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- Westgate City Center – The city of Glendale partnered with The Ellman Companies to construct the state-of-the-art Jobing.com Arena that opened in December 2003. This partnership is unique in that it was more than the construction of the arena but also the development of a retail project, Westgate City Center. The revenues generated by Westgate will pay for the city’s $180 million cost to construct the Arena. Upon completion of construction, the Westgate property will feature a multiplex theatre, retail, restaurants, corporate offices, apartments and condominiums.
- Mother of one of the world’s top freestyle motocross riders’ teaches traffic safety to Glendale youngsters. No Kidding! Glendale’s Traffic Educator Sandy Adams dedicates her professional life teaching kids how to ride their bikes safely and the importance of wearing helmets, while her son Nate Adams dedicates his professional life wowing worldwide audiences with his breathtaking stunts on a motorcycle. Nate is the 2004 gold medal winner of the X Games and LG World Championship and the 2005 gold medal winner of Red Bull Fighters Motocross Freestyle International Championship.
- Learn how city of Glendale transportation workers will manage the Super Bowl motor-vehicle traffic remotely from Glendale’s Traffic Management Center. Tour Glendale’s new Traffic Management Center that houses the city’s Intelligent Transportation System and check out the center’s 20-foot video wall that provides transportation staff 10 different locations within the vicinity of University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. With the use of fiber optic and wireless technology, transportation staff can remotely control traffic signals, monitor traffic flow from large and small monitors and quickly update and change LED message boards for motorists that are on site.
- Enforcing city codes during a “mega event” like the Super Bowl is no easy task, especially when the majority of visitors is from out of state and is not familiar with local laws. Ride along with one of Glendale’s code compliance inspectors and see first-hand how Glendale is enforcing local laws.
- Preparing for the big flush! Learn what Glendale’s Engineering Department has done to prepare for the half-time break of the Super Bowl when it’s expected that many of the 250,000 Glendale residents and 80,000 Super Bowl attendees will fill the city sewer system when they flush toilets at the same time.
- Catering to the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Ever since the city’s first sports facility was completed in 2003, the Glendale Municipal Airport – located just two miles from University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. -- has been the preferred site for sports owners, the “Hollywood jet set” and others for their corporate and personal aircraft. From Cindy Crawford and Elton John to Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky, you never know who you might run into at the airport during event days.
- Wayne’s World – Dubbed “the greatest player to ever play the game,” hockey legend Wayne Gretzky is the Head Coach of the Phoenix Coyotes. One of Glendale’s home teams, the Coyotes call the Jobing.com Arena home. As head coach of the club, Gretzky is helping to build the Coyotes into one of the elite teams in the NHL.
- Home of National Football Championships – Glendale is home to three football classics. In 2007, the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl will relocate to Glendale, bringing along the National Band Championship in tow. Also in 2007, the Bowl Championship Series, BCS, will begin featuring a BCS Championship Game that will rotate cities, stopping in Glendale every four years. In 2008, the granddaddy of all sporting events, the Super Bowl will crown the 2007-08 NFL champion in Glendale.
- Shopping and Dining in Historic Downtown Glendale - Located on the Western edge of Phoenix, Glendale is a national sports and entertainment Mecca, with a new NHL Arena and NFL stadium. But, our most defining asset is our Historic Downtown - 10 square blocks of tree-lined streets, ethnic eateries and bungalow boutiques. Historic Downtown Glendale has a rate of women and minority and women ownership twice the state rate. Consistently ranked one of the top shopping districts in the country, Historic Downtown merchants offer a variety of stores with items that quickly take shoppers down memory lane. In addition to the antique items, savvy shoppers also find a medley of imports, jewelry, art, crafts, collectables, and bath and body accessories.
