While many people seek refuge from the relentless traffic and noisy streets that characterize Los Angeles, others like to frolic in the clattering city and rub shoulder to shoulder, and if you are one of these people, Glendale has a treat for you. The Americana at Brand, an outdoor mall and residential complex that opened May 2, proved itself a shopper's utopia where thousands of eager consumers meandered through the 15.
Mother Nature provided concert-goers with comfortable weather for the body and the Kadima String Quartet provided soothing sounds for the soul April 30 as part of the Music Department's Spring 2008 Free Concert Series. The Kadima musicians have been performing and creating ties with Valley College for more than ten years.
Millions of testosterone-filled video game fans spent most of the week killing hookers and crashing cars; yes "Grand Theft Auto IV" has arrived and offers next-generation graphics with old-world bloodlust. GTA IV offers gamers the top-notch story of Niko Bellic, a Serbian war veteran who arrives in fictional Liberty City in search of the American Dream.