Big house fire endangers gym

These dramatic photos from the Arcadia Fire Dept. show a vacant house fire 6:25 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, on First Avenue. The blaze was dangerously close to the new Dana Middle School gym just a few feet away. Luckily, there was no one inside the house and there was no damage to the gym or [...]

Banner AHS musical March 22-31

Mayor Gary Kovacic was on hand Wednesday morning (Feb. 1) to help officially introduce a giant 35-foot banner across Huntington Drive near First Street promoting the upcoming Arcadia High School Theatre production of the classic musical Oklahoma. Joining the Mayor was AHS principal David Vannasdall and Bruce Lazenby, Executive Director of corporate sponsor Rose Hills Memorial Park [...]

Baldwin statue model unveiled

A 27″ model of the planned nine-foot statue of Arcadia founder Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin was unveiled to City Council members tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 17. Artist Alfred Paredes said the statue, which he has dubbed, “A Dawn of the West,” depicts Baldwin in his very last years — he died less than a month short [...]

“Luck” interviews, season review

“Santa Anita is fantastic,” says Michael Mann of the iconic horse race track. “It’s beautiful, a great-looking race track; why would you choose any other place?” That’s high praise from the filmmaker responsible for the TV and movie versions of “Miami Vice,”  the seven-time Oscar nominee “The Insider,” and the cult favorite “Heat.” “Santa Anita [...]

Westfield holiday events

Westfield Santa Anita is filling the month of December with holiday cheer. Click here to go to Westfield Santa Anita web site and find discount offers and complete activity schedule and daily updates. Among the highlights: * Daily Snow Shows through Dec. 23 at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. & 7 p.m. on the Promenade. * 45′ live [...]

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