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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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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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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36533
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 6, 2023
Pages
p. A8
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 6, 2023
Pages
p. A8
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Obituary or death notice
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Wilson, Shirley Jean
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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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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.

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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Arcadia's Jean D. Koehler earns 2020 Ameriprise Client Experience Award as a financial advisor at Ameriprise Financial in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36095
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 28, 2021
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 28, 2021
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Ameriprise Financial
Awards, honors, recognitions
Koehler, Jean D.
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35978
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2021
Pages
p. A7
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2021
Pages
p. A7
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Ferguson, Helen Jean
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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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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35733
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 13, 2020
Pages
p. A4
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 13, 2020
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p. A4
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Miller, Lois Jean
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35551
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2019
Pages
p. A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2019
Pages
p. A11
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Subjects
Clark, Jean Elizabeth (Golisch)
Perkins, Mark Robert
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35206
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2018
Pages
p. A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2018
Pages
p. A10
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Etter, Jackson O.
Item ID
35395AN
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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
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35136
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 14, 2018
Pages
p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 14, 2018
Pages
p. A8
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Moran, Linda O.
Item ID
35325AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35130
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2018
Pages
p. A16
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2018
Pages
p. A16
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Platt, Marjorie Reed
Strampe, Ruth Davis
Item ID
35319AN
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35129
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 26, 2018
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 26, 2018
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
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Subjects
Platt, Marjorie Reed
Item ID
35318AN
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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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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 18, 2018
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
MacNair, Karen (Chamber CEO)
Item ID
35248AN
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Arcadia couple Edward Chen, aka Jianqiao Chen, Jian Qiao Chen, and Jian Chen aka Jing Jiang and Jean Jiang, accused of fraud involving defrauding investors through EB-5 visa schemes. The couple's companies raised more than $22.5 million from 45 Chinese investors, purportedly to build an interior design center in Ontario and a condominium building in Los Angeles. See also "Arcadia couple faces court hearing for stealing $12 million," Arcadia Weekly, p. 1,3 October 5, 2017.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34970
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A8
Subjects
Chen, Edward
Chen, Jian Qiao
Chen, Jianqiao
Crime and Criminals
Jiang, Jing
Jiang, Jean
Fraud
Item ID
35160AN
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34905
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2017
Pages
p. A12
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2017
Pages
p. A12
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Subjects
Berry, Robert Roy "Bob"
Item ID
35095AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34812
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 9, 2017
Pages
p. 24
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Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 9, 2017
Pages
p. 24
Announcement Type
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Subjects
O'Brien, Karen "Kay"
Schneiders, Gordon Charles
Item ID
35004AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34764
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 5, 2017
Pages
p. 4, 5
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Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 5, 2017
Pages
p. 4, 5
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Subjects
Grant, Gary
Marino, Lisa Magno
Reed, Jannene G.
Item ID
34955AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
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