Arboretum Garden Fest May 4-6

Update May 4, 2012: The Los Angeles Country Arboretum and Botanic Garden will present “GROW! A Garden Festival this weekend, May 4-6. The festivities began Friday evening with big band music from the Big Band Theory, and tequila cocktails by Nobleza Tequila and wine flights offered by Phantom Rivers Winery, accompanied by appetizers from Claud & [...]

Weekend of 400 Lawn Bowlers

About 400 lawn bowlers from all over the world began competing in the Southwest Division Open tournament Saturday at the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club on the east side of the County’s Arcadia Park, 405 S. Santa Anita Ave. Ryan Neptune from Laguna  Liam Courtney of Monrovia won first place in the top flight competition. Competition [...]

World lawn bowling April 28

About 400 lawn bowlers from all over the world are expected to attend the Southwest Division Open tournament beginning at 9 a.m. daily from April 28 – May 3 at the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club on the east side of the County’s Arcadia Park, 405 S. Santa Anita Ave. Gourmet food trucks will be on [...]

Derby Day records, milestones

Santa Anita’s 18th annual Derby Day 5K Walk and Run attracted a record 5,683 participants Saturday morning, April 7, 2012. And later in the day, during the 75th running of the Santa Anita Derby that drew a crowd of 33,646 and a national TV audience on NBC, Santa Anita Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith later [...]

Santa Anita top exec resigns

One year into his job as president and CEO of the racing and gaming division of The Stronach Group, which owns Santa Anita Park, former Breeders’ Cup president Greg Avioli has resigned, effective April 1. Mark Verge, 44, a Los Angeles entrepreneur and horse owner, has been appointed to fulfill some of the duties that were [...]

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