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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
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 29, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
The Book Rack
Bookstores
Kropp, Karen
Small business
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Newspaper Index
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Rose Parade moves, grooves. The 2024 theme is a salute to music. The parade's Rose Queen is Italy-born Naomi Stillitano of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36613
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2024
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-Royal Court
Arcadia High School students
Bohanec, Olivia
Dela Cruz, Trinity
Ho, Phoebe
Moore-Walker, Mia
Powell, Jessica
Rose Queen
Stillitano, Naomi
Tucker, Emmerson
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Meet Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano. Profile on the Arcadia High School senior, who is ready to welcome new year in style going down Colorado Boulevard. See hard copy in VF Tournament of Roses. See also: Learn more about the 2024 Rose Court's six princesses, p. A5.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36606
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2024
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-Royal Court
Arcadia High School students
Bohanec, Olivia
Dela Cruz, Trinity
Ho, Phoebe
Moore-Walker, Mia
Powell, Jessica
Rose Queen
Stillitano, Naomi
Tucker, Emmerson
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36602
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 2023
Pages
p. A7, A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 2023
Pages
p. A7, A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Burrows, Kenneth Hal
Howell, Shannon Kay
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36601
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 2023
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 2023
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Burrows, Kenneth Hal
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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
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Mountain Views News
Date
November 19, 2022
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Actors
Comedians
Hart, Kevin
MacNair, Karen
Plant-based food
Restaurants, bars, etc.
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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
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Homeless population
Homelessness
Roberson, Karen
Social issues
Unhoused
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36049
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2021
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2021
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Walker, Thomas M.
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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
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 26, 2020
Pages
p.A1, A6
Subjects
Charities
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Kong, Deyu
Pandemics
Tsai, Karen
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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
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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
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35107
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2018
Pages
p. A14
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2018
Pages
p. A14
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Ward, Wilma Doris
Williamson, Warren Brooks
Item ID
35295AN
Collection
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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
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 18, 2018
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
MacNair, Karen (Chamber CEO)
Item ID
35248AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34812
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 9, 2017
Pages
p. 24
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 9, 2017
Pages
p. 24
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
O'Brien, Karen "Kay"
Schneiders, Gordon Charles
Item ID
35004AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34626
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 14, 2016
Pages
p. A18
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 14, 2016
Pages
p. A18
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Walker, Josephine R.
Item ID
34818AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34625
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2016
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2016
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Walker, Josephine R.
Item ID
34817AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34582
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2016
Pages
p. A12
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2016
Pages
p. A12
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Clarizio, Orlando (Remembrance DOD 2006)
Clarizio, Victoria M. (Remembrance DOD 1991)
Krouse, Patricia Malone
Item ID
34774AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34483
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 2016
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 2016
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Salandra, Helen E.
Teaford, Karen J.
Item ID
34675AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34442
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Karen Meyer
Item ID
34634AN
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Profile on local Arcadia business The Book Rack at 204 South First Avenue and its owner Karen Klopp.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34464
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Business and Industry
Klopp, Karen
Small business
The Book Rack
Item ID
34656AN
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Teen brothers, ages 15 and 16, beaten to death in their home on 400 block of Fairview Avenue, just west of Holly Avenue. The suspect is their uncle by marriage, who is believed to have fled to China. The FBI was working with Chinese authorities. The victims appeared to have suffered "blunt force trauma." The suspect was already being sought in an attack on his wife. His wife filed a restraining order against him and began divorce proceedings.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34424
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Murders
Shi, Deyun
Item ID
34616AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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