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The surprising Anna May Wong. Like many, author Katie Salisbury was startled to learn of the star, then couldn't stop looking. Wong was a famous Chinese-American movie star in the 1920s and 1930s and had her own television series in the early 1950s. Salisbury's nonfiction book about Wong's life is titled Not Your China Doll. The author is half-Chinese and grew up in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36657
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2024
Pages
p. C4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2024
Pages
p. C4
Subjects
Actresses
Arcadia Authors - Salisbury, Katie
Nonfiction books
Wong, Anna May
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Singers Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken perform at Arcadia Performing Arts Center on Saturday, 9/23/2023. They were two of the favorites on the second season of TV show American Idol. Studdard won the American Idol competition and Clay Aiken was the runner up 20 years ago. The tour is called "Twenty, the Tour."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36532
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2023
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2023
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Aiken, Clay
Arcadia Performing Arts Center
Singers
Studdard, Ruben
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Newspaper Index
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Diners line up to get last meal at Rod's Grill in Arcadia. Restaurant that has served generations of people closes on Sunday (yesterday). Hundreds of diners made a final pilgrimage to Rod's Grill in Arcadia at 41 W. Huntington Drive, along Historic Route 66. Rod Wellman started the restaurant in 1946 in Alhambra. The Arcadia location opened in 1957 offering 10 cent coffees and 40 cent slices of pie a la mode. Wellman's sons Barry and Brian took over years later, then Manny Romero bought it about 25 years ago and kept its vintage vibe. Romero was an immigrant from Mexico. He died in 2021. Television shows such as This is Us, Mad Men, Last Man Standing, and Luck, had filmed episodes there. See hard copy in VF. See also Pasadena Star News, p. A3, A4, February 9, 2023.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36421
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Historic Route 66
Hoffman, Jason
Meek, Russell
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Shuton, Ema (General Manager of Rod's Grill)
Vollrath, Julie
Wellman, Rod
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Newspaper Index
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Former TV finance analyst from Arcadia James Arthur McDonalds, Jr. charged with lying to investors about the health of his finance firm and failing to disclose massive losses incurred through risky investments following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. McDonald was CEO of Los Angeles-based Hercules Investments and Redondo Beach-based Index Strategy Advisors Inc. He is believed to be in hiding.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36342
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 29, 2022
Pages
p. 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 29, 2022
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Crimes and criminals
Fraud
Hercules Investments
McDonald, James Arthur, Jr.
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sex therapist Dr. Susan Block is in a zoning fight with Arcadia City. Her building is zoned for office use, not residential, although building license inspectors found 10 bedrooms inside. The brick building is on Las Tunas Drive and is the business location of Saybrook Media, where The Dr. Susan Block Show is produced. Susan Block, aka Dr. Suzy, had an HBO Special "Radio Sex TV with Dr. Susan Block" in the 1990s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36058
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 28, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 28, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Abeyta, Amber
Block, Susan
Lobkowicz, Maximillian
Podcasts
Saybrook Media Group
Sex therapists
Zoning
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Newspaper Index
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James Val, a veteran film and television producer loves to decorate his Arcadia home for Christmas. He won a Holiday Decoration Award by the Arcadia Beautiful Commission.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35883
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Beautiful Commission
Christmas
Holidays
Houses
Val, James
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High Alum Xiaoke Ying Places Third in 'Jeopardy!' College Championship

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35703
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 23, 2020
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 23, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia High School alumni
Jeopardy
Television game shows
Ying, Xiaoke
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School young television newscasters beat virus shutdown. Student journalists work from home to fill void for classmates. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forced schools to close but journalism students worked from home to put together an informative, inspiring newscast called The Quarantine, for their more than 3000 classmates who are home during the crisis.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35688
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A16
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A16
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Epidemics
Foran, Ryan
Journalism
Liu, Andrew
Pandemics
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Newspaper Index
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University of Southern California (USC) student Xiaoke Ying, a sophomore from Arcadia, will compete in the television game show Jeopardy! College Championship on April 6, 2020 for a $100,000 grand prize.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 6, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 6, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia residents
Television shows
Trivia
Ying, Xiaoke
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Leon Logothetis, star of Netflix show “The Kindness Diaries” spoke at Holy Angels School in Arcadia on April 12. He said, “Kindness is literally the coolest thing, the most epic thing you can do. How you show up to the world matters. The most beautiful way to make a person feel that they matter is to be kind. And kindness is free.”

