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Pasadena's Lighthouse Christian Store on Lake Avenue closed its business earlier this month, due to tough competition from bookstores like Amazon and big box stores like Costco, Sam's Club and Target. Lighthouse still has locations in Long Beach and Orange, but their stores in Glendale and Arcadia both closed in recent years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31767
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Bookstores
Business and Industry
Christian supplies
Item ID
31964AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A U.S. District judge overturned convictions for bribery, mail, wire and tax fraud and harboring illegal immigrants, against George Torres, 52, of Arcadia, the former owner of Numero Uno supermarket chain. The judge threw out the more serious convictions for racketeering, conspiracy and solicitation of murder, back in June. Torres has been set free after 2 years in custody.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31722
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2009
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2009
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Business owners
Crime and Criminals
Grocery Stores
Supermarkets
Torres, George
Trials
Item ID
31919AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Tamara Kato owned the Arcadia franchise of Comfort Keepers, an in-home care service. She celebrated her business' one year anniversary this week. She employed about 30 caregivers that visit and live in clients' homes to help clients enjoy some company and maintain their independence.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31719
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 19, 2009
Pages
p. A11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 19, 2009
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Business owners
Kato, Tamara
Item ID
31916AN
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Newspaper Index
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A state law scheduled to take effect in September is expected to set standards in the massage industry. Arcadia City Manager Don Penman commented that the new law may not stop people who want to commit a crime and do illegal acts. In the last few months of 2008, Arcadia shut down seven massage busineses for illegal activities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31588
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Business and Industry
Massage
Item ID
31784AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31544
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 30, 2009
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 30, 2009
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Mills, Donna Jean Davis
Item ID
31740AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Invitational event featured the best track and field athletes from across the nation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31433
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2009
Pages
p. C1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2009
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Arcadia Invitational
Chan, Bryant
Frank, Kirsten
Gonzalez, Sergio
Johansen, Charlie
Kelly, Caitlin
Lee, Francis
Llama, Cassandra
McAlister, Catrina
Mills, Tyree
Moussa, Ammar
Sports
Track and Field
Yuan, Chloe
Item ID
31626AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Los Angeles Conservancy gave an F grade to Arcadia, Bradbury, Diamond Bar, El Monte, Industry, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, Monterey Park, Rosemead, Santa Fe Springs, Temple City and Walnut, in a report card of local cities. The cities were judged on whether or not they had an ordinance allowing designation of historic landmarks, how many landmarks are designated, if cities provide for implementation of the Mills Act and other criteria.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31379
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Historic Buildings
Historic landmarks
Historic preservation
Los Angeles Conservancy
Item ID
31573AN
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Newspaper Index
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State officials have shut down 5 Arcadia massage parlors and fined one business $1.83 million for alleged labor code violations. Inspectors discovered that employees were not being paid hourly wages but got paid every time a massage was given. New Life Acupuncture at 610 E. Live Oak was fined $1.83 million for allegedly violating laws requiring employers to provide pay stubs and workers' compensation insurance. The four other locations fined were Ocean Health Center, C.H. Health Center, Arcadia Spa, and Best Health Center. The fines and closures continued a crackdown on massage-related businesses in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31354
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
California Department of Industrial Relations
California Employment Development Department (EDD)
Labor laws
Massage parlors
New Life Acupuncture
Item ID
31549AN
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Newspaper Index
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City officials have extended a moratorium on issuing massage therapy business licenses by another 10 1/2 months. Believing that such businesses are often a front for prostitution, officials first enacted a 45-day ban on October 21 on all new license applications for businesses that supply massages as a secondary service. The extension would give authorities time to study the issue more.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31288
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Business licenses
Massage parlors
Massage - regulations
Spas
Item ID
31483AN
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Arcadia City Council members voted to place a 45-day moratorium on all new license applications for businesses that supply massages as a secondary service such as spas, acupuncturists and chiropractors. Arcadia will also stop issuing new licenses to massage therapists. Arcadia is overwhelmed by the surge in license applications and concerned about the possibility of prostitution. The ban could be extended for up to one year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31264
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Business licenses
Massage therapists
Zhang, Amanda
Item ID
31459AN
