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Rod's Grill, Arcadia's beloved classic diner, announces its closure after nearly 70 years. Closing date will be Sunday, February 12, 2023. It is located at 41 West Huntington Drive, along Historic Route 66. The diner began as a small chain of restaurants in 1946, with the Arcadia location opening in 1957.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36420
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Historic Route 66
Monroy, Wendy
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia will have a Patriotic Reverse Parade and Food Drive. People will drive on the parade route and wave to the "Stars of the parade" who are stationed on the sidewalk on July 2, 2021, 9-11 AM. The "stars" include firefighters, medical and police who have helped the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Canned food donations will be accepted by Foothill Unity Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36015
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Foothill Unity Center
Fourth of July
Holidays
Parades
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Newspaper Index
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County are declining. Officials urge vigilance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35899
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 4, 2021
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 4, 2021
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Pandemics
Vaccines
Viruses
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's historic Derby Restaurant may be relocated. A mixed-use project may take the place of The Derby and Embassy Suites at 211 East Huntington Drive - 233 East Huntington Drive. Local historian Sandy Snider expressed concern that the 99 year-old building may end up being razed. George Woolf bought the Derby in 1938, originally named Proctor Tavern when it operated in 1922. Councilman Paul Cheng supports the relocation of The Derby. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 2, August 13, 2020 for "The Derby-what's next?"

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35768
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Cheng, Paul
The Derby Restaurant
Embassy Suites
Historic Buildings
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Proctor Tavern
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Snider, Sandy
Woolf, George
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Santa Anita Park ready to open 84th winter-spring meet with new turf course. The new turf chute will accommodate sprints up to 6 1/2 furlongs. Nate Newby is the new General Manager, who began as an intern in 2002. COVID-19 repercussions make it difficult to run the track but there have been no fatalities over Santa Anita's main track during afternoon racing in 2020, following a disastrous 2019, when 37 horses had to be euthanized.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35870
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2020
Pages
p.B6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2020
Pages
p.B6
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Newby, Nate
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Family, friends mourn loss of Arcadia resident Arekel Carranco after fatal hit-and-run on Huntington Drive on June 30, by a 17-year-old driver.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36513
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 20, 2023
Pages
p. 27
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 20, 2023
Pages
p. 27
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Carranco, Arekel
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Newspaper Index
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Two related stories. Early to the party - Voting: Poll workers say regional centers are swamped on first day of in-person balloting. Scattered paper jams, tech glitches don’t spoil first in-person day at the polls. many of 2020’s early voters showed up to voting centers before they even opened on Saturday, Oct. 24, the first day of in-person balloting in Los Angeles County. But much to the relief of voters and elections officials, the kind of polling-place meltdowns that left voters angered and election officials worried back in March, when the county debuted its $300 million network of vote centers, did not repeat. Back in March, for the primary, many voters were left seething after tech glitches delayed the opening of some sites and even forced the Hollywood site to close down. But Saturday’s voting played out much more smoothly. And when issues did pop up, they appeared to have been resolved quickly in most cases. Behind the scenes, poll workers reported paper jams and other tech issues, some of which caused short delays. Many voters were certainly eager to cast their ballots. Several voting centers saw a line wrapped around the building before they opened. Such hubs included large polling locations, such as the Arboretum and Botanical Gardens in Arcadia, stocked with 45 of the county’s new voting devices.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35778
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum
General elections
Voting
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Class of 2023 graduations happening in Arcadia include: June 1-Arroyo Pacific Academy graduation at Arroyo Pacific Academy, 325 North Santa Anita Avenue. June 8-Arcadia High School graduation at Santa Anita Park Racetrack, 285 West Huntington Drive. Also, June 6-Gabrielino High School (located in San Gabriel) graduation will be held at Santa Anita Park Racetrack.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36484
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 17, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 17, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Arroyo Pacific Academy
Graduations
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Stein Mart's bankruptcy to eliminate most stores. The combined effects of a challenging retail environment coupled with the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have caused significant distress in Stein Mart's business. More than 40 retailers have filed for Chapter 11, including more than two dozen retailers who filed since the pandemic began, such as America's oldest retailer Lord & Taylor, J. Crew, J.C. Penney, Neiman Marcus, among others. Papyrus, a mall-based retailer of stationery and upscale greeting cards announced in January it would be closing all 254 of its US and Canadian stores, including 19 in Southern California (including Arcadia at Westfield Santa Anita mall).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35792
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2020
Pages
p. A11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2020
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Economy
Pandemics
Papyrus
Retail stores
Stein Mart
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Newspaper Index
