Stewart: Erdman’s Love Story
Blake Moore and Kevin Erdman both grew up in the same area, both attended La Salle High, both are outstanding golfers and both are among...
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Sep 15, 20093 min read
Laurel Lambert Loves Parade
My introduction to Arcadia’s annual Festival of Bands Parade came in the early ‘80s when my mother called breathlessly from my parents’...
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Sep 15, 20093 min read
Edward Huang: Public art policy?
As a member of the Arcadia General Plan Advisory Committee for the City of Arcadia, I would like to propose to include a discussion of...
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Sep 15, 20091 min read
Bill Russell at Dave & Busters
Former Los Angeles Dodger shortstop and manager Bill Russell was in Arcadia Friday night, making a promotional appearance at Dave &...
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Sep 9, 20093 min read
Intersections get bigger
The good news is that many of Arcadia’s biggest and most congested intersections, especially along Santa Anita Avenue, will soon be...
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Aug 15, 20091 min read
Smokey Bear 65; not retiring
First of all, it’s Smokey Bear, not Smokey THE Bear, as misspoken in the familiar old song (well, familiar if you’re over 45 or 50)....
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Aug 15, 20092 min read
Peace and love: It works!
Scott Hettrick I can’t help but contrast the images of the recent volatile Town Hall meetings and the raging radio show hosts and their...
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Jul 28, 20099 min read
Santa Anita Olympics memories
A quarter of a century ago Santa Anita Park and Arcadia were playing host to the equestrian events of the Olympic Games from July 29 –...
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Jul 22, 20095 min read
Caruso suing City re: Westfield?
The City of Arcadia is likely to get slapped with a lawsuit by Caruso Affiliated in the coming days, according to sources. Scott Hettrick...
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Jul 9, 20093 min read
Santa Anita: No internment camp
So many people refer casually and incorrectly to Santa Anita Park having been used as an internment camp during World War II for...
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Apr 2, 20097 min read
Willman: Arcadia’s Renaissance Man
I can’t remember exactly when I first met Mike Willman – I’m guessing it was around 1985 – but I can certainly remember where. It was at...
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Feb 6, 20092 min read
2 Industry NFL teams in 2010?
John Semcken, vice president of billionaire Ed Roski’s Majestic Realty Co. does not shy away from bold statements or plans. He’s the guy...
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Jan 31, 20094 min read
AHS’s Speraw’s Olympic Gold
Readers of Bill Dwyre’s column in the Los Angeles Times were recently reminded of a story of tragedy and triumph during last summer’s...
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Jan 18, 20093 min read
Rose Queen, City staff kudos
by Scott Hettrick The Arcadia City Council recognized 2009 Rose Queen Courtney Lee of Arcadia this month, along with her court, which...
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Dec 23, 20082 min read
Vince Vaughn’s Arcadia “Retreat”
Hollywood shoots a lot of movies in Arcadia, but mostly at Santa Anita Park and the Arboretum. On Monday (Dec. 22), Vince Vaughn and the...
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Oct 1, 20083 min read
No horsing around for local eateries
Because I live in Arcadia, the Thoroughbred Times asked me to talk to jockeys, trainers and others involved in horse racing about their...
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Aug 31, 20083 min read
Golf not four-letter word
It’s easy to put the knock on golf. Some critics, many of them non-playing wives of golfers, view it as a time-consuming waste of time. ...
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Apr 28, 20082 min read
Morning Musings: Gold Line, toll roads, and taxes; Oh my!
by Scott Hettrick Remember the Gold Line extension we were promised that would add a train line line from Pasadena through Arcadia (more...
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Apr 22, 20083 min read
Morning Musings: gas saving tips?
We all get so many forwarded and unsolicited e-mails from crackpots, zealots, paranoid conspiracy theorists, and jingoists, that truly...
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Apr 11, 20085 min read
Arcadia election: what does it all mean?
Arcadia has 27,646 registered voters. A mere 1,327, less than 5% of them, took the time to go to a precinct and vote in this week’s City...
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