Editor’s Note: This page will be updated as information becomes available City Cases Reported by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Arcadia 10 March 31 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 10 new deaths and 548 new cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), including one additional case in…
GoFundMe account set up for commemoration efforts Anyone who has lived in Arcadia probably has met a humble and deeply committed couple of volunteers who happened to be married. Jim and Margaret Barrows were a fixture at just about every event in Arcadia where they selflessly devoted their time and talents to help others in…
Friday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $10 (advance), $15 (door) Edi Roque brings his guitar wizardry to Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E. Huntington Drive, on Friday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $15 at the door. For more information, call (626) 447-9349 or visit arcadiabluesclub.com. “Edi Roque is not your run of…
By Chang Tzi-chin, Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan) Concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide recorded at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii hit a historic high of 415 parts per million in May 2019. The World Meteorological Organization has also released data showing that June 2019 was the hottest month in history,…
Photos and Video by Terry Miller On Friday, November 1, 2019, at 10:00am in front of Parking Gate #5 at Santa Anita Race Track, workers and horse racing supporters will held a counter press conference and celebration before the first race of the Breeder’s Cup. At Gate 3, a handful of protesters gathered with signs…
Congresswoman Judy Chu says she’s “Outraged by the deaths…” Track Bans use of Performance enhancing Lasix and Calls Jockeys’ whips under scrutiny By Terry Miller Heavy winter rains in southern California have been blamed, in part, for the rash of racehorse deaths at Santa Anita dirt track this winter meet. However, the track…
By Terry Miller An Arcadia High School graduate was among those killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, this week, his family said Wednesday. Mano “Paul” Kamaleson, 55, had just returned to Kabul from a holiday break in Chicago with his family, where they lived before moving to Afghanistan, said his sister Ruth Loisel…
By Terry Miller We are too. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Mr. George Fasching, the famous windmill atop Denny’s will fly again soon. Just, when? We’re not yet sure. On Wednesday afternoon, June 29 last year, the idea of getting the iconic windmill turning again became a reality, only to be destroyed in a…
By Terry Miller The former Santa Anita Inn, now razed, is the site for an ambitious new $300 million hotel project opposite the Santa Anita race track. Next Wednesday, June 27, Developer Chateau Group USA will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking for the hotel and mixed-use development named One Gallop Way. Le Meridien by Marriott is…
Arcadia Councilmembers targeted by what some are calling a ‘Witch Hunt’ Opinion by Terry Miller In the aftermath of tragic shootings, such as the recent ones at Santa Fe High School in Texas and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, there is often an increase in hoax threats to schools and other public…
Arcadia Postmaster Yvonne Carrillo sent a letter recently to Post Office Box holders regarding cases of vandalism and reports of homeless individuals sleeping in the lobby after hours which set off alarm bells in the community. As a result, the Postmaster has ordered the doors locked at 5:30 PM daily, 5:00 pm on Saturday…
