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migrant kitchen
The Migrant Kitchen
Glendale's One-Stop Shop for Filipino Goods and Services
Post date:Since its opening in 1980, Arko Foods Market has run a turo-turo, a Filipino-run mom and pop fast food joint, committed to serving home-cooked Filipino meals to the Filipino community.
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literature
Artbound
Author Litty Mathew on Music, Memory, and the Armenian Experience
Post date:Author Litty Mathew chats about her latest book release, and Glendale's first museum exhibit commemorating the Armenian Genocide.
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iconic neighborhood restaurants
Food
Iconic Neighborhood Restaurants: Glendale
Post date:While Glendale isn't known as a hotbed for dining, it's home to several legendary restaurants.
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Departures
Departures
Rockhaven: L.A.'s First Feminist Sanitarium
Post date:Rockhaven in La Crescenta is unique among other mental institutions of its time largely because of Richards' feminist mission for a sanitarium where female patients would be treated with respect and dignity.
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Redefine
Californians' Electronic Toys Waste More Power Than Desert Solar Creates
Post date:Another sensible argument for using less power.
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biking
History & Society
Riding Bikes with the Mayor of Glendale
Post date:Glendale may not be a part of L.A. city proper, but it is the third largest city in the county with a population approaching 200,000, and is also a vital business and commerce hub.
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Glendale
Departures
Glendale Narrows Riverwalk
Post date:How do you play the L.A. River at the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk?
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History
Lost L.A.
The Lost City of Tropico, California
Post date:A post office may still bear the name, but don't try addressing a letter to "Tropico, CA" -- the city of Tropico dissolved 96 years ago.
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mammals
Redefine
5 Sanctuaries For Exotic Animals in California
Post date:Whether they're native to California or some other place, animals deserve to be treated with compassion and respect. Sadly, that doesn't always happen. And that's why animal sanctuaries exist: to give animals who are neglected or mistreated a chance to...
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A Los Angeles Primer
History & Society
A Los Angeles Primer: Atwater Village
Post date:Whether you take your brew with a multi-hour writing session or take it out the door in one hand with your toddler in the other, Atwater Village has a coffee shop for you. As this latest Los Angeles neighborhood to draw comparisons to Portland grows ev...
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Atwater Village
Earth Focus
Glendale-Hyperion Bridge Upgrades Need to be More Than Just About Cars
Post date:Bike lanes that appeared in the approved 2010 Bicycle Master Plan are nowhere to be found in the planned improvements. But many speak favorably of the planned work.
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Green Living
WeHo Plastic Bag Ban Just Weeks Away
Post date:Say goodbye to your bags on August 20th.
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lost landmarks
History & Society
Brand Park and the Gates of Miradero: The Strange Life of Glendale's First Family
Post date:Inside a pyramid-shaped tomb lays the man responsible for El Miradero, the Glendale palace built by a man just as odd as the park which bears his name.
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trees
Lost L.A.
The Sycamores of Southern California: A Brief History
Post date:Native to the Los Angeles area, sycamores can grow to massive proportions, inspiring romantic tales and standing as tangible connections to the region's past.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Rolling the Years: Moonlight Rollerway's Enduring Appeal
Post date:Glendale's Moonlight Rollerway has been a cultural and community landmark for over 60 years.
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Glendale
Earth Focus
Country Life in the Big City
Post date:The Rancho Equestrian District is perhaps the closest to rural living as you can get near downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood.
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intersections
History & Society
Retail California: Cars, Drive-In Markets, and Consumers
Post date:When C.L. Peckham opened Ye Market Place on Los Feliz Road in Glendale in 1924, few realized the influence the drive-in market would have on urban planning and American retail.
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engaging spaces
History & Society
Creating Public Spaces with Locally Crafted Beer
Post date:A brewery and pub in an industrial area of Atwater Village are redefining public spaces.
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Food
Wash Those Reusable Grocery Bags
Post date:Plastic bag bans have spurred a spike in deaths from E. coli poisoning.
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South Pasadena
Lost L.A.
The Oak Trees of Southern California: A Brief History
Post date:Native to Southern California, the oak tree has been a powerful force in shaping the region's human history.