The Arcadia Christian School has leased the Santa Anita Elementary School which was closed due to declining enrollment. Article describes the school which expects 200 students this year ranging from pre-school through 8th grade.
Seen as retaliation for Westfield tactics, Caruso Affiliated announced it would ask Arcadia voters to block mall rival Westfield from leasing space to Target Stores or a similar "big box" discounter.
State offers funds for LGBTQ center in Whittier. The closest center like it are in Arcadia, Long Beach and downtown Los Angeles. The San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center is located at Prince Erik Hall, 2607 South Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006, behind Arcadia Congregational Church--which is temporarily closed due to COVID-19). The SGV location was found on the website sgvlgbtq.org
There has been some hassle over the lack of restroom facilities at Fashion Park. The City Council would like to see 2 restrooms on each level open at all times. Stores make their restrooms available, but some events take place when the stores are closed.
Rhythm Karaoke Club was closed by owners tired of the problems associated with it, such as 2 shootings in 4 months and a recent citation for serving alcohol to minors.
It appears likely that one Arcadia elementary school will be closed in September, 1981, due to decreasing enrollment. A committee has been appointed to consider the matter.
Only few weeks before Paul Simons, manager of the JC Penney store in Arcadia, was to have been installed as president of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, he was transferred to Long Beach store.
Arcadia Datsun is expanding its services to the Mountain Vista Plaza Shopping Center in Duarte (current site of the Big Sky Drive-In Theater). The general manager of Arcadia Datsun says his company's recent agreement with Duarte means his business will have somewhere to move if Arcadia decides to redevelop his property with a Target Store or some other project.
Arcadia Rotary Club had former University of Nevada Las Vegas football coach and long-time Arcadia resident Harvey Hyde as their keynote speaker earlier this month.
Los Angeles County saw its biggest bump in coronavirus cases within recent weeks Friday (yesterday). LA County reported 1,401 new cases and 34 new deaths, bringing the official human toll of the virus to 265,776 and 6,488 deaths, not including Long Beach and Pasadena, which operate their own public health departments. Photo: an empty Westfield Santa Anita mall that is closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, is seen in March.
Arcadia resident Wendi Wagner develops candy products. Her latest product, an unshelled jelly bean called "The Lean Bean," is now sold at Target stores.