Skip header and navigation
Arcadia History Collection
  Revise Search

20 records – page 1 of 1.

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
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 29, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A7
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 29, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
The Book Rack
Bookstores
Kropp, Karen
Small business
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Obituary/death notice

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36497
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2023
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2023
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Jones, Ruth Hannan
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

All Arcadia Unified School District's elementary schools earn historic acclaim in California's coveted 2023 Distinguished Schools Program. The award winning Arcadia elementary schools are Hugo Reid Elementary, Camino Grove Elementary, Highland Oaks Elementary, alternative learning program Rancho Learning Center, Baldwin Stocker Elementary, Holly Avenue Elementary and Longley Way Elementary School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36428
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 14, 2023
Pages
p. 7
More detail
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 14, 2023
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Awards, honors, recognitions
Baldwin Stocker Elementary School
California Department of Education
California Distinguished Schools
Camino Grove Elementary School
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Holly Avenue Elementary School
Hugo Reid Elementary School
Longley Way Elementary School
Rancho Learning Center
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

26 local schools earn high honors, the 2023 California Distinguished Schools award, including Hugo Reid Elementary, Camino Grove Elementary, Highland Oaks Elementary, Rancho Learning Center, Baldwin Stocker Elementary, Holly Avenue Elementary and Longley Way Elementary School from the Arcadia Unified School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36409
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A9
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Awards, honors, recognitions
Baldwin Stocker Elementary School
California Distinguished Schools
Camino Grove Elementary School
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Holly Avenue Elementary School
Hugo Reid Elementary School
Longley Way Elementary School
Rancho Learning Center
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia resident, Ruixue "Serena" Shi, gets 20-year sentence for Coachella Valley fraud involving $22.8 million in funds for a condominium and hotel complex called Hyde Resorts and Residences Coachella Valley. Shi was president and owner of Global House Buyer (GHB), a China-based real estate development company, and also was CEO of the Beverly Hills-based company Hyde Morgan Development, LLC. Chinese investors in the Hyde project were falsely promised visas through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36374
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 24, 2022
Pages
p. 8, 14
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 24, 2022
Pages
p. 8, 14
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Global House Buyer
Hyde Morgan Development, LLC
Shi, Ruixue "Serena"
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Woman gets 20 years in prison for bilking investors. Ruixue "Serena" Shi, 38, of Arcadia, bilked investors in a Southern California hotel and condominium project of at least $26 million. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 8, 14, November 24, 2022.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36378
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2022
Pages
p. A4
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2022
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Global House Buyer
Hyde Morgan Development, LLC
Shi, Ruixue "Serena"
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36377
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
November 19, 2022
Pages
p. 9
More detail
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
November 19, 2022
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Actors
Comedians
Hart, Kevin
MacNair, Karen
Plant-based food
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

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
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Homeless population
Homelessness
Roberson, Karen
Social issues
Unhoused
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Obituary/death notice

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36273
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 3, 2022
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 3, 2022
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Moseley, Virginia Ruth
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

All-Area Softball. All-Area team consists of four from Arcadia: Pitcher Sophia Herrera, Utility Tiara Westbrook, Infield Morgan Howey, and Infield Giselle Lai.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36258
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2022
Pages
p. B2
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2022
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Herrera, Sophia
Howey, Morgan
Lai, Giselle
Softball
Sports
Westbrook, Tiara
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

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
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 26, 2020
Pages
p.A1, A6
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 26, 2020
Pages
p.A1, A6
Subjects
Charities
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Kong, Deyu
Pandemics
Tsai, Karen
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Obituary/death notice

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35842
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 2020
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 2020
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Gormly, Ruth Kathleen (Kathy)
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35369
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2019
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2019
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Wood, Phelps Mills
Item ID
35559AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia High School graduate Mano "Paul" Kamaleson, age 55, was killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan this week. His sister Ruth Loisel still lives in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35451
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 17, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 11
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 17, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia High School alumni
Deaths
Kamaleson, Mano "Paul"
Loisel, Ruth
Item ID
35643AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35271
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 2018
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 2018
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Phillips, Mary Ruth Davenport
Item ID
35460AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Three Arcadia High School students win First Place in Ninth Circuit 2018 Civics contest in the video competition. Their names are Veronica Yu, Cindy Law, Karen Thai.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35212
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2018
Pages
p. 14
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2018
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Awards, honors, recognitions
Law, Cindy
Thai, Karen
Yu, Veronica
Item ID
35401AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35130
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2018
Pages
p. A16
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2018
Pages
p. A16
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Platt, Marjorie Reed
Strampe, Ruth Davis
Item ID
35319AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia's Morgan McFadden selected as one of 2019 Distinguished Young Women of North Los Angeles County. This program was previously known as America's Junior Miss.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35144
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 5, 2018
Pages
p. 2
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 5, 2018
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Awards
Distinguished Young Women of North Los Angeles County
McFadden, Morgan
Item ID
35333AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia Chamber of Commerce launches new networking campaign. Pop-Up mixers are held monthly at Arcadia bars whose owners are Chamber members. The first one was at Monkey Bar at Westfield Santa Anita mall, January 9. Pop-Up mixers are not advertised in advance, instead information is posted through social media within days of the event. RSVPs are not necessary.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35058
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 18, 2018
Pages
p. 9
More detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 18, 2018
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
MacNair, Karen (Chamber CEO)
Item ID
35248AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Obituary/death notice. See also hard copy in VF Deaths.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34974
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2017
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2017
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Gilb, Ruth Valadon
Item ID
35164AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

20 records – page 1 of 1.