Things to do, places to go, people to know
It looks like it's all good news at Santa Anita Park these days: The likelihood of 2-4 months of additional racing dates starting as soon as 2014 as a result of the demise of Hollywood Park. The upcoming Breeders' Cup on Nov. 1-2 for the second consecutive year. Significant physical improvements to the track this summer to enhance the customer experience. Officials are apparently willing to retain the most significant elements of … [Read more...]
On April 27, 2013 I performed this speech for Pasadena Bar Association's 3rd Annual Speech Scholarship Contest. This speech falls under the topic "The Existence of Bullying and Society's Obligation to Respond." <Editor’s Note: blogger Emily Zheng is a sophomore at Arcadia High School.> Where were you when you were twelve years old? Probably fresh out of elementary school, eager for middle school. A new school means new friends, … [Read more...]
A few years ago I became familiar with Sir Speedy when it was in Downtown Arcadia on Huntington Drive and provided almost all the printing for Rick Caruso's effort to introduce the Shops at Santa Anita. Since then Caruso gave up on his Shops, new owner Shane Seneviratne moved Sir Speedy to Monrovia, and I became the CEO of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, where Shane and I came to know each other. It happens that Shane is also something … [Read more...]
The following is a 3 1/2-minute video called "Arcadia's Got It All!" aimed at visitors and potential new residents that showcases many of the great things to do and places to go in Arcadia. The video produced and presented by the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, and a 30-second TV version that was shown on ESPN, TBS, and TNT during local Champion Broadband cable systems during the NCAA "March Madness" college basketball tournament are … [Read more...]
There’s a cute, friendly little white dog named Lucky who regularly walks with his owners, Lloyd and Michelle Truong, along East Camino Real Avenue between Sixth and 10th streets. You’d recognize Lucky if you saw him. He has no use of his hind legs and is able to walk only through the use of a special "wheelchair." Lucky, who is 14 years old, suddenly quit walking 2½ years ago. The Truongs took him to a vet and were told he had a … [Read more...]
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