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The 11.5 mile light rail Gold Line extension from Pasadena to Azusa was awarded to Foothill Transit Constructors. Kiewit-Parsons, a joint venture company, will design and build the project. Funding comes from Measure R.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32468
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Contractors
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Item ID
32667AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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15-year-old Arcadia resident Erica Wu, a student at Westridge School, will compete in table tennis (ping pong) at the Pan American Games this month in Guadalajara, Mexico.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32560
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 2011
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 2011
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Pan American Games
Sports
Table tennis (ping pong)
Wu, Erica
Item ID
32759AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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20-year-old man Jason Scott Gustin found guilty of attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend in Arcadia. On August 22, 2016, according to testimony at trial, Gustin met near Arcadia and sat in his car to talk when he pulled out a knife and slashed her throat and then began strangling her. As the victim tried to escape, he stabbed her multiple times. She ran away to a nearby convalescent home. He was arrested a short time later after he showed up at his mother’s workplace in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35297
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Gustin, Jason Scott
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
35486AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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23-year-old Arcadia man Joshua Martin Parra-Davis was booked by Arcadia Police on suspicion of possessing an explosive device and leaving it in a backpack near a Bank of America on Foothill Boulevard on Friday, January 14, 2011. Witnesses said Parra-Davis first went to Foothills Middle School and may have been trying to open classrooms when he was confronted and ran off. The suspect was then seen dropping a backpack in bushes near the Bank of America and then running through the parking lot, where officers detained him. Arcadia Police called the bomb squad. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Bob Squad successfully detonated the device. Parra-Davis could be arranged in Pasadena Court today.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32296
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Arrests
Bombs
Crime and Criminals
Parra-Davis, Joshua Martin
Item ID
32495AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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41-year-old female Xiaolin Li, a resident of Arcadia, was stabbed and murdered on January 7, 2014 at an apartment in the 900 block of Arcadia Avenue. The arrested suspect was identified as the victim's father-in-law Li Zhu, a 68-year-old resident of Arcadia. The motive appears to be related to an on-going dispute within the family. The victim and suspect resided together.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33720
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Li, Xiaolin
Li, Zhu
Murders
Item ID
33916AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The 49th Annual Pasadena Showcase House of Design "Empty House Party" draws a crowd of nearly 500 design enthusiasts and architecture aficionados in Arcadia, at the showcase home designed by architect Roland E. Coate, Sr. The house was built in 1941 for furniture executive C. Lawrence Barker, of the former furniture company Barker Brothers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33370
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2013
Pages
p. 7
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2013
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Barker, C. Lawrence
Charities
Coate, Roland E., Sr.
Gotch, Donna
Marksbury, Beverly
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts (PSHA)
Item ID
33566AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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375 Arcadia High School Apaches are set for marching in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on January 2, 2017, and at the Rose Parade Band Fest on New Year's Eve at Pasadena City College. Band director is Mr. Seth Murray. The Apache Marching Band has performed in the Rose Parade 15 times over the past 50 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34741
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 22, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 22, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia High School Apaches Marching Band
Murray, Seth
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade
Item ID
34933AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The 626 Night Market is the brainchild of 3 Taiwanese-Americans who were heavily inspired by their experiences at night markets in Taiwan. The 626 Night Market will continue at Santa Anita Park next summer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33672
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
626 Night Market
Asian-Americans
Food festivals
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
33868AN
Collection
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"626 Night Market" was a hit at Santa Anita Park's infield. It was a two-day event attended by 40,000 people, primarily Asian-American families.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33197
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2012
Pages
p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2012
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Food festivals
Santa Anita Park events
626 Night Market
Item ID
33394AN
Collection
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The ad (open letter to the Arcadia community) that was paid for by the three members of the Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education who are targeted for recall--Cung Nguyen, lori Phillipi, and Kay Kinsler--was printed in the Pasadena Star News August 11, 2013. Fired Arcadia High School cross country coach James O'Brien and his supporters say the letter was a public relations bid to derail the recall effort. See hard copy of the letter in VF "Arcadia High School." See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1 and 27, August 15, 2013.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--cross country
Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education
Gonzalez, Sergio
Kinsler, Kay
Nguyen, Cung
O'Brien, James
Phillipi, Lori
Wei, Esmond
Item ID
33781AN
