A new Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has opened in Arcadia. It is owned by Tesco, a British food giant. Tesco's labor practices have come under fire for relying on part-time workers, which may limit the ability of workers to earn a living wage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30787
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 2007
Pages
p. Local 3
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 2007
Pages
p. Local 3
Subjects
Business and Industry
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets
Grocery Stores
Tesco
Item ID
30975AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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British retail giant Tesco considers selling its struggling U.S. grocery market Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market. The El Segundo-based chain is losing money and Tesco has hired investment bank Greenhill to review options. Fresh & Easy has 200 stores in California, Nevada, and Arizona. There is a store in Arcadia (on Foothill Boulevard).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33264
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2012
Pages
p. A5
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2012
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market
Grocery Stores
Tesco
Item ID
33461AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's Fresh and Easy (grocery store) market at 133 East Foothill Boulevard to shut down April 3. The chain is closing about 30 stores, including ones in Arcadia, Azusa, and Pasadena.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34128
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 26, 2015
Pages
p. 20
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 26, 2015
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Business and Industry
Fresh and Easy
Item ID
34322AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Food a big draw at 626 Night Market, the Asian-inspired festival at Santa Anita Park. It is in its fourth season of food, entertainment, art and shopping.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34252
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 4, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 4, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Food festivals
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
626 Night Market
Item ID
34446AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Organizers of the 626 Night Market at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, estimate as many as 50,000 people attended the recent 3 night run of the event. The event featured Asian street food booths and other vendors and entertainment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33982
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2014
Pages
p. A5
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2014
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
626 Night Market
Food festivals
Item ID
34176AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Actor and comedian Kevin Hart's Hart House is open in Monrovia at 602 West Huntington Drive. This fast food is all plant-based, no additives or hormones, artificial colors, preservatives, or high fructose corn syrup and it's delicious. Karen MacNair of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce waas present at the ribbon cutting.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36377
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
November 19, 2022
Pages
p. 9
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
November 19, 2022
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Actors
Comedians
Hart, Kevin
MacNair, Karen
Plant-based food
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Thousands of Arcadians, many of them members of Neighborhood Watch groups, participated in National Night Out.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2020
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 14, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 14, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Neighborhood Watch
Item ID
2012AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A number of Arcadia Neighborhood Watch groups have planned get-togethers and block parties for August 9. As many as 50 such gatherings are anticipated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2019
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Neighborhood Watch
Item ID
2011AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Line of evacuees at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese, headed by a mother holding a small girl, begin to come by serving area to select food from the 7 staff members ready to help.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs701
Date
April 1942

  1 image

Date
April 1942
Subjects
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Food service
Santa Anita Park-1942-1945
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
697
Collection
Photographs
Images
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In an effort to reduce crime, the Arcadia Police Department is planning a comprehensive Neighborhood Watch program that will involve about 438 Arcadia residents and touch every block of the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2018
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Neighborhood Watch
Item ID
2010AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park hosts "626 Night Market" this weekend. It features Asian street foods.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33194
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 18, 2012
Pages
p. 2
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 18, 2012
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Hwang, Jonny C.
Santa Anita Park events
Verge, Mark
626 Night Market
Food festivals
Item ID
33391AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Seen in line to pick up metal food plates at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese, are a woman first, followed by 5 small children. A man in striped shirt stands behind children, and last in line is man with zippered jacket.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs702
Date
April 1942

  1 image

Date
April 1942
Subjects
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Food service
Santa Anita Park-1942-1945
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
698
Collection
Photographs
Images
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626 Night Market opens for Independence Day (Fourth of July) weekend at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34249
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 3, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 3, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Food festivals
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
626 Night Market
Item ID
34443AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Vons Pavilion just west of Hinshaw's staged a grand opening, Wednesday, December 10.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper841
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 14, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 14, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Vons Market
Item ID
841AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sometime at the end of this year, Vons Grocery Co. plans to open one of its new Pavilions grocery stores just west of the Hinshaw's Department Store on Baldwin Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper840
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 23, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 23, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Vons Market
Item ID
840AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Chinese food in Arcadia done right at these spots--Hai Di Lao Hot Pot and Din Tai Fung at Westfield Santa Anita mall open for outdoor dining. Reviews by Merrill Shindler.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35797
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chinese food
Din Tai Fung
Hai Di Lao Hot Pot
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Shindler, Merrill
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Reports on visit of the Duke and Duchess of York's visit to a British Food Exhibition at Von's Pavilion.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3555
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 2, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 2, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Visitors
Item ID
3436AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Construction of a Vons Market west of Baldwin Avenue between Duarte Road and Naomi Avenue may depend on whether the East Pasadena Water Company accepts the City Council's proposal allowing the city to extend its line into the water company's territory at the western end of the Vons development. The East Pasadena Water Company's lines are too small to be effective in case of fire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper838
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 22, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 22, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Vons Market
Item ID
838AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Malls taking different paths with operations. San Gabriel Valley: some in the region are bucking trend and staying open, with reduced hours during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Westfield Santa Anita (in photo) is mostly empty, with only a few stores and food places open in Arcadia. While malls in many parts of Southern California have temporarily closed because of the possible spread of the novel coronavirus, Westfield in Arcadia, the Shops at Montebello, and Plaza West Covina have remained open, but with reduced hours.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35685
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Economy
Epidemics
Pandemics
Westfield Santa Anita
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Upscale H Mart Supermarket to have grand opening in Arcadia December 8. H Mart serves both traditional Asian and international food. It is over 40,000 square feet of retail space at 1101 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA, on the site of a former Ralphs Supermarket.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35013
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 23, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 12
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 23, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Business and Industry
Grocery Stores
Kwon, Brian
Supermarkets
Item ID
35204AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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