Annual Community Bike Ride

The Arcadia Recreation & Community Services Department is sponsoring the Annual Community Bike Ride on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 7:30am. Please join us for a leisurely ride through some of Arcadia’s most beautiful neighborhoods. This slow-paced 7-mile excursion is geared toward families and organized in an effort to create a positive tradition and promote healthy living. Meet in…

Depot in movie and Dreams

The new issue of Dreams Magazine not only once again looks great and includes a full-page ad for the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, it also includes a photo of the Santa Anita Depot at the L.A. County Arboretum on the Arcadia/San Marino page. Dreams and the Arboretum are both Chamber members. The story with the photo of the depot (at…

Rita's VIP & Ribbon Cutting

Come out and celebrate Rita’s Italian Ice VIP & Ribbon Cutting event on Thursday, April 3, 2014 from 4-6pm and enjoy some yummy complimentary frozen treats! The popular chain offers a variety of “Cool Treats” including its famous Italian Ice, made fresh daily with real fruit, available in over sixty-five flavors, including Old-Fashioned Frozen Custard, Sundaes, Light…

Embassy Suites PB&Js for needy

Embassy Suites Arcadia and parent company Windsor Capital Group (owner of 10 hotels across the country) turned a staff team-building exercise into a benefit for local non-profit Foothill Unity Center on Monday, March 10. As host of Windsor’s annual corporate conference, Embassy coordinated the “Peanut Butter and Jelly Challenge” in which a couple dozen managers…

Mayor's Breakfast March 28

The 40th annual Mayor’s Community Breakfast will take place on Friday, March 28 at 7:30 a.m. at the Community Center. This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. J. Michael Ortiz, President of Cal Poly Pomona since 2003. He is a well-known expert in early childhood special education, having received his PhD from the University of North…

Traffic returns to First Ave businesses

After months of dealing with no access from any direction through the intersection of First Avenue at Santa Clara Street, construction work for the Metro Gold Line foothill extension light rail line the work is complete and the intersection re-opened over the weekend. The intersection was closed for construction of Gold Line light rail tracks diagonally across the intersection…