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Businesses rejoice as Coronavirus restrictions are relaxed. On Friday, California met the vaccine equity goal that allowed public health jurisdictions in Los Angeles County, including Pasadena, to move into the less restrictive red tier of the state’s reopening roadmap on Monday. As Los Angeles County geared up for some semblance of familiarity after an extraordinary 12 months of lockdown, the defining red tier reached is a delineating moment for better days ahead. The staggering loss of life, political turmoil and concerns of becoming another statistic weigh heavily on the minds of Southern Californians as we enter into the next phase of reopening businesses which we used to take for granted. As of Monday, indoor dining, movie theatres and other businesses were allowed to reopen with limited capacity — restaurants at 25% for example.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 18, 2021
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 18, 2021
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Business and Industry
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Economy
Pandemics
Public Health
Restaurants, bars, etc.
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Newspaper Index
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LA County moves to yellow tier as rate of new COVID cases falls again. Los Angeles County has officially qualified for a move to the least-restrictive yellow tier of the state economic-reopening blueprint, meaning capacity limits will be increased at many businesses and bars will be permitted to reopen indoors. Weekly statistics released by the state Tuesday showed the county's rate of daily new COVID-19 infections had fallen to 1.6 per 100,000 residents, down from 1.9 last week. Reaching the yellow tier of the state's Blueprint for a Safer Economy requires a county to have a new-case rate less than 2 per 100,000 residents, and maintain that level for two consecutive weeks.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 6, 2021
Pages
p. 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 6, 2021
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Business and Industry
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Economy
Los Angeles County
Pandemics
Public Health
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Newspaper Index
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Review by Merrill Shindler - Asian market is authentic. 99 Ranch Market chain has hundreds of good things at its multiple San Gabriel locations, including one in Arcadia. Its mission is to offer authentic Chinese ingredients to underserved Chinese-American communities across America.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 11, 2021
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 11, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Business and Industry
Chinese-Americans
Chinese food
Grocery Stores
Markets
99 Ranch Market
Shindler, Merrill
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Let's make a record. Onyx Record Press plant, has recently opened in Arcadia, to manufacture vinyl record albums. Founded by Gil Tamazyan, recording artists Moe Espinosa, Surachai and Cyrusrex, their advanced record pressing plant is in a 5200 s.f. building in Arcadia. Located at 11728 Goldring Road, Suite A, Arcadia, California, 91006, according to their website onyxrecordpress.com. See hard copy in VF.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 22, 2023
Pages
p. C4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 22, 2023
Pages
p. C4
Subjects
Business and Industry
Espinosa, Moe
Makarechian, Cyrus
Onyx Record Press
Sutthisasanakul, Surachai
Tamazyan, Gil
Vinyl records
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Newspaper Index
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Pasadena native and World War II veteran Weston Embree celebrates 100th birthday. Embree's father Guy founded Embree Buses Inc., a Pasadena institution. Weston Embree met his wife Shirlee, originally of Arcadia, at the Methodist Church.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Centenarians
Embree, Shirley
Embree, Weston
Embree Buses Inc.
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Newspaper Index
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Sriracha lovers feel the heat as shortage persists. Huy Fong Foods, Inc. reports no relief in sight because of drought in Mexico. The hot chili sauce with the rooster logo is experiencing a shortage of red jalapenos peppers. This week the Arcadia branch of 99 Ranch Mareket had the 17-ounce bottle on sale for $5.98, down from $7.99. Huy Fong Foods is located in Irwindale.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Chili peppers
Hot sauces
Huy Fong Foods, Inc.
Sriracha
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Gem Coin mastermind Steve Chen sentenced to 10 years in prison. One of Arcadia’s largest financial scandals in 2015 involved cryptocurrency and a host of well-known public officials, including a former Arcadia mayor, for involvement in a Ponzi scheme that ultimately shut down the operations of the Arcadia business known as U.S. Fine Investment Arts, Inc. (USFIA).

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 14, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 14, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Chen, Steve
Cryptocurrency
Gem Coin
US Fine Investment Arts, Inc. (USFIA)
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Newspaper Index
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Bradbury man Steve Chen, CEO of U.S. Fine Investment Arts, Inc. Gem Coin, and other companies, allegedly conspired to commit fraud with his Arcadia-based marketing company, to plead guilty. He promised potential investors gemstones from their mines along with valuable digital currency. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 4, February 27, 2020.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2020
Pages
p. A4, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2020
Pages
p. A4, A4
Subjects
Chen, Steve
Crime and Criminals
Cryptocurrency
Fine Investment Arts, Inc.
Gem Coin
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Arcadia man's 100th birthday to be family affair. Art Del Rey turns 100 this weekend. He is a World War II veteran (United States Navy). He had a successful career in real estate and started his own business in 1963, Art Del Rey Realty, Inc. in Arcadia, which thrives to this day.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2023
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Art Del Rey Realty, Inc.
Centenarians
Del Rey, Art
Realtors
Senior Citizens
Veterans
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The Book Rack, a bookstore that has served Arcadia for 40 years, is closing. The owner Karen is retiring. Doors close permanently on February 23, 2024. The store's address is 204 South First Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 24, 2024
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p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 24, 2024
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
The Book Rack
Bookstores
Small business
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Newspaper Index
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Presidential history in good hands with Arcadia car detailer Jerome Holland. Holland, owner of Car Bath Mobile Detailing in Arcadia, was one of 40 handpicked automotive detailers who spent 6 days restoring the first Air Force One jet at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 23, 2023
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 23, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Automotive detailers
Holland, Jerome
Small business
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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.

