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Rod's Grill, Arcadia's beloved classic diner, announces its closure after nearly 70 years. Closing date will be Sunday, February 12, 2023. It is located at 41 West Huntington Drive, along Historic Route 66. The diner began as a small chain of restaurants in 1946, with the Arcadia location opening in 1957.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36420
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Historic Route 66
Monroy, Wendy
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Owner of iconic Rod's Grill in Arcadia, Manuel de Jesus Romero, succumbs to COVID-19.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35928
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2021
Pages
p. 8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2021
Pages
p. 8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Deaths
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manuel de Jesus
Romero, Manny
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Small Businesses Adapt to Economic Uncertainty in Arcadia. The COVID-19 outbreak has frozen one of the world’s most powerful economies and suspended the fate of many business owners worldwide. During these uncertain times, many small businesses are searching for any method or reason to stay open, and in Arcadia, some have gone to great lengths to do so.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35710
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 2020
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 2020
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
California Pizza Kitchen
Cheesecake Factory
Coronavirus-COVID-19
GoKi Cafe
Pandemics
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Small business
Sushi Kiyosuzu
Vendome
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Arcadia native Eileen Chen, a UCSB student, hosts global day of letter writing to senior citizens isolated by COVID-19. See also Pasadena Star News, p. A3, A4, February 16, 2021.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35898
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 4, 2021
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 4, 2021
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Chen, Eileen
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Volunteerism
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18310
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 4, 1962
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 4, 1962
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Wellman, G. Irving
Item ID
18557AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Items regarding Route 66

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4392
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 5, 1932 p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 5, 1932 p. 1
Subjects
Streets - Route 66
Item ID
4268AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Food critic Merrill Shindler reviews Moffett's Family Restaurant and Chicken Pie Shoppe at 1409 South Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35884
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2021
Pages
p. A12
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2021
Pages
p. A12
Subjects
Chicken pot pies
Moffett's Family Restaurant and Chicken Pie Shoppe
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Shindler, Merrill
Collection
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Marriage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21303
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 14, 1967
Pages
p. 32
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 14, 1967
Pages
p. 32
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Wellman, Grace (Mrs.)
Toussaint, Robert
Item ID
21530AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases by community, including cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccination rates. Total number of cases in Los Angeles County: 1,538,451 and in Arcadia city: 3579. Total number of cases in unincorporated Arcadia: 765. See also p. A3 for general information on vaccine mandates and new omicron variant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36121
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2021
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2021
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Los Angeles County Public Health
Pandemics
Vaccinations
Viruses
Collection
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Tony Romero, Nov. 15.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21276
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 30, 1967
Pages
p. 22
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 30, 1967
Pages
p. 22
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Romero, Alexander
Item ID
21503AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19803
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 17, 1964
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 17, 1964
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Meeks, William E.
Item ID
20039AN
Collection
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Three candidates vie for two seats on Arcadia Unified School District Board. Leigh Chavez and Fenton Eng are currently the respective president and vice president of the school board. In Tuesday's primary election, newcomer Ben Zhang is in the running. Zhang has criticized the current board for its response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. See also Pasadena Star News, p. A3 and A9, June 9, 2022 for semifinal vote count--incumbents Leigh Chavez and Fenton Eng are ahead.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36255
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2022
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2022
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Board of Education
Chavez, Leigh
Elections
Eng, Fenton
Zhang, Ben
Collection
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Decorated vet to celebrate 100th birthday. U.S. Air Force vetean Edward Lopez was a fighter pilot in both World War II and the Korean War. Born in Los Angeles and living in Arcadia for more than 50 years, he is one of the last living members of the Air Force's 365th Fighter-Bomber Group known as The Hell Hawks, a reserve fighter squadron in the U.S. Marine Corps. See hard copy in VF People.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36505
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Centenarians
Lopez, Edward J.
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Mailbag topic-George "The Iceman" Woolf was a Canadian jockey famous for riding the great Seabiscuit to victories in 1938. The 35-year-old was unseated from his horse Please Me during a race on January 3, 1946, suffered a concussion and died the next day. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale. Gene Autry sane at his funeral.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36439
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2023
Pages
p. B8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2023
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Woolf, George
Horses and horse racing
Jockeys
Santa Anita Park
Collection
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Sriracha lovers feel the heat as shortage persists. Huy Fong Foods, Inc. reports no relief in sight because of drought in Mexico. The hot chili sauce with the rooster logo is experiencing a shortage of red jalapenos peppers. This week the Arcadia branch of 99 Ranch Mareket had the 17-ounce bottle on sale for $5.98, down from $7.99. Huy Fong Foods is located in Irwindale.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36504
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Chili peppers
Hot sauces
Huy Fong Foods, Inc.
Sriracha
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A fire displaced homeless encampment in Arcadia at 2nd Avenue and Colorado Boulevard last month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36007
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 10, 2021
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 10, 2021
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Homeless
Homelessness
Lazzaretto, Dominic
Social issues
Verlato, April
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Death notice. See VF "Deaths" for hard copy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5117
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 30 ,1934
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 30 ,1934
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Walshe, John Murphy
Item ID
4988AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary or death notice. See copy in VF Deaths.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35953
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2021
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2021
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Menkes, Diana
Collection
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Obituary. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33959
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune,
Date
February 2, 1964
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune,
Date
February 2, 1964
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Thomson, John
Item ID
34153AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Marriages and engagements. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33953
Newspaper
Arcadia News Post
Date
August 21, 1967
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Newspaper
Arcadia News Post
Date
August 21, 1967
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Quarness, Bonnie Lorraine and Henry, Bruce Ward
Norton, Mary Katherine and Kuehn, Lowell Lyle
Lund, Lee Ann and Mazurka, Steven J.
Item ID
34147AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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