By Jim Tortolano After a nearly four-hour meeting, the Garden Grove City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to place on the next council agenda discussion of whether or not to allow commemorative […]
Flag policy to be taken up on June 11
A sunny Dawn Wells on a sunny day
Cloudy skies in the morning gave way to sun and sunny smiles for Saturday’s Strawberry Festival Parade in Garden Grove. Large crowds lined the parade route from 9th Street to Chapman Avenue […]
Let them eat shortcake at the festival
The 61st Strawberry Festival opened on Friday under sunny skies in and around the Village Green in downtown Garden Grove. The grounds opened at 1 p.m. and large crowds were soon thronging […]
Gay pride, flag display on council agenda
Discussion of public support for gay rights didn’t end on May 14 when the Garden Grove City Council deadlocked 3 to 3 on voting on whether to display the rainbow “Gay Pride” […]
Celebrate with Mary Ann this weekend
It’s part county fair, part entertainment extravaganza, part concert and part civic reunion. It’s the biggest and one of the oldest community events in Orange County, indeed, in all of Southern California. […]
Pushcart Derby is coming on June 1
On Saturday, June 1, from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., Springdale Street, between the Garden Grove Freeway and Lampson Avenue, will be closed for the 17th annual Cub Scout Pushcart Derby. Motorists are […]
Car crashes wall, natural gas leaked
A motorist crashed his car through a block wall and into a home Tuesday morning in West Garden Grove. According to the Garden Grove Fire Department, the incident took place around 6:17 […]
Video shows a daylight pharmacy heist
Surveillance video of a brazen daylight robbery of a Garden Grove pharmacy from April was released to the press and public today (Tuesday). According to Lt. Carl Whitney of the GGPD, […]
Burglaries reported at three pharmacies
A wave of break-ins at pharmacies in Garden Grove and across Orange County is drawing the attention of area law enforcement agencies. Three such incidents took place in Garden Grove in the […]
Heavy traffic seen for Festival weekend
Beginning Friday, May 24 through Monday, May 27, the 61st annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival will take place at Village Green park, located at 12732 Main St. During the four-day festival, heavy […]
