Friends of Foster Children Celebrates Christmas in July

Friends of Foster Children Celebrates Christmas in July

  By Candyce Columbus Friends of Foster Children (FOFC) Sugar Plum (SP) has a remarkable track record. Since the program began 34 years ago they have collected over 160,000 holiday gifts for children in the San Gabriel Valley foster care system and the facilities that support them. The all-volunteer organization has 80 active members 29 [...]

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Mike Daleo – Popular Arcadia Police Officer – Crime Analyst – 1942 -2010

Mike Daleo – Popular Arcadia Police Officer – Crime Analyst – 1942 -2010

Arcadia Police Officer and Crime Analyst Mike Daleo 1942 – 2010 Reserve Arcadia Police Officer and Crime Analyst Mike Daleo passed away last Saturday after a very short battle with cancer. Mike was 67 years old and has been with the Arcadia Police Department as a Reserve officer since 1976. After retiring from a long [...]

Arcadia Weekly July 29, 2010

Arcadia Weekly July 29, 2010

Arcadia Crime Analyst and Reserve Officer Michael Anthony Daleo Passed Away This Weekend

Arcadia Crime Analyst and Reserve Officer Michael Anthony Daleo Passed Away This Weekend

Michael Anthony Daleo, 67, passed away July 24 following a brief battle with cancer. A resident of Arcadia for more than 50 years, Mike graduated from AHS in 1960, earned certifications in Engineering and Law Enforcement from UCLA and Cal State Fullerton, and had a 33 year career with Pacific Bell while also serving as [...]

Blotters: 7/11 to 7/17

Blotters: 7/11 to 7/17

Arcadia PD For the period of Sunday, July 11, through Saturday, July 17, the Police Department responded to 954 calls for service of which 122 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, July 11: Between 2:20 p.m. and 2:35 p.m., a [...]

17 Year Old Student’s Eagle Scout Project  –  Helping the Feral Cats Live a Better Life

17 Year Old Student’s Eagle Scout Project – Helping the Feral Cats Live a Better Life

Christian Zwicky, a senior at Arcadia High School, has taken it upon himself to spay/neuter 20 feral cats in the City of Arcadia for no charge as part of his Eagle Scout badge for Troop 125. He and his mother, Dr. Barbarina Zwicky, have already adopted the two homeless Arcadia cats that Christian rescued, Prince [...]

Rings and Things as Cal Phil Salutes the Movies: July 24, 25

Rings and Things as Cal Phil Salutes the Movies: July 24, 25

By Bill Peters This Saturday, the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia hosts the second concert of the California Philharmonic Orchestra’s summer series, Festival on the Green, with a musical tribute to the dramatic music of movies and opera. The program is repeated Sunday afternoon at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles. [...]

Mijares Makes Mexican Magic

Mijares Makes Mexican Magic

Right off the bat, I have been reminded more then once that the correct pronunciation is me-har-eez, Mijares Mexican Restaurant. What do The Chronicle, JJ’s Steak House and Wood and Eddy’s all have in common? At one time they were all very popular restaurants here in the Pasadena area. For one reason or another, they [...]

Local Women Honored by Legislators Liu and Portantino

Local Women Honored by Legislators Liu and Portantino

Flanked by Assemblyman Portantino and Carol Liu, Mother Love from Pasadena. was one of 25 women who were recognized at the 11th Annual Women In Business Awards luncheon held at the Hilton Hotel in Pasadena. The event which is also co hosted by Assemblyman Gatto ( who was not present but gave a video presentation) [...]