Gina's Sports Bar and Grill is located directly under Bowling Square at 1020 S. Baldwin. It's an upscale bar with live entertainment and a diverse menu.
For the second consecutive week, concerns about the image of Arcadia were expressed at council meetings. Residents are concerned about a new tattoo parlor and Gina's, a bar and grill located beneath Bowling Square.
The Asian Pacific American Legal Center, which recently persuaded Temple City, Rosemead and Garden Grove to stop restricting the use of foreign languages on business signs, has requested a change in the Arcadia city ordinance that allows only 1/3 of the area of a sign to be in a foreign language. The new ordinance is more restrictive than the law that was deemed unconstitutional in Pomona in 1989 which required at least 50% of a sign to be written in the Roman alphabet.
Many of the local Chinese community, including members of the Arcadia Chinese Association, said they support the city council's decision to keep an ordinance requiring 2/3 of any business sign to be written in Roman letters.
Signs with foreign characters need review as signage may not be appropriate. Councilman John Wuo suggested that the Arcadia Chinese Association would be willing to unofficially review signage requests with Chinese characters.
Lou and Juli Costanzo, 37, are co-owners of Champion Sports Collectibles, which recently moved to Arcadia after 10 years in San Gabriel. They are profiled.
Private schools pay annual rent for classrooms at two area public schools. There is a controversy over the use or misuse of classrooms by these students.
Several members of the Arcadia Chinese Association, in addition to Chinese groups from other cities called a press conference together to discuss the recent proposed trip to Taiwan for Police Chief Ronnie Garner.
The nude juice bar nearing completion at 1580 Clark Street asked for changes in the adult entertainment ordinance which requires the six-foot separation between dancers and customers.