- Culture and Heritage Scene - Culture and heritage seekers find solace in Glendale. Glendale is rich in southwestern history and has worked diligently to preserve its heritage. Home to six properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Glendale’s Beet Sugar Factory, First National Bank of Glendale Building, Glendale Woman's Club Clubhouse, Sahuaro Ranch, Catlin Court Historic District and Manistee Ranch provide residents and visitors alike a first-hand look at Glendale’s oldest and finest relics from the past. Preserving one of the Valley’s oldest and most magnificent homesteads, Historic Sahuaro Ranch consists of 13 original buildings and a breathtaking rose garden. A weekend wedding is a common sight, and the park’s stately peacocks are popular guests for the receiving line.
- The Bead Museum - Founded in 1984 by Gabrielle Liese, this unique museum houses an international collection of over 100,000 beads and beaded artifacts. Spend a day exploring displays, which weave a fascinating story of the global history of beads. The museum features permanent and changing exhibitions, and education and outreach programs of lectures, tours and classes for the visitor. The museum store sells a wide range of publications on beads and related subjects, as well as beads and supplies for the bead worker and specialist beads for the collector.
- Satisfy your Sweet Tooth at Cerreta Candy Company – Willy Wonka may be the most well known chocolate factory owner in the world but Glendale boasts its own confection-maker…Cerreta’s Candy Company. For more than 70 years, the Cerreta family has prepared their candy the old fashioned way—by hand. Only the finest chocolates, nuts and ingredients are used to produce candy made famous around the world. Located in the heart of Historic Downtown Glendale, the Cerreta family offers free factory tours where sampling is encouraged! We dare you to come watch for yourself as chocolate magic is performed right before your eyes.
- Media Center - This high-tech center will play host to numerous media, looking to get a bird’s eye view of game day activities. Home to the city’s cable station, Glendale 11, this facility gives new meaning to government television. Equipped with the newest technology, the station provides Glendale residents critical information on the latest happenings in Glendale and beyond.
- Glendale Neighborhoods – Diverse, dynamic and distinctive, Glendale neighborhoods are the heart of this city. From the older neighborhoods in the “Heart of Glendale” to the newer subdivisions in the west and north part of town, Glendale really is a big city with the heart of a small town. Visit neighborhoods where people from all backgrounds and walks of life call this southwestern city home and tree-lined streets and desert landscaping mix just as well as the diverse population it houses. In Glendale, everyone has a place, from residential areas that house small, working families to urban living in Historic Downtown Glendale to Arrowhead Ranch, which boasts the fastest rising number of millionaires in Maricopa County. Come see why Glendale is one of the fastest-growing cities in America.
- Shadow Glendale’s City Manager – So, what does it take to manage a city as it hosts one of the world’s largest spectator events? Ed Beasley has been Glendale’s City Manager since 2002 and has played a critical role in Glendale’s successful efforts to locate the Jobing.com Arena, home of the NHL Phoenix Coyotes, and the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. , home to the Arizona Cardinals, Fiesta Bowl, BCS Championship Game and 2008 Super Bowl, in Glendale. Opportunities are available to spend time with this dynamic leader as he manages the day-to-day tasks of running a city, home to nearly a quarter of a million people, while it welcomes thousands of national and international visitors.
- Glendale is a leader in the preservation of military bases. In fact, the state legislation that Glendale has crafted over the last couple years to preserve the mission of military bases in Arizona, including Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, is now being used as a national model in our communities.
- Thunderbird School on International Management – see how students from around the world come to Glendale to become leaders.
- Thunderbird Park, an 1,185-acre park in the Hedgpeth Hills, is a conservation park dedicated to preserving the desert environment. Park activities include picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, jogging and bird watching. You’ll find many Sonoran Desert inhabitants in the park.
- Public Art Program – Glendale was the first city in Arizona to establish a public art program. This unique program has enabled Glendale to build an incredible public art collection of more than 125 pieces worth over $1 million.
- Arrowhead Ranch – Arrowhead Ranch, a community of homes, parks and lakes is one of the wealthiest zip codes in the state with more millionaires than any other city in Arizona.
- Sports Bar for the Serious Sports Fan - For sheer throwback sports-bar atmosphere, no place beats Max's, which has been a game-day home away from home for a quarter of a century. It's got tons of memorabilia, including the helmets of just about every football team on the planet.
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