Arcadia Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Habib F. Balian, Chief Executive Officer of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, as the guest speaker at Dec. 4 Government Affairs Forum at 8 a.m., sponsored by Singpoli. Balian is going to provide updates station openings along the 11.5-mile Pasadena to Azusa project and…
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce members and others gathered at the beautiful T-Neer tea room in Sierra Madre for the monthly Love Lunch Nov. 12. The elegant and relaxing tea room featuring more than 100 flavors of tea opened on May 15 in the heart of Sierra Madre’s quaint downtown (142 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.) under…
The Arcadia Chinese Association once again put on an enjoyable and entertaining annual fundraiser gala Nov. 1. For the first time the ACA staged the event at the elegantly-decorated DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, which provided a beautiful setting and delicious food. President Francine Chiu and co-President Shelley Liu hosted the event wearing gorgeous gowns that…
The Chinese American Museum and Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary are collaborating to establish “A Place of Inclusion” — a monument to educate visitors about the Chinese Exclusion Act. The monument will be erected at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California. The inspiration for the monument’s design was selected from submissions received from…
Custom Comfort Mattress not only knows how to make customized mattresses the old-fashioned (and best) way, they also know how to host a multi-Chamber of Commerce mixer. Thursday’s Pajama Party mixer, organized and coordinated primarily by Sepand Ardeshir, attracted more than 50 attendees, about half of whom wore their PJ’s, from four different Chambers —…
Despite an additional five million people in the area over the last 30 years, Californians deserve a pat on the back for keeping overall water usage at the same level since 1985. Nonetheless, we still need to cut back even more. This from Luis Cetina, Principal Government & Regional Affairs Representative for The Metropolitan Water…
55th Annual Veteran’s Day Celebration with Keynote speech by Col. Sumner, display of military equipment, and meet the Skydiving Team; souvenir and more for all attendees. Tuesday 11/11 11am @ Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Park, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, 90068
Waste Management is offering a rare opportunity to see behind-the-scenes at the massive recycling center. See flier for details and RSVP by Friday, Nov. 7, to book your appointed time.
Thanks to Arcadia Weekly for a comprehensive follow-up front page story to the recent Business Week article about the influx of money and immigrants from Chinese and Taiwan to Arcadia. We appreciate editor Terry Miller allowing Arcadia Chamber plenty of space to comment…
Arcadia Chamber member The Service Advisors has been selected for the 2014 Best of Arcadia Award in the Business Consultants category by the Arcadia Award Program. The Service Advisors is a marketing consulting service owned by Verena Somer, a former multi-term chairwoman of the Arcadia Chamber’s Taste of Arcadia committee. Among her many clients are…