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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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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36421
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Business profile on Fitness Factor in Arcadia. Maggie Riddle and Kevin Riddle are the co-owners. They do personal training and small group fitness at 24 N. 1st Avenue in Downtown Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35244
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 7
Subjects
Business and Industry
Fitness Factor
Riddle, Kevin
Riddle, Maggie
Small business
Item ID
35433AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sushi Kiyosuzu puts sophisticated spin on Japanese. Restaurant review of Sushi Kiyosuzu by Merrill Shindler. It is at 921 S. Baldwin Avenue. This is figure skater and bronze medalist Mirai Nagasu's parents' restaurant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35159
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 30, 2018
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 30, 2018
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Nagasu, Mirai
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Shindler, Merrill
Sushi Kiyosuzu
Item ID
35348AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A proposed land deal will allow Rusnak Mercedes-Benz dealership to expand and Rod's Grill will not have to move. The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency has acquired the Dahlgren lot on Santa Clara Street, the last parcel of a 2-acre site it intends to sell to Rusnak. This sale would enable Rusnak to expand from 4 to 6 acres. A public hearing is scheduled for April 19. In addition to the recently acquired Dahlgren property, the current proposed site also includes the former Church of Arcadia on Morlan Place and a commercial strip along Santa Anita Avenue that contains 16 tenants. The proposed deal guarantees the city would receive at least $800,000 in sales tax a year for the next 10 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32372
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia Redevelopment Agency
Automobile Dealerships
Rod's Grill
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz--expansion
Item ID
32570AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An episode of cable television channel AMC's show "Mad Men," that was filmed on location at Rod's Grill on Huntington Drive in Arcadia, last October, was shown this past week on the network. The episode is called "Far Away Places" and stars Jon Hamm as Don Draper, and Jessica Pare, as his wife. In this period drama, they are supposedly at a Howard Johnson's motor lodge (motel and restaurant).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32960
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 5, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 5, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
AMC Television series--Mad Men
Cable television
Hamm, Jon
Pare, Jessica
Rod's Grill
Item ID
33157AN
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Jonathan Ung (photo) of Monarch Donuts in Arcadia says, "Moms have the hardest job in the world." His shop is at 15 West Huntington Drive in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35442
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Doughnuts
Monarch Donuts
Small business
Ung, Jonathan
Item ID
35634AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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At the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce's annual Power Planning Conference on January 24, City of Arcadia's City Manager, Dominic Lazzaretto, provided optimism to the local business community during this time of economic uncertainties. He said 25% of Arcadia's $48 million in annual revenue comes from local businesses--with nearly $10 million from sales taxes and another $2 million-plus from licenses and permits. The City has proposed a new business assistance program ombudsman to help entrepreneurs with the start-up process, is working with Chamber of Commerce to create a more interactive one-stop business checklist, and has not increased the cost of a business permit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33369
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Business and Industry
Economy
Chamber of Commerce--Power Planning Conference
Lazzaretto, Dominic
Small business
Item ID
33565AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Business profile on Pieology, a restaurant in Monrovia that serves artisan-style customized pizzas. Franchisees Stanley Poon, James Poon, and George Li are Arcadia High School graduates.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34231
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2015
Pages
p. 23
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2015
Pages
p. 23
Subjects
Arcadia High School alumni
Li, George
Pizza
Poon, James
Poon, Stanley
Restaurants
Item ID
34425AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Business profile of Move It Aerobics Studio, an exercise facility that offers fitness classes for overweight students. Michele Silence is the owner. Her business is located at 40 E. Live Oak Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32106
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 3, 2010
Pages
p. A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 3, 2010
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
Business and Industry
Small busineses
Silence, Michele
Item ID
32303AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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John Pomazi of Temple City owns a business called Antique Radios at 125 E. Santa Clara Street in Arcadia. He collects and repair antique radios. He may have the only business of this kind in the San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32131
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Pomazi, John
Radios
Small business
Item ID
32328AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Business profile: Santa Anita Hot Yoga Studio at 290 Rolyn Place, Arcadia, CA 91007.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34772
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 5, 2017
Pages
p. 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 5, 2017
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Small business
Stra, Kayla
Yoga
Item ID
34963AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Nick Nicassio, owner of Nick's Limousine in Arcadia, discusses the effects of gas price fluctuations on his business.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33325
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Gasoline
Nicassio, Nick
Small business owners
Item ID
33521AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Security alarm permits in Arcadia on rise, with recent rash of residential burglaries. Residents and businesses that install a private security system must register that system and obtain a City permit so that Arcadia Police Department can maintain an accurate database of active alarms.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34779
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 12, 2017
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 12, 2017
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Security alarms
Item ID
34970AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Facing COVID-19 fines, some restaurants say the punishment does not fit the crime, as restaurant owners have found it hard to keep track of the county and state mandate changes. Closures, new protocols, and restrictions in the face of COVID-19 have caused the restaurant industry to suffer. The cities of Monrovia, Arcadia, Pasadena and Sierra Madre have stepped up to help the ailing restaurant businesses by either waiving fees or offering outdoor dining expansion opportunities, such as using parking lots as dining areas.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35857
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Small business
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Profile on local Arcadia business The Book Rack at 204 South First Avenue and its owner Karen Klopp.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34464
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Business and Industry
Klopp, Karen
Small business
The Book Rack
Item ID
34656AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Mother/Daughter business owners celebrate new expansion. Jeanette Behara and Raquel McLaughlin (pictured) celebrated 5 years of their business Vintage Treasures & Antiques Arcadia and the launch of the new addition, Mid Century Furniture Showroom, adjacent to their vintage clothing and hats showroom.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35303
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Behara, Jeanette
McLaughlin, Raquel
Small business
Vintage Treasures and Antiques Arcadia
Item ID
35492AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia AAUW presents 2013 Woman of Achievement Award to Tamara Kato, president of Arcadia business Comfort Keepers, a business that offers home care services to seniors. see also Arcadia Weekly, p. 8, July 18, 2013.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33550
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
July 6, 2013
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
July 6, 2013
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia AAUW
Kato, Tamara
Organizations - American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Small business
Item ID
33745AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Spotlight on Stephanie Aikin and her business Move Your Mountain Fitness, located at 120 E. Santa Clara Street in downtown Arcadia. It is a studio for personal and semi-private fitness training. Most of her clients are over age 55, baby boomers, but her business serves all ages.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35137
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 29, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 29, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Aikin, Stephanie
Businesswomen
Gyms
Move Your Mountain Fitness
Small business
Item ID
35326AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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