Tallest building in Arcadia sells for $25.6 million. It has been sold to Positive Investments, Inc. by Farazian Family Trust. It has 8 floors, anchored by Bank of America. Another tenant is former Arcadia City Mayor Jim Helms of Helms & Myers, a law firm. Bank of America is 180 N. Santa Anita Avenue, Helms & Myers is at 150 N. Santa Anita Avenue, Suite 685.
The Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop serves a dual purpose: a non-profit department store with thrift shop prices and as a local welfare agency for those in need. The article discusses the types of assistance given. All programs are funded by sales from the thrift shop.
Wayne and Marlene Stam own the Fun Shop at 707 S. First Avenue in Arcadia where they carry old baseball cards. Article discusses baseball card collecting.
New ice cream shop in Arcadia is ready to roll. Instagammable ice cream awaits at Holy Roly Ice Cream, a Thai-inspired rolled ice cream. It is located at the Westfield Santa Anita Mall at 400 S. Baldwin Ave. #2220. Louis Kim, the owner and founder, is an architect and real estate developer.
City Council denied a move by Rancho Santa Anita Property Owners' Association to stop construction of a large new home in its neighborhood. Mayor Bob Harbicht commented, "This is the land of the free."
23-year-old Arcadia man Joshua Martin Parra-Davis was booked by Arcadia Police on suspicion of possessing an explosive device and leaving it in a backpack near a Bank of America on Foothill Boulevard on Friday, January 14, 2011. Witnesses said Parra-Davis first went to Foothills Middle School and may have been trying to open classrooms when he was confronted and ran off. The suspect was then seen dropping a backpack in bushes near the Bank of America and then running through the parking lot, where officers detained him. Arcadia Police called the bomb squad. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Bob Squad successfully detonated the device. Parra-Davis could be arranged in Pasadena Court today.
Bill Connolly, 67, has closed his White Eyes Indian Shop, located south of Huntington Drive on First Avenue. First opened in 1964, the property was sold to Don Ta of Alhambra, who plans to open a real estate office.
The city has extended the comment period for the Shops at Santa Anita environmental impact report. The public will have until February 27 to file questions and observations.
Caruso Affiliated has offered to provide free office space to the Arcadia Unified School District at the proposed new Shops at Santa Anita outdoor lifestyle center/mall.
The Shops at Santa Anita (formerly Westfield Santa Anita mall, changed name in 2022) hosts a holiday winter wonderland with synthetic ice rink, hot cocoa, and face painting, 6-8 PM today. Event is on the Promenade area. Skating rink is free but donations accepted. Proceeds benefit the Arcadia High School Marching Band. The Shops at Santa Anita is at 400 S. Baldwin Avenue.