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Film crews are in Arcadia filming a movie for Nickelodeon and shooting will begin next month for a movie starring Adam Sandler.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
November 25, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
November 25, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Moving pictures
Item ID
18271AN
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A fully grown Bengal tiger bit its trainer's ear during a break in filming at the Arboretum.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 21, 1997
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 21, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
11858AN
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The south lake of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum has dropped from three acres in surface area to about two acres. In 1958, the center depth was nine feet. Now it is two feet.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 11, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 11, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
464AN
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A 90-foot crane used for a movie shoot at the Arboretum toppled arm-first into Baldwin lake, which is being used as the set for the upcoming Columbia Pictures movie "Anaconda."

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1996
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1996
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
5905AN
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Dorothy Sagely, 70 and 4 feet 10 inches, owns and operates her own construction company. She is profiled.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 1993
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p. A-2 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 1993
Pages
p. A-2 photo
Subjects
Sagely, Dorothy
Item ID
175AN
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When someone burglarized her Arcadia home and stole all her children's Christmas gifts, Margie Stitzinger thought she had seen the worst people had to offer. She was surprised when her co-workers at Picasso's Cafe pitched in to replace what was stolen.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 1998
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 1998
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Stitzinger, Margie
Item ID
16946AN
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The surprising Anna May Wong. Like many, author Katie Salisbury was startled to learn of the star, then couldn't stop looking. Wong was a famous Chinese-American movie star in the 1920s and 1930s and had her own television series in the early 1950s. Salisbury's nonfiction book about Wong's life is titled Not Your China Doll. The author is half-Chinese and grew up in Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2024
Pages
p. C4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2024
Pages
p. C4
Subjects
Actresses
Arcadia Authors - Salisbury, Katie
Nonfiction books
Wong, Anna May
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Sandy Snider, historical curator at the Arboretum of Los Angeles county, has written a book to celebrate the institutions 50th anniversary. "Arboretum Album" is the culmination of years of research.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 25, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w / photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 25, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w / photo
Subjects
Arcadia authors - Snider, Sandy
Item ID
11452AN
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Fred Asher helped to save lives while commanding the destroyer USS Blue during the Pearl Harbor attack, December 7, 1941.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Asher, Fred
Item ID
11721AN
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Councilwoman Mary Young talks about her life during World War II. Photo.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Young, Mary
Young, Dick
Item ID
11190AN
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Donald D. Pellegrino, 53, died of a heart attack Christmas Eve during a family gathering at his Arcadia home. The 35-year Arcadia resident was elected to the City Council in 1978 and served as mayor in 1982, 1983, and 1985 during his 8 years on the panel. Photo.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 30, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 30, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council 1980 - 1989
Pellegrino, Donald E.
Item ID
1039AN
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A building is being constructed at the Arboretum as part of a set for an upcoming feature film named "Matilda" starring Danny DeVito.

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Sierra Madre News
Date
July 20, 1995
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
July 20, 1995
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
4447AN
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Deborah Pierce, 29, who was discharged 2 months before the end of her training period with the Arcadia Police Department, has filed a federal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, alleging that she was fired for complaining that officers watched pornographic movies on duty, uttered racial epithets and sexually harassed her.

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Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
March 14, 1993
Pages
p. J-1
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Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
March 14, 1993
Pages
p. J-1
Subjects
Pierce, Deborah
Police Department
Item ID
221AN
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After 18 years during which she rose from part-time secretary to president, Jana Costuma will leave the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce by the end of June.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce
Costuma, Jana
Item ID
12341AN
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After 18 years during which she rose from part-time secretary to president, Jana Costuma will leave the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce by the end of June.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce
Costuma, Jana
Item ID
12506AN
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Pasadena Tournament of Roses announces 2024 Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano, a senior from Arcadia High School. She is the 105th Rose Queen, lives in Arcadia, is co-president of Italian Culture Club, a dancer and actress with the Arcadia Stage Theater. Born and raised in Italy for 7 years, with goal to create her own fashion brand, interested in studying fashion design. The Rose Queen and the Rose Court act as ambassadors of the Tournament of Roses, the Pasadena community, and the greater Los Angeles area. Each Royal Court member receives a $7500 educational scholarship.

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Mountain Views News
Date
October 28, 2023
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
October 28, 2023
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2024
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-Royal Court
Arcadia High School students
Rose Queen
Stillitano, Naomi
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A 150-pound bear, about half the size of the adult bear seen earlier in the week, was caught in the northeast corner of Wilderness Park as it rummaged through a trash dumpster. It was tranquilized and released deep in the Angeles National Forest.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 19, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 19, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Animals
Item ID
3994AN
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Marjorie Hudson, who lives in Arcadia with her daughter Ruth Thompson, celebrated her 102nd birthday on September 14. She is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper153
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 1993
Pages
p. H-9 photo; Hometown section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 1993
Pages
p. H-9 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Hudson, Marjorie
Item ID
153AN
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Maryann Gibson is running for her second term on the Arcadia School Board. She is profiled.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 1995
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 1995
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Gibson, Maryann
School Board - Elections, 1995
Item ID
4406AN
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Newspaper Index
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Public health: staying safe in a pandemic. Experts weigh in on the practicalities of daily life during the coronavirus outbreak. The message from state officials is clear: stay home, only leave for essentials and keep 6 feet from others to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Illnesses
Pandemics
Public Health
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