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Albert Chu and Patricia Huang, the people behind 626 Night Market, now selling chef-made foodie boxes called ChefBox. It is a takeout establishment in South Pasadena that offers high quality meals that can be quickly heated up.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35015
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2017
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2017
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Business and Industry
ChefBox
Chu, Albert
Entrepreneurs
Huang, Patricia
Item ID
35206AN
Collection
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All 14 at-grade rail crossings now complete for Foothill Gold Line, from Pasadena to Azusa. The at-grade crossing in Arcadia is at First Avenue and Santa Clara Street.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34011
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 2014
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 2014
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line-Foothill Extension
Railroads
Transportation
Item ID
34205AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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All 869 Arcadia High School seniors graduate. Class of 2018 has earned $12.8 million in scholarships and grants. Stella Cho is Valedictorian.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35199
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Cho, Stella
Culmination
Graduation
Item ID
35388AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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All aboard: Arcadia gets into training. The Metro Gold Line Station in Arcadia will have a grand opening on Saturday, March 5. The light rail Foothill Extension from Pasadena to Azusa will be offering free rides on March 5.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34475
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 25, 2016
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 25, 2016
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Station (Gold Line)
Light rail trains
Mass transit
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Railroads
Transportation
Item ID
34667AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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American Association of University Women (AAUW) - Arcadia Branch Collection

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Start Date
1950
End Date
2016
Contents
American Association of University Women (AAUW)-Arcadia Branch Collection, 1950-2000s The Arcadia branch of AAUW was founded in 1950 and disbanded in 2016. First of three boxes. Chronological Folders 1950-2000s AAUW Bulletin (newsletter), Arcadia Branch 1950-1971 (various months and missing years)…
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Start Date
1950
End Date
2016
Contents
American Association of University Women (AAUW)-Arcadia Branch Collection, 1950-2000s
The Arcadia branch of AAUW was founded in 1950 and disbanded in 2016. First of three boxes. Chronological Folders 1950-2000s
AAUW Bulletin (newsletter), Arcadia Branch 1950-1971 (various months and missing years) The folder for each fiscal year (July through June) 1972-2000, may contain the following items (some items and months may be missing): Bulletin (newsletter) Membership directory Annual report Installation program pamphlet Newsletters AAUW Arcadia Jan 2009-May/June 2015 AAUW Arcadia Branch membership directories 2001-2004
Misc. booklets-AAUW and other women’s organizations
Misc. news clippings
Subjects
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 110A
Shelf Number
Shelf H25
Item ID
420AF
Collection
Subject Files
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American Heart Association recognizes Arcadia Methodist Hospital (AMH) for its commitment to and success with heart attack patients, in implementing a higher standard of care that effectively improves the survival and care of STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction) patients.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
September 22, 2011
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
September 22, 2011
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital (AMH)
Awards
Item ID
32733AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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American Pharoah clinches the Triple Crown, the first horse to do this in 37 years. Fans cheer from Santa Anita Park. In photo jockey Victor Espinoza and American Pharoah. (Not spelled Pharaoh).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34190
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8, B1, B7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8, B1, B7
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Belmont Stakes (New York)
Espinoza, Victor
Murakami, Jeff
Item ID
34384AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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American Pharoah returns to Santa Anita Park. Triple Crown winner flown back in first class equine charter plane from Kentucky. Photo essay, page A8.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34244
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 19, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8, A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 19, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8, A9
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Espinoza, Victor (jockey)
Marquez, Liset
Tompkins, Courtney
Triple Crown
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Wilson, Art
Item ID
34438AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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American Pharoah's trainer Bob Baffert and his wife Jill donated $150,000 to three charities. Jockey Victor Espinoza, who rode American Pharoah to win 2015 Triple Crown, donated all his earnings from Belmont Stakes race to City of Hope.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34193
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 2015
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 2015
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Baffert, Jill
Belmont Stakes
Espinoza, Victor (jockey)
Triple Crown
Item ID
34387AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The American Red Cross chapter in Arcadia has laid off 10 of 11 employees, citing a large budget deficit. Chapter officials say all services will continue, with help from staff from the Los Angeles and San Gabriel/Pomona Valley chapters. Most of the laid off staff were trainers who taught first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32178
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2010
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2010
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
American Red Cross--Arcadia chapter
Item ID
32377AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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