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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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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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Obituary/death notice

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36277
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2022
Pages
p. A9
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2022
Pages
p. A9
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Bell, Thomas R., Jr.
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36147
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2022
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2022
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p. A7
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Fator, Thomas Elmer
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36049
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2021
Pages
p. A7
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2021
Pages
p. A7
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Walker, Thomas M.
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35969
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2021
Pages
p. A4
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2021
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p. A4
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Tierney, Thomas F.
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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/newspaper35646
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2020
Pages
p. A4
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2020
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p. A4
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Gunther, Thomas John
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Fisher family reunion celebrated during Monrovia Day. Forty-four descendants of Julian Fisher and Gladys Fisher are still around in this area. Julian Fisher was Monrovia's first African American police officer and his father was recruited to come work on Lucky Baldwin's race horses. Julian and Gladys Fisher had 11 children.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35514
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2019
Pages
p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2019
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
African Americans
Fisher, Gladys
Fisher, Julian
Fisher, Vivian
Thomas, Frederick
Vance, Jason
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35376
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2019
Pages
p. A17
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2019
Pages
p. A17
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Subjects
Thomas, Joseph
Item ID
35566AN
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35366
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2019
Pages
p. A5
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2019
Pages
p. A5
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Subjects
Sahm, Thomas Henry
Item ID
35556AN
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35229
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2018
Pages
p. A15
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2018
Pages
p. A15
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Ito, Toshiko Joy Nagamori
Item ID
35418AN
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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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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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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/newspaper34941
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2017
Pages
p. A12
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2017
Pages
p. A12
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Lopez, Albert Gutierrez
Miranti, Thomas J.
Item ID
35131AN
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Ralphs Supermarket will have a grand re-opening in October. It is on Foothill Blvd.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34946
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Grocery Stores
Ralphs Supermarket
Thomas, Richard
Item ID
35136AN
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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
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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/newspaper34806
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2017
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2017
Pages
p. A6
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Subjects
Oshiyama, Takao Thomas
Item ID
34998AN
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34629
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 2, 2016
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 2, 2016
Pages
p. A6
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Reynolds, Thomas
Item ID
34821AN
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