On a busy night the Garden Grove City Council charged through the agenda Tuesday, renaming an area of the community, selecting members for an ad hoc committee to plan the future of […]
Koreatown, Willowick and city hall
Kicking the rust from the ‘skeleton’
By Jim Tortolano For over a decade, the “rusty skeleton” was Garden Grove’s least popular landmark. The steel bones of an unfinished structure, festooned with graffiti, the building on Garden Grove Boulevard […]
She let the dogs out in West Grove
By Jim Tortolano “Who let the dogs out?” Indeed it was Jody E. Williams, 54, of Garden Grove, who did that, and there’s a bunch of them hanging out at Lampson Avenue […]
Koreatown or Korean Business District?
A busy agenda will greet the Garden Grove City Council when it meets on Tuesday. Among the matters to be considered will be: a request from the Korean Chamber of Commerce to […]
Deadline is today for park survey
Today (Friday) is the deadline to complete an online survey that will allow Garden Grove residents to provide their input on the future of city parks, recreation and facilities. The survey is […]
Fear of “bomb” shuts down streets
UPDATE: The suspect in the “bomb” incident Wednesday has been identified as Jonny Knowles, 56, whose last known address was Garden Grove. According to Garden Grove Police Lt. Carl Whitney, Knowles was […]
Fire totally destroys a Buddhist temple
A house converted into a Buddhist temple in Garden Grove was completely destroyed by a fire late Tuesday night. According to Capt. Thanh Nguyen of Garden Grove Fire Department, the blaze was […]
Man held on peddling marijuana charge
A 30-year-old Garden Grove man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly trying to give marijuana to a minor. According to Sgt. Brian Dalton of the GGPD, the incident occurred on Jan. 25 around […]
Celebration of life set Feb. 13 for Schultz
A celebration of life for Tom Schultz, Garden Grove’s 13th fire chief, will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. at the Evangelical Free Church, 2801 Brea Blvd. in Fullerton. […]
Short-term rentals: popular, illegal
It’s sort of a dubious honor. A firm called IBX 1031, a subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial Co., has declared Garden Grove to be the fourth-best city in the United States to […]
