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Breeders' Cup-Back to front. Race horse Fierceness rebounds from previous race struggle to win Juvenile, the $2 million Grade I race. Fierceness is a Mike Repole homebred trained by Todd Pletcher. Jockey John Velazquez in photo riding on Fierceness.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36562
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2023
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2023
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Pletcher, Todd
Repole, Mike
Velazquez, John
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Newspaper Index
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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.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 29, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A7
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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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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.

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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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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.

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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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2023 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Royal Court eager to uphold traditions. The 2023 Royal Court has been selected. They are Salia Baligh, Sahanna Rajinikanthan, Bella Ballard, Zoe Denoncourt, Michelle Cortez-Peralta, Uma Wittenberg, and Adrian Crick. Sahanna Rajinikanthan is from Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36334
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2023
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-Royal Court
Arcadia High School students
Baligh, Salia
Ballard, Bella
Denoncourt, Zoe
Cortez-Peralta, Michelle
Crick, Adrian
Rajinikanthan, Sahanna
Wittenberg, Uma
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An honored tradition: 2023 Pasadena Tournament of Roses unveils Royal Court. The seven members receive $7500 in educational scholarships. They are Salia Baligh, Sahanna Rajinikanthan, Bella Ballard, Zoe Denoncourt, Michelle Cortez-Peralta, Uma Wittenberg, and Adrian Crick. Sahanna Rajinikanthan is an Arcadia resident and a senior at Arcadia High School.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 6, 2022
Pages
p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 6, 2022
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2023
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-Royal Court
Arcadia High School students
Baligh, Salia
Ballard, Bella
Denoncourt, Zoe
Cortez-Peralta, Michelle
Crick, Adrian
Rajinikanthan, Sahanna
Wittenberg, Uma
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Bella Ballard of Altadena is the Rose Queen of the 2023 Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Sahanna Rajinikanthan, one of the Royal Court, is an Arcadia resident and a senior at Arcadia High School. Royal Court. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 14, October 27, 2022.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2023
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-Royal Court
Arcadia High School students
Baligh, Salia
Ballard, Bella
Denoncourt, Zoe
Cortez-Peralta, Michelle
Crick, Adrian
Rajinikanthan, Sahanna
Rose queens
Wittenberg, Uma
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2023 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade's Rose Court profiled with their hobbies. Sahanna Rajinikanthan, one of the Royal Court, is from Arcadia and enjoys baking. She made it to the state championship for the VEX Robotics Competition and enjoys volunteering as a singing coach in the language of Araneri, passing on her Indian culture to her students.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 19, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 19, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2023
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-Royal Court
Arcadia High School students
Baligh, Salia
Ballard, Bella
Denoncourt, Zoe
Cortez-Peralta, Michelle
Crick, Adrian
Rajinikanthan, Sahanna
Rose queens
Wittenberg, Uma
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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.

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Mountain Views News
Date
November 19, 2022
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
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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