Former Arcadia resident David Thornton has been involved in fundraising for kidney research ever since a rare kidney disease began tormenting him five years ago.
Roy L. Coats, last year's Tournament of Roses president, died unexpectedly Saturday afternoon while working in the garden of his Arcadia home. He was 64.
Longtime San Gabriel Valley pediatrician "Bud" Koch died Friday of cancer in his Ventura home. He was 72. Koch worked on staff of the Arcadia Methodist Hospital from 1956 -1981.
Rose Foreman, 100, an Arcadia resident since 1947 and a Dial-A-Ride user since 1975, has been given a lifetime Dial-A-Ride pass, enabling her to ride for free.
Vons Market, which operates 328 grocery stores in Southern California, has moved its corporate headquarters from El Monte to Michillinda Avenue, between Sunset Boulevard and Huntington Drive. The 240,000 square foot building, a former May Co. store that closed in January 1989, will house 950 Vons employees.
The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency voted unanimously to begin condemnation proceedings of a property at 156 Santa Clara Street. The agency wants to claim the land for retail stores and office buildings. Eminent domain proceedings were begun since the city and the owners of the property have not been able to agree on the value of the property.
Charles "Chip" Sturniolo, owner of the Derby restaurant, announced that he is withdrawing from the downtown redevelopment project because the proposed parking structure "just wasn't feasible." The City Council will now reconsider previous plans.