Since opening its first U.S. location in Alhambra in 2014, Little Swan Bakery has introduced generations of local customers to a wide range of Chinese and Asian-inspired pastries, breads, and specialty cakes. Originally established overseas in 1989, the bakery combines traditional favorites with modern desserts, creating a display case filled with everything from wife cakes and pineapple buns to elaborate layered crêpe cakes.
For nearly two decades, Baccali has been one of the defining Hong Kong cafés in the San Gabriel Valley. The restaurant’s extensive menu reflects the eclectic spirit of Hong Kong…
As the summer season picks up, more people around Alhambra are getting outside and moving. For those looking for a running group that is consistent, welcoming, and easy to join, Renaissance in Motion is building something worth checking out.
Someone once said that there is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about. One resident defining what Alhambra cares about is Lewis (Lew) McCammon.
Lew was raised in Alhambra in the 1950s and is an active part of our civic affairs. He went to school at Martha Baldwin Elementary and San Gabriel High School, graduating in 1961.
A De Luo Si Fen is part of the wave of specialty noodle shops that have introduced regional Chinese cuisines to the San Gabriel Valley, focusing on the distinctive rice noodles of Liuzhou in Guangxi Province. The restaurant’s signature dish, luosifen, has developed a passionate following for its unmistakable broth built from river snail stock, pickled bamboo shoots, chili oil, peanuts, tofu skin, and vinegar. The result is a bowl with a flavor profile unlike almost anything else in Chinese cooking, balancing sourness, spice, fermentation, and rich broth in a single spoonful.
The City of Alhambra has installed its first-ever speed humps on Marguerita Street as part of a new effort to slow traffic and improve neighborhood safety. The installation comes amid ongoing community concerns about speeding on residential streets and marks a major step in the city’s new traffic calming initiatives.
Yung Ho Dou Jiang has been one of the longstanding destinations for Taiwanese breakfast in the San Gabriel Valley, drawing early morning crowds for soy milk, rice rolls, pancakes, and other traditional breakfast staples. Long before Taiwanese breakfast became a trend outside of Taiwanese communities, Yung Ho Dou Jiang was introducing many local diners to dishes built around fresh soy milk, youtiao, and handmade breakfast pastries. Its reputation has made it a fixture on Valley Boulevard and a point of nostalgia for many who grew up eating Taiwanese breakfast.
The City of Alhambra is proud to announce the return of the Summer Food Service Program, offering free, healthy lunches and snacks to children and teens 1 to 18 years of age from June 1, 2026 through August 7, 2026. The program helps ensure local youth continue to receive nutritious meals while school is out for the summer.
Local food lovers are in for a treat! Through May 29, stop by Sichuan Impression to take advantage of their current special — a great chance to experience Michelin-recognized cuisine at an affordable price. The special is available every weekday during lunch and dinner service, from 11:30 AM–2:30 PM and 5:00–9:00 PM.
Ramona Convent Secondary School proudly celebrates the remarkable achievements of the Class of 2026, a group of young women whose academic excellence, leadership, and commitment to service have resulted in acceptance to 139 four-year colleges and universities across the United States and internationally, and more than $25.7 million in merit scholarships awarded to date.
