Nordstrom's Department Store is scheduled to open in August 1994, while 20 specialty shops and a 292-seat food court will open in October, 1993. The $34.3 million expansion is expected to generate about $1 million in sales tax revenue each year, as well a create 250 retail jobs.
Nordstrom's due to open August 26 at the Santa Anita Fashion Park, will employ 300 to 400 people and provide the city with an estimated $500,000 in annual sales tax revenue.
The new Nordstrom department store offers a traditional men's and women's restroom, as well as a new "family restroom," a large, private restroom with toilet, changing table, diaper dispenser and a lowered child height sink.
The new food court at Fashion Park, called the Park Cafe, will open in October. The 292-seat facility will house 8 food merchants, create at least 70 new jobs, and generate $40,000 in sales tax each year. The Nordstrom expansion is also detailed.
Second of 2 articles about the increasing Asian student population in the Arcadia Unified School District, where over the past 10 years the Asian student population has grown from 9 to 39%.
The Arcadia Educational Foundation raised about $90,000 for Arcadia schools over the last year by selling more than $1.4 million in "scrip" or vouchers for groceries.
First of 2 articles about the increasing Asian student population in the Arcadia Unified School District, where over the past 10 years the Asian student population has grown from 9 to 39%. This article focuses on meeting the challenge of getting Asian parents involved.
Jack in the Box officials blamed a food poisoning outbreak that led to one death and the hospitalization of at least 70 persons from Seattle to San Diego on a shipment of contaminated hamburgers traced to Arcadia-based Vons. Vons has denied its meat processing plant in El Monte was the source of the problem.
Ground-breaking ceremonies were held on January 22 to celebrate the start of construction of two new Arcadia hotels - the Hilton Garden Inn and Fairfield Suites.
The annual Friends of the Arcadia Public Library booksale will feature 50,000 used books ranging in price from $.75 to $7. This is potentially the last sale since a book shop is part of the design for the library expansion project, scheduled for ground-breaking in November, 1994.
Santa Anita Park race track sold to Frank Stronach, a Canadian billionaire businessman and horse owner. The property is valuable to the city for sales tax reasons.
Despite concerns from some local businesses that a Saturday farmers' market is hurting their sales, City Council voted to fund the market for another six months.