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Arcadia Woman's Club celebrates the 90th year of the construction and dedication of their clubhouse. The club is also applying for historical preservation landmark designation for its clubhouse. One of the club's first civic projects was establishing a library in Arcadia in 1914. After receiving approval from the county, a small library building at the southeast corner of First Avenue and Indiana (Wheeler) Street was established. Arcadia Police Chief Nakamura and Event Chair Marilyn Daleo attend and are in the photo.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 5, 2021
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p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 5, 2021
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p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Woman's Club
Billings, Alice
Daleo, Marilyn
Historic preservation
Nakamura, Roy
Service clubs
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Twelve seniors out of 783 were denied diplomas because of their failure to pass a battery of state-mandated basic skills tests. They are the first to be denied diplomas under the Pupil Proficiency Law of 1976. Arcadia's test requires ninth grade level competency.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 9, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 9, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
2977AN
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City Council will meet to study a proposed water rate increase which, if approved, would raise consumer bills 68% over the next four years.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1981
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p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3455AN
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Arcadia will have to start over again in its effort to secure federal funds for its Dial-A-Ride program. The Urban Mass Transit Authority would not approve the agreement with Community Services because of a protest over bid procedures.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Dial-A-Ride
Item ID
1423AN
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Hundreds of Arcadians attended the reception held at historic Anoakia where they toured the house and grounds and picked up their copies of the new history book ARCADIA: WHERE RANCH AND CITY MEET.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1981
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p. A-6 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1981
Pages
p. A-6 photos
Subjects
Arcadia (City) - History
Item ID
1720AN
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Housing grades. Every city and county in California is required to plan for adequate housing across income levels. This newspaper grades each jurisdiction in the state by looking at lower-income housing permits. Arcadia got an F.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2021
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2021
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p. A4
Subjects
Housing
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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.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A4
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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
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Diners line up to get last meal at Rod's Grill in Arcadia. Restaurant that has served generations of people closes on Sunday (yesterday). Hundreds of diners made a final pilgrimage to Rod's Grill in Arcadia at 41 W. Huntington Drive, along Historic Route 66. Rod Wellman started the restaurant in 1946 in Alhambra. The Arcadia location opened in 1957 offering 10 cent coffees and 40 cent slices of pie a la mode. Wellman's sons Barry and Brian took over years later, then Manny Romero bought it about 25 years ago and kept its vintage vibe. Romero was an immigrant from Mexico. He died in 2021. Television shows such as This is Us, Mad Men, Last Man Standing, and Luck, had filmed episodes there. See hard copy in VF. See also Pasadena Star News, p. A3, A4, February 9, 2023.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 13, 2023
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p. A3, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Historic Route 66
Hoffman, Jason
Meek, Russell
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Shuton, Ema (General Manager of Rod's Grill)
Vollrath, Julie
Wellman, Rod
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Arcadia's historic Derby Restaurant may be relocated. A mixed-use project may take the place of The Derby and Embassy Suites at 211 East Huntington Drive - 233 East Huntington Drive. Local historian Sandy Snider expressed concern that the 99 year-old building may end up being razed. George Woolf bought the Derby in 1938, originally named Proctor Tavern when it operated in 1922. Councilman Paul Cheng supports the relocation of The Derby. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 2, August 13, 2020 for "The Derby-what's next?"

