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Arcadia brothers Richard and Eric Dong (they attend San Marino High School) give endowment to Union Station Homeless Services. The fund will provide scholarships for children, to purchase books for the family library, to fund staff appreciation, and to finance the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights educational programs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35254
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Dong, Richard
Dong, Eric
Philanthropy
Union Station Homeless Services
Item ID
35443AN
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A crowd of 72,811, the highest single-day attendance for the Breeders' Cup since the event switched to a 2-day format.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34714
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Breeders' Cup
Item ID
34906AN
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Arcadia Performing Arts Center (auditorium) opens, with Paul Anka, to rave reviews. It was a sell-out performance at this $20 million venue's inaugural event. Paul Anka performed his 1959 hit "Put Your Head on My Shoulder."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33200
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 1, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 1, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Anka, Paul
Arcadia Performing Arts Center
Auditoriums
Item ID
33397AN
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Star Wars celebrities to gather for fan event at Chalice Collectibles in Arcadia to raise funds for charity. Chalice Collectibles is one of the biggest independent retail stores selling Funko Pops (mostly vinyl pop culture figurines). Chris Bartlett, the voice and human behind C-3PO and 1-JAC on the Disney Plus streaming series "Obi Wan Kenobi," Kat Cressida, the voice of Princess Leia in "Star Wars: Rebellion," "X-Wing Alliance," and "Star Wars: Rogue Squadron," Misty Rosas, who portrayed Kuiil and Frog Lady on "The Mandalorian," and Leilani Shiu, who portrayed Teeka the Jawa on "Obi Wan Kenobi," Tatooine Jawa and offworld Jawa on "The Mandalorian" and other roles on "The Book of Boba Fett" will be there to sign toys and stuff. Chalice Collectibles is located in The Shops at Santa Anita (mall), 400 South Baldwin, Suite 2, Arcadia, CA 91007.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36660
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 28, 2024
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 28, 2024
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Celebrities
Chalice Collectibles
Shops at Santa Anita
Toys
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More than 12,000 expected at 48th Annual Arcadia Invitational Track and Field Meet April 10 and April 11. This event brings together the best high school athletes from around the country and around the globe.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34147
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 9, 2015
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 9, 2015
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia Invitational Track and Field Meet
Runners
Sports
Item ID
34341AN
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Newspaper Index
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Sign of the changing times in Arcadia. The new Rusnak Mercedes Benz showroom at Santa Anita Avenue and Santa Clara Street will be opening soon. It is perhaps the single largest development in Arcadia's history. Car wash owner and former mayor George Fasching joked on his business sign that the new building was an NFL stadium.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34517
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 6
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Fasching's Car Wash
Fasching, George
Rusnak Mercedes Benz
Item ID
34709AN
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Newspaper Index
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The fight over affirmative action arrives in Arcadia. Arcadia Mayor Roger Chandler and Councilmember Paul Cheng will participate in a demonstration to protest Proposition 16 on Saturday at Arcadia County Park. Proposition 16 is a constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 206, which banned the use of affirmative action involving race-based or sex-based preferences in California, from the state constitution.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35697
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Affirmative action
Chandler, Roger (Mayor)
Cheng, Paul (Councilmember)
Protests
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Arcadia resident and LAUSD educator Jenny Lu writes book encouraging girls to enter STEM fields. Her book is titled Emma Ren: Robot Engineer and is aimed at children ages 4-8.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35944
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Authors
Arcadia residents
Lu, Jenny
Teachers
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Arcadia brothers Eric and Richard Dong (they attend San Marino High School) receive Outstanding Young Philanthropists award. They offered piano lessons to kids at the Union Station family center. They gave money and talked to the kids about investing in the stock market. With profits they made from their investments, they established the Richard and Eric Dong Endowment Fund for Union Station to provide scholarships for children in sports, music and the arts, leadership, and human rights promotion, to buy books for the family library; to fund staff appreciation and recognition and to finance the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights educational programs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35332
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2018
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2018
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Dong, Eric
Dong, Richard
Philanthropy
Item ID
35522AN
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Arcadia Qixuan Wu graduates from the Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, CA.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33532
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2013
Pages
p. 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2013
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Wu, Qixuan
Item ID
33727AN
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Business profile: Britton Chiropractic at 638 West Duarte Road, Suite 16, Arcadia, CA.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34786
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 26, 2017
Pages
p. 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 26, 2017
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Britton, Anthony, Dr.
Businesses
Chiropractors
Item ID
34977AN
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Arcadia's old Eisenhower Field was re-dedicated as the Dennis Lojeski Field, kicking off the 1997 Santa Anita Little League.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25808
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Dennis Lojeski Field
Lojeski, Dennis
Item ID
26008AN
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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
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The television show "Joan of Arcadia," starring Amber Tamblyn as a girl who talks to God, is not set in Arcadia, CA. It is set in Arcadia Shores, Maryland.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31746
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Film and television
Joan of Arcadia (television series)
Item ID
31943AN
Collection
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Arcadia Welfare and Thrift celebrates 80 years tonight, October 4, during their open house at 323 N. First Avenue, Arcadia, CA.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33188
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2012
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2012
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia Welfare and Thrift
Thrift stores
Item ID
33385AN
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Former Olympic track and field medalist Inger Miller speaks to Arcadia Rotarians.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33423
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2013
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2013
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary Club
Athletes
Miller, Inger
Item ID
33619AN
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Sophomore Michael Gruppie, an Arcadia teen, has been named Damien High School (La Verne, CA) Underclassman Pitcher of the Year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35203
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2018
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2018
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Damien High School (La Verna, CA)
Baseball
Gruppie, Michael
Item ID
35392AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Naked sex offender Paul Allan McQuown arrested in Arcadia church yard.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34124
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Arcadia Congregational Church
Crime and Criminals
McQuown, Paul Allan
Item ID
34318AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District fights for fair funding in Sacramento at the 2018 California State Parent Teacher Association (CA PTA) Legislation Conference.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35079
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 1, 2018
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 1, 2018
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
California State Parent Teacher Association (CA PTA) Legislation Conference
Item ID
35268AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Kiwanis Club to hold fundraiser to help children in the community.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33213
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2008
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2008
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Kiwanis Club
Cheng, Paul
Organizations
Item ID
33410AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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