THE818NOW
November 25, 2011
It was just like any other day at the Glendale Galleria. Swarms of teens crowded the walkways and benches. Some young couples cuddled, as if unaware that the biggest sale of the season was in progress around them. Burbank resident Liz Martinez, 36, likely walked by a few as she executed her expertly planned operation, with stops to pick up bargains at the Disney Store, Gymboree and Abercrombie. “I came to buy all the expensive clothes for my daughter I can't afford,” said Martinez, arms full with nine large bags of toys and clothing. At Glendale's Americana at Brand, Glendale resident Adrian Villanueva, 19, was winding down -- and it was only 5:30 a.m. He had already traveled to Best Buy, Fry's Electronics, Target and Krispy Kreme.
NEWS
By Bill Kisliuk, bill.kisliuk@latimes.com | November 9, 2010
The owner of the Glendale Galleria emerged from bankruptcy protection Tuesday with a new operating plan that officials said would have little immediate impact on local consumers. A spokeswoman for the Galleria's owner, Chicago-based General Growth Properties, said there were no immediate plans for changes at the Glendale mega-mall. General Growth owns or operates more than 200 malls. Under the plan, the company restructured roughly $15 billion of project-level debt, and obtained $6.8 billion in new capital, according to an announcement.
NEWS
November 27, 2013
A 19-year-old Los Angeles man was robbed of his wallet and cellphone early Monday as he waited at a bus stop near the Glendale Galleria, police said. The man was sitting alone about 2:30 a.m. at the bus stop on Brand Boulevard, just south of Colorado Street, when he saw another man cross the street and walk toward him, according to Glendale police spokeswoman Tahnee Lightfoot. The man told him “Give me everything you have,” she said. Fearing for his life, the victim handed the man his cellphone and wallet, which contained cash and credit cards, police said.
NEWS
September 10, 2012
Microsoft on Monday announced plans to open a temporary storefront in the Glendale Galleria for the holiday shopping season -- part of a nationwide push to increase the company's retail presence as it launches the new Windows 8 operating system this October. The only other city in California slated to get a pop-up store so far is San Francisco. In its announcement, Microsoft said the store would officer customers “an engaging way to experience the best of Microsoft's products and services.” In addition to its new operating system, the company is expected to also unveil a number of new devices with Windows Phone 8. Currently, Microsoft has stores in 20 cities with many major markets not among them, including some of the ones getting temporary stores, according to the Los Angeles Times.
NEWS
By Veronica Rocha, veronica.rocha@latimes.com | March 5, 2014
A second man in less than two months has been banned from the Glendale Galleria after inappropriately touching himself inside Macy's. Keane Dean, 25, of Santa Clarita was banned from the mall for three years in connection with his Feb. 28 arrest at the department store, according to Glendale police spokeswoman Tahnee Lightfoot. Prosecutors this week charged Dean with indecent exposure, vandalism and burglary, according to Los Angeles County Superior Court records. Dean's arrest marks the second time since Jan. 17 that police have arrested someone for indecent exposure inside Macy's.
NEWS
By Daniel Siegal, daniel.siegal@latimes.com | November 6, 2013
When Bloomingdale's opens its new store in the Glendale Galleria on Friday, it will put a cap on a yearlong transformation of the mall from a 1970s-era brick monolith into a new, sleeker shopping center that fits in with the city's bustling retail hub downtown. Larry Martin, the Galleria's general manager, said Tuesday the renovations went hand in hand with the mall's effort to remain a retail flagship in Glendale, along with the neighboring Americana at Brand. “Clearly, this is really a three-block area in downtown Glendale that is a synergy area driving retail sales and customers to the area,” he said.
NEWS
By Veronica Rocha, veronica.rocha@latimes.com | September 12, 2012
A 24-year-old former Target store employee was arrested this past weekend on a warrant for allegedly masturbating outside the Glendale Galleria in front of two women last year. Los Angeles police stopped the man, Hanover Mares, early Saturday in the 100 block of Los Angeles Street and arrested him on the outstanding warrant for indecent exposure, according to Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz. The women, who were employees at American Eagle Outfitters, reported the indecent exposure incident to officers on April 18, 2011, according to Glendale police reports.
NEWS
By Veronica Rocha, veronica.rocha@latimes.com | August 15, 2012
A 44-year-old Hollywood man has been banned from the Glendale Galleria for allegedly sexually harassing a group of teenage girls at the mall while dressed in a zebra-print spandex outfit complete with a feather boa and fedora. The man, Scott Basko, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three misdemeanor counts of child molesting for making sexually explicit gestures at the girls - who ranged in age from 13 to 15 - on Monday, according to the Los Angeles County Superior Court criminal complaint.
NEWS
March 23, 2001
Claudia Peschiutta GLENDALE -- Look out. A new eye-wear store is set to open at the Glendale Galleria today. Solstice is owned by LVMH Group Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, an international luxury brand company. The 1,000-square-foot Glendale location will be one of only a handful of Solstice stores throughout the U.S. In November 1999, the company opened a watch store known as Synchrony at the mall. LVMH later decided to close its Synchrony stores because they did not prove to be as successful as the Solstice locations.
NEWS
September 12, 2013
Kimora Lee Simmons is giving her e-commerce fashion site JustFab a bricks-and-mortar home. The new 3,000-square-foot flagship store is set to open at the Glendale Galleria with a grand opening celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Simmons, the company's president and creative director, will be on hand to meet customers. Stylists George Kotsiopolous and Jessica Paster are also expected to attend the event, which will include Champagne, desserts and music by DJ Chris Carter, the Los Angeles Times reported . The creator and former designer of the Baby Phat clothing line and host of the Style Network show "Life in the Fab Lane," Simmons joined the Manhattan Beach-based subscription e-tailer in 2011.