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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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Facing COVID-19 fines, some restaurants say the punishment does not fit the crime, as restaurant owners have found it hard to keep track of the county and state mandate changes. Closures, new protocols, and restrictions in the face of COVID-19 have caused the restaurant industry to suffer. The cities of Monrovia, Arcadia, Pasadena and Sierra Madre have stepped up to help the ailing restaurant businesses by either waiving fees or offering outdoor dining expansion opportunities, such as using parking lots as dining areas.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Small business
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Newspaper Index
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Monterey Park mass shooting one year later. City still lives in massacre's shadow. Permanent memorial to the 11 victims is still in planning stages. In Arcadia, doughnut business owners Francois Ung and his wife Shally Ung remember and honor their friend Andy Kao, a victim of the shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio on January 21, 2023, with a pledge that they will send proceeds from sales at their Arcadia Donuts store on January 20 and 21 to the Monterey Park Hope and Resiliency Center and the Andy Kao Memorial Ballroom Dance Group to assist funding the nonprofit organizations. See also related article, "Who were the Monterey Park shooting victims? A year later, a reflection," Pasadena Star News, p. A13, January 21, 2024.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia Donuts
Doughnuts
Fundraisers
Kao, Andy
Memorials
Shootings
Small business
Star Ballroom Dance Studio
Ung, Francois
Ung, Shally
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Bookstore fights to survive in middle of global pandemic. Karen Kropp, owner of The Book Rack in Arcadia, says she'll weather the pandemic storm for the love of reading. Kropp took over the business 17 years ago from original owner Pat Carlson, who started the business 35 years ago.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 13, 2020
Pages
p. 1, 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 13, 2020
Pages
p. 1, 4
Subjects
The Book Rack
Bookstores
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Small business
Viruses
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City of Arcadia Development Services Department launches Arcadia EDGE, an online customer service portal that provides permit assistance and access to tools and information relating to development and permitting. It stands for Electronic Development Gateway. Arcadia EDGE features the ability to schedule a building inspection for an active building permit, view building inspection schedules, look up permit history on a specific address, report a code violation, apply for a business license, and more.

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Mountain Views News
Date
December 10, 2022
Pages
p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
December 10, 2022
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
City of Arcadia-Development Services Department
Building inspections
Building permits
Business licenses
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Arcadia Patriotic Festival Postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. List of downtown Arcadia business open during the pandemic.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 9, 2020
Pages
p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 9, 2020
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Arcadia Patriotic Festival
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Pandemics
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Small business
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Community rallies around Arcadia Donuts' owners Francois Ung and Shally Ung. In recent weeks, they've been doing fundraisers for victims and survivors of the mass shooting at a Monterey Park dance studio one year ago, which claimed the life of their friend Andy Kao. Surveillance video shows someone broke into Ung's car and stole the fundraiser money. A Gofundme is set up if people want to help the couple recover the money.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 1, 2024
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 1, 2024
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia Donuts
Doughnuts
Crowdfunding
Crowdsourcing
Fundraisers
Kao, Andy
Shootings
Small business
Star Ballroom Dance Studio
Ung, Francois
Ung, Shally
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Malicious computer hackers breach Arcadia Methodist Hospital's donor database and some patient information but they don't believe the information has been released publicly. Methodist Hospital uses Blackbaud Inc. to host its foundation's fundraising databases.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Crime and Criminals
Cybercrime
Data breaches
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Small Businesses Adapt to Economic Uncertainty in Arcadia. The COVID-19 outbreak has frozen one of the world’s most powerful economies and suspended the fate of many business owners worldwide. During these uncertain times, many small businesses are searching for any method or reason to stay open, and in Arcadia, some have gone to great lengths to do so.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 2020
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 2020
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
California Pizza Kitchen
Cheesecake Factory
Coronavirus-COVID-19
GoKi Cafe
Pandemics
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Small business
Sushi Kiyosuzu
Vendome
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Newspaper Index
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