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...]

Editor’s note: Longtime Arcadia resident Larry Stewart and occasional ArcadiasBest.com blogger writes about attending the memorial for Lakers owner Jerry Buss, who died of cancer Feb. 18 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Stewart was a sportswriter for Los Angeles’ two major papers for nearly 40 years – the old Herald Examiner for nine years, the Times for more than 30. My wife Norma and I were among the some 3,500 people invited … [Read more...]

In trying to help my friend Si “Lam” Huynh promote his Arcadia business, Prince Jewelers, I’ve been telling him he needs to get out more and meet people. Lam just works, works, works. But I got him to go to the recent Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation fundraiser at the Century Plaza Hotel, an affair that attracted Commissioner Bud Selig and many, many baseball dignitaries. We each had to pay $300 for tickets (and those were … [Read more...]

Not that anybody would care, but my favorite Christmas present was a book. It beat out a pair of L.L. Bean slippers by a considerable margin. This just wasn’t any book. Titled “Laker Girl,” it’s a diary by Jeanie Buss, who, with help from my former Los Angeles Times colleague Steve Springer, takes readers through the 2009-2010 NBA season. Jeanie, the Lakers’ executive vice president, provides insight into her life as well as … [Read more...]