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Fans commiserate in closing of their beloved bookstore. 78-year-old Karen Kropp, owner of The Book Rack, a bookstore in Arcadia, has closed the store on First Avenue, after taking over the reins 18 years ago. Declining sales worseneed by the pandemic, as well as her upcoming 80th birthday, precipitated the closure. The store's address was 204 South First Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36641
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 29, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 29, 2024
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p. A1, A7
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The Book Rack
Bookstores
Kropp, Karen
Small business
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Homeless numbers count due today. First tally since 2020 Pandemic start, affects nonprofit services, political races, and government. Karen Roberson, Founder and Director of Family Promise of San Gabriel Valley, a nonprofit that provides temporary shelter to unhoused families in Rosemead, Alhambra, San Gabriel, Monrovia and Arcadia, said finding homeless families can be a difficult task and believes that population is undercounted.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36321
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Homeless population
Homelessness
Roberson, Karen
Social issues
Unhoused
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Arcadia doctor helps found PPE donation group. Dr. Karen Tsai, co-founded DonatePPE.org along with Bay Area engineer Deyu Kong. The organization has donated some 2.2 million items of PPE (personal protective equipment) to hospitals, schools and homeless shelters during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35871
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 26, 2020
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p.A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 26, 2020
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p.A1, A6
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Charities
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Kong, Deyu
Pandemics
Tsai, Karen
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Obituary or death notice

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35723
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 26, 2020
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p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 26, 2020
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p. A7
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Zola, Mary Elizabeth
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Actor and comedian Kevin Hart's Hart House is open in Monrovia at 602 West Huntington Drive. This fast food is all plant-based, no additives or hormones, artificial colors, preservatives, or high fructose corn syrup and it's delicious. Karen MacNair of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce waas present at the ribbon cutting.

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Mountain Views News
Date
November 19, 2022
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p. 9
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Mountain Views News
Date
November 19, 2022
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p. 9
Subjects
Actors
Comedians
Hart, Kevin
MacNair, Karen
Plant-based food
Restaurants, bars, etc.
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36065
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2021
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p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2021
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p. A7
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Peterson, Michael
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36200
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Mountain Views News
Date
March 12, 2022
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p. 4
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Mountain Views News
Date
March 12, 2022
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p. 4
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Michael, Marjorie
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36549
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2023
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p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2023
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p. A7
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Burns, Michael Kevin
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36553
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2023
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p. A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2023
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p. A11
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Burns, Michael Kevin
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36470
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2023
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p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
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May 5, 2023
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p. A5
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Johnson, Alan L.
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36592
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2023
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p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2023
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p. A7
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Haeberlein, Joan L.
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36653
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2024
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p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2024
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p. A5
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Oltman, Robert L.
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35687
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2020
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p. A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2020
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p. A9
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Nichols, Janice L.
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35712
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 2020
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p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 2020
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p. 4
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Juenemann, George L.
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35939
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 19, 2021
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 19, 2021
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p. A4
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Kadin, Michael Richard (Dr.)
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35837
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 28, 2020
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p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 28, 2020
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p. A6
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Hapke, William L. "Bill"
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35874
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2021
Pages
A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2021
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A4
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Brown, Michael David
Syphus, Merrill
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McCarthy hopes Breeders' Cup will cap a tough 2020. Profile on thoroughbred trainer Michael McCarthy, a 49-year-old Arcadia High School graduate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35827
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2020
Pages
p. B6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2020
Pages
p. B6
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
McCarthy, Michael
Trainers
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Fire Chief Michael Lang is leaving Arcadia Fire Department to be Fire Chief at Manhattan Beach. He was with Arcadia Fire Department for 21 years, including 5 as chief. He starts at Manhattan Beach Fire Department on June 21.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35976
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2021
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p. A3, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department--employees
Lang, Michael
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36629
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2024
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p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2024
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p. A7
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Hudson, Dirk L.
Stangeland, Lilah Mae
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