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35428
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2019
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2019
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Holy Angels School
Logothetis, Leon
Netflix
Streaming video
Television shows-The Kindness Diaries
Item ID
35620AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Television show “Trading Spaces” transforms teachers’ lounges at First Avenue Middle School and Holly Avenue Elementary School. Shown in photo “Trading Spaces” host Paige Davis and Arcadia Unified School District educators Karalee Nakatsuka, Megan Forbes, Regina Ringo and Teresa Oakland. The show airs on the TLC network.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35427
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A11
Subjects
Davis, Paige
First Avenue Middle School
Forbes, Megan
Holly Avenue Elementary School
Oakland, Teresa
Oosterhouse, Carter
Ringo, Regina
Television shows-Trading Spaces
Yip, Vern
Item ID
35619AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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TV's Mario Lopez to host Lucky Baldwin Poker Tournament on June 10. It is a fundraiser to preserve the 1880s architecture of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's home at the site of Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34841
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2017
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2017
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Lopez, Mario
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Preservation
Viera, Margaux
Item ID
35032AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Apache News at Arcadia High School sets journalistic standards. Apache News is a 15-minute weekly show that airs every Friday during fourth period. It is created by the Advanced Video Production class taught by Frank Nunez.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34835
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 23, 2017
Pages
p. 26
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 23, 2017
Pages
p. 26
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Atkinson, Will
Chu, Simone
Journalism
Nunez, Frank
Teachers
Television production
Salcido, Andre
Item ID
35026AN
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Newspaper Index
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If race horse "California Chrome" wins the Belmont Stakes tomorrow to complete a Triple Crown sweep, then this could help the racing industry. The industry will try to turn attention attracted by the first Triple Crown in 36 years into a revival of the sport's popularity. Santa Anita Park executives hope a crowd of 30,000 will show up Saturday to watch the Belmont on TV screen. Betting at Santa Anita Park has declined 40% between 2002 and 2011 before ticking up the last two years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33848
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California Chrome (race horse)
Eng, Richard
Newby, Nate
Platt, Jeff
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
34042AN
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Newspaper Index
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Derek Hough and Emma Slater of television show "Dancing with the Stars" will dance at the next Festival on the Green at Santa Anita Park Racetrack.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33571
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 1, 2013
Pages
p. 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 1, 2013
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
CalPhil
Dancers
Festival on the Green
Hough, Derek
Slater, Emma
Item ID
33766AN
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Newspaper Index
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Actor and activist George Takei, 75, famous for his portrayal of Sulu on television series Star Trek, will talk about gay rights and a childhood spent in internment camps at Santa Anita Park (assembly center), Tule Lake and Rohwer, Arkansas, during World War II. He will be speaking at Cal Poly Pomona on Tuesday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33419
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2013
Pages
p. B1, B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2013
Pages
p. B1, B8
Subjects
Actors
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
Takei, George
Item ID
33615AN
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Newspaper Index
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Animal rights advocate Barbara Casey, who oversaw working conditions on the canceled HBO series "Luck" has sued HBO and the American Humane Association, claiming horses on the show were grossly mistreated. She says she was wrongfully fired after complaining about inhumane conditions on the show.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33324
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 10, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 10, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 2
Subjects
American Humane Association
Animal rights
Casey, Barbara
HBO cable television
Item ID
33520AN
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Newspaper Index
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An episode of cable television channel AMC's show "Mad Men," that was filmed on location at Rod's Grill on Huntington Drive in Arcadia, last October, was shown this past week on the network. The episode is called "Far Away Places" and stars Jon Hamm as Don Draper, and Jessica Pare, as his wife. In this period drama, they are supposedly at a Howard Johnson's motor lodge (motel and restaurant).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32960
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 5, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
May 5, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
AMC Television series--Mad Men
Cable television
Hamm, Jon
Pare, Jessica
Rod's Grill
Item ID
33157AN
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Three horses euthanized during the filming of HBO series "Luck" at Santa Anita Park. HBO suspends filming pending investigation by American Humane Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32869
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 15, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 15, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Cable television series
Home Box Office (HBO)
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
33066AN
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Newspaper Index
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HBO television show "Luck" ends production after a third horse death at Santa Anita Park. The drama, starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, about the seedier side of horse racing, will air the final two episodes of its first season but the series won't return for a second season. The horse deaths drew criticism from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32890
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Cable television series
Hoffman, Dustin
Home Box Office (HBO)
Nolte, Nick
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
33087AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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