The windmill will stay as part of the redesign of Denny's at the corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive. The windmill was originally built for a Van de Kamp's coffee shop in 1967.
Friends and family of former Arcadia City Clerk Christine Van Maanen gathered at Live Oak Memorial Park to pay their last respects. Her exact date of birth is not known, but she is believed to have been 86-88 years old when she died.
The City Council approved demolishing the building at 19 1/2 Lucille Street after City inspectors alleged that it was plagued by health and safety code violations. Earlier article in Pasadena Star News May 8, 1993 p. A-5 with photo.
A many as 60 of the trees on Orange Grove Ave., the "county road" running from Michillinda Blvd. to Santa Anita Ave., could be endangered by a proposed road-widening project currently under consideration by Arcadia and Sierra Madre. The street would be widened from 30 to 36 ft. since the street is considered too narrow for the trash bins that residents often leave in the road, constituting a hazard.
Arcadia is praised for its top-scoring schools, ranch-style homes, and lack of ethnic tensions and political turmoil in similar cities like Monterey Park.
The City Council approved a final agreement that may end the long dispute between Arcadia and Sierra Madre concerning the nearly $2 million cost of repairing and repaving Orange Grove Ave., a street that borders both cities.
A new street in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been named Asher Court after Arcadia resident and World War II Veteran Fred Asher who saved the USS Blue at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Fantastic Sams, a popular hair salon, opened a new store at 50 West Las Tunas Drive. They offer a 20% senior discount for the 55+ crowd Monday thru Friday, as well as a special play area with toys for small children.
The barbers at Perini's Hair Plus have been providing haircuts, shaves, shampoos and styling for 44 years. Owner Frank Perini, who opened Frank's Barber Shop in 1954, has remained at the same location at 73 E. Foothill Blvd.
The Arcadia Police Department is turning to the public for assistance with the homicide investigation of Mr. Shao-wu Yen, who was struck and killed one year ago by a small pickup while waiting to cross the street at the intersection of Holly and Fairview Avenues.
Heather Gilchriest, a teacher at the Polytechnic School in Pasadena has written, directed, and choreographed a musical revue for her 8th grade students called "The Crown City Capers of 1927", set at the Huntington Hotel just before the 1927 Rose Parade.
When someone burglarized her Arcadia home and stole all her children's Christmas gifts, Margie Stitzinger thought she had seen the worst people had to offer. She was surprised when her co-workers at Picasso's Cafe pitched in to replace what was stolen.