By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune His dream was to become a sports writer for The Minneapolis Tribune. But he took another path that led him out of the snowy upper Midwest to […]
Scott Stiles’ western journey
Nav center details emerge
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune More details on the proposed navigation c enter for the homeless emerged at a community meeting Tuesday in Garden Grove. With Yvette Ahlstrom, housing director for Homeaid […]
Jones unopposed for mayor
Steve Jones will be running unopposed for another term as Garden Grove’s mayor. According to the city clerk’s office, Jones was the sole person filing nomination papers by Friday’s deadline. He was […]
“State of City” doggone good
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune W.C. Fields was quoted as saying, “Never work with children or animals. They are scene-stealers.” At the conclusion of Wednesday’s “State of the City” address at the […]
“State of City,” post-pandemic
Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones will deliver his official address at the 2022 State of the City luncheon, hosted by the Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City of […]
Parade shines despite clouds
Despite some serious cloud cover, it didn’t rain on the annual Strawberry Festival parade on Saturday. Crowds lined the parade route along Chapman Avenue and Euclid Street for the procession that stepped […]
Council mourns school deaths
Tuesday’s brief meeting of the Garden Grove City Council closed in memory of the people – now believed to be at least 21 – killed in a mass shooting at an elementary […]
Buy local, get cash or Wolf visit
The City of Garden Grove and Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce encourage the community to participate in the end-of-year Buy in Garden Grove campaign, Black Friday Goes BiGG, for chances to win $500, $250, or a one-night stay at the Great Wolf […]
Parking jams and brown lawns
By Jim Tortolano What to do about not enough parking and too many brown – or paved-over – lawns brought out a variety of viewpoints at Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove […]
“State of City” looks back, forward
In an address that looked back over a year of coronavirus pandemic and forward to good things to come, Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones gave the 2021 “State of the City” speech […]
