Hotel and Accommodation Industry

A 36-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for kidnapping a Burbank woman in 2006 and raping her in a Glendale hotel room, officials said. Edward Nikolayan must also serve six to eight years concurrently for the additional charges of...

A 36-year-old man was found guilty this week of kidnapping a Burbank woman in 2006 and then raping her at a hotel in Glendale, officials said. Edward Nikolayan was convicted Monday of kidnapping, drugging, raping and assaulting the woman on Sept. 19,...

A two-year-old plan to build an 11-story Courtyard by Marriott hotel in downtown Glendale emerged from limbo Tuesday with a new set of city approvals. The hotel is slated to be constructed on what is now a parking lot at Central and Wilson avenues....

A new hotel received final approval from the City Council on Tuesday, giving visitors to Glendale another lodging option within walking distance of the Americana at Brand, Glendale Galleria and other downtown businesses. In a 4-1 vote, the council...

An unpaid taxicab fare led police to a motel room where they arrested two men and recovered multiple stolen items, officials said this week. The men — Hmayak Kurazyan, 27, of Glendale, and 31-year-old transient Michael Medina — pleaded not...

Glendale Elks Lodge #1289 members sure know how to throw a party — especially if it's their centennial year anniversary. On Friday (Dec. 28), Lodge members and guests pulled out all the stops for their themed “Celebrating 100 Years of Service&...

Los Altos Auxiliary members gathered recently at the beautifully renovated home of Susan and Steven Peterman for their annual holiday party and to celebrate a year of fundraising success on behalf of the boys, ages 6 to 17, in residential care at...

The men clustered on the makeshift platform in the accompanying photograph are taking part in an ages-old ritual: the laying of a cornerstone. The cornerstone is the first block set in place in the foundation of a new building. This cornerstone, laid...

The first time Don McDonald went to Grand Central airport was in 1929. He and his father watched the launch of the metal dirigible built by Thomas B. Slate, a local inventor who had developed commercial dry ice. Slate's goal was to provide a coast-to-...

We sat by the pool at the Glendale Days Inn on a recent morning, drinking Keystone under an umbrella. “Why in the world,” I asked, “would you live at a motel for, what, a year now?” Terry looked at me like I was an idiot. Lisa,...

A 29-year-old transient was arrested early Monday on suspicion of attempting to strangle and rape a Florida woman in a Glendale hotel room, police said. Wesley Smith was taken into custody about 2 a.m. in connection with attempting to rape the 35-year-...

A 59-year-old woman was arrested early Friday after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend in the back inside a South Glendale hotel room, police said. The woman, Darnell Hall, was taken into custody about 12:24 a.m. on suspicion of assault with a deadly...