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City of Arcadia continuing Concerts and Movies in the Park Series with an event every Thursday from June 23 through August 4 at 240 West Huntington Drive, on the lawn between Arcadia City Hall and Arcadia Police Department. This Thursday's concert will be performed by The Smokin' Cobras, followed by the movie Mulan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36280
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 7, 2022
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 7, 2022
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
City of Arcadia
Concerts
Movies
Music
Recreation and Community Services Department
The Smokin' Cobras (musical group)
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The Derby could highlight new hub. If developers get their way with a zone change and other approvals, the area around the 1920s-era Derby restaurant will be transformed into a mixed-use development with the eatery as its centerpiece. Right now the 2.23 acre project site has 2 structures, the two-story restaurant at 233 East Huntington Drive and a vacant one-story building at 301 East Huntington Drive, once occupied by Souplantation. The new development would include 205 market rate residential units and 9 affordable units.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36361
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A8
Subjects
The Derby (restaurant)
Housing
Mixed-use developments
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Souplantation (restaurant)
Zoning
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Le Meridien hotel by Marriott in Arcadia is taking shape. Photo. The site of the former Santa Anita Inn, now razed, is the site for an ambitious new $300 million hotel and mixed-use condominium project opposite the Santa Anita Park racetrack. Contruction has been swift, but delayed a bit this week due to the rain. Developer Chateau Group USA held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the project on June 27, 2018.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35664
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 12, 2020
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 12, 2020
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Le Meridien Hotels
Marriott
Chateau Group
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified appoints new Highland Oaks Elementary School principal, Debbie Champion.Champion began her career in Arcadia as a teacher at Holly Avenue Elementary School. She has been with the district for over 25 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36477
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 11, 2023
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 11, 2023
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Champion, Debbie
Educators
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Principals
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Husband shot wife and himself. Deaths of Arcadia couple--Paul Thornton, 58, and his wife Maria Lockwood, 54--ruled murder-suicide. He died of a gunshot wound to the head and she died of a gunshot wound to the chest. They had been married a little over a year. They lived in the block of 600 West Huntington Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36056
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Deaths
Lockwood, Maria
Murder-suicide
Shootings
Thornton, Paul
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First phase of Le Meridien Hotel taking shape across from Santa Anita Park. Ground broke more than two years ago. The five-story building, on the site formerly occupied by the Santa Anita Inn (its address was 130 West Huntington Drive), was set to open first quarter of 2020, but it has been delayed. It will have a combination of Art Deco elements, inspired by nearby Santa Anita Park, with Modernist features. Architecture firm Architects Orange, interior design firm Linda Snyder Associates, and Snyder Langston is the construction team building the Le Meridien development that spans 6.5 acres.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35850
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 1, 2020
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 1, 2020
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Le Meridien by Marriott
Santa Anita Inn
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Santa Anita Oktoberfest will be held October 14-22 at Santa Anita Park, 283 West Huntington Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36538
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2023
Pages
p. C6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2023
Pages
p. C6
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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Newspaper Index
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Every 10 minutes, someone in Los Angeles County dies from the effects of COVID-19. Melody Stark of Monrovia is shown in photo displaying a photo of her husband Dr. William Stark who was a resident of Huntington Drive Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arcadia. He died on November 22, 2020. Since March, 2020, 10,056 people have died from the coronavirus.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35887
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A11
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Deaths
Huntington Drive Health and Rehabilitation Center
Pandemics
Public Health
Stark, Melody
Stark, William (Dr.)
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Newspaper Index
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Fire crews in the Angeles National Forest brace for Santa Ana winds. The Bobcat fire is burning in the San Gabriel Mountains. Residents of Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Bradbury, and Sierra Madre were told to prepare for possible evacuation. It has burned 4900 acres, north of Azusa,

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35798
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
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Newspaper Index
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Shrimp and crab-stuffed salmon at The Derby, 233 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, is recommended and the restaurant's menu and reputation are also described.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36111
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2021
Pages
p. A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2021
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
The Derby
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Restaurant reviews
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County Coronavirus COVID-19 cases broken down by community. 1,198,098 total cases, 21,778 total deaths. In incorporated Arcadia there have been 2,591 total cases and in unincorporated Arcadia, there have been 596 total cases.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35918
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2021
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2021
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Deaths
Mortality
Pandemics
Public Health
Statistics
Viruses
Collection
Newspaper Index
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