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David and Kathleen Berkus, of Arcadia, donate $5 million to Occidental College, creating an endowment that will enhance the college's ability to stay current with the latest advances in technology. In recognition of the Berku family's donation, the dormitory Rangeview Hall will be renamed Berkus Residence Hall. A formal dedication will take place September 29. David Berkus is a 1962 Occidental College graduate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33607
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Berkus, David
Berkus, Kathleen
Donations
Occidental College
Item ID
33802AN
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Spotlight on local business, a hair salon called 1st Ave Salon, located at 10 N. First Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Owner is Veka Estrada, a Temple City resident.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2011
Pages
p. A15
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2011
Pages
p. A15
Subjects
Business and Industry
Estrada, Veka
Hair salons
Small business
Item ID
32575AN
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Frank Stronach, chairman of MI Developments, the owner of Santa Anita Park, says he is optimistic his company can work out a new deal with developer Rick Caruso to build an outdoor mall at Santa Anita Park, even though he voided a 2005 joint-venture agreement with Caruso in April to build the Shops at Santa Anita mall in the race track's parking lot.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Caruso, Rick
MI Developments
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Shops at Santa Anita
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32299AN
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Business spotlight on new owner of Matt Denny's Restaurant, Long Nguyen.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 17, 2018
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p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 17, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association
Nguyen, Long
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Item ID
35371AN
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30th annual Breeders' Cup World Championships brings exciting racing to Santa Anita Park. Record crowds filled the stands. Sierra Madre jockey Gary Stevens came out of retirement to win the Breeders' Cup Classic aboard horse Mucho Macho Man.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2013
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p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Breeders' Cup World Championships
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Stevens, Gary (jockey)
Item ID
33871AN
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Santa Anita Park's new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Verge, 44, a horse owner and entrepreneur, has big plans for the race track. He wants to expand its fan base, partly by reaching out to the local Asian community and to locals who grew up attending the track during the sport's heyday. While Santa Anita Park President George Haines is still running day-to-day operations, Verge will focus on bringing in more people, including celebrities, like actor Vince Vaughn.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Managers
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Verge, Mark
Item ID
33109AN
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Spotlight on Mexican restaurant called Original Peppers Mexican Grill and Cantina, a family-oriented, family-owned restaurant at 181 Colorado Place, that has been serving the area for almost 40 years. Chef Amador Cortez has been running the kitchen for over 30 years. Co-owner is Virginia Disegna.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 2, 2012
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p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 2, 2012
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Cortez, Amador
Disegna, Virginia
Original Peppers Mexican Grill and Cantina
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Item ID
32990AN
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This article puts the spotlight on Michael Goldstein and his local business Goldstein's Bagel Bakery at 412 N. Santa Anita Avenue in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2010
Pages
p. A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2010
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Bagels
Bakeries
Business and Industry
Goldstein, Michael
Goldstein's Bagel Bakery
Item ID
32066AN
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Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach, who is about to become the sole owner of Santa Anita Park, said he hasn't ruled out talking to developer Rick Caruso about reviving a project to build an outdoor mall in the race track's parking lot. Last week Caruso announced that he is no longer pursuing a development deal with Santa Anita Park's outgoing owner, MI Developments, Inc. (MID), for the upscale Shops at Santa Anita. Stronach is the outgoing chairman of MID.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 28, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 28, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Caruso, Rick
Malls
Santa Anita Park -- parking lot
Shops at Santa Anita
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32613AN
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Arcadia native Cherie Kerr, graduate of Arcadia High School Class of 1961, showcases her first film "We've Got Balls," a quirky, dark comedy, at the Krikorian Premiere Theatre, 410 S. Myrtle Avenue in Monrovia. Kerr wrote, directed, and produced the film. Garry Austin, founder of the Los Angeles Groundlings, stars in it.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 14, 2013
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 14, 2013
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Austin, Gary
Filmmakers
Kerr, Cherie
Motion Pictures
Movies
Item ID
33782AN
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Spotlight on multi-specialty law firm Vincent W. Davis & Associates, based in Arcadia, with six offices throughout the Los Angeles area. Founder and lead attorney is Vincent W. Davis. His firm represents just ordinary people. 90% of the firm's clientele is blue collar workers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32271
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2011
Pages
p. A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2011
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Attorneys
Davis, Vincent W.
Law firms
Lawyers
Item ID
32471AN
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Mike Smith, a jockey riding horse Royal Delta, sets a record for 16 Breeders' Cup wins. He previously shared the record of 15 wins with Jerry Bailey.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2012
Pages
p. C1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2012
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Breeders' Cup
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Smith, Mike
Item ID
33448AN
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Gene Glasco named Arcadia's Citizen of the Year by Chamber of Commerce. He is Arcadia City Clerk and founder of the Arcadia Vietnam War Monument Memorial.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 13, 2017
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p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 13, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Citizen of the Year
Glasco, Gene
Item ID
35043AN
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Spotlight on Arcadia High School junior Phillip Rocha, the Runner of the Year. He wonCIF Southern Section and CIF State Division I titles in cross country.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 2014
Pages
p. B6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 2014
Pages
p. B6
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--cross country
Rocha, Phillip
Item ID
34231AN
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Arcadia man Rudy Kurniawan, 37, who made and sold fake vintage wine gets 10 year prison sentence.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2014
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2014
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Kurniawan, Rudy
Wines
Item ID
34100AN
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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.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
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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
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Arcadia restaurant owner Linda Padilla heads Arcadia Elks Lodge. She and her husband own Joe's Fresh Mex Restaurant.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2014
Pages
p. 6
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2014
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Elks Lodge
Organizations
Padilla, Linda
Item ID
34001AN
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Profile on local Arcadia business The Book Rack at 204 South First Avenue and its owner Karen Klopp.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Business and Industry
Klopp, Karen
Small business
The Book Rack
Item ID
34656AN
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Arcadia Unified School District celebrates grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony of the Compressed Natural Gas Station. It was made possible by nearly $500,000 in grants from California Energy Commission and Mobile Source Air Pollution Review Committee. The new CNG station is estimated to save the district up to $40,000 in fuel and maintenance costs per year.

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Mountain Views News
Date
January 25, 2014
Pages
p. 5
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Mountain Views News
Date
January 25, 2014
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Aragon, Christina
Arcadia Unified School District
Chew, Janet
Compressed Natural Gas
Kinsler, Kay
Reynolds, Brook
Schmidt, Joan
Shawn, Joel
Vannasdall, Dave
Item ID
33934AN
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Matt Denny's: past and future success. Matt McSweeny talks about his early days owning Matt Denny's restaurant at 145 E. Huntington Drive, opened in 1997 and thanks the people who supported it for 19 years. He has sold it to new owner Long Nguyen.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 22, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 22, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Matt Denny's Restaurant
McSweeny, Matt
Nguyen, Long
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Item ID
35283AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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