San Gabriel Valley police officers and firefighters, including Arcadia Police Department and Arcadia Fire Department, competed in a charity basketball tournament at Arcadia High School to benefit Special Olympics Southern California. It was organized by Arcadia Police detective Walter Ashby.
A photograph shows Arcadia Police Department detective Dan Crowther and other police as they run on Las Tunas Drive with the California Special Olympics torch.
Local host cities ready for Special Olympics delegates. City of Arcadia will introduce its Trinidad and Tobago, and Kyrgyz Republic delegates at its free concert at the City Hall lawn this Thursday.
Fast Cash, a payday loan company with offices in Arcadia and Eagle Rock, faces allegations of deceptive business practices and fraud in a complaint filed by the California Attorney General's office.
An extensive survey by a Los Angeles based real estate consulting firm rated the cost of doing business in a number of California cities, including Arcadia.
The Arcadia Business Association has requested a moratorium on beauty and nail shop in the downtown business district. There are reportedly 16 salons downtown and another 8 more on First Avenue south of California.
Arcadia resident Maggie Campbell, 45, is featured as a business leader. She is President and CEO of the Old Pasadena Management District, working to keep Old Pasadena a vibrant town.
Axel-ent Nagasu gives U.S. Bronze medal in Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Arcadia native Mirai Nagasu becomes first American woman to hit triple jump in Olympics in figure skating event. See hard copy in VF.
Arcadia launches the new Arcadia Downtown Business Association, with plans to revitalize the downtown district. Matt McSweeney is the association's chairperson and owner of Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant on East Huntington Drive. City officials will spend about $90,000 on a parking study and about $18,000 in redevelopment funds to get Arcadia Downtown Business Association off the ground. The revitalization plans should work nicely with the slated opening of the Gold Line station at the northwest corner of North First Avenue and East Santa Clara Street by 2014.
The Senior Olympics powerlifting competition was held at the Arcadia home of personal trainer Harry Sneider. Stanley Gim of San Pedro bench pressed 275 pounds to win an area gold medal and a chance to compete at the National Senior Olympics in September in Providence, Rhode Island.