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Glendale Galleria Bloomingdale's development goes green

By Daniel Siegal, daniel.siegal@latimes.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT

People driving or walking around Brand Boulevard and Broadway in downtown Glendale are seeing something unusual — a giant green cube on the southwest corner of the intersection.

Region's film and TV jobs jump 8% in April over last year

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:21:00 PDT

Although the number of jobs dipped from March by 2%, reflecting a typical seasonal slowdown in employment, the county added 9,700 jobs from the same time a year ago.

'Real life Indiana Jones,' adventurer John Goddard dies at 88

By Tiffany Kelly, tiffany.kelly@latimes.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:14:00 PDT

John Goddard, the La Cañada Flintridge adventure-seeker who earned the nickname “the real life Indiana Jones,” has died. He was 88.

Restaurant melee brings arrest

By Veronica Rocha, veronica.rocha@latimes.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT

Man refused to pay for dinner he claimed was too rare, police say.

A restaurant patron was arrested Saturday after he allegedly refused to pay for his $46 squid and steak dinner that he claimed was "too rare," and then assaulted workers who tried to stop him from fleeing, police said.

Police subdue man with Taser following rampage

By Veronica Rocha, veronica.rocha@latimes.com — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:57:00 PDT

Behavior may be result of hallucinations, his friend tells police.

A 45-year-old man faces multiple misdemeanor charges after allegedly going on a rampage Monday in Glendale. He entered multiple properties, eventually ending up on a resident's rollout bed, refusing to leave, officials said.

Hoover tennis' Oleg Simonyan ready for next big test

By Charles Rich, charles.rich@latimes.com — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:31:00 PDT

Senior boys' athlete set to compete in CIF Southern Section Individuals Tournament on Thursday in Riverside.

While not patrolling the tennis court, Oleg Simonyan has been busy elsewhere around Glendale seeking ways to improve his game.

Inspection costs increase for transportation center

By Mark Kellam, mark.kellam@latimes.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:49:00 PDT

Bob Hope Airport officials say they are grappling with higher than expected inspection costs tied to the construction of a new $112.6 million transportation center.

Glendale to retrieve millions from redevelopment shut-down

By Brittany Levine, brittany.levine@latimes.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:46:00 PDT

The California Department of Finance has given Glendale the go-ahead to use about $17 million in bond money and take back nearly $66 million in loans from its former redevelopment agency.

GCC faculty head quits

By Veronica Rocha, veronica.rocha@latimes.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:00 PDT

Resignation comes after citing ongoing difficulties in communication with college board.

Roughly a month before a new superintendent takes the helm at Glendale Community College, the president of the Faculty Guild publicly announced her resignation on Monday, citing building tensions with trustees.

GWP smart-meter fix almost done

By Brittany Levine, brittany.levine@latimes.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:00 PDT

Audit reveals the lack of a detailed testing strategy for implementation.

Since the massive rollout of roughly 120,000 digital utility meters that began in 2010, Glendale Water & Power officials now have just 53 of them to tweak, down from 919 in September of last year.