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Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Chalfant has voided a $30 million contract that Los Angeles County awarded to L.N. Curtis and Sons for fire equipment. Arcadia-based Allstar Fire Equipment sued the city and county of Los Angeles, claiming the selection process used to award the contract was improperly handled and the judge agreed. The actual funding for the contract came from the federal Department of Homeland Security. The judge's orders require the county to either restart the bidding process or re-evaluate all the bids properly.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31262
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Allstar Fire Equipment
Business and Industry
Chalfant, James
Fire equipment
Lawsuits
L.N. Curtis and Sons
Los Angeles City
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Item ID
31457AN
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A $30 million plan to provide standardized breathing equipment for every fire department in Los Angeles County has been suspended after a lawsuit alleged the contract process was mishandled and firefighters complained about the quality of the equipment. Arcadia-based Allstar Fire Equipment is suing the city and county of Los Angeles, contending the contract process was improperly handled in a manner that ignored firefighter input and unfairly favored the winning bidder, L.N. Curtis and sons.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31253
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Allstar Fire Equipment
Business and Industry
Lawsuits
L.N. Curtis and Sons
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Item ID
31448AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 2-year-old legal battle between the city of Arcadia and Taboo Gentlemen's Club, a strip club, will most likely result in the club being closed or sold off by April, 2009. The federal court case started when the city revoked Taboo Gentlemen's Club's business license for breaking the city's adult business codes. The club's owners Bill Badi Gammoh and Chawkat Jajieh sued in response, claiming city and police had obstructed business and violated their civil rights. The city's adult business ordinance prohibits lap dances, sexual contact, private dance booths and direct tipping. It requires licensed dancers to perform on an elevated stage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31254
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Business and Industry
Gammoh, Bill Badi
Jajieh, Chawkat
Lawsuits
Strip clubs
Taboo Gentlemen's Club
Item ID
31449AN
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George Fasching, former city council member and owner of Fasching's Car Wash in Arcadia for the last 31 years, may have to stop selling gas at his business due to a state mandate, set to go into effect next April, requiring California gas station owners to purchase between $20,000 and $80,000 in new equipment to further reduce vapor emissions at the pump.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31204
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Business owners
Fasching, George
Fasching's Car Wash
Gas stations
Pollution
State mandates
Item ID
31399AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Rick Landis and his partners, Bonnie and Glenn Watje of Whittier, who operate the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet, will receive the Good Scout of the Year Award.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31141
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2008
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2008
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Awards - honors - recognitions
Business owners
Landis, Richard ("Rick") - biography
Item ID
31336AN
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Sporting goods retailer REI has completed a solar retrofit of its Arcadia store. The roof of the store is covered with photovoltaic solar panels, which will self-generate nearly 112,000 kilowatt hours of electricity and up to 30% of the store's annual energy needs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31101
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2008
Pages
p. A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2008
Pages
p. A14
Subjects
Business and Industry
Environment
REI
Retail stores
Solar panels
Sporting goods
Item ID
31296AN
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Scottrade, a leading branch-supported online investment firm, will open a new office in Arcadia at 328 E. Huntington Drive, in the Gateway Centre.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30961
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 27, 2008
Pages
p. News 10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 27, 2008
Pages
p. News 10
Subjects
Business and Industry
Scottrade
Stock brokerage firms
Item ID
31156AN
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Newspaper Index
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The temporary shutting down of horse racing at Santa Anita Park, due to drainage issues associated with its Cushion Track, has slowed food, beverage and merchandise sales on site. The City of Arcadia, which receives a portion of each ticket sold, has cause for concern.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30884
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2008
Pages
p. News 9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2008
Pages
p. News 9
Subjects
Business and Industry
Concessions
Cushion Track
Horse racing
Restaurants
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Vendors
Item ID
31072AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Phil Monell of Monrovia is profiled in this article about Helen's Cycles in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30854
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2007
Pages
p. News 6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2007
Pages
p. News 6
Subjects
Business and Industry
Helen's Cycles
Monell, Phil
Item ID
31042AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Devon Oddone of Sports Chalet, and David Gallagher of REI, managers of local sports retail stores, discuss how increased sales are tied to the cold weather.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30829
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2007
Pages
p. Local 3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2007
Pages
p. Local 3
Subjects
Business and Industry
Gallagher, David
Oddone, Devon
REI
Sports Chalet
Sports equipment
Item ID
31017AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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