Route and layout set for car free day plan
Details remain to be finalized but organizers have established the route and layout for the car-free day event. Officials promise a smooth rollout with emphasis on safety and public access, while inviting community input on final touches before the date.
Open Streets plan emerging for Garden Grove event
Downtown Garden Grove previews a 2.8 mile car free Open Streets layout for Oct 12 with art projects performances by hip hop groups a beer garden and local chefs showcasing plans to transform Main Street into a pedestrian hub resembling San Francisco or New York.
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Garden Grove
Orange County
San Francisco
New York
Aaron Paley
Community Arts Resources
Reimagine Garden Grove event funding and street closures
About 225000 dollars is estimated to put on the event. Garden Grove received 200000 dollars from the Southern California Association of Governments to work on the Reimagine Garden Grove campaign. Two point eight five miles of streets will be closed to traffic for the event, with areas where cars will be allowed to cross.
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Garden Grove
Southern California Association of Governments
Open Streets Event in Downtown Garden Grove October 12
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 12 streets in Downtown Garden Grove will close to cars from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Parts of Garden Grove Boulevard Stanford Avenue Eighth Euclid Main Nelson and Nutwood streets are included. Admission is free and more details are at gaopenstreets.com.
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Main Street
Garden Grove
Garden Grove Boulevard
Stanford Avenue
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Euclid
Main
Nelson
Nutwood Streets
Gaopenstreets
Garden Grove school board narrows to two election maps
Garden Grove Unified School District trustees approve two of three proposed districting maps aimed at five electoral areas and minority representation. The board plans public meetings over the next two months to discuss the options ahead of a 2016 shift from at large to district elections.
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Garden Grove
Garden Grove Unified
Taste of Westminster Charity Event Showcases City Eateries
The fifth annual Taste of Westminster, organized by the Kiwanis Club of Greater Westminster, runs noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Westminster Sunken Gardens. Eighteen restaurants offer dishes for $25 adults and $10 for under 12, with Groupon half price. Proceeds fund scholarships, disability programs, Challenger League baseball, and other Kiwanis causes.
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Westminster Sunken Gardens
Westminster Blvd
Groupon
Tasteofwestminster.com
Diana Carey
Kiwanis
Taste of Westminster Project Committee
Westminster Park
Carey
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