Chamber members the best

Further evidence of the quality of Arcadia Chamber of Commerce members: Dozens of Arcadia Chamber members – individuals, businesses, organizations, the City and the School District — have stepped up big time time to ensure a memorable first impression of the USA, California, and Arcadia for about 100 Special Olympics World Games athletes, coaches and…

Happy non-profit year?

In this college football Bowl season and NFL football playoffs, it once again reminds us of the gross abuse of the IRS’s non-profit status for organizations that are hardly deserving of relief from taxes and the ability to offer donors a tax deduction for contributions. Although the first Bowl game, the Rose Bowl, began in…

Members support high school musical

Nice to see Chamber members supporting this week’s high school musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” the first big regularly-scheduled production at the big new 1,100-seat Performing Arts Center. Chamber Networking Breakfast and Business Expo sponsor Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuaries is once again one of the primary sponsors of the production, helping support the street…

Doubletree is double nice

A big thank you to Luis Plascencia, General Manager of DoubleTree by Hilton Monrovia-Pasadena. Last Thursday Luis generously offered to provide 20 key Taste of Arcadia support volunteers a wonderful evening to relax poolside outside the fun Elements restaurant with terrific food and beverages provided as we listened to some live jazz music. It allowed the Chamber…