Twenty high school students from Garden Grove Unified School District are competing in a vocal sing-off competition for the opportunity to be named the “Voice of Garden Grove.” The fifth annual competition […]
Young talent on stage in “Voice”
Harbor Blvd. murder is investigated
An investigation is underway into the shooting death of a man who was shot in Garden Grove late Monday morning. According to Lt. Bob Bogue of the Garden Grove Police Department, the […]
Woman, 53, is struck by car
A 53-year-old woman has been hospitalized after she was struck by a car while crossing a street in Garden Grove late Saturday night. According to police, the woman walked across the northbound […]
Concert goers have a Flashback attack
Eastgate Park in West Garden Grove rocked out to Eighties music Thursday evening. Flashback Heart Attack performed New Wave rock from that era before a crowd of about 1,000 people. It was […]
$500,000 loss in McDonald’s blaze
A fire that did damage of up a half million dollars struck a McDonald’s restaurant in southern Garden Grove Thursday afternoon. According to Capt. Thanh Nguyen of the Garden Grove Fire Department, […]
Moratorium on mortuaries OKd
UPDATE: The Garden Grove City Council approved the proposed moratorium on new mortuaries and crematoria at a special meeting Friday morning on a 4-0 vote. Councilman Steve Jones was on vacation. A […]
Tax on medicinal marijuana defeated
By Jim Tortolano A proposal to impose a tax on medical marijuana was defeated at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council. Mayor Bao Nguyen’s motion to tax cannabis, perhaps […]
History of Garden Grove published
UPDATE: At present, on Amazon.com, the book is only available as an e-book. We’ll let you know about paper versions and their availability as soon as possiible. The first modern one-volume history […]
After 87 years, Zlaket’s to close
Zlaket’s Market, the oldest such business in Garden Grove and possibly in all of Orange County, will close its doors this month after 87 years. The announcement came last week that the […]
Dark shadows at the Greenbrier Inn
By Jim Tortolano If you drive up Harbor Boulevard in Garden Grove you’ll see a skyline rising of hotels, with more on the way. It’s the newly-named Grove District of the Anaheim […]
