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14-year-old Shotaro "Macky" Makisumi hopes to solve the Rubik's Cube in record time at a tournament to be held at Caltech.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27936
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2004
Pages
p. A1, 7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2004
Pages
p. A1, 7
Subjects
Arcadia Schools - First Avenue Middle School
Makisumi, Shotaro ("Macky")
Item ID
28132AN
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Newspaper Index
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The $16 million Arcadia Police Station building, built with bond money and city and CRA funds, is on target for completion in July. WWM Associates designed the building. Mallcraft of Altadena is the contractor and Construction Control Group is the manager of the project. The station is the first civic project constructed with bond funding.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31147
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2003
Pages
p. 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2003
Pages
p. 21
Subjects
Arcadia Police Station - building (2003)
WWM Associates
Item ID
31342AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 22-year-old El Monte man, Daniel Sisneros, is suing the owner and an employee of AM Donuts at 34 E. Las Tunas Drive. He was left partially paralyzed after being shot at AM Donuts. He was pressing buttons on the cash register but not robbing the store.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30728
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 12, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 12, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
AM Donuts
Lawsuits
Shootings
Sisneros, Daniel
Item ID
30916AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 25-year-old City Council chambers will undergo its first major renovation, a project that will relocate meetings for the next few months to the Arcadia Public Library. Renovations will be completed in February.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24653
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council 2000 - 2009
Renovations
Item ID
24843AN
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Newspaper Index
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25-year-old entrepreneurs Dustin Nicolarsen and Michael Thomas co-own The Derby, the historic Arcadia steakhouse. The two give back to their community by hosting a fundraiser to benefit their high school.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30786
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Business and Industry
Nicolarsen, Dustin
Restaurateurs
Restaurants, bars, etc.
The Derby
Thomas, Michael
Item ID
30974AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 54-year old Arcadia woman was diagnosed with West Nile virus and is being treated. She is expected to recover fully.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28942
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
West Nile Virus
Diseases
Viruses
Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Cripe, Sandra
Item ID
29131AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 72nd $1 million Santa Anita Handicap is running today. Some of the top contenders are named Colonel John, Einstein, Cowboy Cal, Court Vision, and Matto Mondo. Helen Pitts is Einstein's trainer. Einstein is the son of horse Spend a Buck.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31406
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 7, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 7, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C6
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Pitts, Helen
Santa Anita Handicap
Santa Anita Park 2001-2010
Item ID
31599AN
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Newspaper Index
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Actor Doris Roberts from TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond" was the keynote speaker at a conference on aging at the Arcadia Community Center. It was sponsored by the Los Angeles Commission for Woman and the County Commission on Aging.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29425
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Community Center events -- 2001 - 2010
Celebrities
Famous people
Roberts, Doris
Television actors and actresses
Aging
Conferences
Item ID
29609AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Administration at Arcadia High School had to institute a new policy against freak dancing or "freaking" after students got too wild at the Homecoming Dance. Freaking is a kind of dancing in which dancers grind against each other's pelvises. Students who attended the Winter Casual dance had to sign a contract "to conduct themselves appropriately both on and off the dance floor."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29831
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Dances - Winter Casual Dance - freak dancing -freaking
High School students - social life and customs
Item ID
30016AN
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Newspaper Index
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After an emotional, two hour discussion, the Arcadia school board reaffirmed its support of Arcadia High School's use of the Apache nickname.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18612
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
18856AN
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Newspaper Index
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After receiving intense pressure from San Gabriel Valley lawmakers, the county's transportation board, the MTA, finally put the Gold Line extension in its long-term plans. This opens up the possibility of federal funding for the project. With this commitment, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has agreed to provide day-to-day operational funding for the first phase of the Gold Line Foothill extension once it is completed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31763
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
Subjects
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Item ID
31960AN
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Newspaper Index
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All but one regular Arcadia school ranks in the top percentile of schools across California in the API ratings. A comparison to Monrovia and Pasadena schools is included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31108
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API)
Arcadia Schools
Test Scores
Item ID
31302AN
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Newspaper Index
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All-Star Liquor store at 8 E. Duarte Road has had its liquor license revoked for having repeatedly sold alcohol to minors.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30815
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Alcohol
All-Star Liquor
Kwong, Wesley
Liquor stores
Item ID
31003AN
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Newspaper Index
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Altrusa International, Inc. of Arcadia, an international association of business and professional women and men who volunteer to make their communities better, will host the 48th annual District 11 Conference. Dena Spanos-Hawkey, director of literacy services for Monrovia, Arcadia and South Pasadena, is the keynote speaker.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31273
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Altrusa Club
Altrusa International, Inc.
Service clubs
Spanos-Hawkey, Dena
Volunteers - volunteerism
Item ID
31468AN
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Newspaper Index
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An alleged victim takes the stand at the trial of Badurding Rajabali ("Bud") Kurwa. The ophthalmologist lives and practices in Arcadia and is charged with two misdemeanor sexual battery accounts.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 19, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 19, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Kurwa, Dr. Badurdin Rajabali ("Bud")
Sexual battery
Geragos, Mark J.
Item ID
26072AN
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An appeal has been made for help in locating two men, Haang Fung Chin of Arcadia, and Cheuk Lun Cheung, both missing for a month. They worked as food servers in the San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26739
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2003
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2003
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Missing Persons
Chin, Haang Fung
Cheung, Cheuk Lun
Item ID
26941AN
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Newspaper Index
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An Arcadia family was terrorized and victimized at gunpoint in a home invasion robbery. The robbers choked the father of the family until he gave them cash and threatened to return to kill the family if they called police. The robbery occurred in the 100 block of West Forest Avenue. It is not known if this crime is related to the robbery of an elderly couple in Arcadia last week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31829
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Item ID
32026AN
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Newspaper Index
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An Arcadia man, David Frederick Thornton, pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud and one count of impersonating a federal officer. Charges included his defrauding donors to his Thornton Kidney Research Foundation.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Thornton, David Frederick
Fraud
Scams
Thornton Kidney Research Foundation
Item ID
25502AN
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Newspaper Index
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An Arcadia woman's life was saved when her neighbor's carbon monoxide alarm went off. Neighbors alerted authorities who then broke into her apartment to find her unconscious. She was rushed to the hospital and is now in good condition.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30366
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2007
Pages
p. News 9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2007
Pages
p. News 9
Subjects
Carbon monoxide
Poisons
Item ID
30553AN
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Newspaper Index
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An armed robbery Wednesday led to an all-night standoff with the police when the two suspects fled to an Arcadia home and held resident Pat Plumley hostage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21643
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime & criminals
Plumley, Pat
Item ID
21864AN
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Newspaper Index
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