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 [...]

Historical Society at L.A. Heritage Day

The Arcadia Historical Society made yet another high-profile appearance to showcase Arcadia history throughout the region on Sunday, this time at the annual Los Angeles Heritage Day near Olvera Street in downtown L.A. Society President Gene Glasco drove the classic Arcadia police car to the event, which was positioned in front of the historic Pico [...]

Chamber Flash Mob invades Santa Anita to benefit Relay for Life

The first-ever flash mob of 100 dancers at historic Santa Anita horse race track broke out without warning in a choreographed routine amidst an estimated crowd of 15,000 Saturday afternoon who were moved from initial wide-eyed surprise to big smiles and ultimately a strong round of applause. <Story continues below the following 2 1/2-minute video [...]

Spring fever video

This Spring Break from Arcadia High School, I went around Arcadia with my camera and took pictures of the many blooming flowers in our beautiful neighborhoods. Below is a three-minute video set to the music of Spring, from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Sit back and enjoy! <Editor’s Note: blogger Emily Zheng is a freshman at Arcadia [...]

Weekend at Santa Anita video

Young filmmaker Eddie Mnoian has directed a five-minute video called “A Weekend at Santa Anita” about the history and stature of Santa Anita Park. The film features gorgeous scenery of the iconic track, with remarks by Margaux Viera, the great-great-great granddaughter of the founder of Arcadia and horse racing in this area, Lucky Baldwin. Comments [...]

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