Arcadia News

The Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Rd., is hosting a children's Valentines party from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

An Altadena committee again rejected plans for a proposed private high school Tuesday, based on resident concerns about noise and traffic.

Police released sketches of two men believed to be involved in a fatal stabbing.

West High School in Torrance - for the fourth time - claimed the highest score in Los Angeles County's regional Academic Decathlon competition, the county Office of Education announced Thursday.

From a City of Arcadia press release. The City of Arcadia will offer free mulch to Arcadia residents Feb.

Construction continues Wednesday on the Gold Line bridge over the 210 Freeway. Crews now must build a temporary structure over the freeway to support them as they build the bridge.

The City Council may ask voters to approve a General Obligation bond to fund a new $12.2 million City Hall.

A developer who was solicited for bribes by former Mayor John Tran has filed a $1.5 million claim against the city, saying staff and elected officials convinced her to pursue a project that was left high and dry after Tran lost his re-election bid in 2009.

"Rebel without a Cause," James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Sal Mineo; 2 and 8 p.m. Feb.

Jimmy Luong, a 30-year-old from Monterey Park, was somewhat of an ecstasy kingpin in these parts, responsible for the distribution of at least 1 million pills in just a few months' time, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in L.A. That was the sentence handed down by United States District Judge Stephen V. Wilson, who said Luong's ecstasy ... (more)

Are company sponsorships becoming a more prominent part of life in Arcadia ? Target began sponsoring the city's summer concert series a couple of years ago, while Westfield Santa Anita teamed up with the city to present free outdoor screenings of several family-friendly films last summer.

Weathercaster Fritz Coleman will be the guest speaker at the Mayor's Community Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on March 30 at the Frontrunner restaurant at Santa Anita Park.

San Francisco-based jam band Tea Leaf Green got their start in the relationship between guitarist Josh Clark and drummer Scott Rager, who played in a high-school band together in Arcadia, CA.

Looking for Ketchup & Mustard, Eyeconic Lemonade or any of the other new rose varieties? At 10 a.m. today, you can bid on more than 100 new, rare and never-before-seen roses during the Pacific Rose Society's annual Rose Auction at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia.

The San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported 49th Assembly District candidate John Tran has agreed to plead guilty to federal bribery charges.

The fire was first reported about 6:25 p.m. in the 1300 block of South First Avenue, Arcadia Fire Department spokeswoman Beth Stogner said in a written statement.

The Los Angeles Police Department has released a sketch and surveillance video of three suspects in the stabbing death of 75-year-old Arcadia resident Min Yin.

Arcadia Mayor Gary Kovacic, left, and Principal David Vannasdall of Arcadia High School meet Wednesday at Huntington Drive and First Avenue to promote the school's performances of "Oklahoma" next month.

Melanie Coulter leads her third-grade class in a reading lesson at Hugo Reid Elementary in Arcadia on Tuesday.

Finding Your Voice; a free workshop for writers given by Pasadena writing teacher Esther Bradley-DeTally; 1-3 p.m. Feb.