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Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD) operates a cable television channel to communicate with parents and the community. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, within Arcadia's city boundaries on Adelphia's channel 96 (with cable-ready television) or channel 58 (with converter box). "School Matters" is a talk show produced by AUSD.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32731
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Arcadia Unified District television
Fox, Joe
Garfield, Pam
Plourde, Martin
Item ID
32928AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Meredith Brucker of Arcadia (in photo) is one of many television viewers frustrated with the switch from analog to digital television that happened on June 12. Viewers using the digital converter boxes are complaining of problems receiving certain channels, that the picture freezes, and it takes several seconds for channels to change.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Broadcasting
Brucker, Meredith
Digital television
Item ID
31928AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has adopted an ordinance officially awarding a cable television franchise for the city to Altrio Communications. Adelphia was the last cable provider.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30029
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 12, 2001
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 12, 2001
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Cable television
Altrio Communications
Adelphia
Business and Industry
Item ID
30216AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Cable television's Learning Channel show "Junkyard Wars" brought a challenge to Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. Competitors were given 10 minutes to build a gravity-powered vehicle from assorted pieces of junk, wheels and miscellaneous items.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31581
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 26, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 26, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Baerg, Monica
Baerg, Niccolo
Beneville, Michael
Television shows-"Junkyard Wars"
Item ID
31777AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Amanda Avila of Rowland Heights is one of 16 finalists on television's talent show "American Idol." Her family and friends meet at an Arcadia restaurant every week to see if she advances to the next round.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29442
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2005
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2005
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Avila, Amanda
American idol
Television shows
Singers
Item ID
29627AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The television show "Joan of Arcadia," starring Amber Tamblyn as a girl who talks to God, is not set in Arcadia, CA. It is set in Arcadia Shores, Maryland.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31746
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Film and television
Joan of Arcadia (television series)
Item ID
31943AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Local kids joined thousands of children across the country when they read "The Story of Ferdinand" at the FasTracKids learning facility as part of the Jumpstart Read for the Record Program. Arcadia Public Library children's librarian Darlene Bradley and Arcadia mayor Mickey Segal were guest readers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30735
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2007
Pages
p. Local 2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2007
Pages
p. Local 2
Subjects
Bradley, Darlene
Literacy
Reading
Item ID
30923AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Successful Partners Adult Reading Center (SPARC) of Arcadia, has been awarded a $775 grant from the Laubach Literacy National Book Scholarship Fund (NBSF). The grant will be used to purchase New Readers Press books and other educational resources to promote literacy and good reading habits at home.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29529
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Literacy
Successful Partners Adult Reading Center (SPARC)
Grants
Monies
Item ID
29713AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Marilyn Morel threw a party for paramedics to show her appreciation for their quick response to her diabetic condition.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 23, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 23, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Neighbors
Paramedics
Parties
Morel, Marilyn
Item ID
30218AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A television from Macedonia videotapes a government class at Arcadia High School to show how local politics and citizenship participation work in this country. The finished program will air in Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Greece and Bulgaria.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29147
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Macedonian Television
Fox, Kevin
American government
Item ID
29332AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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This article profiles the local business Knight Cleaners. Owned by Peter Delgatto, Jr., and his mother Marilyn Delgatto, it celebrates 40 years in business.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30748
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2007
Pages
p. News 11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2007
Pages
p. News 11
Subjects
Business and Industry
Delgatto, Marilyn
Delgatto, Peter, Jr.
Dry cleaning
Dry cleaners
Knight Cleaners
Item ID
30936AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Horseracing TV (HRTV) is the only national television network in the San Gabriel Valley. It is run out of a small studio at Santa Anita Park race track and shows 15 hours per day of live racing content from Santa Anita and 14 other tracks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29356
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2005
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2005
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Horseracing TV (HRTV)
Television Networks
Horse racing results
Item ID
29540AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Celebrity and super model Tyra Banks' television show "Top Model" did a photo shoot at Santa Anita Park Race Track, using semi-nude models. Pete Siberell, Director of Community Service at Santa Anita Park, described it as "kinda sleazy."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31720
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 21, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 21, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Banks, Tyra
Models
Television shows
Item ID
31917AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Charles Cooper reviews the movie Seabiscuit, starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges and Chris Cooper. Much of the film was shot at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31742
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 31, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 31, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Film and television
Seabiscuit (motion picture)
Item ID
31939AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Seabiscuit, the movie based on Laura Hillenbrand's book and filmed at Santa Anita Park, will premiere at the Krikorian Theatre in Monrovia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31745
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Film and television
Seabiscuit (motion picture)
Item ID
31942AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In response to concerns for traffic safety, students at Arcadia High School created an original traffic safety video entitled "Cars and Schools: Everybody's Business." The video will air on Arcadia's cable channel and on the school district's channel.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27693
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 31, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 31, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Safety
Traffic
Item ID
27890AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Public Library is giving out 3,000 NASCAR tickets to kids signing up for the Summer Reading Program.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library -2001-2010
Summer Reading Program - 2005
Irwindale Speedwway
Item ID
29794AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Actor Doris Roberts from TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond" was the keynote speaker at a conference on aging at the Arcadia Community Center. It was sponsored by the Los Angeles Commission for Woman and the County Commission on Aging.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29425
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Community Center events -- 2001 - 2010
Celebrities
Famous people
Roberts, Doris
Television actors and actresses
Aging
Conferences
Item ID
29609AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Luanne Cayer (photo) retires from Arcadia Unified School District after 34 years. She started as a bus driver in 1967. Her last job was Director of Maintenance, Operations and Transportation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33343
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
September 27, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
September 27, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District--employees
Cayer, Luanne
Item ID
33539AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Andrew Lee and Belinda Lee are house-hunting in Arcadia. They appeared on The Today Show with Katie Couric and Matt Lauer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29947
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2006
Pages
p. D1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2006
Pages
p. D1
Subjects
Lee, Andrew
Lee, Belinda
Today Show
Television
Engagements
Item ID
30133AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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