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Perini's Hair Plus named a "business icon" by Arcadia Chamber of Commerce and Arcadia Historical Society. Frank Perini opened his barbershop in Arcadia in 1954. He joined Arcadia Rotary Club shortly after opening his shop.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2013
Pages
p. 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2013
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Perini, Frank
Perini's Hair Plus
Small business
Item ID
33773AN
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Frank Perini, longtime Arcadia Rotary member and hairdresser, honored on his 93rd birthday. He had 58 years of perfect attendance in Rotary. Frank Perez changed his name to the Italian sounding Perini to be able to buy a house and to be accepted into Arcadia Rotary.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34880
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 18, 2017
Pages
p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 18, 2017
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary Club
Hairdressers
Mares, Rosie
Mexican-Americans
Perini, Frank
Item ID
35070AN
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TV's Mario Lopez to host Lucky Baldwin Poker Tournament on June 10. It is a fundraiser to preserve the 1880s architecture of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's home at the site of Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2017
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2017
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Lopez, Mario
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Preservation
Viera, Margaux
Item ID
35032AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School wins National Quiz Bowl Championship in Chicago. Coach is Christopher Schultz, an Arcadia High School English teacher. See also Mountain Views News, p. 10, June 6, 2015.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34188
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 2015
Pages
p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 2015
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia High School students--academic competitions
Leung, Andrew
Nghiem, Justin
Wang, Kevin
Zhao, Yuqiao
Item ID
34382AN
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Arcadia Unified School District upgraded and improved four campuses over summer break, costing nearly $10 million. Funded under the district's $218 million Measure I Bond, the four schools that got updated classrooms and facilities are Arcadia High School, Camino Grove Elementary, Hugo Reid Elementary, and Highland Oaks Elementary schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33598
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 7
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 7
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Bond measures
Construction
Item ID
33793AN
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Betfair Hollywood Park to cease horse racing. Santa Anita Park is positioning itself to pick up racing dates in 2014. Hollywood Park opened June 10, 1938, by motion picture moguls Jack and Harry Warner, of Warner Bros. fame.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 10, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 10, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Hollywood Park Race Track
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Warner, Harry
Warner, Jack
Item ID
33688AN
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Arcadia firefighter/paramedic Michael Herdman was remembered as a devoted father and animal lover, at a memorial service yesterday, at Arcadia Performing Arts Center. Hundreds attended. His body was found June 27 in Sespe Wilderness in Ventura County. He went missing June 13. See also Arcadia Weekly, July 10, 2014, p. 1, 20 and Mountain Views News, July 12, 2014, p. 6.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2014
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2014
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Deaths
Herdman, Michael
Missing Persons
Item ID
34087AN
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Arcadia Vietnam War Monument placed in Arcadia County Park. It is 22,000 pounds. From 1966-1972, 14 U.S. servicemen from Arcadia became casualties of the war in Vietnam. There are 4 plaques on the monument honoring veterans from World War I, World War II, the wars in Korean, Vietnam, and Afghanistan. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 17, June 2, 2016.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 26, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 26, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia Vietnam War Monument Memorial
Glasco, Gene
Holidays-Memorial Day
Veterans
Item ID
34764AN
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"Harry Sneider was one of a kind," a commentary by columnist Frank Girardot.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2014
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2014
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Deaths
Sneider, Harry
Item ID
34088AN
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Arcadia man Tatsuhiko Sakamoto, 37, pleaded not guilty to fatally hitting 21-year-old road worker Connor McDermott Penhall, in Pomona Superior Court yesterday. The crash happened April 4, 2012, when Sakamoto allegedly drove onto a closed part of the 10 Freeway in Baldwin Park, while drunk. He will next appear in court June 27 to set a date for his preliminary hearing.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2012
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Drunk Driving
Penhall, Connor McDermott
Sakamoto, Tatsuhiko
Item ID
33177AN
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Spotlight on Arcadia High School junior Phillip Rocha, the Runner of the Year. He wonCIF Southern Section and CIF State Division I titles in cross country.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 2014
Pages
p. B6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 2014
Pages
p. B6
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--cross country
Rocha, Phillip
Item ID
34231AN
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Arcadia High School's runner Phillip Rocha ran a record CIF Cross Country race with a time of 14:58, the fastest time of the year in California in Division I.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34036
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 4, 2014
Pages
p. 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 4, 2014
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--cross country
Rocha, Phillip
Item ID
34230AN
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Race horse "Zenyatta" carries jockey Mike Smith to victory at yesterday's Grade I $250,000 Santa Margarita Handicap at Santa Anita Park. Ann and Jerry Moss own Zenyatta.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 14, 2010
Pages
p. C1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 14, 2010
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Moss, Ann
Moss, Jerry
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Santa Margarita Handicap
Smith, Mike
Zenyatta (race horse)
Item ID
32128AN
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31-year old Kwan Chow of Monterey Park was arrested for fondling a 10-year-old boy in the restroom at Dave and Buster's at Westfield Santa Anita mall on November 10, 2014.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Chow, Kwan
Crime and Criminals
Sexual abuse
Item ID
34207AN
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Arcadia City Council has agreed to reconsider the controversial policy of not allowing homeowners to change their addresses, after several homeowners complained they can't sell their homes at fair market value, due to a popular Chinese belief that the number four is unlucky. Arcadia Mayor Gary Kovacic said, "...I think we have to look at the true economic impact of this." Councilman Roger Chandler said, "I don't think we should operate public policy on superstition."

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Chinese culture
House numbers
Luong, Daniel (photo)
Property values
Real Estate
Item ID
32755AN
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Deadline to return Arcadia ballots is Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 8:00 PM, in person, at City Clerk's office. Ballots postmarked April 10 must be received on or before April 13 to count.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 5, 2018
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 5, 2018
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council Elections-2018
Item ID
35334AN
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Construction has begun on Arcadia Unified School District's $20 million Performing Arts Center. The 40,000 square feet, state-of-the-art facility is due to open in fall of 2012. It is funded by Measure I.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 25, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 25, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District--buildings
Performing Arts Center
Item ID
32655AN
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Environmentalists are using today's date 10/10/10 to rouse global action on the environment. They want "regular people" to work on environmental projects such as installing solar panels, planting trees, and demonstrating against polluters. In Arcadia, the California Institute of Environmental Design and Management will hold an environmental workshop with the Green Net Group today at the Arcadia Eco Home on 8th Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32207
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 10, 2010
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 10, 2010
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Environment
Item ID
32406AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School football pounds Glendale 14-6 on October 10.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 2013
Pages
p. 27
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 2013
Pages
p. 27
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--football
Cantos, Nico
Policky, Andrew (Coach)
Item ID
33845AN
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Arcadia High School senior Sergio Gonzalez won the CIF State Division I championship race with the second fastest time of 15:05. His team, the Apaches, finished second, behind Trabuco Hills.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 27, 2011
Pages
p. C1, C3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 27, 2011
Pages
p. C1, C3
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--cross country runners
Gonzalez, Sergio
Item ID
32851AN
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Newspaper Index
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