Mayor Bob Harbicht noted during a dedication ceremony Tuesday that the $20,000-plus cost of the big concrete pedestal to hold the new life-size statue of Arcadia founder Lucky Baldwin was covered by the $25,000 contribution to the City’s public art fund by Westfield Santa Anita. Westfield made the donation as part of their agreement with…
Back in 2005-06, Arcadia businesses and Chamber members were among the earliest supporters of a plan to build a $13 mil. bridge for the Gold Line light rail train to travel over busy Santa Anita Avenue instead of obstructing traffic every few minutes. More than seven years later, Arcadia businesses are among those that will…
The board of directors elected Andrew Gregson as Vice President at this morning’s monthly board of directors meeting at the new spacious and elegant Alejandro Alcondez Mexican Grill at 57 Wheeler. The restaurant, which recently partnered with the Chamber on a red carpet ribbon-cutting ceremony, plans to expand its Friday-Saturday night entertainment events in the…
The following is a 3 1/2-minute video called “Arcadia’s Got It All!” aimed at visitors and potential new residents that showcases many of the great things to do and places to go in Arcadia. The video produced and presented by the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, and a 30-second TV version that was shown on ESPN,…
Two dragons wound there way through the entire Westfield Santa Anita mall Saturday, including through a Chinese gate underneath a 120-foot dragon hanging in center court, before heading up the escalator and out to the Promenade and the south end stage area to greet hundreds of people gathered for the Lunar New Year entertainment festivities.…
The filmmaker and star of dozens of mostly Spanish-language movies, Alejandro Alcondez, literally rolled out the red carpet Friday (Feb. 22, 2013) for the grand opening of his new Alejandro Alcondez Mexican Grill, Dining & Dancing restaurant at 57 Wheeler in the historic Downtown Arcadia area just off First Avenue north of Huntington Drive. Alcondez…
The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce today announced the first-ever Corporate Community Contributor award to be presented along with the annual Citizen of the Year Award at the Chamber’s Board of Directors and Officers Installation Dinner on March 21. Each year the award will recognize the contributions to the community by a Chamber business member. The…
Spectacular views everywhere you look in Arcadia on clear winter days such as one shown in photos below taken by Chamber Executive Director Scott Hettrick in mid-December 2012 looking east over Dana Middle School from Santa Anita Avenue. When seeing shots on Facebook, School Board President Joann Steinmeier called it “a Chamber of Commerce day!”… — by…
Thanks to KNBC channel 4 reporter Lolita Lopez who came to Chamber to do video report on how Breeders’ Cup impacts Arcadia businesses and then took our suggestion to interview three Chamber members on Huntington Drive, including two Chamber board members, Matt Denny’s Ale House, Embassy Suites, and The Derby… View more videos at: http://nbclosangeles.com.…