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May 20, 20145 min read
Van Kirk first Caltech sports honoree class
Caltech, the Pasadena school known for its academic standing, made some news over the weekend for athletic achievements, inducting the...
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desseinall
Mar 24, 20131 min read
Lucky disabled dog gets lucky
There’s a cute, friendly little white dog named Lucky who regularly walks with his owners, Lloyd and Michelle Truong, along East Camino...
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desseinall
Feb 27, 20134 min read
Buss memorial sparks Stewart memories
Editor’s note: Longtime Arcadia resident Larry Stewart and occasional ArcadiasBest.com blogger writes about attending the memorial for...
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desseinall
Aug 3, 20112 min read
Breeders’ Cup to Santa Anita?
Get ready for a likely announcement next week that Breeders’ Cup is coming back to Santa Anita Park. Larry Stewart Invitations to a gala...
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desseinall
Jan 26, 20113 min read
Jeweler shines with ball players
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...
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desseinall
Dec 27, 20101 min read
Laker Girl books Prince Jewelers
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...
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desseinall
Dec 15, 20102 min read
Arcadia Princess inspires again
The Rose Queen and her Court make nearly 150 appearances over a two-month period leading up to the Tournament of Roses parade and Rose...
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desseinall
Oct 31, 20105 min read
Hall of Fame sports celeb panel
In my last blog I wrote about a charity tournament I was involved with. It took place Thursday (Oct. 28) at Sierra La Verne Country Club,...
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desseinall
Oct 27, 20103 min read
Meet West, Worthy, Baylor, more…
This may be a little off the beaten path because I’m writing about an event in LaVerne, but bear with me. I got involved in a charity...
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desseinall
Sep 30, 20107 min read
‘Secretariat’ visits Santa Anita
Hollywood came to Arcadia earlier this week. To promote the movie “Secretariat,” which opens nationwide on October 8, Disney Studios put...
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desseinall
Aug 30, 20101 min read
Kings-sized surprise
Bobby Williams, a former Arcadia police officer now with the El Monte department, got a nice surprise at his recent 46th birthday...
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desseinall
Aug 22, 20102 min read
More race days at Santa Anita?
Lost among all the recent news about Santa Anita Park losing the Oak Tree meet and the announcement that the Arcadia racetrack is going...
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desseinall
Aug 19, 20104 min read
Oak Tree a scratch at Santa Anita
The Oak Tree Racing meet at Santa Anita Park, an Arcadia fixture since 1969, is apparently going to be held at Hollywood Park this year...
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desseinall
Aug 19, 20103 min read
24-hr days for 22,000 tons of dirt
I made the trip south to Del Mar at the behest of the horse racing magazine I write for, the Thoroughbred Times and am happy to report...
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desseinall
Jun 19, 20103 min read
Santa Anita owner fireworks?
Many involved in horse racing expect fireworks at the California Horse Racing Board meeting Tuesday at Hollywood Park. That’s mainly...
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desseinall
Jun 17, 20104 min read
No Oak Tree would hurt Arcadia
If Oak Tree Racing moves away from Santa Anita Park, even for just a year, it would be a blow to the city of Arcadia. Larry Stewart “The...
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desseinall
Jun 5, 20105 min read
A Night with Coach Wooden
Update June 5, 2010: With the passing of legendary Coach John Wooden on Friday, June 4, 2010, at age 99, Arcadia’s Best is rerunning a...
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desseinall
Jun 4, 20102 min read
Oak Tree leaving Santa Anita
After 41 years, it appears that the relationship between the Oak Tree Racing Association and Santa Anita is over. Larry Stewart – – – – –...
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desseinall
May 19, 20104 min read
Santa Anita’s wild ride
It has been a wild and crazy week for Santa Anita and the Oak Tree Racing Association. Larry Stewart As a correspondent for the...
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desseinall
Apr 4, 20103 min read
Stealing ideas for charity
I have a confession to make. Larry Stewart Call it plagiarism, or out-and-out theft. I stole an idea from a person who had a tremendously...
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