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
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p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Cheng, Paul
The Derby Restaurant
Embassy Suites
Historic Buildings
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Proctor Tavern
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Snider, Sandy
Woolf, George
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The school board discussed the possibility of implementing AIDS education at the 7th grade level. There is currently a 2.5 day session in the 10th grade that discusses the problem.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 11, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 11, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Board
Item ID
2476AN
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Effort underway by Arcadia resident and environmentalist Cameron Stone to save historic Adams Pack Station after Bobcat Fire destroyed 15 of the 100-year-old cabins in Big Santa Anita Canyon above Arcadia.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 2020
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p. 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 2020
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Adams Pack Station
Bobcat Fire
Fires
Stone, Cameron
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Housing grades given by Southern California News Group. Every city and county in California has state-mandated targets for how much additional housing it needs across a range of affordability levels. Many are failing to meet those targets, especially for lower-income housing. Arcadia has received an overall D grade. See also Pasadena Star News, p. A14, November 28, 2021.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2021
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p. A14
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2021
Pages
p. A14
Subjects
Housing
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Arcadia School District's summer school program will be offered free to students in all grade levels.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 23, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 23, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Summer School
Item ID
3090AN
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USC Arcadia Hospital announces leadership changes. The appointments will "better serve its community and align with Keck Medicine of USC health system." Colleen Wilcoxen, is now chief nursing officer. Robert Begg has been named Vice President of Human Resources and will supervise workforce training and development. Beginning January 29, Lisa Johnson will serve as the USC-AH chief quality officer.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 25, 2024
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p. 31
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 25, 2024
Pages
p. 31
Subjects
Begg, Robert
Johnson, Lisa
USC Arcadia Hospital
Wilcoxen, Colleen
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Arcadia High School badminton team completes a historic undefeated season with a perfect 22-0 record, winning their third CIF championship title in four years. Coach Mike Stiles formed the team nine years ago in 2016 and will be retiring at the end of this season.

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Mountain Views News
Date
May 18, 2024
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p. 16
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Mountain Views News
Date
May 18, 2024
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports-badminton
Ng, Derrick
Stiles, Mike
Wang, James
Wong, Leo
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In search of $50,000 in additional money for education, the Arcadia Unified School District has kicked off a district-wide energy conservation program in an effort to cut energy usage for each school by 10% compared with last year.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 19, 1985
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p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 19, 1985
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2933AN
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Supervisors listen to protests over prison site. Five sites, including the Owl Landfill in Irwindale, have been recommended by the county-wide Criminal Justice Committee.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 30, 1983
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 30, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Prisons
Item ID
2255AN
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Anita Baldwin statue to be unveiled at Le Méridien Hotel in Arcadia The Anita May Baldwin statue at the Le Méridien Hotel will be unveiled on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 at 11 a.m. Anita is the daughter of city founder, Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin. The statue will be featured on the opposite end of the Huntington Drive islands’ hotel property. “We are very excited to be bringing Anita back to Arcadia,” said Mayor Sho Tay in a statement released by the city. “I would like to thank the Shen, Liu and Chen Families, Jeff Lee, the Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation, Heather D. Gibson and Margaux L. Gibson, and the Arcadia Historical Society, for their generous donations.” “On behalf of the Baldwin family, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Arcadia City Council, the Arcadia Historical Society, the Le Méridien Hotel and all those who have supported this effort to pay homage to my great-great grandmother, Anita May Baldwin,” said Margaux Gibson. “This magnificent statue of Anita will showcase a strong woman who was ahead of her time. I am proud to call Anita May Baldwin my great-great grandmother, and I am truly proud to be a part of this historic project.” The Anita statue was sculpted by local artist and southern California native Alfred Paredes — who created the Lucky Baldwin statue on the corner of Huntington Drive and Holly Avenue — and is aptly named, “A Legacy of Charity” in honor of Anita’s contributions to life in early Arcadia and throughout California.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita
Gibson, Heather D.
Gibson, Margaux L.
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Public Art
Statuary
Statues
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Within the next 6 months a left turn signal will be installed at the corner of Duarte and First Avenue in an effort to avoid the many accidents that have occurred at that intersection recently.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Streets
Item ID
3279AN
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An international businessman was abducted from his Arcadia home and later released the same evening after his abductors demanded he pay them $1 million. He was told that he would be contacted the next day with instructions about where to put the money, but no money has been paid. This is the first kidnapping of this type in Arcadia, although there have been four other kidnappings in the San Gabriel Valley since last October.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1394AN
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