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Drowsy Chaperone a rousing, brilliant success
The Arcadia High School musical comedy “The Drowsy Chaperone” not only made me laugh out loud multiple times, it also gave me goose bumps and made me well up on several occasions. Scott Hettrick It...
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Arcadia’s Got It All! visitors video
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. Scott...
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Inside Grand Prix at Long Beach
A few years ago I became familiar with Sir Speedy when it was in Downtown Arcadia on Huntington Drive and provided almost all the printing for Rick Caruso’s effort to introduce the Shops at Santa...
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Glow on Chandelier Room, Santa Anita
It looks like it’s all good news at Santa Anita Park these days: Scott Hettrick The likelihood of 2-4 months of additional racing dates starting as soon as 2014 as a result of the demise of Hollywood...
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Yabba dabba do in Abu Dhabi, Dubai
It may be in the Middle East geographically but you could actually call it the New West. Scott Hettrick The United Arab Emirates, specifically and especially Abu Dhabi and Dubai, is a very Westernized...
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High School “Dinner” comedy another delight
The Arcadia High School Theatre Department has done it again; The Man Who Came to Dinner is an amusing comedy that offers a delightful evening of entertainment for students and adults. Tonight’s...
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Santa Anita 2.0: technological elegance
Keith Brackpool speaking to media in Frontrunner The new top exec of Santa Anita Park, Keith Brackpool, says a frightening and tiny percentage of people even know that the iconic 79-year-old track...
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Rhinos, zebras and falls, oh my!
It was to be yet another eye-opening and perception-altering trip to another part of the globe. There were no issues with violence, crime, disease or health. For good or bad, there were no National...
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Arcadia gets another “F” in history
Updated Monday, March 17: I have to say it’s pretty disappointing for a town that prides itself on such high standards in most every way to continue to get an “F” in historical preservation year after...
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Council sea change; wave of civility
Former Mayor John Wuo was elected Mayor once again by his new fellow Council Members Tuesday night and announced a theme of “Working Together” for the coming year. And former Mayor Gary Kovacic was...
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Power outages ripple impacts
The electricity went out again Wednesday early afternoon — starting during the lunch hour — in much of central Arcadia. It affected many residents as well as Westfield Santa Anita mall, the L.A....
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Inspirational AHS senior students
There was a movie in the 1980s called “Soapdish,” in which Sally Field played an ego-fragile actress who, when she re-affirmation of her stardom and popularity, would stop in a shopping mall and soak...
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Carcadia on biggest race day
Today was the biggest annual day in auto racing — “Racing’s Greatest Day” — that I look forward to every year, Formula 1′s highest-profile race of the year, the Grand Prix of Monaco, followed by “The...
View ArticleI was nailed by Arcadia Police
I got a speeding ticket from an Arcadia policeman Friday morning. It’s going to be a big one because I was driving well in excess of the posted limit; only for about two seconds, mind you, and there...
View ArticleMaking history: Walk of Champions
Fifty-four years ago a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February 1960. It quickly became world famous and remains one of the most popular tourist attactions to this...
View ArticleGoing One Direction to diverse music
My wife Betty and I may have been the only people in their 50s at one of the recent concerts of One Direction at the Rose Bowl who were there without teen or pre-teen kids with us. Many parents didn’t...
View ArticleEast creates Arcadia Wild West?
“In a conspiracy like this, you build from the outer edges and go step by step. If you shoot too high and miss, everybody feels more secure. You’ve put the investigation back months.” – Deep Throat to...
View ArticleShuttle diplomacy in Arcadia
There’s a lot of pride in showing off your town to visitors and having them express genuine interest and gratitude. Some of us had that opportunity this last weekend when a handful of us representing...
View ArticleOne Three Dog-gone good Night
Three Dog Night singer Danny Hutton noted to the audience at Arcadia Performing Arts Center Saturday that in the mid-1960s he and co-founder Cory Wells began their rock band career by playing at high...
View ArticleArcadia officials’ China field trip
Updated Feb. 17, 2015: Arcadia city officials will spend nearly two weeks observing, absorbing, and learning about Chinese and Taiwanese culture and even authentic, original night markets first-hand...
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