10 Santa Fe Springs~Caltrans will close up to two lanes on both sides of the 5 Freeway between Carmenita Avenue and Valley View Avenue from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday this...