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Get Your Gear
Glendale to add new pro shop and concession area to Foothills Skate Park
What do you do when you’re at the skate park and your skateboard wheel breaks? The fun’s over and you have to head home, right? Not anymore! Glendale is working to add a pro-shop and concession area to the Foothills Park and Skate Court, 57th Avenue and Union Hills Drive, which means skaters will soon be able fill their repair, shopping and re-fueling needs just steps away from all the action. Read more |
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Back-to-School Safety
Tips to make sure your kids get to school safely
The backpacks are full and the pencils are sharpened. Yes, it’s yellow bus time, and the Valley’s youths are headed back to their classrooms. But as kids head back to school this fall, Glendale safety officials want families to remember to do their homework on how to keep our children safe. Read more |
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Holiday Notice
City offices closed and some scheduled services change in observance of Labor Day
City of Glendale offices will be closed on Monday, September 4 in observance of Labor Day. In addition, Glendale’s three public libraries also will be closed. Read more |
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Park Place
Glendale’s newest park boasts unique amenities
The city of Glendale Parks and Recreation Department recently unveiled a new park filled with unique amenities for Glendale residents to enjoy.
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Fields of Dreams
Soon, hundreds of proud parents will watch from the sidelines as their kids run the fields and score goals right in the shadows of the country’s newest state-of-the-art NFL stadium. These sentiments were celebrated Friday, Aug. 11, as officials from the city of Glendale, Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority and Fiesta Bowl dedicated a new youth sports complex next door to the new University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Read more |
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On the Move Around the Stadium
University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. will begin large-scale event operations with the first Arizona Cardinals’ pre-season game on August 12. Because there will be an increase in traffic related to events at the new stadium, the city of Glendale recently conducted several open house meetings in the Desert Mirage Community to present options designed to protect nearby neighborhoods from cut-through traffic. Read more |
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Getting Around Glendale During the Big Game
Cardinals fans need to be aware of the suggested routes and important traffic information that will help make the game a success off the field. These routes are also useful for those driving in and around Glendale before, during and after Saturday’s game. Read more |
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It’s Here!
University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. , Ariz. makes its world debut
The lights were humming. The lines were carefully drawn on the field. And thousands of Valley football fans were giddy with anticipation. That’s right—University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. , Ariz. finally opened its doors Saturday, unfolding its seats and hosting the first of many bouts of bone-crunching gridiron excitement. Read on for a look at the finished state-of-the-art monument. Read more |
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Stadium Tours
Global Spectrum, operators of the new University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. , in conjunction with the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority, announced recently that tickets for the stadium’s Public Grand Opening Tours, August 19-20, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day, will be made available beginning July 17, 2006. Click here to read more at www.glendalesgotgame.com. |
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Meet the Candidates
Mark your calendar for the Arizona Republic candidate forum on Monday, Aug. 21
The Arizona Republic is hosting a candidate forum on Monday, Aug. 21, to introduce the public to those running in the upcoming fall election in Glendale. The forum will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Glendale City Hall, 5850 W. Glendale Ave., and members of the public are invited to attend. Read more |
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Updated Information from Glendale Fire Department on Wal-Mart Arson Investigation and Connection to Recent Serial Shooter Arrests
Glendale Fire officials hosted a news conference Friday afternoon to share with the public additional information regarding the recent arrests of two suspects in the Valley's serial shooting cases. Authorities late Thursday arrested Dale Hausner, 33, and Samuel Dieterman, 30, in Mesa. Those suspects have also been linked to two arsons at two Glendale Wal-Mart stores on June 19th. Read more |
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Help Make History
The 2006 Historic Preservation Element and Action Plan is now available for public comment and review
A community wide meeting will be held on August 28, 2006, at 7 p.m. in Room B3 at City Hall to present the element and the action plan and obtain input from the public. Read the documents now online by clicking here to visit the historic preservation document section of the city's Web site. |
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Overpass Open
New Loop 101 interchange and overpass open in Glendale
The completion of two major roadway construction projects along the Loop 101 in Glendale was celebrated Thursday, Aug. 3, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Drivers headed to sports and entertainment events in Glendale now have one more route to get them to their destination as the first phase of the Bethany Home Road interchange, allowing Loop 101 access to and from the south, opened for traffic Aug. 3. Read more |
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It’s Sweet, It’s Summer and It’s Saturday!
Get ready to say farewell to the summer season Aug. 12 with a Sweet Summer Saturday finale
The 2006 Sweet Summer Saturdays season will end the way it began with cool treats and sweet deals on August 12, 2006. Read more |
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Cabela's Is Here!
Hundreds gather to celebrate as the outdoor sporting mega-store opens its doors in Glendale for the first time
Arizona’s outdoor enthusiasts have a new playground in Glendale, Ariz. as Cabela’s Incorporated, the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, opened its doors Thursday, July 27, for its official ribbon-cutting ceremony. Read more |
