2012 – Effie Magazine

State task force designs an education overhaul
By Effie Cacarnakis, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief on September 11, 2012
The Educator Excellence Task Force released their findings in the education report, Greatness by Design, on Sept. 10. The team was appointed by State Superintendent...
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Bear sighting near Altadena school causes lock-down and frustration
By Effie Magazine Staff on September 7, 2012
A bear was spotted near the Aveson School of Leaders charter school in Altadena, causing the school to go into lock-down on Thursday, Sept. 6,...
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Natural Balance grants 5000 lbs of food and support to animal rescue
By Effie Cacarnakis, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief on September 6, 2012
Actor Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance pet food company celebrated the work of Angels In Fur at a celebrity event in Pacoima, on Sept. 5....
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SEPTEMBER CALENDAR
By Effie Magazine Staff on September 6, 2012
9.7 Macy’s Passport presents Glamorama: British Invasion The iconic fashion show and HIV/AIDS fundraiser, which celebrates this year’s theme The British Invasion: The Music Then....
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We’re Flashing Back and Forth
By Effie Cacarnakis, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief on September 1, 2012
September is kind of bipolar. On one side, school is back in session and the party is over for children. On the other, the party...
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JPL: Jack Parsons’ Losses
By Effie Cacarnakis, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief on August 29, 2012
Pasadena’s South Orange Grove is often referred to as “Millionaire’s Row,” with its finely manicured grounds, sustaining property values and a history of expansive estates....
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Da Vinci resurrects in 3D tonight in Beverly Hills
By Effie Cacarnakis, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief on August 27, 2012
A bronze cast from a mold of Leonardo da Vinci’s beeswax statue dating back over 500 years will be revealed at Greystone Mansion in Beverly...
Dirty, Dirtier, Filthy
By Effie Cacarnakis, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief on August 21, 2012
We’d like to re-introduce you to our favorite classics of the mid-century American cocktail cart. You know, like the kind Samantha would make for Darren...
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Sweets For Your Suite
By Effie Magazine Staff on August 15, 2012
It’s all about employers and businesses that make boring, stressful or mundane environments comforting and even happy places with food and candy. A simple gesture...
AHF denounces FDA’s approval HIV Drug Truvada
By Effie Magazine Staff on August 10, 2012
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) released a public statement titled “Gilead’s Phony Consensus on PrEP” to voice its disapproval of the potentially dangerous HIV prevention drug...