The Sprouts Farmers Market which recently opened on Chapman Avenue in Garden Grove is welcome, especially as it replaced the long-empty Vons Pavilion store. Long-timers will recall that the Pavilion building was […]
Zodys went out of fashion
Where’s the fire (station)?
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 […]
Try to find a navigation shelter
The most interesting news that happened at Tuesday night’s Garden Grove City Council was about something that didn’t happen. At the conclusion of the session, City Manager Scott Stiles expressed his disappointment […]
From city hall to state Capitol?
Election season is slowly creeping up on us. There’s a statewide primary election coming on June 7 and a bunch of familiar names are showing up in signs on street corners as […]
The shape of things to come
Last month The Tribune did an interview with Lisa Kim, Garden Grove’s director of community and economic development (and assistant city manager) for our semi-annual update on new businesses planned (or under […]
And leadership deficits, too …
For reasons both mysterious and explainable, the City of Westminster has been in various degrees of municipal agony over the past two decades. The causes are multiple – the end of redevelopment, […]
Fighting anti-Asian hate crimes
Anti-Asian hate incidents and hate crimes are on the rise, but an area state legislator is proposing a bill to create regionalized task forces to meet the problem. Assemblymember Janet Nguyen (R-Garden […]
Good news for bicycle fans
While most of the attention at Monday’s meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council was focused on the city’s growing image – to some – of being a hotbed of racist activity, […]
Who let the dog out? She’s back
Let’s start with some heart-warming news. Luca, a very good dog, got lost near her home in Kansas. Persistent but without a compass, she traveled westward, ending up in California after a […]
“Patsy,” berries, “The Habit,” etc.
It’s March, which would normally be the time when we in Garden Grove – and all strawberry fans in surrounding areas – get ramped up for the annual Strawberry Festival held each […]
