Building stuff is very much in the news for cities in the West Orange County area. In Garden Grove, the city has its Civic Center engagement project underway, the centerpiece of which […]
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Bird Talk: some high-flying wings
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano You’ve heard – or maybe used the term – “just wing it.” That usually means to improvise quickly or carelessly, the outcome of the finished product […]
Apt. plan, SteelCraft on agenda
A public hearing on resolutions clearing the way for the construction of a six-unit, three-story apartment project will be conducted by the Garden Grove City Council when it meets on Tuesday. The […]
Maserati drives toward justice
By Jim Tortolano About a generation and a half ago, a black woman told her young son they were moving from segregated San Antonio, Texas, to Orange County, California. “Where’s that?” he […]
Rent hiatus for SteelCraft proposed
In an effort to assist the landmark SteelCraft project in the city’s downtown area, the Garden Grove City Council will consider deferring the monthly rent of the outdoor food hall for 18 […]
“Rusty skeleton” construction underway
If the steel-framed project begun in 2004 on Garden Grove Boulevard was a teenage kid, it would almost be ready to get its drivers’ license. But the Galleria, as the development was […]
Retorts: They built it, and we showed up
What’s more of a cliché than “If you build it, they will come”? It’s difficult to find one, but sometimes clichés have an element of truth to them. Case in point, the […]
SteelCraft opens with taste, crowds
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano Garden Grove went officially hip last week with the opening of the StreetCraft food hall on Euclid Street near Garden Grove Boulevard. The cutting-edge outdoor urban eatery […]
SteelCraft Garden Grove opens Thursday
One of the most anticipated grand openings in recent Garden Grove history will take place this Thursday when the SteelCraft outdoor food hall officially opens its doors. The project, built on the […]
Good news on “rusty skeleton,” Pavilion
By Jim Tortolano If the words “rusty skeleton” and “Pavilions” raise your blood pressure because of the long delays in moving either of those projects from eyesore to attraction, there’s good news […]
